National day for organ and tissue donation 2025 in Italy
On April 11th, Italy celebrated the National Day for Organ and Tissue Donation 2025, a chance to pause and reflect on a choice that can change lives. In the first quarter of 2025, over 570,000 declarations of intent to donate were registered during electronic ID card renewals. To date, there are 15.5 million consent registrations in the Transplant...
Sapersi arrangiare: the Italian art of turning little into plenty
If you grew up as I did, with grandparents who lived through the last world war, you know how incredibly resourceful they were. They could cook with almost nothing, they knew how to fix just about everything, and nothing went to waste because they could always find another use for it. I suppose they weren’t called the Greatest Generation for nothin...
121-Year-Old South Philadelphia Bakery to Undergo Expansion for First Time
Isgro Pastries, the 121-year-old South Philadelphia bakery that has been a staple at the Italian Market, is set to undergo its first-ever expansion, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The bakery is planning to open a new 18,000-square-foot to 20,000-square-foot facility in South Philadelphia and relocate there. The new wareh...
Casa Italiana Celebrates Memory Through Film, Forgotten Wartime Stories
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò is spotlighting inclusion and overlooked history this April with two programs that, while different in form, share a common aim: bringing marginalized voices to the fore. The first event, on Monday, April 14, is a film screening with a twist. Dino Risi’s Il giovedì (1963), a quiet gem featuring Walter Chiari in one of h...
S'ozzastru: the ancient olive tree of Sardinia
In Sardinia, there is a tree that was already old when Jesus Christ was born. It is called S'Ozzastru, a wild olive tree that grows in Luras, in the Gallura region, and is considered the oldest in Italy. This true patriarch of nature has witnessed around 4,000 years of history. It was already a mature tree during ancient Egypt, it saw the rise and...
Bacio di Latte Preparing for San Diego Debut
Beloved Italian gelato brand Bacio di Latte is bringing its signature scoops to San Diego for the first time with a new location coming to La Jolla at 8867 Villa La Jolla Dr. The company’s 15th location is expected to open at The Shops at La Jolla Village, according to documentation submitted to the San Diego Department of Environmental Health and...
A visit to the visited the Museo dello Sbarco di Catania
The Chargé d'Affaires Shawn Crowley and Consul General Tracy Roberts-Pounds visited the Museo dello Sbarco di Catania (Catania Landing Museum). The museum tells, through stories, original objects, reproductions, and immersive experiences, a fundamental chapter of our shared history: the Allied landing in Sicily in 1943, which marked the beginning o...
Contested Roman Villa With Caravaggio’s Only Ceiling Mural Could Become a Museum
A years-long inheritance battle between an American-born princess and her stepsons could soon reach a happy ending for the world’s only ceiling painting by the great Italian Renaissance artist Caravaggio (1571–1610). Thanks to a legal settlement, it appears the family is close to arranging the private sale of their home, Rome’s Casino di Villa Bonc...
Scorpacciata’s Seasonal Italian Is a Farm-Fresh Approach
Long before he became a restaurateur, Peter Reuter had the Italian word “scorpacciata” permanently inked on his forearm. The technical translation is “big feed,” calling to mind a long table full of all your Italian relatives passing around homemade platters. Reuter connects to the word’s more symbolic meaning, which relates specifically to seasona...
Etna: Sicily’s fiery heartbeat of nature, history and myth
Etna, Idda (She), Mungibeddu (Mongibello), ‘a Muntagna — these are some of the names used for Europe’s largest, widest, and tallest volcano, located in the plain of Catania. It is often referred to in the feminine form, as if it were a mother — one that occasionally grumbles but rarely causes harm. Visible from great distances, it is the highest ac...
North Italia has opened its first Utah location in Riverton
North Italia has opened its first location in Utah! The modern Italian restaurant is known for its scratch-made pasta, hand-tossed pizzas and craft cocktails. Executive Chef Joe Genovese is also including local flavors and flair into his dishes which include: Chef's Board featuring prosciutto di parma, speck, whipped ricotta & eggplant caponata, pe...
Underwater Wine In Italy: 5 Bottles You Need To Try
Beneath Italy’s shimmering coastal waters, winemakers are experimenting with an unexpected aging technique: underwater wine in Italy. This innovative process, known as underwater enology, involves submerging bottles of wine or sparkling wine in the sea for months—or even years—allowing the ocean’s unique conditions to influence their maturation. It...