Intimissimi alla conquista degli Usa
Un mercato con logiche distributive diverse da quelle europee, dove i consumatori sono assai differenziati da stato a stato e tra grandi città e piccole località, tra metropoli e provincia. Non solo: taglie e gusti sono spesso lontane dai nostri. Però è il più grande mercato al mondo per l’abbigliamento e l’intimo non fa eccezione. Parliamo degli S...
Twelve Sicilian businesses approach the US market under a single brand
An ambitious network gathering 12 Sicilian businesses under a single brand (Gustoso Sicilian Food Excellence) has formed with the objective of conquering US retail shelves and taking Sicilian food businesses overseas. How? By raising the interest of consumers who usually buy niche products exalting their authenticity, history and tradition and prom...
The best Italian restaurant in every state
The Italian restaurant in America has changed in style over the past several decades probably more than any other genre of restaurant. Even as recently as 50 years ago, the phrase "Italian restaurant" conjured images of red and white checkered tablecloths, carafes of middling Chianti, and a red sauce-heavy menu with classics like chicken parmigiana...
A Brief, But Not Too Brief, History of the Italian-American Cocktail
When Italians first began coming to this country in numbers, back in the 1880s and 1890s, many of them did what Irish and German and other immigrants did before them and went into business serving the food and drink of the old country to their fellow immigrants. Italian food and drinkways, being rather more alien to the prevailing American standard...
Frizzi 2 Fulci – Launches U.S. Tour 2017
Here’s another tour that takes its fundamentals from the Frizzi 2 Fulci Project, conceived many years ago in the mind of the Maestro and finally brought to the stage, both Italian and international, in 2013. That year marked the incredible beginning of a series of events held in great venues all over the world. Now, the time has come for a new evol...
The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum Announces 2017 Grant Finalists
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) are excited to announce the 2017 grant finalists for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum. Spearheaded by directors Anthony and Joe Russo, the Film Forum is an initiative to fund films depicting and exploring the Italian American experienc...
The Politics Of Pizza: How Italy's Flag And Food Are Deliciously Intertwined
A nation's flag embodies a defining aspect of its identity. It could be related to geography (the rising sun in Japan), nature (the maple leaf of Canada or the cedar of Lebanon), religion (the Christian cross or the Islamic crescent and star), political ideology (the hammer and sickle) or mythology (the Welsh dragon). In a new book on flags, A Flag...
Lamborghini Opens Two New North America Dealerships
Now with almost a full model lineup, Lamborghini is quickly running out real estate to house its inventory in North America. That's why Automobili Lamborghini recently announced that it will be opening two new dealerships in Sterling, Va. and Toronto, Ontario. Lamborghini is opening its doors to more buyers in these two locations in anticipation o...
American liberty grew from seeds planted by Columbus
Several dozen municipal governments across the U.S. have changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. They contend that Christopher Columbus and other Europeans ushered in centuries of ethnic cleansing and genocide. Injustices of the past cannot be changed by new-age political correctness. And the propensity for historically ruthless treatment o...
Announcing: Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar
The fourth edition of the Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar (IDSSS) will take place June 11-29, 2018, at Roma Tre University. This three-week summer program is designed to introduce participants (advanced graduate and/or doctoral students and professors) to cultural studies of the Italian Diaspora from a variety of academic perspectives and t...
Trump condemns effort to remove Christopher Columbus statues: 'It's heritage'
President Trump on Tuesday criticized the removal of statues depicting historical figures as an attack on U.S. heritage, in a high-profile speech to conservative donors and policymakers at the Heritage Foundation.Weeks after leaders in several U.S. cities ordered the removal of various Confederate memorials and monuments, Trump on Tuesday condemned...
“Lamborghini” massage chair to be launched in US next year
Bodyfriend’s Lamborghini-themed massage chair is expected to see light in the US during the first half of 2018, according to company officials.“We expect the chair to be introduced at the Las Vegas flagship store in the US, possibly as early as next year,” a spokesperson for the Korean massage chair firm recently told The Investor. Bodyfriend signe...