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This semester of the Italian weekend school has officially ended, with a graduation party hosted on Sunday, June 1st. This year concluded a 4-year cycle initiated in 2021 at Salice America. Our volunteers and teachers were able to transform the Salice showroom spaces into a welcoming classroom for kids. Casa della Cultura Italiana - North Carolina...

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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...

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Named after Victoria Custodi’s beloved Aunt Pia, Zia Pia is a boutique importer of fine, regional Italian foods, products that are deeply rooted in tradition, authenticity, and beauty. The company’s mission is simple: bring the spirit of real Italian food to American kitchens, one exquisite ingredient at a time. Victoria’s story begins in South Car...

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With a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Italy to the US, Mariangela Zappia, the series of over fifty events organized by Italy’s diplomatic-consular network, the Italian Cultural Institutes, and Italian Trade Agency offices in the United States began to celebrate the ninth annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, themed “Mediterranean Diet an...

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I had a wonderful visit to DeSarno's, a charming Italian market in south Charlotte, run by women: Katherine (Kit) Caron (whose maiden name is DeSarno), Karen DiMezzo, and Karen Pupello. Kit and Karen D. are the owners. From the time she was a little girl, Kit always loved to cook. Her memories take her back to sitting on a stool by the stove with h...

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Is Indaco a pizza restaurant, a purveyor of familiar Italian comfort or the archetypal restaurant one would hope to find in Rome or Fiorano? Possibly all three. Indaco’s pizza dough ferments through a four-day process and — once lightly topped with gorgeous ingredients — is fired in a wood-burning oven. The meatballs are a vibrant example of somet...

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There are over 40 events scheduled from November 13th to 19th in the United States for the eighth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, an integrated promotion initiative by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs entitled in 2023 “At the table with Italian cuisine: well-being with taste.” In the background, there is the candidacy of...

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Surface treatment solutions company Tecnofirma S.p.A. (Monza, Italy) has announced the opening of Tecnofirma America Inc., the new American branch based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company says the new location includes a well-equipped laboratory to validate the right technical cycle based on customer needs. There is also a spare parts wareho...

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An “express” version of Portofino’s Ristorante Italiano e Pizzeria is heading uptown. The popular Italian restaurant’s fifth location in Charlotte will open on the ground level of the recently renovated One Independence Center in spring 2024. Portofino’s will serve its pizza, pastas and sandwiches in the 2,500-square-foot restaurant, with both dine...

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Eastern Washington University men's basketball player Angelo Allegri signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the NBA's Charlotte Hornets on Friday. Allegri, a guard out of Kansas City, Mo., was an all-around force in his final NCAA season, leading the Eagles to a 23-11 record (16-2 in conference), Big Sky Regular Season Championship and first round win...

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