Through a Tuscan Lens- Have Camera, Will Travel!
Registration for our Photography Tour is underway and we are excited about the number of photographers that are going to join us in Tuscany for great photography, fine dining, and seeing the best of Tuscany. We are going to have lots of fun along the way, sharing tips and photos and enjoying our craft. As a special incentive we are offerin...
The success of the “Reggio Emilia Approach” in education
by Claudia Astarita During recent years, many preschools around the world have been adopting the so-called "Reggio Emilia Approach", an education method that originated in the town (and surrounding areas) of Reggio Emilia in Italy out of a movement towards progressive and cooperative early childhood education. The first preschools to use t...
Bakersfield WWII vet honored in Italy 2 years after his death
Two years after his death, a Bakersfield veteran is being honored by a city in Italy for his unique contribution to their history. Edward Reep was a soldier-artist who captured photos of the day 70 years ago when the city of Bologna was liberated in World War II. Reep took photos of a spontaneous shrine citizens had erected, and later...
U.S. retailers, Italian ceramics companies network in Sicily
by Susan Dickenson The Italian Trade Agency is hosting U.S. retailers and Sicilian ceramic artisans this week for a B2B networking program in Caltagirone, Italy. Independent brick-and-mortar retailers from California, Texas, Illinois, Washington and Ohio are meeting with about two dozen studios and production facilities in and around Calta...
Il Bosco Verticale è il grattacielo più bello del mondo
Dopo il premio internazionale di Francoforte (International Highrise Award) nel 2014 e i successi in Cina, il Bosco Verticale disegnato e progettato da Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca, Giovanni La Varra) e gestito da COIMA SGR, nel quartiere Porta Nuova Isola a Milano, è stato premiato negli Stati Uniti, come grattacielo più bello e...
Nuts About Nutella: a chat with Gigi Padovani, the world’s Nutella expert
by Micol Wajskol Few foods have captured the appetite of the world. In order to be so universal and international, those few foods must be quite special. Nutella is one of those internationally loved foods. I had the unique opportunity to speak with the world's most knowledgeable Nutella lover, Gigi Padovani. Throughout his 30 yea...
The Feast of San Silvestro I
December 31st is the Feast of San Silvestro the First (St. Sylvester I), Pope and Confessor. By happenstance, the day coincides with New Year's Eve and has become entwined with the year-end celebration. Admittedly, most of the popular traditions affiliated with La Festa di San Silvestro have more to do with the new year than with the Saint's day....
Italy Moves to Crack Down on Olive Oil Fraud With New Sanctions Guaranteeing Authenticity
Counterfeit extra virgin olive oil is a controversial and touchy issue that has plagued unknowing Western customers into purchasing bottles of oil that may not actually contain what's listed on the bottle. Italy, arguably still the king of olive oil production is looking to crack down on olive oil fraud with a decree that would regulate pe...
7 Reasons Italian Citizenship Can Change Your Life
Keep in mind; there are five key criteria to consider in determining someone's eligibility be recognized as an Italian citizen. These standards have been known to be challenged in the Italian courts with some success. If you choose to dispute them, I recommend that you seek legal assistance. The European Union has expanded six times since...
The explorers you did not expect: little known Italian men of adventure
Thinking of Italian explorers means thinking chiefly of three names: Cristoforo Colombo, Marco Polo and Amerigo Vespucci. Of course, there are many other famous men of adventures hailing from the Bel Paese, like Antonio Pigafetta, who travelled with Magellan to the Indies, or Umberto Nobile, famous especially for its polar expeditions and for havin...
Italian discovers 'fat gene'
An Italian researcher working in the US has discovered a gene that slows down metabolism and makes people gain weight if it is too active. The gene, found in muscles, is called THNSL2. It was discovered by Paolo Piaggi of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Healt...
The Disneyland of gourmands
'Eataly World' recently became the Disneyland of gourmands all over the world. Largest gourmet park will open in Bologna and costs no less than $ 106 million. Italian food fans have hundreds of reasons to be happy. Bologna, the red city is the culinary capital of Italy and will welcome guests starting September 2017. It will become the lar...