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In times like these, manifestos of all kinds are written, especially personal ones from the kitchen. Last week, The Guardian’s food columnist and Italophile, Rachel Roddy, seized this moment to leave her mark, penning eight rules for boiling pasta. Rachel, who lives in Rome, borrowed inspiration from Sophia Loren's classic first cookbook from 1972,...

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Rosario Castronovo grew up without much in the way of cultural identity, but he clung to his mother’s story that she had Sicilian heritage. At 21, when he decided to legally change his name to distance himself from a father he describes as abusive, he chose Italian first and last names in a nod to his mother’s culture. He’d heard “Castronovo” meant...

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Sandro Veronesi has won the Premio Strega for the second time. 'Il Colibrì' (the hummingbird, published by La Nave di Teseo) claimed Italy's top literary prize with a big margin, getting 200 votes, compared to 132 for second-paced Gianrico Carofiglio's 'La Misura del Tempo' (Einaudi). Third was Valeria Parrella's 'Almarina' (Einaudi), with 86 votes...

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Congratulations to NIAF Board Member Capri S. Cafaro for her book United We Eat. The book features distinct recipes and stories representing all 50 states that were adapted by Cafaro or submitted by Democrats and Republicans who have served the United States in some way. United We Eat is more than a cookbook because it demonstrates that food is a n...

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I spent most of the first three months of the novel coronavirus lockdown astonished to find myself glad to have an excuse not to go anywhere. With trips to Sicily and Japan canceled, I felt relief more than disappointment. I wondered if the travel bug that had relentlessly buzzed in my head in recent years was finally dormant. It seemed so—until I...

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A webinar with Susan Levenstein, author of "Dottoressa: An American Doctor in Rome", in conversation with Alexander Stille. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Part memoir—starting with her epic quest for an Italian medical license—and part portrait of Italy from a unique point of view, "Dottoressa" is packed with vignettes that illuminate the national differen...

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Consiglio ai prigionieri di guerra: se potete, cercate di evitare la detenzione in un campo francese; scegliete invece uno americano dove, se siete italiani, vi tratteranno abbastanza bene. È una battuta, ovviamente. Ma se riferita al secondo conflitto mondiale, ha un suo fondo di verità. Ne sa qualcosa Giacinto Castelli, protagonista – inventato m...

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Thirty years ago, the Senator John Heinz History Center embarked on a mission to preserve and interpret the history of Italian migrants that settled in Western Pennsylvania. The initiative began at the encouragement of Italian American community leaders who sought to recognize the legacy of Italian immigrants in the region. They discussed funding a...

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Nella mattinata di oggi, 11 giugno, è stata presentata in una diretta streaming sulle pagine Facebook di Treccani e del Centro per il libro e la lettura del MiBACT, oltre che sui siti web di Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Cepell e AIE, la piattaforma digitale che si propone di dare nuovo impulso al processo di in...

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Garrubbo Communications LLC today announced the publication of GARRUBBO GUIDE: The Importance of Eating Italian. In his second book, Ed Garrubbo takes readers on a journey that covers everything they need to know about the most popular Italian foods, from bread and olive oil, to prosciutto and mozzarella, to panini, pizza, and pasta . . . all the w...

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