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After a decade of living half my life in my second home in Italy and trying to understand how to live like an Italian, I decided to begin writing about my experiences. At first it was the odd article here and there, about trouble with Italy’s convoluted bureaucracy or setting up my English Conversation Group, but my writings began to expand into al...

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“Are you from the Midwest?” It was something about the way I pronounced “Sebastian” that stand up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco picked up on my roots immediately. In fact, Maniscalco and I are both from the Northwestern suburbs of Chicago, each with a large, extended Italian family and an eye and ear for other expats of the region. Maniscalco’s com...

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Monday, July 18, 2022. From 6:00 pm To 7:30 pm. IIC-NY, 686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021. Entrance: Free. Book Now. The Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian American Sport Foundation cordially invite you to the book presentation: “Con la testa e con il cuore si va ovunque”, Mondadori Editore (“With the Head and the Heart You Can Go Everywhere...

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This interview is a collective one. Or maybe not. We’ll talk with a chef, a television star, a food historian, a culinary anthropologist and a Mediterranean Diet advocate. All in one person, a wonderful Italian American woman. Amy Riolo has such a beautiful and contagious smile, in a time when contagious is not a word we use lightly. Luckily for us...

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Summer isn’t long enough to read every book about Italy that has been published this year—so far. But, here are some books set in Italy you may want to consider for a beach read or a pre-trip primer. In addition to the books listed below, why not pick up a popular book from last year? The Bookseller of Florence, Ravenna, and A Fatal Thing Happened...

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The Italian Cultural Institute of New York and The Italian American Sport Foundation cordially invite you to the book presentation: “Con la testa e con il cuore si va ovunque” (“With the Head and the Heart You Can Go Everywhere“). Mondadori Publishing. A Book by Giusy Versace. Monday, 18 July 2022, 6.00 PM, Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Ave,...

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Anna Gatta, a successful businesswoman and proud family matriarch who immigrated from Italy, has completed her new book “I AM WOMAN”: a compelling tale about a woman growing up in a multiethnic neighborhood, facing the trials of womanhood. Gatta shares, “I Am Woman is a book about the many struggles women encounter that are not always spoken about...

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Tomasina Decrescenzo, a retired operating room nurse and proud single mother from New York, has completed her new book “Two Left Feet”: a delightful tale following one girl growing up in Brooklyn. “The book is in the voice of an eleven-year-old girl (referencing ages ten to twelve) living in 1963 Brooklyn. She details her Italian/Sicilian family, t...

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The book, Bitter Chicory to Sweet Espresso, presents a human perspective never addressed before about WW II. Usually, books about the War tend to be military jargon written by military officers. The story is narrated by the author as a child from events that he saw and heard  in Avella, Italy. The town is located in a valley which serves as a backy...

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“Imparerai a tue spese che nel lungo tragitto della vita incontrerai tante maschere e pochi volti.” This month’s book is an interesting and fascinating story, from a brilliant author who created yet another masterpiece for the Italian literature.  Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) was an author, narrator, and playwright who reached his fame in the theat...

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