Umbricelli, Umbria's chubby hand-rolled spaghetti
Summer is here, and with it a familiar tale of two seasons: A season of simplicity, favoring food made with few, fresh ingredients and very little time. And a season of sociality, embracing thoughtful, unhurried meals made for gathering and spending warm evenings outdoors. In my house, this is generally an either/or situation—I’m either drizzling o...
DePaul women’s basketball coach Jill Pizzotti
A standout basketball player from middle school through college, Jill Pizzotti’s lifelong desire to lead from the sidelines propelled her to the pinnacle of the collegiate world when she was tapped to helm DePaul’s women’s team. Jill M. Pizzotti, who will begin her first season as head coach of the DePaul Blue Demons women’s basketball team this fa...
This Is the Actual *Best* Time to Travel to Italy, Per a Travel Expert
You can never go wrong with a trip to Italy. With rich culture and history dating back centuries—millennia, even—the country is rife with so much to see, do and of course, eat. Trust me on this; I spent a week and a half in Rome with my family and we barely covered any ground. Same when I was in Milan. While a sun-drenched summer getaway to the boo...
Dr. Nancy Caronia Named Paul and Ann Rubino Endowed Professorship of Italian American Studies
The College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago has announced that Dr. Nancy Caronia will start on August 11, 2025, as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of English, as the Paul and Ann Rubino Endowed Professorship of Italian American Studies. Dr. Caronia earned her PhD in English and cultural studies from the Univer...
Who was Giotto and why is he so important for the city of Florence?
The skyline of Florence is undoubtedly characterized by the majestic Dome of the Cathedral, the work of Brunelleschi, and the elegant, superb Bell Tower designed by Giotto. The latter was not only an architect but one of the most innovative artists of his time because he revolutionized painting in the 1300s by introducing naturalness in the gesture...
Owner of Mandola’s Italian Kitchen Celebrates 50 Years Since Opening First Restaurant
Amongst the loud chatter of families and the comforting smell of freshly-cooked pasta, Damien Mandola floats from table to table, cheerfully greeting his many customers at Mandola’s Italian Kitchen in Bee Cave. International sports team flags drift down from the rafters and old family photos decorate the walls of the charming restaurant, which feel...
Italian wine creates a network in the United States: “wine2wine” in Chicago with Vinitaly.Usa n. 2
Italian wine exports worldwide, while remaining positive in the first quarter of 2025, as reported by WineNews analyzing Istat data, are losing ground and the impression is that the trend may change in the next surveys. Attention is largely focused on the United States, Italy’s historic leading trading partner and leader in wine exports from Italy....
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 188
Dear friends, Even this month, there have been many things that have kept us at We the Italians busy. Let’s start with the big news: We the Italians: the surveys. It is a new tool to further enhance our role as a platform for listening to and discussing the interests and opinions of this community. We’ve launched an observatory dedicated to this mi...
Italian entertainment: Pino Daniele, the heart and soul of contemporary Naples
Neapolitan music has an extraordinary history, filled with melodies, lyrics, and masterpieces of the musical world. Naples is a city where emotions play a central role, and they have often been expressed through popular songs that are part of its history and are still sung and played today by both the young and the old. But this music dates back ma...
Italian flavors: Varesino DOP acacia honey, a Lombard treasure rooted in nature and tradition
Varesino DOP Acacia Honey is among the most refined and prized designations found in Lombardy. Honey has gently accompanied humankind throughout history — the earliest beehives, man-made shelters where bee colonies live, date back to the 6th millennium BC. For centuries, honey was the only sweetening food available. Called the “food of the gods” by...
Italian traditions: The wild boar hunt of Mondavio, a journey into renaissance pageantry
The Wild Boar Hunt is a historical reenactment held every year from August 12 to 15 in Mondavio, a town in the province of Pesaro-Urbino in the Marche region. The event commemorates the arrival of Giovanni Della Rovere in Mondavio in 1474, when he took possession of the vicariate — a gift from Pope Sixtus IV to mark Giovanni’s marriage to Giovanna...
Italian art: The Bosco della Ragnaia
Just outside the village of San Giovanni d’Asso, a small medieval town nestled in the Crete Senesi landscape in Tuscany, lies an oasis of greenery and culture: the Bosco della Ragnaia. Once a place where birds were hunted using nets, today it is a most unusual sculpture park. At the entrance, a motto greets visitors: "If not here, where?" In this f...