Ambassador Fertitta’s Rome debut signals deeper US-Italy ties
On Wednesday, US Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta presented his diplomatic credentials to Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace. He met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday. Decoding the news. His appointment is more than ceremonial. It’s a strategic signal from the Trump admini...
Italian America Podcast Ep. 368 Cultural Pride and Personal Growth with Dr. Riotto Sirey!
Ever wondered how cultural heritage shapes your personal identity? Join us as we explore this intriguing question with Dr. Sirey, co-founder of the National Organization of Italian American Women. With Jon Viola and Dolores Alfieri Taranto at the helm, we take you to the heart of Little Italy to uncover the layers of Italian American identity. Our...
Rick Brunetto named Grand Marshal of 2025 Italian Festival Parade in Columbus Ohio
The Columbus Piave Club is proud to announce that acclaimed big band leader and Columbus music icon Rick Brunetto has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2025 Italian Festival Parade in Columbus Ohio, to be held on Sunday, October 12, the final day of this year’s Columbus Italian Festival, which runs October 10–12 in Italian Village. Brunetto, a be...
An Italian Immigrant’s Dreams Became a Chocolate Empire in This San Francisco Brick Plaza
Before it was prime San Francisco tourist turf, Ghirardelli Square was pumping out chocolate for a gold-crazed city. In 1852, Italian immigrant Domingo Ghirardelli turned his failed mining dreams into something sweeter – starting with a little shop that grew into the massive brick chocolate factory we now know as SF’s favorite square. Here’s the st...
The National Italian American Foundation hails the election of the first Italian American Pope - Attribute to NIAF Chairman John Calvelli
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) extends its warmest congratulations and blessings to Robert Francis Prevost, who has been elected as the 267th Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and will take the name Leo XIV. As the leading organization for Italian Americans, NIAF recognizes the profound significance this moment holds for...
Do As The Italians Do And Use This Leafy Green As A New Addition To Your Pizza Toppings
A lot of pizza tips and tricks circulating the internet typically call for simple steps like using a butter brush to improve a frozen pizza's crust, or list just a few ingredients to create a more traditional pizza sauce from scratch. And these are terrific techniques for achieving something closer to a restaurant-quality pizza at home. But there's...
Figli Di Colombo Presents 2025 Scholarship Awards
The Figli Di Colombo held their annual student scholarship awards dinner on Monday night at the club located on South Seventh Avenue. The name of the club translates to; “Sons of Columbus” and is made up of members with Italian bloodlines. The club has very strict guidelines on how students are selected to receive scholarships. This year, they awar...
Italy Reaffirms Its Position as World Pasta Champion
In 2024, 58% of Italy’s pasta production was exported, amounting to more than 2.42 million tonnes, a 9.1% increase from the previous year, according to data from Unione Italiana Food, based on Istat figures. The total value of these exports reached €4.02 billion, marking a 4.8% year-on-year rise. In practical terms, this equates to around 80 millio...
An Afternoon With Marcella Hazan
You likely know the name Marcella Hazan. Perhaps you’ve sampled recipes from the late Italian cook’s seven best-selling books, which are credited with teaching America how to prepare authentic, classic, and delicious Italian dishes. Her famously spare recipe for tomato sauce consists of one onion cut in half, canned tomatoes, a generous knob of but...
Tramezzino festival in Mestre celebrates Italian snack innovation and tradition
In Mestre, Veneto, a three-day festival celebrates an all-Italian snack, a forerunner of street food, the ultimate snack, a symbol of a quick break that combines taste and simplicity: the tramezzino. The origin of the tramezzino is debated between Turin in Piedmont and Mestre. The festival celebrates both the tradition and innovation of this small...
Welcome to Giro d’Italia 2025
Today begins the 2025 edition of the Giro d'Italia, the professional road cycling stage race that started in 1909. The leader of the Giro wears the pink jersey in honor of the color of Italy's most important sports newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race allows you to experience beautiful landscapes across Italy, where athletes are hosted, an...
Meet the Mysterious Renaissance Muse Immortalized in the Only Leonardo da Vinci Painting in the Americas
Immortalized by Leonardo da Vinci in a 15th-century portrait now housed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Ginevra de’ Benci was a celebrated beauty of the Italian Renaissance. Her likeness—the only da Vinci painting on permanent view in the Americas—was created with oil paints on a flat panel of wood between about 1474 and 1478. A...