Restaurateur Ron Rosa has brought Greenwich, Connecticut’s popular Italian restaurant Polpo to South Florida. Polpo Palm Beach will soon open as part of the F&B lineup at the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. Locally based studio Bilkey Llinas Design crafted the indoor-outdoor eatery, which occupies the space formerly inhabited by Temple Orange restaura...
READ MOREThe Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is the Governmental Agency that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy. With a motivated and modern organization and a widespread network of overseas offices, ITA provides information, assistance, consulting, promotion, and training to s...
READ MOREIn Italian Bred - The Theatrical Comedy, actress/singer/storyteller Candice Guardino effortlessly slips in and out of multiple family characters as she reminisces about her childhood. The show, which has received rave reviews wherever it has played, will have its Florida premiere performances at the Mizner Park Cultural Center on February 24th, and...
READ MOREElections for the renewal of the COMITES were held in the consular districts all over the world with at least 3,000 members of AIRE (the Registry of Italian citizens residing abroad). The United States has ten consular districts: New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Boston MA, Detroit MI, Washington DC, Chicago IL, Miami FL, Philadelphia PA, San Francisco...
READ MOREThey call it the Feast of the Seven Fishes, but in chef Kevin Fonzo’s experience, that’s generally in name only. “In most Italian families, I think that’s the bare minimum,” he says, laughing. All joking aside, the feast’s earliest origins lie in Catholic tradition. “Just as Italian Catholics don’t eat meat on Good Friday, they do not eat meat on C...
READ MOREThe Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian-American tradition celebrated on Christmas Eve. While the menu varies from region to region and family to family, typical items include oysters, shrimp, scallops, and calamari, with the main course typically consisting of a whole roasted fish. Locals who want to honor the tradition this year might want to...
READ MOREThe Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian American holiday tradition where families gather to enjoy a seafood-centric meal that can stretch for hours, usually on Christmas Eve. The ritual is based on the Catholic church’s tradition of fasting from meat on the days before major feast days, like Christmas. Culinary Concepts chef Abel Tirado follows...
READ MOREAttorney Antonietta Brancaccio is the new Italian Honorary Consul in Orlando, Florida, appointed by Consul General Cristiano Musillo with the approval of the Embassy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of State. The appointment ceremony took place on December 10, 2021 at 10:00 am at the newly opened Italian design room at the I...
READ MOREA new Italian ice shop opened their doors today in Lakeland and the new business owner that made it happen has a unique story. Gina Tullio is a Jersey native but USF Alumni. She told me she moved back to Florida two years ago when her husband got a job offer they couldn’t refuse. A year later, after getting comfortable in Lakeland they had their fi...
READ MOREOn the occasion of Art Basel Miami, Automobili Lamborghini is proud to feature the exhibition “Lamborghini Countach: Future Is Our Legacy” at The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy. Located in the heart of the Art Deco District in Miami Beach, the Museum’s second-floor gallery has been transformed for guests...
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