Italian luxury retailer to open store at Wynn Las Vegas
Italian luxury fashion brand Bottega Veneta will open a new store on the Strip. The new store at Wynn Las Vegas will be Bottega’s fourth in the valley. The others are at the Shops at Crystals, Bellagio and Palazzo, according to the brand’s website. Clark County issued a permit for $375,000 worth of work for the store. Bottega will have clothing, sh...
Italian filmmakers draw from real life in 2018
The new year brings a crop of new films from big names in Italian cinema, including Paolo Sorrentino, Matteo Garrone, Marco Bellocchio and Gabriele Muccino, who returned to make a film in Italy after several years based in the United States. Several of the films take their cues from real-life tales of true crime or characters who seem drawn from th...
Dining Out: A quiet Chicago import, Rosati’s excels in North Pekin
It’s nice to see a big-name, Chicago-based Italian eatery finally open in central Illinois. No, not that one. We’re talking about Rosati’s Pizza, which recently debuted in North Pekin without any debate or fanfare. Lots of flavor, hold the controversy: We prefer our food that way. Rosati’s takes over a strip-mall slot formerly occupied by Mickie’s...
Women have leading roles in Spoleto Festival USA 2018 programming
When the people who program Spoleto Festival USA sit down to figure out what to present each year, they don’t typically aim to fit the festival into a thematic mold. They solicit artists they admire and take what they can get. Still, it’s impossible to resist the temptation of looking for themes or trends once the program is announced. This time ar...
Enter the World of Madcap Italian Mastermind Franco Battiato
At the end of last year, top-shelf San Francisco reissue label Superior Viaduct rereleased the first three albums by Sicilian-born musician Franco Battiato. His name might not ring a bell for many Americans, but in Italy, Battiato’s something of a legend: an avant-garde pioneer who became a mainstream superstar. Perhaps the overall appeal of his ou...
L'America scopre il gelato italiano: al Sigep focus sul mercato a stelle e strisce
Se un italiano ha scoperto l’America, ora è l’America a scoprire un italiano. Il gelato artigianale made in Italy è alla conquista dei palati Usa e a grandi passi si avvicina all’ice cream. Innanzitutto affermando qualità e freschezza. Il dolce freddo per eccellenza non è certo sconosciuto agli States, ma quello che gli anglofoni chiamano ice cream...
Bruno Magli Is Sponsoring the Beach Polo World Cup in Miami
Italian luxury brand Bruno Magli will be among the sponsors for this year’s Beach Polo World Cup in Miami, which features a brand-new layout, filled with daily activities outside of the polo matches. The event will include polo matches throughout the weekend (matches began this morning) with six teams competing for the cup. Top polo players includi...
JCCIA pulls out all the stops for 2017 parade
The 2017 Columbus Day Parade was among the best in recent memory. The sun shone brightly and the weather was glorious, attracting a record crowd. And thanks to the enthusiastic leadership of our parade chairman, Sergio Giangrande, we maxed out the capacity of our float company and enjoyed tremendous support from sponsors and television advertisers...
Sicily, the land of food treasure
Thanks to its location, right in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily has always been a crossroads of people and cultures, which have left their mark on the local food tradition: the local version of empanadas, ‘mpanate, a legacy of Spanish rule, or cous cous, quite common in the south of the island, even before the current ethnic food trend...
Carioscia appointed to Lee County Tourist Development Council
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners has appointed Cape Coral City Councilmember John Carioscia to the Lee County Tourist Development Council. Carioscia, who was appointed Dec. 19, is serving his second term on the Cape Coral City Council. He replaces former Cape Coral Mayor Marni Sawicki. A resident of Cape Coral for 11 years, he is involv...
Fra Angelico in Boston, Scarpa’s glass, and Tintoretto at 500
I am looking forward to one exhibition above all in 2018: ‘Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth’, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (22 February–28 May). It will focus on Angelico as a narrative painter. All four of the artist’s reliquaries, painted by him between 1424 and 1434 for the Florentine church of Santa Maria Novella, will be reuni...
Matteo’s Trattoria & Bar review: Huntington Station restaurant is Long Island’s most opulent destination for Italian-American favorites
The Empire State Building was completed in a bit more than a year. It took three to renovate Matteo’s. The result is unquestionably Long Island’s most opulent destination for Italian-American favorites and family-style dining. Single portions are available. Fair prices for both ensure a mandatory stop.