It's a far cry from the tailoring ateliers of Naples to suburban Chicago. But for Kiton, one of Italy’s leading makers of unapologetically luxurious menswear, there’s a valid link. Which is exactly why the label is doing something unprecedented. Instead of sitting back and hoping the next generation of skilled tailors finds its way to the Neapolita...
READ MOREDear friends, once again there are many things we at We the Italians are working on. Whether alone or in partnership with some friends, we are happy to continue promoting the friendship between Italy and the United States and the significant contribution of Italian Americans to the relationship between our countries. We begin with an event that wil...
READ MOREGiordano’s, an iconic Chicago deep-dish pizza brand, has joined forced with fellow hometown favorite Buona Beef to celebrate National Italian Beef Day on May 24 with a new pie, aptly dubbed the Italian Beef Pizza.The crossover is the first in the launch of Giordano’s Chi-Town Flavors series, spotlighting a string of local collaborations on its nati...
READ MOREThe Consortia safeguarding Grana Padano and Prosciutto di Parma, two of Italy’s most iconic PDO products, will exhibit at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago from May 18 to 20. Their presence forms part of the EU-backed campaign “Distinctly, Deliciously, European,” highlighting the quality, heritage, and distinctive flavours of Euro...
READ MOREOne of the architects of the iconic rock group Chicago, Danny Seraphine has never lost touch with his roots on Chicago’s Far Northwest Side. Danny Seraphine first picked up a set of drumsticks at 9 years of age, beginning a musical roller-coaster ride that gave the world some of the best-loved pop hits of our lifetime. Sixty years ago, the 17-year-...
READ MOREPapa Leone XIV, il primo papa italoamericano Nuovi Consolati onorari italiani a Boise Idaho e a Cleveland Ohio Due nuovi collegamenti aerei inaugurati tra Italia e Stati Uniti: Roma-Denver e Napoli-Chicago Il successo straordinario di Nonnas, il nuovo film di Netflix La statua di Colombo rimossa da New Haven, Connecticut, trova finalmente una ca...
READ MOREA beloved Chicago fast-food chain is honoring the new pope with a Chicago staple. Portillo’s introduced on social media Friday “The Leo” Italian Beef sandwich. “In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard – we introduce The Leo: divinely seasoned Italian Beef, baptized in gravy,” the restaurant’s post reads. Portillo’s says this “heavenly” cre...
READ MOREPope Leo XIV also has Italian ancestry, similar to Pope Francis, who came from across the world. Robert Francis Prevost's grandfather was born in Italy on June 24, 1876, the feast day of St. John, the patron saint of Turin. The individual listed as John R. Prevost in a death certificate and a 1950 census could very well have been born in Italy as G...
READ MOREAmerican Airlines, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, hosted an inaugural event Tuesday evening to mark American’s new service from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Naples-Capodichino International Airport (NAP). “A visit to the port city of Naples has so much to offer...
READ MOREL'attrice italoamericana Ellen Pompeo premiata con una stella sulla Walk of Fame di Hollywood Martin Scorsese annuncia un film che conterrà l’ultima intervista di Papa Francesco Immigrati che hanno costruito l'Italian Market di South Philadelphia celebrati in nuovi murales Ray Romano e Sebastian Maniscalco scherzano sulle Alpi italiane in un prom...
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