Umbria, Italy’s Best-Kept Culinary Secret, Is Budding
Norcia, a small town in Umbria, is little known outside Italy. It's not a celebrity hill town like Siena or a religious destination like Assisi, but in Italian food its name is even more resonant. Norcia has been famous for centuries for its butchers and the extraordinary array of cured meats they produce. Last month it acquired a wider an...
Culture ministry announces 135 mn for major projects
The Italian culture ministry has announced that 135 million euros will be invested in 2017-2018 in the restoration and valorization of museums and archaeological areas, large libraries and archives as well as other cultural attractions. Some 23 new works are included in the plan, which comes in addition to some 490 million to be invested in the sou...
Transatlantic Award Gala Dinner 2012 - Prenotazioni aperte!
Transatlantic Award Gala Dinner 2012 - Prenotazioni aperte! Sono aperte le prenotazioni per l'Esclusiva Transatlantic Award Gala Dinner di AmCham Italy. La cena si terrà il 26 novembre 2012 presso gli East End Studios di via Mecenate 84/10 a Milano ed il tema della serata sarà la "Sostenibilità". Come ogni anno è possibile prenotare individualmente...
Robert Viscusi a Macerata racconta l’epopea dei migranti in America
Il poeta italo-americano Robert Viscusi e la sua monumentale opera "ellis island", che racconta cento anni di immigrazione dal vecchio continente verso l'America, saranno protagonisti venerdì 24 maggio del XII° Festival internazionale di Poesia Aggiornata "Licenze Poetiche", in corso fino a sabato a Macerata, nell'ambito del progetto Lost in Libray...
Borsa di studio e tour Italia per sette giovani chef americani
I sette giovani chef americani - Christofer Olkoire (John Besh restaurant group - New Orleans), Ben Umstead (RN74 - Seattle, Washington), Bobby Little (Ai Fiori - NY), Plyraharn Ansuron (Maketto - Washington), Justin Zawoysky (Volt Restaurant - Frederick, Maryland), Sarah Brewer (Brewers Hideaway Farm - Rising Sun, Maryland), Caitlin Koether (Bar T...
Fondo Strategico Italiano unveiling its interest for Versace
After failing with Valentino, the Italian State Fund "Fondo Strategico Italiano" has recently put its eyes on the luxury brand Versace. According to a recent report published by the Financial Times, the Italian fund "has tabled the highest bid for a minority stake in Versace, with an offer that values the family-owned fashion group at €1.1...
Hand gestures I learned in Italy
When traveling abroad, there are many things one can learn. Whilst in Italy last summer, I figured I would be able to brush up on my Italian language skills some, and meet some very interesting people. I was also able to prove true the myth that Italians like to talk with their hands (not that there was really much doubt to begin with). Th...
Le mini-pale eoliche di Gianluigi, 20 anni, comprate per 5,5 milioni
Le turbine salentine spiccano il volo. Comincia col vento in poppa, il 2015 di Gp Renewable. La startup del 20enne Gianluigi Parrotto, di cui ci eravamo già occupati, è stata rilevata per 5,5 milioni di euro da quattro investitori americani riuniti sotto le insegne della società Air Group. I mini impianti eolici prodotti a Casarano, così,...
Il bello dell’Italia raccontato dai corrispondenti della stampa estera
Dell'olandese Maarten van Aalderen, esce per Albeggi Edizioni un libro che renderà orgogliosi gli italiani. Disponibile in versione ebook e cartacea; dal 18 febbraio in libreria. Il 19 febbraio l'autore lo presenta a Roma presso l'Associazione della Stampa Estera con il Ministro dei Beni culturali Dario Franceschini, Josè Rallo (Donnafugat...
The car market keeps flying scoring a double digit growth (+13.2%)
by Filomena Greco In February, the Italian auto market grew by 13.21% with 134,697 matriculations. This increase follows that of January (+10.9%). In the first two months of 2015, registered volumes amount to 266,555 units, a growth of 12.3% compared to the January-February period of 2014. Regarding individual brands, February sees Fiat C...
Made in Italy Style from Ferrari's Favorite Design House: Pininfarina Icon85
by Mark Ewing Pininfarina has been best known over the past 60 years for its design of most production Ferraris, but to expand application of their design services, in the mid-1980s the firm began developing products beyond automotive. Celebrating their 85th anniversary, Pininfarina unveiled its Icon85 Collection last week. They w...
20 picturesque vicoli in Italy
by Claudia Baroncelli From the North to the South, Italy has plenty of colorful and picturesque vicoli (alleys) just waiting to be discovered. Here is a selection of the most beautiful. Narrow and often hidden from view, Italian vicoli (alleys) are some of the most typical, picturesque and colorful examples of urban architecture which...