MakeUp in NewYork: A special focus on italy!
During the whole afternoon of next September 9, the conference room of MakeUp in NewYork will be in the colors of Italy. It is only natural when you know what the entire make-up sector owes to the industry of this country. An appointment, which should on no account be missed. Economically, according to the Beauty Report recently produced by Cosmet...
August 29: Italian Family Festa
August 29 11 am - August 30 6 pmGuadalupe River Park, 350 E. Julian St, San Jose, CA The Italian Family Festa is the chance to spend a day experiencing what Italians grow up learning. Sharing a day with family and friends, savoring authentic Italian Foods, and enjoying live entertainment. Come play Bocce, watch or participate in a grape stomp, vis...
Italy plays four cards at Venice Film Festival
by Alessandra Magliaro Four Italian directors are in competition at the 72nd Venice Film Festival, plucked from a wider selection of others that weren't chosen, including films by big names such as Paolo Sorrentino, Nanni Moretti, and Matteo Garrone. In response to the inevitable controversy over the films by those directors being...
Historic Italian game taking center court at weekend festival
By Mark Bennett Yards and yards of wide open, flat dirt. A batch of hard plastic spheres the size of softballs, and permission to throw them. My preschool-age sons couldn't have been happier. They got a brief taste of the ancient game of bocce ball when our family trekked to the Little Italy Festival at Clinton in the 1990s. The festival fea...
Italian culture, cuisine and cars rev up Casa Belvedere
by Rob Bailey Want to help jumpstart Staten Island's Italian Cultural Foundation? The weekend of Sept. 26-27, atop picturesque Grymes Hill, the landmark mansion known as Casa Belvedere presents Motori D'Italia — an Italian car show — a major highlight of its annual Festa D'Italia benefit. Proceeds from "all facets of this sig...
Italian traditions: Grand celebration of Desmontegar, Fiera Di Primiero, Trento
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : folclore.it Translation by: To follow the "Cheese Road of the Dolomites" means to make a journey through time and space. It can lead you, for example, to the "Desmontegada" in Primiero, Trento, a wonderful opportunity to sample the best dairy production of the area but also a real blast from t...
NAPOLEON, NUTELLA and AMERICA: Book Presentation and Nutella Party
October 16 - 6 pm - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. On the occasion of the publication of: Nutella World, 50 Years of Innovation (Rizzoli, 2015), by Gigi Padovani. The author in conversation with journalist Gianni Riotta (RAI, La Stampa) and Eataly NYC Manager Dino Borri. M...
20-plus restaurants, 4 breweries represented at Longmeadow UNICO Wine, Beer and Food Tasting
by David Molnar The Longmeadow Chapter of UNICO National Inc. will host its 15th annual Wine, Beer, and Food Tasting on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Center Court at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. The event features more than a dozen varieties of wine provided by M.S. Walker Distributors of Somervill...
Medford natives Sacco, Pagliarulo inducted into National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame
From the streets of South Medford to the professional sports arena, Mike Pagliarulo and Joe Sacco share a common bond. It is one that has carried them through the years in their respective sports, and has only continued to push them further into local legendary lore. The Medford natives are two of the newest members of the National Itali...
Italy’s pharmaceutical industry eyes US and China markets, global consumption seen rising 30%
by Micaela Cappellini Within the next three years, global sales of pharmaceuticals will reach $1.6 billion and, according to a study by Deloitte, Italy is well positioned to take a significant slice of the sector. Figures from industry association Farmindustria bear that out: with €29 billion in revenue in 2014, Italy is the second-la...
Munch goes to Cucina Vitale and 1905 Eatery
By Dan Gigler Whether the reason was as simple as changing palates, the ubiquity of chains serving lousy lasagna or the paranoia of a growing worldview of carbohydrates as a societal evil on par with the "Whip/Nae Nae" song, good ol' red sauce Italian joints briefly became passé with the dining-out set. Locally, some of the old gu...
The Pipes of the Mezzogiorno
By Giovanni di Napoli The bagpipes are an ancient instrument, dating back thousands of years; they're even mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 4:21). Here in America we normally associate the bagpipes with the Irish and Scottish, who have a long and storied tradition with this wonderful instrument. However, many Americans, even those of Italian ancest...