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Have you ever heard of “struffoli?” They are deep fried morsels of dough that expand as they cook. Have you ever tasted “struffoli?” After they are fried they get bathed in warm honey and adorned with sprinkles and some orange zest. Got your mouth watering yet? Their texture is such that they are crunchy on the outside but tender on the inside. It...

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Easter is a very important moment for the people of Italy: for those still actively practicing, it is a time of meditation and prayer, steeped in profound spiritual meaning; for everybody else, it remains deeply tied to memories of traditions, practices and, of course, dishes, that bring us back centuries. Every Italian, I am sure, must have cheris...

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When do dough, tomato sauce, and mozzarella stop being mere ingredients and become pizza?It’s a philosophical question that has divided chefs and diners for decades. For some, only pies in the Neapolitan and Roman styles are acceptable—Sicilian, at a stretch. Others extend the goal posts as far as Chicago deep dish. But pizzas have been eaten in so...

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Archaeologists have discovered what they believe could be the remains of Naples' first port in the waters by the Castel dell'Ovo, they said in a presentation on Thursday. Exploring the waters around Castel dell'Ovo, a team of divers found four tunnels about ten metres below the surface, which they believe could have been used to moor ships some 25...

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Oggi abbiamo il piacere di incontrare Luca Martera, autore, regista e studioso di mass-media tra Italia e Stati Uniti. Il prossimo 18 Aprile Luca terrà al Palazzo delle Arti (PAN) di Napoli una conferenza-show, promossa dall’Associazione Culturale Musae, dal titolo AmericaNapoli - 100 anni di film vesuviani tra Cinecittà e Hollywood. Intanto, grazi...

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Al giornalista Rocco Colombo l’onorificenza di Journalist of the year 2018 “Per il servizio svolto al servizio della comunità campana in America in qualità di direttore editoriale di Ondanews.” La cerimonia si è svolta ieri, in occasione della “Festa dei campani nel mondo” nello Stato del New Jersey, alla presenza dei presidenti delle Associazioni...

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Following the traces of the Italian emigration to the US, we discovered that many fellow Italians went to Lackawanna County, in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State is home to more than 1,5 million Italian Americans, according to the 2010 census bureau: the 12,2% of the entire population of the State.  Starting today, March 12, a new book will be avail...

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Visitors can also go beneath the arena to explore the underground complex below the surface and, in doing so, get a sense of how the amphitheater operated in antiquity. The atmospheric corridors and subterranean chambers are filled with ancient stonework and objects. The openings in the ceiling and the long central ditch which divides the arena ser...

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Like many tourists in Naples, I have only ever been there en route to somewhere else. For years the city has had a reputation for being dirty, dangerous and traffic-choked: why on earth would anyone choose to linger? But this has changed. Naples is becoming a destination in its own right, thanks in part to the huge popularity of the enigmatic autho...

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Una visita informale, il racconto del Circolo Posillipo e della sua storia, la scoperta della bellissima sede del sodalizio e infine, un pranzo a base di piatti del mare napoletano: è stata questa la mattinata di venerdì scorso, 23 febbraio, durante la quale il Circolo ha ospitato la Console Generale degli Stati Uniti a Napoli, Mary Ellen Countryma...

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