Cooking the Italian Provinces – Trieste
The province of Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. Trieste enjoys a beautiful natural location, as it is surrounded by the Carsic hills and the Adriatic Sea. The province is located in the Friuli-Venezi...
Rosemary Could Be the Reason These Italian Villagers Live for So Long
Since man first gazed at his reflection in a murky puddle and noticed an unexpected grey hair, we've been on the hunt for ways to extend our time on this earth. That elixir of life to slow the ageing process and allow us to retain our youthful glow forever. Or at least make it to our 80s without having to wear adult nappies. Well, it might...
Il DEF alla Camera/ Il parere della Commissione Esteri: Percezioni Consolari per rafforzare i servizi per i connazionali
Nella seduta alla Camera, la Commissione Affari esteri ha approvato il parere al Documento di economia e finanza 2016. Alla presenza del vice ministro Giro, i deputati hanno dato l'ok al Def con una osservazione per la Commissione Bilancio: trasferire ai consolati almeno una parte delle percezioni consolari così da poter rafforzare i servi...
Florence and the cream of Italian craftsmanship, in a must-see event at the Corsini gardens
The pleasure of seeing the hands of high skilled artisans at work can definitely be heightened if the set is a 17th century Florentine garden. That's the formula of "Artigianato & Palazzo , an outdoor fair held in Florence until Sunday, 15 May, dedicated to the culture of "fatto a mano," Italian-style handmade production. For nearly 20 years,...
Incontro borsisti Fulbright (Farnesina 31 maggio 2016)
Martedì 31 maggio, alle ore 9.00, si svolgerà alla Farnesina l'Incontro Borsisti Fulbright, un evento di orientamento per i borsiti italiani in partenza per gli USA e per quelli americani in arrivo in Italia, promosso dalla Commissione Fulbright. L'incontro sarà aperto dal Sottosegretario degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazio...
Who invented tiramisu? The true story in a book, plus 23 original recipes for gluttons
It's a real icon of happiness. It's the most renowned Italian word in China and it exists in 23 languages. It's a symbol of Italian cuisine around the world as much as pizza, and it's genius in its simplicity: ladyfingers, coffee, eggs and mascarpone cheese. In recent days, at the Turin Book Fair, tiramisu has been once again at the center...
Ecco come Italia e Usa si alleano sulle start up
L'Italia, il suo talento, la sua imprenditoria e le sue start up, hitech ma non solo, contano, per l'Italia e per gli Stati Uniti. Lo dimostra Best, il programma bilaterale Italia-Usa di formazione e sostegno allo sviluppo di start up che vanta il miglior track-record di successi: 7 edizioni, 37 start up create in Italia, 30 i milioni di euro inves...
Trieste’s best-kept secret is its super-niche olive oil
by Carla Ciampalini Tucked away in the corner of northern Italy, Trieste is usually a place more associated with coffee bars and literary cafes than it is with olive oil. However olive cultivation has ancient roots in the area of Trieste, even though it has never been easy because of its northern location. It was the Phoenicians that firs...
Knights of Columbus Donates $50,000 for Italian Earthquake Relief
The Knights of Columbus will donate $50,000 to the Holy Father to help provide relief for children affected by last week's deadly earthquake northeaster Rome. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson informed Pope Francis of the donation when he greeted the pope at an audience Sunday, Aug. 28. That conversation followed the Holy Father's Angelus...
Dagli Usa un dono ai giovani rossoblù
Dagli Stati Uniti a Grottaglie, sino a Taranto ed allo stadio Erasmo Iacovone. E' una storia di attaccamento alle proprie radici, che si manifesta grazie allo sport, quella che viene raccontata dall'imprenditore grottagliese Gianpaolo Cassese in una lettera al presidente del Taranto, Elisabetta Zelatore. "Caro Presidente" si legge "in...
Milan, Italy’s most business-focused city, looks to rival London
The archetypal Milanese dish, risotto allo zafferano, gets its distinctive colour from saffron, the expensive spice once used by the city's craftsmen to give stained glass a golden tint. According to legend, the recipe was invented in the 16th century when a master glazier, working on the cathedral's monumental windows, added it to the risotto at h...
"Insieme per gli Italiani": nuovi responsabili nel North East e a New York
Nuove nomine per "Insieme per gli italiani", il movimento presieduto da Melo Cicala, che oggi ribadisce la "serietà" di Insieme, dimostrata dal fatto che il movimento si è affidato "a soggetti validi che diranno sempre la verità dei fatti agli italiani residenti fuori confini patri". Cicala comunica, quindi, i nomi dei nuovi responsabili del movim...