First on First: Zamboni
Most people are familiar with the Zamboni ice resurfacer, but did you know an Italian American invented the machine? Frank Zamboni was born in Eureka, Utah, in 1901. His parents, both immigrants from Italy, moved their family to a farm in Idaho shortly after his birth. When he was 15, Frank began to work as a mechanic at a local garag...
Lidia Bastianich on cooking as connection to heritage, keeping a family together, and what never to do when cooking pasta
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Lidia Bastianich, otherwise knows simply as Lidia, Emmy award-winning public television host of "Lidia's Kitchen," bestselling cookbook author, restauranteur, co-owner of the Italian marketplace Eataly, and purveyor of the best-selling artisanal Lidia's pasta and sauce line. He...
Pamela Fiori: Women in Business 2016 Trailblazer
Pamela Fiori brought down the house at the recent SRQ Hear Me Roar luncheon, the former editor-in-chief of Travel & Leisure and Town & Country magazinesfirst listened intently to keynote speaker Anna Zornosa of Ruby Ribbon detail the inherent challenges in developing a successful women's shape-wear business in the male-dominated start-up in...
Bloomfield anti-bias group puts AFLAC on Wall of Shame
The Italian American One Voice Coalition, an Italian American anti-bias group based in Bloomfield, placed AFLAC on its Wall of Shame. The "dishonor" is bestowed for AFLAC's commercial "Family Business," which portrays Italian Americans as mobsters. This ad is unacceptable to Italian Americans and should be removed immediately, according t...
Nel 2014 l’export italiano fa boom negli USA
Nel primo semestre 2014 le esportazioni italiane verso gli Stati Uniti sono cresciute del 7,8% rispetto al primo semestre del 2013 ed a giugno l'aumento è stato del 15,6% rispetto a maggio. Il surplus commerciale ha superato gli otto miliardi di dollari, contro i 5,7 del semestre precedente. Dati che proiettano l'export del bel Paese per fine anno...
Happy 58th to America’s Favorite Little Italian, the Fiat 500
July Fourth is all about independence, remembering the birth of our great nation – and the Fiat 500? That's right, the quirky little Italian compact car shares the same b-day as the beloved United States of America. It all started in 1936 when Fiat unveiled the 500 Topolino. It was nothing like the iconic 500 that enthusiasts clamor o...
I've lived in America all my life, but a peculiar law could make me an Italian citizen
by Michael Chiaravalloti I've visited Italy just once in my life, but I felt an instant connection to the country when I stepped foot in the Milano Centrale train station in late September 2012. In March, my father and I will make our first ever pilgrimage to the remote "comune" of Polia. There, my family can trace its history back fo...
Quando gli italo-americani sono italiani
La NIAF, National Italian American Foundation, è una delle più grandi organizzazioni di italo-americani degli Stati Uniti. Anche se è stata fondata soltanto nel 1975, ha fatto presto ad assumere un ruolo importante e decisivo nei rapporti tra gli italoamericani e l'America. Ogni anno, in ottobre alla sfarzosa serata di gala, ospite d'onore c'è semp...
Export del Made in Italy negli USA: la corsa continua
Andamento positivo dell'export italiano in USA anche dai dati dei primi nove mesi del 2013, rilasciati con ritardo dal Department of Commerce americano a causa dello "shutdown". Gli Stati Uniti hanno importato dall'Italia merci per un valore di 28,4 miliardi di dollari, pari a un aumento del 3,03% sullo stesso periodo del 2012, mentre l'export USA...
‘Vendetta’ Is a Great New Take On the Mobster Genre
To live in a tough neighborhood one must know the local slang and the ability to spot trouble. For not only does one have to steer clear of the neighbor toughs but also be careful not run afoul with the local mob bosses. Author Anthony C. Tripari knows all these things and more, because in his youth he also experienced living in a tough pa...
New American Haas team seals expected Ferrari engine tie-up for 2016 F1 entry
by James Galloway In a tie-up which has been widely expected for some time - particularly after Haas Automation became a Ferrari sponsor in July - Gene Haas's new Carolina-based operation will run Ferrari's V6 turbo engine, energy-recovery systems, gearbox as well as receiving technical support when they join the grid from the season after...
Alberi che camminano arriva negli Stati Uniti
"Alberi che camminano", il documentario diretto da Mattia Colombo, scritto insieme ad Erri De Luca, che indaga il rapporto antico che lega l'uomo al legno, approda negli Stati Uniti. Dopo il successo ottenuto al Festival dei Popoli di Firenze il film è stato selezionato per competere a Slamdance, il prestigioso festival dedicato al cinema low budge...