A taste of Piedmont: best sights, food, and wine
Piedmont is a fascinating corner of Italy, a place where grand, elegant cities sit against a backdrop of snow-dusted alpine peaks. But deciding what to see in Piedmont is about more than just ticking off the sights. What’s on your plate is just as important as the historic palaces and vineyard views. Spend the morning exploring a royal residence an...
Steve Buscemi Says Everyone Has Been Pronouncing His Name Wrong, Including Himself
Do you know how to pronounce “Buscemi”? Probably not, says Steve Buscemi, who claims he’s also confused about how to pronounce his Italian surname. The Emmy award-winning actor, 67, appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show on Wednesday and talked about his cameo on Seth Rogan’s new Apple TV+ series The Studio. In the show, the characters struggl...
Rome, permanent district of design, arts and crafts and antiques born in historic Ponte district
On September 18, 2025, in the historic Ponte district, between Piazza Navona and Castel Sant’Angelo, the Ponte Art and Design District, Rome’s first permanent district dedicated to design, contemporary art, artistic crafts and antiques, was born. The project, promoted by the Roma Faber association and supported by the Lazio Region, the Superintende...
Intesa Sanpaolo, a mission to Silicon Valley with 12 Italian excellences: here's which ones
Intesa Sanpaolo supports and interprets the new growth strategies of SMEs in this phase of global transformation. An exclusive mission to the United States for Italian companies is taking place in San Francisco, where the Banca dei Territori Division, led by Stefano Barrese, in collaboration with Institutional Relations, the international network,...
The Fontana Sisters: 1950s Hollywood’s Favorite Italian Couturiers
Long before Armani, Prada, and Gucci became go-to labels for red-carpet dressing, there was the Casa di Moda Sorelle Fontana, helmed by three intrepid sisters from rural Italy who dressed the world’s biggest celebrity names during Italy’s dolce vita heyday and created a global business in an era when few women even worked. In 1943, while WWII cont...
Parm to Table: Italian American and American Italian Recipes from Ponza to the Bronx, Reviewed
Parm to Table by Christian Petroni is hands-down my new favorite Italian cookbook, and as a St. Louis native with a serious Italian food obsession (thanks to the late Mr. O-P’s lasagna obsession and our city’s legendary “Hill” neighborhood), that’s saying something. This book is like a big, warm hug from an Italian nonna, mixed with a Bronx-born ch...
The 26 loveliest places to stay on the Italian Lakes
Como, Maggiore, Garda … the names alone are enough to lull you into soporific bliss. The lure of Italy’s northern lakes was forged in Roman times and reinforced over centuries. Celebrities, cardinals and queens have had homes here. Artists from Turner to (Mary) Shelley have taken inspiration from their depths, and today we still make for the lakes...
Major Physics Projects and Emerging Technologies at the Center of Italy–United States Bilateral Meeting
The two-day series of meetings between Italy and the United States, held on September 3rd and 4th, and hosted by the Embassy of Italy in Washington, concluded yesterday. The meetings aimed to strengthen and renew the long-standing scientific cooperation between the two countries and to take stock of joint initiatives in the field of fundamental phy...
The most breathtaking views on the Amalfi Coast (and where to stay to enjoy them)
Where exactly can you find the best views on the Amalfi Coast? We've put together a guide to 7 must-see viewpoints to add to your bucket list. For each location, you’ll get practical tips on the best photo spots, ideal times to visit, and advice on where to stay nearby. Spoiler alert: you’ll love the place to sleep in Positano. The Amalfi Coast st...
Italy leads Europe in corporate AI training investment
Italy leads Europe in corporate investment in AI training – that’s the clear takeaway from the latest research. Out of nearly 5,000 professionals surveyed across nine European countries, 539 were from Italy – and Italians stood out for their proactive approach to AI learning. A remarkable 64 % of Italian respondents are actively investing in AI ski...
Smart working to bring Molise back to life
Molise has been losing people steadily – more than 30,000 residents have left over the last 25 years. The region that once counted 320,000 inhabitants now has fewer than 290,000. Out of 136 municipalities, nearly half have under 6,000 residents, and only three – Campobasso, Termoli, and Isernia – manage to exceed 20,000. The numbers show a region b...
'A true Italian festival:' Local eats at Latrobe event draw hundreds
Latrobe can’t compete in size with the best-known Italian festival in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Little Italy Days in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. But what the fourth annual Latrobe Italian Festival lacks in scale, attendees and vendors say it more than makes up for in local charm. “I consider this a true Italian festival,” said Alicia Ant...