Little Italy Arch Groundbreaking Celebration
**The ceremony will be held in Little Italy SJ at W. Julian and North Almaden (Next to Paesano Ristorante), the 5th August at 10:00. We are partnering with the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce in breaking ground on the 31 foot Gateway Arch to anchor the developing Italian District in Downtown San Jose. This Arch Is being made po...
D’Orsona Dolciaria opening facility in Quinte West
D'Orsogna Dolciaria is setting up a North American distribution centre for its products. D'Orsogna is a family owned company that produces decorativeproducts for the ice cream, yogurt and chocolate markets. The firm is locatedin San Vito Chientino, Abruzzo Italy. "We are excited to open this new facility allowing us to meet the needs of...
Italian traditions: Macchina di Santa Rosa, Viterbo
WTI Magazine #42 2014 September, 3Author : infoviterbo.it Translation by: The transport of the Macchina di Santa Rosa is the feast par excellence in Viterbo, dedicated to the patron saint of Santa Rosa, who lived in the thirteenth century and whose memory is evoked by Viterbo through a event which is unique in the world: uplifting, a...
Cooking up a Mario Batali tour
The Mario Batali Greenwich Village Food Tour, launching on Sept. 16, will offer more than tasty morsels at the famed chef's eateries. Walks of New York inked an exclusive deal with the chef 18 months ago, and its guides are well versed about his culinary philosophy. The $64 outing stops at Otto before the popular pizzeria opens for lunch, and at L...
An Evening of Sicilian Folk & Roots Music - October 10, 8pm
Come celebrate Italian heritage with this unique evening of traditional and contemporary Sicilian folk music fused with other world music traditions. Michela Musolino is an internationally-acclaimed folk singer specializing in traditional and contemporary Sicilian music. Her first CD, Songs of the Trinacria has been widely broadcasted thro...
Rome Through Richmondtown celebrates all aspects of Italian culture
Historic Richmondtown was painted red, white and green for the first annual Rome Through Richmondtown festival on Staten Island. The festival was presented by Borough President James Oddo and served as the replacement for the annual Columbus Parade, which had seen an attendance drop in recent years. Oddo went the way of a festival to exten...
Fiat Chrysler to spin off luxury brand Ferrari
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced Wednesday it will spin off sports car maker Ferrari into a separate company, a move to unlock the luxury brand's value and distinguish it from its mass-market parent. The spinoff aims to raise money to support the newly merged carmaker's plans to invest 48 billion euros ($61 billion) over five years to c...
Eataly Chicago Hosts a Celebration of Italian Flavors
Olives – beside olive oil – are a staple of the Mediterranean diet and appear in many traditional Italian recipes, but they are not often considered as a real "ingredient" and are often ignored by modern, creative cuisine. Focusing on culinary traditions and innovations was the aim of the lessons recently held at Identità Golose Chicago, the roami...
MET Opera at Rockport Music: Rossini’s La Donna del Lago
When: Saturday, March 14, 2015 – 12:55 p.m.Where: Shalin Liu Performance Center – 37 Main St, Rockport, MAThe show is a HD screening of the MET Opera performance. Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel b...
Italian ambassador visits University of Mary
The Italian ambassador to the United States visited North Dakota for the first time Wednesday, stopping at the University of Mary to share his vision for trade potential between the two nations and highlight cultural exchanges. Claudio Bisogniero told dozens gathered in the U-Mary business school auditorium that Italy needs economic growth...
Ciatti’s opens new location in Onalaska
A longtime local Italian/American restaurant has updated its name and atmosphere with its move to a new building. And its owner hopes to open more locations in the future. Ciatti's Italian Grill opened Nov. 19 at 2846 Midwest Drive in Onalaska, just north of the Hampton Inn and near Outback Steakhouse and Manny's Cocina restaurants. ...
Laura Callan finds bliss at Arizona Culinary Institute
by Terence Murnin In a turn of events that can only be explained by the stars aligning or perhaps, poetic justice, "Whisked Away" is the name of the bakery shop where Arizona Culinary Institute's December 2014 Student of the Month, Laura Callan, decided to pursue her dream in the culinary arts. "A woman had opened this cool bakery...