Spumante exports up 20%, Coldiretti says
Italian spumante exports are at a record high, up 20% in the first five months of 2015, according to farmers' association Coldiretti. Coldiretti President Roberto Moncalvo presented the analysis, based on research data from national statistics bureau ISTAT, at the association's Expo pavilion "No Farmers, No Party". According to the da...
Expanding the View of Ancient Italy at UC Berkeley
by Catherine Accardi & Dr. Lisa Pieraccini On May 6, 2015, UC Berkeley's ambitious plan to establish a Center for the Study of Ancient Italy was officially launched with a reception at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. It was a well attended event with supporting remarks from Italy's own representative, Mauro Battocchi, the...
Sons of Italy to celebrate 'La Dolce Vita' Oct. 4
The Sons of Italy of Portsmouth will celebrating "La Dolce Vita – The Sweet Life" with accordionist Gary Sredzienski on Oct. 4. Come with your blanket or chair and enjoy Cannoli, tiramisu, gelato sandwiches, Italian cookies and more. Win a raffle or learn to play bocce. All profits go to End 68 Hours of Hunger, a not-for-profit effort...
XIII edition of Cinema Italy
The Cinema Italy Festival is going to take place at the Regal Cinema in South Beach on October 8th-13th. The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast (IACC) will celebrate the beginning of the festival during its welcome dinner for the new Italian Consul General of Italy in Miami, Hon. Gloria Bellelli on October 7th at Cibo Wine Bar in Sout...
Benvenuto, Joe Buscaino!
Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30pm | Locanda del Lago. Please join the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West in honoring Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino in occasion of naming him Honorary Chairman of the Board with a special dinner at Locanda del Lago. The elegant dinner will feature Lombardy tasting menu crafted from Michelin-starred Che...
Making the connection: Grass Valley genealogist helps trace ancestors
by Teresa Yinmeng Liu Hank DiPillo discovered a few fascinating facts while probing his family history. His grandmother, the woman whose maiden name was Luigi Castigia, broke away from the Catholic Church when she emigrated to the U.S. from Italy. She later became a Protestant. She became pregnant 16 times. DiPillo's res...
Aglianico: The Southern star - Wine Tasting Nov 9
Monday, November 9, 2015. 6 to 8 PM. Italian Cultural Institute - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - LA 90024. Fees: $45 ($40 for IIC & NASA members). To register please call 310-824-7408 or email to classes.iicla@esteri.it. Led by Diego Meraviglia, Gold-Pin Pro Sommelier, Master Taster, North American Sommelier...
The engine behind Italy’s fast-growing sharing economy is tourism, report says
by Alessia Maccaferri Bucking a trend in other countries where the so-called sharing economy is focused on on-demand services, which slash costs and boost profits, in Italy, there's been an attempt to go in another direction more similar to peer-to-peer, collaboration, and alternative business models. The new 2015 map of Italy's sharing econo...
Saint Rocco's New York Italian
by Eve Hill-Agnus You can't miss it. The biggest, flashiest restaurant in Trinity Groves has its name in Broadway marquee lights. Add a windmill and it's Moulin Rouge, my friend says as we approach. When Phil Romano conceived his restaurant incubator with two business partners almost 12 years ago, he saved himself the end sp...
Celebrate the Feast of Santa Lucia in NYC (13th Dec)
Join Experience Sicily, Eolo Seasonal Sicilian Kitchen, and Gelsomino Imports, LLC in New York City to celebrate Santa Lucia on her feast day, December 13th. Gelsomino Imports will have unique gift baskets filled with artisanal products from Sicily, so while you're enjoying the feast, you can also purchase your holiday gifts. The afternoon in...
Italian groceries in Baltimore shine at the holidays and beyond
by Kit Waskom Pollard About three times a year — and always just before Christmas — Ron Frezzo, his wife, Camille, and their family, including grown daughter Cristina, travel from Silver Spring to Baltimore, where they raid the aisles at Trinacria Italian Deli on North Paca Street before heading to lunch in Little Italy. "We buy o...
Marco's Pizza franchise expands in Boise, Idaho
This city's population enjoys pizza -- like most Americans -- so the fast-growing Marco's Pizza franchise is seeking entrepreneurs who want a piece of this hot market. Prime locations are available. Boise was ranked No. 27 on Forbes 2015 List of Best Places for Business and Careers. With the main industries of technology, tourism, mining and f...