The Eighth Annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the United States: A celebration of well-being, taste, and sustainability
There are over 40 events scheduled from November 13th to 19th in the United States for the eighth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, an integrated promotion initiative by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs entitled in 2023 “At the table with Italian cuisine: well-being with taste.” In the background, there is the candidacy of...
How Italian spritz became the ‘cocktail of the moment’
Martinis and margaritas might still be people’s drink of choice, but the spritz is bubbling to the top. A spritz, a refreshing cocktail that mixes Prosecco, club soda and a (usually Italian) liqueur like Campari or Aperol, has grown so much in popularity this year that it has entered the top 10 list of most-ordered cocktails at US bars, according t...
An Italian-American Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the day when family members gather in the kitchen to prepare an incredibly large meal with an array of delicious components, all the while playfully teasing one another and bickering over various family-related foibles. It all culminates in the entire family unit sitting down for an hours-long eating marathon around a long dining-ro...
The New Ferrari Purosangue Is Arriving At U.S. Ferrari Dealers
The Ferrari Purosangue represents a new chapter in the historic Italian manufacturer’s over 75-year history. With its four doors and four seats, it’s unlike anything the Prancing Horse has made before, and it provides a different approach to luxury and design from everything else in Ferrari’s illustrious lineup. The Purosangue’s various creature co...
Senate confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH director
The Senate confirmed Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the National Institutes of Health in a 62-36 vote Tuesday. Nearly every Democrat joined 13 Republicans in filling the post responsible for overseeing billions in federal research grants, but vacant since Dr. Francis Collins left nearly two years ago. “Dr. Bertagnolli is the right person to ensure...
Can pasta tell the future? When it comes to The Pasta Tarot, maybe
What do the cards have in store? In the case of the Pasta Tarot, the answer is, very clearly, carbs. Created by Rob Truglia and Jeff Petriello, the Pasta Tarot — published by Penguin Random House in 2022 after first being self-published — is a celebration of the beloved primo piatto (the first course of a traditional Italian meal). And with its jub...
Adm. Lisa Franchetti Sworn In As 33rd CNO Of The U.S. Navy
The U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro swore in Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations at a small ceremony in the Pentagon, Nov. 2. “I am honored to have been confirmed as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations, and am proud to serve alongside the Sailors and civilians that make up our Navy team,” Franchetti said. “I look...
IAP 300: our 300th episode!
8 years in the making, our 300th Episode is an uncut dive into the past, present, and future of our show, and the real-life friends behind it. We’re catching up and sharing stories from our times together beyond the podcast, giving you a glimpse “behind the green-white-and-red”, and letting the tangents do the talking as we discuss everything from...
NIAF’s official recognition as a non-governmental organization (NGO) at the UN
On the evening of November 1st, the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations hosted a NIAF Welcome Reception to celebrate NIAF’s official recognition as a non-governmental organization (NGO) with Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). NIAF is proud to be among the first Italian American org...
U.S. tourists, from 2025 no more visa to come to Europe
Starting in the spring of 2025, those traveling from the United States bound for most European Union and Schengen Area countries will no longer need to have visas printed in their passports, but will have to register online. Faces and fingerprints will be scanned and collected in a new digital registration system, Etias-an acronym that stands for E...
Sassy, Sentimental, & Radical Chic: From Italy to Philly, Santa Chiara's 'IMPORTED' Tells Stories of Love & Life
It’s a beautiful (and sometimes harrowing) longform love story; a tale only she could ever tell. A transatlantic romance, a new home, a new language, and a new identity: From native Italian to (unexpected) immigrant. The road was long, messy, and filled with twists and turns, but just as international borders couldn’t keep her from the one she love...
How to Enjoy Aperitivo Hour Like an Italian
Americans are a bit obsessed with Italy right now. The viral Negroni Sbagliato trend last summer and the ubiquity of the Aperol Spritz have helped fuel this fire, which means more and more Americans want to drink like they’re relaxing on the Amalfi coast. Right now, that means the demand for spritzes and Negronis is at an all-time high. The most pr...