Italy will invest €60 million in a public awareness campaign to promote original Italian food products, initially in the US, Canada and Mexico. According to Italy's Deputy Industry Minister Carlo Calenda, the campaign was launched as a reaction to a 180% increase in what's described as 'Italian-sounding" foreign food products and beverages...
READ MOREAn Italian Christmas in 2015 is a mixture of centuries-old regional traditions and more modern touches, often with a slight American influence. But at the heart of the holiday for most Italians is the idea of celebrating the birth of Jesus, and doing so with family. The Feast of the Seven Fishes, or cenone (literally 'big dinner') as it is kno...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #80 2016 June 17Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Do you like both strawberries and moscato wine? This is the dessert for you - fresh, fragrant and light too. The addition of creamy ricotta (a light cheese) makes the perfect combination. If you prefer a richer version you can substitute ricotta with masc...
READ MOREMario Batali and partner Joe Bastianich have officially announced that they, like other big-time chef person Daniel Boulud, will be bringing a burger concept to the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas. According to Eater Vegas, the 120-seat B&B Burger & Beer will open sometime in the Fall, with a "beer-driven" menu as well as "20 televisions tuned...
READ MOREBy Nicole Mulvaney/The Times of Trenton It was a hail Mary pass that paid off big time for the owners of D'Angelo Italian Market, who won the Super Bowl of catering gigs. No, really. "When we found out the Super Bowl was coming to New Jersey, we contacted the NFL Host Committee to find out how we could get involved," said Daniell...
READ MOREby Nicola Orichuia There are a number of things that can lead a restaurant to success: a great chef, stunning interiors, friendly staff... Combine all three elements with a chef's 20-year experience of preparing authentic and delicious Italian dishes, and you get the culinary wonder that is Volare. Having recently celebrated their...
READ MOREby Candice Woo A fixture on India Street since 1950, when Vincent DePhilippis and Madeleine Stefani first founded a deli and grocery called Filippi's Cash and Carry, Filippi's Pizza Grotto in Little Italy was the first in a chain that now includes 14 locations in San Diego and California. The restaurant, with its red and white che...
READ MOREIl miglior olio d'oliva del mondo è roba nostra, della Tuscia. Lo ha detto il più prestigioso concorso del mondo, cioè il New York international olive oil competition (Nyiooc), che si svolge ogni anno in aprile nella Grande mela. E che stavolta ha assegnato all'azienda agricola Sergio Delle Monache, di Vetralla, e al suo olio Tamìa gold bi...
READ MOREby Riccardo Chioni "È solo un edificio e si ricostruirà" ha detto Anthony Artuso ieri mattina dopo che i vigili del fuoco avevano spento l'incendio che ha consumato il forno industriale che produceva per diverse pasticcerie. L'incendio si è sviluppato poco prima delle 7 del mattino nel forno situato all'angolo tra 12th Avenue e Third Stre...
READ MORENon sono così lontani i tempi in cui, prima di andare all'estero, si metteva il pacco di Barilla in valigia per sentirsi meno soli; i più fortunati potevano vantare una bottiglia di sugo fatto in casa, messo di straforo in valigia dalla mamma. Oggi, invece, tra chef pluristellati e sperimentazioni culinarie, è cambiato il modo di comunicar...
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