Fare Cinema: David di Donatello Awards – Best Short Films screening, introduced by the director Andree Lucini
June 26 2025, 19:00 (Local time) - O Cinema, 1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL. The Italian Cultural Institute in Miami, in collaboration with Miami Short Film Festival, is pleased to present an evening entirely dedicated to auteur Italian short films, taking place on June 26 at O Cinema South Beach. Free entrance with online registration. The...
Talk “From Carpentry to Masterpieces. How Italian-Made excellence creates extraordinary shapes”
On Thursday, June 19th, at 6.30 pm the Italian Cultural Institute in Miami (209 Altara Ave., Coral Gables) will host the talk From Carpentry to Masterpieces. How Italian-Made excellence creates extraordinary shapes, a special event dedicated to innovation in architectural design and the promotion of Made in Italy through the integration of advanced...
Farmina Opens First U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Reidsville, North Carolina
Farmina Pet Foods, a global leader in premium pet nutrition, officially opened its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Reidsville, North Carolina marking a major milestone in the company's 50-year history. While new to U.S. manufacturing, Farmina has served North American pet owners for more than a decade, delivering premium pet food made wi...
Festa della Repubblica celebrated in North Carolina
On May 30th, CCI-NC and Opera Carolina hosted our annual Festa della Repubblica celebration in remembrance of Italy's historic vote to become a republic. The evening featured Italian cuisine, operatic performances, and engaging conversations, all celebrating Italian culture and community in Charlotte. A silent auction with donations from Italian bu...
This popular Italian restaurant from New York is now open at Miami Worldcenter
The latest culinary addition to the downtown Miami Worldcenter is now open for your (pasta) pleasure. Founded in 1995 by Fabio Granato and Vittorio Assaf in New York City, Serafina Italian restaurant is now taking reservations at the sprawling 27-acre downtown development. The new restaurant joins other new concepts like Earls from Vancouver, which...
Taste Italian Kitchen Expands with New Location Set for August Opening
Taste Italian Kitchen is opening a second location in Ridgeland, Mississippi, four years after launching its original restaurant in Starkville. The new location will open in the former Enzo Osteria space at 970 Highland Colony Parkway, which closed in September 2024. “We just had such large success in Starkville, we just wanted to test the waters...
Beach Bites: Leone’s Italian Ristorante
Starting with a deli shop in June 2024 on the corner of Fourth and Main Street in the heart of downtown Conway, customers loved it so much, they wanted even more. “The customers were asking me to do dinners and I didn’t have the room or the chefs or the tables,” Leone’s Italian Ristorante co-owner and chef Jim Leone said. “And every day I stared at...
Sicilian Oven dishes up authentic wood-fired pizza, creates community gathering spots
A local pizza institution that began as a single restaurant has now grown into a beloved South Florida chain with 10 locations throughout the region. Sicilian Oven isn't just serving up wood-fired pizza, it's creating community gathering spots where regulars are treated like family. "Oh, we love it. I bring my mom here all the time. She's in a home...
A Newport summer tradition, Italianfest set to return to city’s Festival Park June 12-15
Italianfest, one of Northern Kentucky’s most beloved summer traditions, is returning to Newport Festival Park from June 12-15. Set along the Ohio River between the Purple People and Taylor-Southgate Bridges, the festival offers free admission and is expected to welcome over 120,000 attendees. “Newport Italianfest is a cherished tradition that bring...
Another Charleston-area Italian restaurant is opening soon. Here's what sets this one apart
A new Italian restaurant from an established local chef is opening soon in this corner of the Charleston-area that borders Goose Creek. Cane Pazzo (1276 Yeamans Hall Road), owned by chef Mark Bolchoz and his wife Ariana, will debut June 14. The new eatery will serve a menu reliant on house-extruded pasta, small plates, seafood and a mix of new-age...
Pizza Hall of Fame: Old-School Italian Meets ‘Cheers’ at This 50-Year-Old Memphis Pizzeria
As a new college grad in a bleak job market, Mike Garibaldi noticed a lack of food options near Tennessee’s University of Memphis and imagined opening a deli near campus. Instead, fate connected him with out-of-towners who wanted to start a pizzeria. They exited the business after a year, but Garibaldi’s Pizza is still going strong, celebrating 50...
American Airlines launches Rome service and largest summer schedule ever at MIA
American Airlines launched new service from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Rome (FCO), just in time for the airline’s largest summer schedule in MIA history. American and Miami-Dade County stakeholders hosted an event to celebrate the new route, complete with Italian food and traditional entertainment for customers to enjoy ahead of the histo...