M Cafe Bar brings contemporary Italian to 14th Street
By Tom Sietsema The smartest thing the owner of the new MCafe Bar did was wrap the restaurant's exterior in a big blue awning that commands the attention of everyone who passes it. The fabric acts like a neon sign on a street where competition for diners is fresh and fierce. "Contemporary Italian Cuisine," the letters on the facade practically scr...
Per me, Little Italy sarà sempre "casa"
In un personalissimo testo, Martin Scorsese rievoca la New York e l'America della sua infanzia: feste, rituali e cibo in arrivo dal Sud Italia, il matrimonio dei genitori combinato per unire le famiglie provenienti dai paesini di Polizzi Generosa e Cimmina, la scelta/necessità del giovane Martin di varcare "il confine di Houston Street" per raccont...
New Italian Cinema (NICE) This Week in San Francisco
by Mauro Battocchi Get ready Italian cinema lovers! NICE is kicking off today with Silvio Soldini's comedic look at contemporary Italian society called Garibaldi's Lovers. The director himself is expected to attend the screening at the Clay Theater (2261 Fillmore Street) at 6:15 PM. For a full synopsis of the film, click here. Also, it's n...
2014 Newport Beach Film Festival Italian Spotlight
From April 24th - May 1st, 2014, the 15th annual Newport Beach Film Festival will showcase over 300 films from across the globe and host a wide array of multicultural events. Celebrated as Orange County's premiere film event, the Newport Beach Film Festival attracts over 53,000 attendees from around the world who come together to experience the ult...
I grandi vini veneti conquistano la Grande Mela
"È la prima volta che ci presentiamo tutti insieme, una squadra interessante, forte, rappresentata dai pilastri che sostengono l'economia vitivinicola veneta" ha detto Arturo Stocchetti, presidente del Consorzio Soave e di U.Vi.Ve., l'Unione Consorzi Vini Veneti che ha promosso il calendario di iniziative partito il 2 Dicembre con una degustazione...
Italian art: Massimo Campigli
WTI Magazine #12 2014 Jan, 10Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti Massimo Campigli is the pen name of Max Ihlenfeldt. He was born in 1895 in Germany, but he moved to Florence with his mother and his grandmother. The relationship between them was particularly incisive in the life and psychology of Max, who - until...
ARCA Transfers CM18 Cash Recycler Assembly From Italy To The United States
ARCA today announced a series of investments to transfer the assembly of CM18 cash recyclers from Italy to its manufacturing facility in Mebane, NC. The facility, which will produce the only cash recycler assembled in the United States, will be fully operational by April 2014. "Manufacturing plays a big role in North Carolina's economic co...
Morgantina loan deal loses its sheen
Will pieces of Morgantina silver return to New York from Sicily this year? The clock is ticking to renegotiate the deal struck in 2006 between the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Italian government and the regional government of Sicily that should, in theory, mean the remarkable collection of ancient Greek silver and silver gilt-artefacts...
Student Scholarship Information
Doheny's Swim Forward ScholarshipSponsor: Doheny.com online retail companyAmount: $500.00 Eligibility: Senior who displays disciplined leadership skills as well as team spirit towards an aquatic pursuit.Applicant has to be a member of a school aquatics sport team, local aquatic club or league, or hold a lifeguard position. Considered in acade...
Wine Review: Holy Grail found in authentic Italian-American red
A few days ago, a box arrived at our door. Upon opening the mysterious package, we were greeted by what can easily be considered the wine lover's Holy Grail, King Tut's golden mask and the Ark of the Covenant all rolled into a bottle of wine: Gallo's Hearty Burgundy. To be more exact, it was a limited edition of the wine, celebrating 50 ye...
L'italicità s'è desta, il mondo chiamò. Intervista con il giornalista Niccolò d’Aquino
By Riccardo Giumelli È freschissimo di stampa, edito da pochissimi giorni. Si tratta di un testo che racconta l'italicità – e già da questo si capisce perché ne parliamo –, che traccia un percorso temporale dalle prime intuizioni di Piero Bassetti, nel 1995, fino alle rielaborazioni più evolute e recenti del 2013. Il libro si chiama La re...
DEI/Sole 24Ore - Consorzio Camerale per l’Internazionalizzazione
Il Segretario Generale del Ministero degli Affari Esteri Michele Valensise è intervenuto al Consiglio Direttivo del Consorzio Camerale per l'internazionalizzazione, l'organismo formato dalle 12 Camere di Commercio più attive nell'attivita' di supporto agli operatori sui mercati esteri. Nel suo intervento, l'Amb. Valensise ha ricordato l'im...