Why Kathy McCabe Loves Italy
by Elaine Glusac For the past 12 years, Kathy McCabe has written and published Dream of Italy, a subscription newsletter devoted to travel in Italy. Her infatuation with the country began with her first trip there in 1995 to visit Castelvetere sul Calore, home of her maternal ancestors near Naples. The town was full of families be...
Grated Parmigiano Reggiano From Italy Contains Zero Cellulose
Recent reports have shown that some domestic pre-packaged grated cheeses using the name Parmesan contain illegal amounts of cellulose while it is never present in Parmigiano Reggiano. Cellulose is a plant fiber made from wood pulp used in many food products in the United States. While legal in the U.S. in specific small amounts, cellu...
Why should Americans buy premier Italian olive oil?
By Tom Mueller Americans need top-quality Italian olive oil for many of the same reasons that they need, and love, Italy. Starting with variety: stretching from the Alps almost to Africa, the Italian boot harbors thousands of different microclimates and landscapes, where some 500 different olive cultivars grow: raw materials for countless...
TTIP: four rounds and still a long way to go
Compared to the stocktaking exercise held in February, little progress seems to have come out of the fourth round of TTIP negotiations held in Brussels on March 10-14. This stall reflects a number of political and economic concerns related to TTIP, as well as the complexity of the issues at hand. The TTIP negotiations revolve around t...
Progetto memoria: CTIM e COMITES Nord America ricordano i caduti per dovere istituzionale e terrorismo
Si svolgerà a San Antonio in Texas, presso la Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola, domenica 4 maggio, la cerimonia religiosa "Progetto Memoria" che ha come simbolo la Madonna della Sfida. Ne dà notizia il coordinatore Nord America Vincenzo Arcobelli precisando che l'evento, giunto al suo quinto anniversario, è stato organizzato e patrocinato dal Comit...
Dodge Dart: Italian Flair, American Heritage
By Frank Aukofer When we first visited with the Dodge Dart during its re-introduction back in 2012 it returned as a fresh-faced immigrant. That was just two years ago (though it seems longer). This Dart is one of the early efforts of the eventual takeover of Chrysler by Fiat of Italy. "Dart" is a name that has dwelled happily in the hearts of a s...
The Hidden heritage of Jason Biggs, the Italian connection you wouldn't expect
by Michael Traversa One of the objects of this column is to explore the Italian ethnicity of actors and filmmakers when their heritage doesn't appear obvious at a first glance. An Italian last name is always a giveaway but there are often cases of stars who don't carry an Italian name or don't play an Italian character on the screen,...
Mamma italiana vs mamma americana
1 – Mamma in carriera o in casa? Secondo un'analisi dell'Istat, in Italia, circa il 50% delle madri hanno un lavoro, mentre la restante parte si dedica esclusivamente alla casa e ai figli. Le mamme americane sono più orientate al lavoro e alla carriera rispetto a quelle italiane: infatti, negli USA, circa il 70% delle mamme lavora, cioè 7 madr...
Vespa 946 Emporio Armani Announced
Vespa 946 Emporio Armani was developed jointly by Giorgio Armani and Piaggio to celebrate two of Italy's most established symbols of style and creativity. To mark the year 2015 – the 40th anniversary of the foundation of Giorgio Armani and the 130th birthday of the Piaggio Group – Emporio Armani has designed a special version of the Vespa...
Tony Bennett: Italian of the Week
Anthony Dominick Benedetto was born on August 3, 1926, in Queens, New York. His parents, John and Anna (née Suraci), both had family who came from Calabria, Italy. He was the youngest child and had an older brother and an older sister. As a child Tony loved to paint and sing. When he was a teenager, he began to use the stage name Joe Bari and often...
How to make sopressata, or more specifically, How to drink homemade wine and laugh with your Italian-American family
This isn't a typical how to make sopressata instructional episode, but it may be the funniest episode of The Italian American Podcast yet. We love talking to famous Italian Americans in our community, but what we love even more is being able to capture La Famiglia – the traditions, the love, the bonds, the laughter, the stories we share between us...
De Rossi: “I would like an experience in America”
by Alex Mascitti While participating in ritiro ahead of Euro 2016, Daniele De Rossi spoke to the media at Coverciano How are you doing? What is your physical condition like? I feel great regardless of the slight knock to the tendon, which has been a bit delicate for me. For a year I didn't feel it at all thanks to the incredible work at...