I’ve got an undue excitement for Italian things, which is why I spend so much time at the Italian grocery store (both Stateside and in Italy), where I first spotted Pocket Coffee. When I picked up the slim box with its charmingly outdated typeface, I noticed that it was made by Ferrero, but could otherwise glean no information before I made an impu...

The most recent data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce confirm the positive trend of Italian agri-food exports to the U.S., which, in the first 8 months of 2022, increased by 13.1% compared to the same period last year, reaching $4.95 billion. “In 2021, our sales recorded $6.5 billion for the food & wine sector alone”, reports Antonino La...

Unlike in the natural world, where profound complexity often expresses itself within elegant design—think of the Fibonacci spiral found in a sunflower’s center—the modern automotive landscape is mostly an expanse of mass-market homogeneity that has taken the form right out of function.  Pagani Automobili, however, remains synonymous with exquisite...

Italian legacy automaker Alfa Romeo recently outlined details of its upcoming all-electric segment in which its CEO said it intends to bolster sales in North America, expressing the need to “transfer the concept of performance” to its EVs. To do so, however, Alfa Romeo believes it needs something bigger and all-electric to attract US consumers, sta...

It’s Made in Italy Week here at MR, sponsored by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), so be sure to check in with us every day as we indulge in the tasteful, beautiful, luxurious, and sensual world that is Italian fashion and menswear. We’ll catch up with Antonino Laspina, ITA’s Trade Commissioner; check out the latest must-see trends from the true “mae...

The trade interchange between Italy and the United States continues to grow at a steady pace after a decline in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. So much so that economic and trade relations can be considered a pillar in the relationship between Rome and Washington, which remains the top destination for Italian non-EU exports.Last December, according...

For George Ranalli, architecture is not just a simple case of surface-level design. It represents so much more.  “People’s expectations and how they view architecture, it is really fused with their personal experiences,” he said.  One of the city’s top Manhattan-based architects who has worked on all sorts of projects, Ranalli, 76, carries a lot of...

Everybody needs a little bit of bubbly in their life! Let's discover together the most famous sparkling wines made in Italy. We love Italian bubbly The Italian bubbles market is growing year after year. We love bubbles and we are very proud to export them worldwide. The generic word we use in Italy is "spumante." It means "sparkling wine." The key...

In 2022, Italian wine exports reached an all-time high of 8 billion euros, growing by +12% compared to 2021 (source: Nomisma estimates for Forum Wine Monitor). This is a great success for Italy, although it continues to remain far behind the record sales of France, which in 2022 is estimated to have exported wine worth 12.5 billion euros, up +12.5...

Rome eatery Roscioli is to launch in New York this spring in the first opening outside Italy for the culinary institution that has been serving Romans for generations. The news, first reported by Eater, will see Roscioli take the place of Ariel Arce's MacDougal Street restaurant Niche Niche which is closing after four years. However Arce will remai...