Italian cuisine: Stewed Artichokes
WTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Stewed artichokes are a delicious contorno (side dish) to prepare either in autumn or in spring when they are in season. The addition of orange peel, fresh mint and parsley adds a special taste to this dish. Artichokes are widely cultivated in the Medite...
The Italian Way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 10 - World Heritage Sites
WTI Magazine #68 2015 September, 18Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: Whoever travels in Italy cannot but be amazed by the immense treasures in terms of natural and artistic sites that the country offers. Places such as Rome with its Coliseum, the Vatican City, the Renaissance monuments in Florence and the romantic landscap...
Italian art: Palazzo D'Arco
WTI Magazine #11 2014 Jan, 3Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti During the Italian Renaissance it wasn't uncommon to decorate rooms, halls or courtrooms with an astrological subject. The works of the "Palazzo della Ragione" in Padua survived to this day. This calendar and astrological decoration even "helped"...
Italian cinema: Newport Beach Film Festival and Italian Spotlight
WTI Magazine #27 2014 Apr, 25Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: With the goal of bringing in the "Orange County", famous to most for a teen movie of a few years ago, the best of classic and contemporary filmography from all over the world, the Newport Beach Film Festival will start today, april 24.
Italian cinema: Gabriele Muccino, an Italian filmaker at the top of America
WTI Magazine #33 2014 June, 4Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: When you want to enjoy a movie, is it better the dubbed version, or the one in the original language? Surely it is better to watch it in the original language, maybe subtitled, not to miss the hidden meanings, the gags and the typical idiomatic expressions.
Italian traditions: Mamoiada Carnival in Sardinia
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : folclore.it Translation by: The most renowned Carnival in Sardinia is Mamoiada's, one of the oldest in the region and, for Mamoiada, there is no carnival without Mamuthones. Who are them? Mamuthones and Issohadores are the protagonists of the carnival of this town and also are a symbol of celebr...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 62
WTI Magazine #62 2015 June, 12Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! Today I'd like to celebrate with all our readers a wonderful achievement of We the Italians. At the speed of 25 news every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, which actually is our publishing standard in our news roll right now, next week we will reach...
Great Italians of the Past: Eleonora Duse
WTI Magazine #68 2015 September, 18Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Eleonora Duse has been one of the most important actresses of the Italian theater scene of the nineteenth century. Her style marked the era of modern theater and her love affairs linked her forever to one of the greatest cont...
Italian wine: Marsala
WTI Magazine #33 2014 June, 4Author : Vino OK Translation by: England and Marsala Port and Sherry wines have in common their history, linked to the trade travels of the English merchants. From '500, the nascent British Merchant Navy was always travelling, browsing the seas to supply the increasingly prosperous economy of the kingdom....
Italian wine: Escape to the Italian Alps with Pinot Nero from Grosjean in Valle d'Aosta
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin Translation by: One of the most beautiful parts of Italy I have been to is the Valle d'Aosta or Aosta Valley, the tip of northwestern Italy. The wine I'm sharing with you today comes from the Grosjean winery. Doesn't sound very Italian at all, does it? That's because the...
Italian sport: Rossi and rossa, Valentino and Ferrari are back!
WTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Simone Callisto Manca Translation by: The year in the engine competitions could not have started better for our colors: the green, the white but above all the Red. Indeed, a single triumphant Sunday has seen the comeback of two Italian legends: Ferrari, after almost two years, with his new drive...
IT and US: Our ancestors paved the way for our dreams
WTI Magazine #68 2015 September, 18Author : Cookie Curci Translation by: My grandfather was never a man of many words, but when he spoke we listened. Though his words were few they were filled with wisdom. He would often say to us: "Pray for the things you want, but work for the things you need". If grandpa said that phrase once, he...