Who Plays Ryan Tanner On 'Station 19'? Alberto Frezza Has A Pivotal New Role
Shondaland has created some of the greatest love triangles of all time. From the Derek-Addison-Meredith debacle to the Team Fitz vs. Team Jake fights that still pop up in the Scandal fandom, Shondaland knows how to put together a love triangle. So it should surprise no one that Station 19's Andy Herrera finds herself caught between two guys. On one...
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Campaign in the US: Great Satisfaction for the Project's First Year
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena has just come back after a successful participation in the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) in Miami. For the first time, the Consortium's information campaign in the US market called "Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, the Original" was presented in Florida, receiving a positive feedback...
Dante Award For Excellence In AP Italian Language And Culture 2018
Italian Language Foundation is pleased to announce that once again, it will be offering the Dante Award for Excellence in AP Italian Language & Culture! Students of AP Italian who are members of the Italian Language Foundation and enrolled in an American or Canadian high school will be eligible to receive the Dante Award for Excellence. Students wh...
America’s Best Restaurants for Ravioli
Making pasta from scratch isn’t extremely difficult, but it’s certainly a labor of love. On the whole, freshly made pastas taste better than those made elsewhere, frozen, and trucked in — and arguably no fresh pasta is superior to a filled pasta, ravioli in particular. Just about any professional chef can turn out a sheet of fresh pasta; many can d...
Turano retires in triumph from Italian Senate
As the senator representing North and Central America in the Italian Parliament for seven of the last 12 years, Renato Turano fought fiercely for his constituents and made great strides on their behalf. As Renato Turano’s illustrious career as an Italian senator comes to close, he returns to his life in America with a suitcase full of memories and...
The Secret Jewish History Of Al Pacino
Is Al Pacino one of the great Jewish actors of our time? Hear me out. While best known for portraying characters of Italian and Latino descent – think Michael Corleone of “The Godfather” films, Carlito Brigante of “Carlito’s Way,” and Tony Montana of “Scarface,” Pacino has an arm’s-length resumé of portraying Jews in film and onstage. Most famous p...
Princess Camilla of Bourbon - From the Academy Awards to the United Nations
“I fight every day so as women whom are victim of abuses and violence can be heard and helped in their struggle to obtain what is rightfully theirs : rights and dignity”. It is with these words that HRH the Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Peace Ambassador for UN Women For Peace Association, carries on her fight in defense of the rights of...
St. Joseph's Day
St. Patrick may get all the attention with the famous parades and green beer, but for some Italian Americans (including me) it means only two more days until St. Joseph's Day. Growing up in an Italian American family, St. Joseph's Day was always one of my favorite holidays: I could take the day off from school and all I had to do was visit relative...
Scholarship Opportunity For High School Seniors Currently Taking Italian
Patrons of Italian Culture has a scholarships available for high school seniors currently enrolled in Italian language classes and who have been accepted to an accredited College or University. A commitment to a major or minor in Italian Language or Italian Studies is strongly recommended but is not required to apply for the scholarship. Interested...
Alfa Romeo fa boom in America: +245% le consegne, ma si temono i dazi di Trump
Boom di #Alfa Romeo in America nel mese di febbraio, dove ha registrato una crescita del +254% passando in un anno da 443 a 1.568 immatricolazioni. Dopo il gennaio migliore di sempre [VIDEO], Alfa Romeo continua una crescita inesorabile grazie alla rete di vendita #FIAT-Chrysler, che nel complesso è invece calato del -1,4% a 165.903 consegne. Con q...
How Steve Buscemi feels about David Chase’s movie prequel to ‘The Sopranos’
Sopranos fans across the world reacted with shock and joy last week when it was announced that a prequel movie to the seminal HBO series was currently in the works. Shock, because viewers of “The Sopranos,” which came to an end back in 2007, never expected to see any more tales from this world, especially when you consider its open ended and divisi...
Enrollments in Foreign Languages Continue to Fall: Italian Drops by 20%
Foreign language enrollments in American higher education have seen yet another drop as reported by the Modern Language Association in their most recent publication. The 9.2% loss in enrollments from fall 2013 to fall 2016 indicates these results, as the authors of the report state: “are the beginning of a trend, rather than a blip” when we also ta...