‘Incredible food’: Celebrity chef, local meat market teaming up at Easton Public Market
Nearly a month after a beloved butcher shop closed its stand at the Easton Public Market, a new culinary experience – blending old-world butchery with modern Italian flavors – has been announced for the downtown Easton venue. Mangia Carne, a premium Italian eatery and butcher shop offering high-quality meats, artisan sandwiches, freshly prepared fo...
Italy, here we come: Why these Angelenos are bailing on the U.S.
Linda Bernardi spent four years building her Malibu dream home, putting the finishing touches on the coastal Sunset Mesa estate late last year. On Jan. 7, she watched it burn to the ground. “I absolutely knew I would never live in L.A. again,” she said. The days and weeks after the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires saw mass migration for displa...
Sons and Daughters of Italy continues to put community, and its members, first
The Sons and Daughters of Italy Giosue Carducci Lodge #146 in Lock Haven has continued to put its ever expanding membership and the community it resides in, first with everything it does. As it stands, the lodge — located at 1 N. Henderson St., Lock Haven — has 2,785 members. Lodge President Dan Vilello believes they’ll be able to surpass 3,000 in...
Italian Comedy as UNESCO Heritage? Carlo Verdone says “yes”!
A new initiative is in motion to have Italian comedy recognized as part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, a move that aims to celebrate a tradition deeply rooted in the country’s artistic and social fabric. The idea, spearheaded by the Fondazione Guido Carli, has gained the support of notable figures, including actor and director Carlo Verd...
“Super Italian”: Giada De Laurentiis Redefines Italian Cooking
The Buttenweiser Hall is packed, humming with anticipation. And then, in strides Giada De Laurentiis—poised, practiced, a smile built for the spotlight. On stage, waiting to greet her, is Melissa Ben-Ishay, the mastermind behind Baked by Melissa. The occasion? A celebration of Super Italian, Giada’s latest cookbook. The 92nd Street Y is hosting, an...
The most authentic experiences you don't want to miss in Italy in 2025
This you are going to face in our company will be nothing that can even remotely resemble a classic itinerary of the type "eat, pray, love". It is, rather, something much more similar to a scuba dive without the aid of a cylinder in the true essence of that jovial and dreamy 'Italianità' you have been madly in love* since the first moment you may h...
Italian Opera’s Arrival in the U.S. Is Celebrated at Columbia
On a recent evening, Giuseppe Gibboni, a rising violin star from Italy, played a rare 1734 Antonio Stradivari violin for a sold-out crowd on the stage of the Italian Academy's theater, to mark the launch of an important bicentenary--the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Italian opera in the United States. The Italian Academy’s theater was fully p...
APS-2 supply tech: 250 years! Army has done so much, to include liberating Italy in WWII
When Cecilia Balleri started working for the Army she was barely out of her teens. First, she volunteered at Army Community Service and the Red Cross on Camp Darby, then she took a temporary position as a local national employee and typist in the housing office. Finally, she was hired permanently to work at Leghorn Army Depot. That was more than 35...
Morinello elected president of New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators
Assemblyman Angelo Morinello was elected president of the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators for a two-year term, marking a significant achievement in his commitment to celebrating and preserving Italian heritage. The New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is a bipartisan organization dedicated to promoting...
Palaces, castles, villas: The Sicilian architecture of The Leopard
The sunset of an era. Sumptuous, poignant, inevitable. Both Luchino Visconti’s 1963 film and the recent Netflix series reinterpret The Leopard, the literary masterpiece by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (published by Feltrinelli in 1958), offering a captivating and mesmerized portrayal of the twilight of the Sicilian aristocracy during the years lead...
Renewable energy: Italy is fourth in the world among the largest markets for network development projects
The first Global Grids Index, a global index on electrical infrastructure produced by Bloomberg Media, has been presented. It is a tool that analyzes the readiness of electrical grids in the ten countries with the highest installed renewable capacity. The variables measured include investments in the grids, which depend on the time needed to make...
Rome Fiumicino airport is the best in Europe for the 8th consecutive year
For the eighth consecutive year, Rome Fiumicino Airport “Leonardo da Vinci” has been named the best airport in Europe for 2024, in the category of hubs with over 40 million passengers, based on the quality of services provided to travelers. Also once again, Ciampino Airport “Giovan Battista Pastine” was awarded “Best Airport in Europe” in the categ...