The road to Abruzzo
Every so often, a car cautiously serpentines down the winding hillside road away from the ancient hamlet of Ofena, in Italy's Abruzzo region. It's not the sort of drive you rush: Every downward curve opens onto yet another vista of superabundant grandeur. The views here in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park are of such unrelen...
Un guru dello sport Usa alla conquista del Milan
di Carlo Festa Diciannovesimo piano del grattacielo lungo la 43esima strada di New York tra la Quinta e la Madison. Qui si sta ragionando sul futuro del Milan e sull'offerta per rilevare il club rossonero dalla famiglia Berlusconi. In questo stabile c'è la Galatioto Sports, che negli Stati Uniti è una vera leggenda sui temi di finanza...
A New York si celebra la vera cucina italiana
Martedì 26 aprile al Metropolitan Pavilion di New York si celebrerà la vera cucina italiana. Durante la serata, 25 ristoranti riceveranno il marchio di qualità "Ospitalità Italiana". I requisiti fondamentali per ottenere tale sigillo? La genuinità del prodotto (Doc e Igp), una carta di vini quasi esclusivamente italiana e un alto livello del serviz...
Valerie's Home Cooking to Return to Food Network for All-New Season, 6/11
As a Golden Globe® award-winning actress with a passion for cooking, Valerie Bertinelli never misses an opportunity to prepare a delicious dinner for her family, or have friends over for a mouthwatering meal. On the new season of VALERIE'S HOME COOKING, beginning on Saturday, June 11th at 12pm ET/PT on Food Network, Valerie is back in THE KITCHEN s...
Fontano's in Hinsdale, not far from Little Italy
Fontano's Subs has been a staple in Hinsdale since 1990 and is the third sandwich restaurant the Fontano family opened. On a recent Wednesday, Kathleen Devine arrived at Fontano's with her three sons, still in their uniforms from Notre Dame Catholic School in Clarendon Hills. They had just gotten haircuts in Hinsdale, and were squeezing in...
A Study Showed Italians spend 2,000 euros Per Year On Inviting Friends Over For Lunch or Dinner
A study run by Milan Chamber of Commerce for the HOMI international trade fair for interior design and upscale home decor has shown that Italians invite friends over once every three weeks for lunch or dinner and they spend about 2,000 euros per year. The 44% of people prefer to invite friends and relatives to their house, "because they th...
Minneapolis startup launches luxury Italian linen and home collection at Martin Patrick 3
A North Loop Minneapolis retailer is partnering with a Minnesota entrepreneur to launch a linen and home collection this month. Colette Jaffe is launching her self-named line of bedding, bathroom and home accessories manufactured in Italy's Tuscany region. Upscale men's retailer Martin Patrick 3 is the collection's exclusive retailer. ...
Shy Guy Gelato Opens Burlington Shop
by Julia Clancy Gelato is not just "Italian ice cream." A scoop clings to the cone with a consistency approaching soft-serve; the temperature is slightly warmer, the body thicker. And many stateside versions of this edible export don't fit the bill. Shy Guy Gelato, a new, small-batch gelato business from Tim Elliott and Paul Sansone, is de...
“Technogym accelera negli Usa, poi tocca a Vietnam e Colombia”
Da Piazza Affari a Rio de Janeiro, in meno di due mesi. Era il 3 maggio quando Nerio Alessandri, presidente di Technogym, suonava la campanella della Borsa di Milano. In platea, facce note del mondo dello spettacolo e investitori che, in pochi minuti, facevano balzare il titolo del gruppo fondato in un garage all'inizio degli Anni Ottanta. ...
San Fermo Delivers Rustic Italian in a Historic Setting
If you have walked down Ballard Avenue in the past few months, you've probably noticed that the pea-green freestanding house that didn't really fit in with the slick new restaurants and boutiques has been getting a paint job—among other things. "The Pioneer Houses"—in fact, two houses connected—were brought from the International District years ago...
Sons of Italy Binghamton Lodge celebrates centennial
The Binghamton Lodge of the Sons of Italy is celebrating that special milestone this weekend: 100 years of serving the community. Members, friends, and family all gathered at Traditions At The Glen in the Town of Union Friday night. The black tie event featured food, dancing and also reflection on years past. Located in the heart...
Carla Fracci still dancing as 80th birthday nears
Italian ballerina Carla Fracci turned 80 years old on August 20, but she hasn't hung up her pointe shoes yet. She performed in late July at the Versiliana Festival with the Balletto del Sud in Fredy Franzutti's staging of "Scheherazade and the Thousand and One Nights" as Queen Thalassa, the queen of the sea. "I've never loved ce...