Frascati: savoring grape-growing traditions in Lazio's Castelli Romani region
Sitting just 13 miles outside of Rome is Frascati, one of the small towns known in the region of the Castelli Romani for its villas built by noble families in the 16th century. But one of the best reasons to stop here might just be for its enogastronomic heritage, all tied to the grape harvest season. This village is known for its pupazza, a honey...
What to Expect From Stella, West Hollywood’s Most Exciting New Italian Restaurant
Word is trickling out about the incoming Stella in West Hollywood from Rob Gentile, a veteran chef from Toronto who has relocated to Los Angeles for this two-story Italian restaurant in partnership with Janet Zuccarini. Zuccarini already has a successful empire of 11 restaurants in Canada and a massive hit at Felix in Venice with chef Evan Funke. N...
Italy is the most popular winter destination for Americans: study
A new study by photo wall art creator StoryBoards revealed that Italy is the most popular winter destination for Americans. The study analysed travel-related keywords such as “flights”, “restaurants”, “ski facilities”, and more, next to 43 popular vacation destinations to find out where Americans are interested in spending their holidays the most....
Concert / Baroque Music Ensemble: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
When: January 28 2024, 19:30 (Local time) - Where: Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL 60208 In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, the distinguished Italian violinists Antonio Pellegrino and Dino De Palma join the Baroque Music Ensemble to present Vivaldi’s ever-popular The Four Seasons. Pellegrino and...
Ready for the Spotlight: Molise
On a sunny September day, Termoli’s white travertine streets sparkle under a blue sky. A castle stands watch over a golden beach with turquoise waves providing a gentle soundtrack. Café goers marvel at the neighboring Romanesque church while the town’s residents finish their daily shop before retreating to make lunch behind heavy shutters. The simp...
The world’s best sandwich shop sets opening date in Vegas
Chewy, salty, stretchy, earthy, creamy, gusty, peppery — they’re set to flourish in southwest Las Vegas beginning Jan. 26. That’s when All’Antico Vinaio, the Florentine sandwich shop sometimes called the best in the world, opens a highly anticipated outpost in about 1,400 square feet at the UnCommons development. All’Antico is famed for its sandwic...
Ancient Roman wine production may hold clues for battling climate change
It is no secret that the Romans were heavy wine drinkers. Estimates put the average Roman male’s consumption at a litre or more of diluted wine per day. The drink was also a symbol of civilised behaviour, and widely used as a drug, medicine and ritual beverage. Winemaking was therefore a widespread and very profitable activity, and vine growing dom...
The Italian Genealogical Group presents “As Long As You Speak My Name,” written narratives about Italian immigrants
When: Saturday, Jan. 27 from 12:30 to 2 pm - Where: Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, 79 Howard Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301 The non-profit Italian Genealogical Group started a project of collecting immigrant stories of our relatives, to keep the stories alive for future generations. The collection of stories in the book represents 1...
A Made in Italy avatar is the new employee at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Made-in-Italy technology conquers America and flies to Boston. As of early 2024, in fact, the avatar named Katherine created by QuestIT will be a new employee at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Katherine is the first avatar in the healthcare industry to be equipped with Large Language Model and thus able to understand and communicate medi...
Ancient letter written by Roman emperor leads archaeologists to "monumental" discovery in Italy
A letter written by a Roman emperor helped lead a team of archaeologists to an ancient temple that "adds significant insights into the social changes" from pagan beliefs to Christianity in the Roman Empire, experts announced recently. The lead archaeologist on the expedition, Douglas Boin, Ph.D., announced the "monumental discovery" at the annual...
“Made in Italy brands” presented by the Italian Trade Agency in Chicago
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will once again sponsor a curated selection of some of Italy’s very best menswear and men’s accessories designers at the Chicago Collective trade show, February 3-6, 2024, at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois. Sartorial tradition and the world’s most sophisticated manufacturing techniques combine to lead US re...
Character Versus Caricature: A Fine Line
When Tommy DeVito became the starting QB with the Giants, I was rooting for him. Not just as a fellow New Jerseyan, but as a fellow American of Italian descent. He was doing well and injected a sense of local pride as well as some much needed excitement into the local fan base. The media loved his live-at-home-chicken-cutlet persona. To those of us...