Italy has world's third-best restaurant
Modena-based Osteria Francescana has once again clinched a top spot in the annual awards for the world's 50 best restaurants. The restaurant lost out only to Renè Redzepi's Copenhagen-based Noma which reclaimed the number one slot and Spain's El Celler de Can Roca which came in second. Last year the four-time Danish winner lost out to...
Italy olive oil leader despite falling sales
Italy retained its place as global olive oil leader in 2013 even as domestic and international sales dropped, sector association Assitol said Tuesday. Italian producers sold 94,329 tonnes of bottled olive oil and residues on the domestic market, down 3.5% over the previous year. Read more Source: http://www.ansamed.i...
Imperiapost a Genova per la festa dell'Indipendenza americana. Il saluto della COnsole e le immagini della cerimonia
Si è tenuta nei giorni scorsi presso il Palazzo Bianco di Genova la cerimonia per il 238° anniversario dell'Indipendente Day, la versione italiana del luglio americano, giorno dell'indipendenza degli Stati Uniti d'America. All'evento, fortemente voluto dalla Console d'America a Genova Anna Maria Saiano, era presente anche un inviato di ImperiaPost...
L’Italia mostra a giornalisti e food blogger stranieri il suo pomodoro pelato
In accordo e con la partecipazione di ANICAV, Associazione di categoria delle conserve vegetali, l'ICE-Agenzia organizza un'attività promozionale dedicata al settore, con particolare attenzione al pomodoro pelato. In considerazione delle forti potenzialità che il pomodoro pelato presenta all'estero come ingrediente di base della cucina ita...
The Cinque Terre on a Budget
The stunning profile stretched into the distance before me: miles of craggy coastline punctuated by five pastel villages, each nestled amid cliffs and sparkling sea. But on a pleasant afternoon in mid-October, only one other person was admiring this spectacular view of Cinque Terre, on the northwestern coast of Italy. "It's lonely on the t...
Fiat Chrysler says no plan to move Ferrari's tax base outside Italy
by Agnieszka Flak Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has denied a media report saying it was considering a move in the tax residence of its Ferrari luxury sportscar unit outside Italy. "These rumors have no grounds," FCA said in a statement. "There is no intention to move the tax residence of Ferrari SpA outside Italy, nor is there any project to...
Washington - EXPO – A key role for women in food security
Women's role in food security, nutrition and health, and the outlook for EXPO Milan 2015. These were the central topics of the first international "Women in Business" workshop organised by the Aspen Institute with support from the Italian Embassy in Washington, which hosted the event. Participants included the deputy speaker of the Senate, Lind...
La pastasciutta solidale di uno chef italiano negli Usa
Parliamo di una bella storia di solidarietà e cibo che riguarda uno chef italiano emigrato negli Stati Uniti, che ha ritirato in Italia un premio importante dedicato al Premio Nobel Eugenio Montale. Obbiettivo della sua encomiabile iniziativa: sfamare i bambini dei sobborghi californiani detti "motel kids" con un piatto di pastasciutta. Fe...
Italian A Day – the music and story of Alfredo Morena Sr.
The story of Italian composer Alfredo Morena Sr. is one that spans generations. Born in 1891, in the town of Marsiconuovo, in the province of Potenza, Morena was the son of Giuseppe Morena, who served in the army during the unification of Italy in the late eighteen hundreds. A composer, musician and teacher, Giuseppe befriended Giusep...
How to Say: Giving Compliments in Italian
by Silvia Donati This week we're going to look at words and phrases to compliment someone in Italian. If you want to compliment someone on their achievements, you can say: Bravo/a – or use the superlative, bravissimo/a – good, well done Complimenti – congratulations, good job Ex. Complimenti per il lavoro svolto – congratulations on a job...
'This is not a cheap date; this is not a one-night stand:' Campari, the Italian stallion of mixers
by Henry Jeffreys I'm not a gin drinker. I don't like sweet vermouth. I don't like Campari. But together they form a sinister yet lovely and inspired hell-broth. Like a marriage, it's a true everlasting love. This is not a cheap date; this is not a one-night stand." This is the great Anthony Bourdain on what is, for me, the ultima...
Andrea Riccardi: stimolare l'estroversione italiana nel mondo globale e accrescere l'italofonia
"La patria non è tutta dentro i confini materiali dello Stato". Ricordando lo storico appello del 1889, su cui la Dante fonda fin da allora la propria missione, il neo Presidente Andrea Riccardi ha presieduto il suo primo Consiglio Centrale della Società Dante Alighieri. Nel suo intervento egli ha delineato gli obiettivi per una politica di rilanci...