Win a 2018 Vespa Primavera 150
The Vespa Club of America is excited to announce our 2018 donation drive. For the first time ever, your donations to the Vespa Club of America (a registered 501(c)7 organization) earn you chances to win a BRAND NEW 2018 Vespa Primavera 150cc scooter! Donations can be made online through our partner RallyUp or through the Vespa Club of America webs...
Who Was Gianni Versace? 8 Things to Know Before Watching American Crime Story
Gianni Versace was one of the world’s leading fashion designers before his death in 1997. Along with his family, he created the Versace fashion empire that continues to dominate the industry today. Gianni's murder at the hands of serial killer Andrew Cunanan is the focus of the second season of American Crime Story. Refresh your memory of the late...
Biscotti a good balance in sweetness
Two Christmas parties in and I am already feeling bloated from the generous spreads offered by each shindig’s wonderful host. The dessert carts are especially problematic to avoid since they are always so darn delicious. And sweet. Oftentimes, super, SUPER sweet, as in fully-covered-with-decadent-sugar-icing-as-the-happy-dentist-looks-on kind of s...
Enrico Fermi, father of the nuclear age
The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age. By David Schwartz. Basic Books; 451 pages; $35 and £27.99. JUST before daybreak on July 16th 1945 Enrico Fermi lay down in the open desert of New Mexico. At 05:30, the world’s first nuclear explosion took place ten miles (16km) away. He counted off the...
Elezioni politiche 2018 – Partecipazione al voto degli elettori italiani temporaneamente all’estero
Gli elettori italiani che per motivi di lavoro, studio o cure mediche si trovano temporaneamente all’estero per un periodo di almeno tre mesi nel quale ricade la data di svolgimento delle elezioni per il rinnovo del Parlamento, nonché i familiari con loro conviventi, potranno partecipare al voto per corrispondenza organizzato dagli uffici consolari...
Il progetto True Italian Taste di Assocamerestero
Il progetto True Italian Taste - finanziato e promosso dal Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico e realizzato da Assocamerestero con il supporto delle 9 CCIE di Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver e Città del Messico- è una grande campagna di valorizzazione del prodotto italiano autentico negli Stati Uniti D’Am...
Sophia Loren's love affair with Cary Grant, lasting marriage to husband Carlo Ponti explored in new book
When Italian film star Sophia Loren arrived to America, she easily managed to impress two men: Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant. The trio appeared in 1957’s action drama “The Pride and the Passion,” which would lead to a real-life affair off-screen between co-stars Loren and Grant. “Frank Sinatra was very friendly. They became friends and treated her w...
Lidia Bastianich shows how to 'Celebrate Like an Italian' with bruschetta recipe
Lidia Bastianich knows how to shortcut even the simplest of recipes. When I asked the popular PBS cooking personality for holiday cocktail party tips during a Chow Town Facebook Live, she chose a trio of bruschetta from her latest cookbook “Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian.” Bruschetta is the Italian word for a popular appetizer served in restaur...
Women with local ties seek romance on new reality show ‘To Rome For Love’
Over the years, professional love expert/relationship counselor Diann Valentine has discovered many Italian men are attracted to African-American women — of whom the U.S. Census Bureau reports 48 percent have never been married. This led Bravo to team up with Valentine to launch “To Rome For Love,” debuting at 8 p.m. Sunday on the cable network. Tw...
Italian Parliamentary elections 2018 - Voting for Italian citizens resident abroad
Following the signature of the President of the Republic of the decree of dissolution of Parliament (Presidential Decree no. 208 of 28 December 2017), and the resolution of the Council of Ministers for the proposal of the date for elections, the President of the Republic, with Presidential Decree no. 209 of 29 December 2017, has set March 4, 2018 a...
Storia degli italiani ai Golden Globe (in attesa dell’edizione 2018)
Luca Guadagnino con il suo Chiamami col tuo nome può essere la sorpresa italiana di quest’anno agli Oscar. Si punta tutto su di lui dopo l’uscita dalla short list di A Chambra di Jonas Carpignano, nella categoria “miglior film straniero”. Call Me Your Name ha buone chance per essere nominato tra i migliori film visto l’attenzione che sta ricevendo...
The price tag alone will knock you out! Sylvester Stallone adds famous Rocky statue to his personal collection for $400K
Sylvester Stallone gave himself a very personal gift this Christmas. The 71-year-old Rocky actor, sources told TMZ, plunked down more than $400,000 for a statue of his iconic cinematic character, Rocky. The statue - which stands at nine-feet-tall and weighs 1,800 pounds - was a backup produced for the 1982 installment in the boxing anthology, Rocky...