San Diego restaurant Cori Pastificio wins Italy’s highest dining honor
A beloved trattoria in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood was recognized with a prestigious culinary distinction in Italy comparable to earning a Michelin star. Cori Pastificio maintained the Three Forks (“Tre Forchette”), the highest honor given out by Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine, in its 2025 Top Italian Restaurants Guide. A...
Shroud of Turin to be digitally showcased during Holy Year
The Shroud of Turin, one of Catholicism’s most valued devotional items, will be digitally showcased during the Holy Year 2025, allowing visitors to engage with the revered relic like never before. The shroud, a linen cloth many believe is the burial shroud of Jesus Christ and bears his image, traditionally draws thousands of pilgrims during rare pu...
We the ItaliaNews: L'Italia in America. Episodio 6/2025
UNICO National celebra la comunità italoamericana durante l'incontro di metà anno a Chicago e si prepara per la prossima 102ª Convenzione Annuale Il Presidente della NIAF Robert Allegrini presenta a Roma l'accordo con la Società Dante Alighieri e il Lazio come Regione d'onore 2025 Morinello eletto presidente della New York Conference of Italian Am...
Paternity leave in Italy: progress and challenges
On Father’s Day in Italy, a report on paternity leave highlighted key trends and challenges. The typical father who takes paternity leave lives in the North, has a stable job, and earns between €28,000 and €50,000 per year. Despite persistent gender imbalances in child-rearing, which affect women's workforce participation, attitudes among Italian...
Cirque Italia Water Circus coming to Douglas County, Colorado
Let’s return to yesteryear, to the good old days. Ah yes, when the arrival of the circus was cause for celebration. The long, brightly painted train would pull into the station, the unloading would begin and soon there would be a parade down Main Street, led by the circus marching band. The kids would line the sidewalks to ooh and aah at the elepha...
ESA lead astronaut – Europe on front seat to the Moon
Europe is not lagging behind the US and China on space exploration and is taking a front seat on the Artemis II programme which is seeking to send a crewed mission to the moon. Luca Parmitano is in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA) and was the first Italian and third European to command the International Space Station...
St. Joseph's Day celebrated in New Orleans
Each year on March 19th, Catholics in the New Orleans area celebrate St. Joseph’s Day by constructing altars honoring the relief St. Joseph provided during a famine in Sicily. The tradition began in the late 1800s when the city of New Orleans saw a large influx of Sicilian immigrants. Peter Gilberte, President of the Italian American St. Joseph Soc...
Cannoli Kitchen Pizza Announces Continued Robust Growth Strategy for 2025
After the brand’s first full year of franchising and a strong finish in 2024, Cannoli Kitchen Pizza™ is poised for even more growth in 2025. The steadily rising pizzeria brand announced its vision to open new restaurants, sign new franchise agreements, and streamline catering and online ordering. The brand has also hired a new executive to manage t...
Osteria Vs Trattoria: What's The Difference Between The Italian Restaurant Styles?
It's no secret that Italian culinary tradition has the global food game on lock. Even Italian chain restaurants are good (Maggiano's Little Italy is our favorite, for the record). But when dining in Italy like a local, the country is dotted with different types of eateries categorized to help foodies get the exact type of dining experience they're...
The Future of Italian-American Leadership
This past January, over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, I had the great pleasure to attend the Italian-American Future Leaders Conference as a fellow. This is an incredible event in its third year. It brings together hundreds of young Italian Americans from around North America to network and learn best practices to help bring Italian-American orga...
The Italian Travel Destination Focaccia Lovers Need To Visit
If you've visited Rome, Florence, or Venice, you know how busy Italy can be, even during the tourism off season. It's time to expand your horizons and pay a visit to an underrated destination that just so happens to be the home of some truly excellent focaccia: Camogli. This fishing village is located on Italy's northwestern coast, bordering the Li...
Allegretti steps up to Arcolian presidency
During her senior year at the UIC College of Dentistry, Dr. Lauren Allegretti was granted a scholarship from the Arcolian Dental Arts Society. She joined the society after graduating residency in 2016, became a board member in 2020 and now will ascend to be the society’s president this April. “It’s cool,” Allegretti says. “It feels very full circle...