Everyone's Italian when celebrating with Lidia Bastianich
Many of Lidia Bastianich's best culinary creations begin with two words: “Company's coming!” The Emmy Award-winning public television host, restaurateur and best-selling cookbook author has a flair for entertaining guests that runs the gamut from extravagant to simple – from a formal sit-down dinner or a holiday gathering, to a buffet, barbecue or...
The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum Announces 2017 Grant Finalists
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) are excited to announce the 2017 grant finalists for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum. Spearheaded by directors Anthony and Joe Russo, the Film Forum is an initiative to fund films depicting and exploring the Italian American experienc...
Gli USA restituiscono all’Italia undici reperti archeologici e 198 monete trafugate
“Quando alla fine di questa cerimonia ci incroceremo in questa splendida sala con in mano un bicchiere di prosecco per festeggiare, non congratulatevi con me: non penso a quello che abbiamo fatto, ma ai reperti e ai beni archeologici là fuori che ci sono ancora da recuperare”. Nelle parole del Colonnello Matthew Bogdanos, dal 1998 Assistant Distric...
Brunello Cucinelli awarded for restoring a medieval village in Umbria
The Italian famous fashion entrepreneur Brunello Cucinelli has just been given the Community and Social Justice Award during the Green Carpet event, organized by the Italian Chamber of Fashion in Milan at the end of September. The prize acknowledges those business who embrace sustainable production and the reduction of environmental footprint. Cuc...
Spiedini, speducci and arrosticini!
Spiedini, speducci and arrosticini: let’s talk about the difference… Or not! Let’s face it, they all lead to the same thing - little morsels of meat cooked over charcoal which imparts a flavour that for a quick second makes you feel as though you’re strolling the old brick streets of Italy! These three words are terms given to ‘skewers’ in Italian....
12 Reasons to Visit Italy in the Fall
While the popular time of year to visit Italy is undoubtedly in the summer months we are here to tell you to take advantage of the crazy cheap airline fares and plan an autumn trip. In case you needed some inspiration here are 12 reasons to visit Italy in the fall.The heat in the summer months in major Italian destinations like Rome, Florence and V...
Isaacson's new book celebrates genius of Leonardo da Vinci
Researching the life of Leonardo da Vinci left Walter Isaacson in a playful mood. "He's the most fun, joyous person I can imagine," says the best-selling biographer, whose "Leonardo da Vinci" comes out Oct. 17. "And that was the big surprise. I thought he was going to be this brooding genius." Isaacson, 65, sees the da Vinci book as the culmination...
Eater Young Gun Ryan Rogers Opens His First Italian Restaurant In Louisville
“We like to pioneer stuff as much as possible,” Louisville, Kentucky-based chef and restaurateur Ryan Rogers says. And the Eater Young Gun’s newest restaurant, Bar Vetti, will mark a few firsts when it opens tonight in a downtown Louisville “no man’s land” bounded by the central business district on one side and the Victorian mansions of Old Louisv...
Aquiloniesi in America, cento anni per il Club San Vito
Cento anni in America, anzi di Italiani-aquiloniesi in America. Il Club San Vito Martire nel New Jersey ha festeggiato nei giorni scorsi, in occasione del Colombus Day, il suo primo secolo di vita. Fondato da emigranti di Aquilonia a inizio secolo scorso, in onore del santo patrono della comunità irpina, il Club raccoglie oggi italo-americani di tr...
Celebrating Salvatore Ferragamo’s success
Salvatore Ferragamo – founder of the today well known fashion house – was a cobbler who moved to the United States to start his new business in the early 1900s. He first started in Santa Barbara (California), opening up a shop called the “Hollywood Boot Shop”. It was a time of great development of the cinema industry in loco and Salvatore soon beca...
Go to Elegant Extremes with Wines from Alto Adige in the Italian Alps
The tiny region of Alto Adige, nestled in Italy's northeast corner in the shadow of the towering Dolomites, produces elegant wines under extreme conditions. Purity and precision are signature characteristics of wines from this Alpine region where vineyards are planted at elevations ranging from 600 feet up to as high as 4,000 feet. Brisk mountain a...
Inside Coverciano: The famed Italian finishing school for managers where Antonio Conte, Massimiliano Allegri and Carlo Ancelotti learned their trade
Don't let a few (alleged) bad apples in the Bayern Munich dressing room fool you: Italian coaches are often a guarantee of silverware. Last season Antonio Conteconquered the Premier League, replacing Claudio Ranieri on the throne. Massimo Carrera's Spartak Moscow won their first Russian title since 2001, and recently-ousted Carlo Ancelotti became a...