How Italy’s Jure Sanguinis Changes Threaten Italian Food Culture
For decades, Italian-American chefs, bakers, and culinary dreamers have used Italy’s Jure Sanguinis (citizenship by descent) law as a gateway not just to a passport, but to a deeper, more immersive connection with their ancestral roots. They’ve apprenticed with village nonnas, trained in small-town trattorias, and walked through vineyards their gre...
The Art of Caffè Corretto, a Beloved Italian Drink With Meager Beginnings
After moving to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in January 2009, I went to my first Feast of the Giglio festival that summer. For 12 days in July, the neighborhood’s historically southern Italian community comes together to celebrate and pay homage to la Madonna Della Carmine. After my friend and I got our fill of sausage and peppers and zeppole, we wander...
A Marina Mainstay Italian Restaurant Will Expand with a Splashy Cocktail Bar
The team at luxe Marina Italian restaurant Norcina is opening a moody artisanal bar with lime-washed walls and a huge oven in the middle of the space. Frankie’s will open later this year in early June at 3219 Pierce Street. Chef-owner Kaitlinn Bauman says she has always felt the need for an upscale, sexy cocktail bar in the area. Seating about 30,...
How to Explore Verona Like a Local: A Perfect Itinerary for First-Timers
Recognized for its role in Shakespeare’s eternal love saga, “Romeo and Juliet”, Verona is not just about beguiling love stories. This historic Italian city is filled with charming streets, remarkable architecture, and gastronomic delights that captivate the adoration of locals and tourists alike. For first-timers, planning the perfect itinerary can...
District baseball: 'Italian Stallion' Thomas Lograsso is Wellington's unsung hero
Somewhere along the line, Thomas Lograsso was given the nickname “The Italian Stallion” by his teammates. Apart from being Italian, he doesn't really know why – unless Stallions can hit hard and run fast. Maybe the nickname checks out after all. On a team with county mainstays like Luke Bratten and Jhon Abreu, it's been Lograsso who has carried Wel...
Firenze The 7 Most Beautiful Museums to Visit in Florence in 2025
If you're planning a trip to Florence, the cradle of the Italian Renaissance, and want to discover the best of the city's cultural attractions, this article offers a complete guide to the 7 most important museums, along with useful tips to make your visit easier, more enjoyable, and well-organized. Florence is a world-renowned cultural and ar...
Bronx Opera to Perform ‘Così fan tutte’
The Bronx Opera is set to present “Cosi fan tutte” on April 25 & 27, 2025 and May 3 and 4, 2025. The work will be shown at the Lovinger Theater at Lehman College and will star Alina Tamborini and Samantha Long as Fiordiligi, Linda Collazo and Miastasha Gonzalez-Colon as Dorabella, Brian J. Alvarado and Johannes Linneballe as Guglielmo, and Gabriel...
Mozzarella di Bufala at Risk as U.S. Tariffs Loom
Proposed US tariffs on Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO risk undoing years of investment to build market share in the United States, where the product has gained traction among consumers despite persistent logistical hurdles. The US accounts for around 10% of total exports of the protected-origin cheese, with an export value of more than €30mn. Whi...
Drones revolutionizing healthcare logistics in Italy
In the near future of healthcare, logistical efficiency could be impacted by the widespread and systematic use of drones, transforming the sky into a new distribution infrastructure. Imagining that a blood bag or a life-saving drug could travel several hundred meters above the ground and land with precision (with use cases ranging from islands to m...
A global community of Italophony
A "Global Community of Italophony" to promote political dialogue, international cooperation, exchanges, and connections between civil societies, as well as cultural, economic, scientific, and academic relations among its members: this is the goal outlined at the fifth edition of the General States of the Italian Language in the World, which took pl...
Asphalt art transforms a street in Rome thanks to Bloomberg
A burst of colors has covered the asphalt of Via Monte Ruggero, in the heart of Tufello. This street in the Municipality III district is now part of Bloomberg Philanthropies' "Asphalt Art Initiative," a project founded by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. The goal is to transform streets around the world by filling them with color to ma...
National Italian American Foundation names Robert Allegrini as President and CEO
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Allegrini as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Allegrini, who serves as NIAF's President since May 3, 2021, will continue to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Foundation in this expanded role. This announce...