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Michelangelo Merisi, commonly known as Caravaggio, is one of the top representatives of Italian art of all times, able to stand out with his paintings not only thanks to several masterpieces made during his short life – reaching an extraordinary fame – but also to leave a deep mark in the artists that came after him. Michelangelo was born in Milan...

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On the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World 2021”, in collaboration with the General Consulate of Italy in Philadelphia, PI-Philly invites you to “The Italian Table: celebration of pasta and first courses”. An Apericena, an informal standing dinner where we will explore together appetizers and dishes of Italian cuisine. The “Week of Italian Cuisin...

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For ten weeks earlier this year, the Italian Trade Agency and World Market are working to promote an assortment of products from Campania and Calabria. The Italian Trade Agency saw an opportunity to extend an invitation with World Market last year when the retailer launched a pilot program, “A Taste Tour of Sicily” in 2020. World Market, featured I...

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All'Antico Vinaio was opened by the Mazzanti family in the city center of Florence, Italy, in 1989. It started as a wine bar with a small sandwich counter, but over time it occupied four storefronts in the vicinity and one in Milan, most with sandwiches as the main focus, becoming a tourist attraction unto itself almost as much as the nearby Uffizi...

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Lasagna, famed worldwide, has ancient origins and remains an Italian superstar dish.  Basically, lasagna is a baked casserole made with wide flat pasta and layered with fillings such as ragú, bechamel, vegetables and various cheeses. Unsurprisingly, every Italian region has its own traditional recipe. Lasagna: History Lasagna – the name and the dis...

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Netflix Italy takes a dive into the offbeat world of Rome cartoonist Michele Rech, better known as Zerocalcare, with a new animated mini-series called Tear Along the Dotted Line. The show, whose original Italian title is Strappare lungo i bordi, has been launched in 190 countries around the world and is available in several languages including Engl...

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The 2021 tomato processing campaign in Italy closed with a production of just over 6 million tons of processed product, up 17% compared to 2020. A very important result as it makes Italy the second largest producer of canned tomatoes in the world after the United States, and well ahead of China. In Central and Southern Italy, 2.96 million tons of t...

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With three full-size, seaworthy boat hulls as its roof and a facade of nautical ropes made from recycled plastic, Italy's pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 embraces the concept of reusable design. Favored by an excellent placement within the Expo site — between the "Opportunity" and "Sustainability" thematic areas and with uninterrupted front and side vi...

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Ettore Bugatti, known as the founder of one of the most important and prestigious Italian brands in the world, was an inventor and a visionary. Thanks to his revolutionary ideas, over the course of his life he trademarked more than 1000 patents and has introduced concepts such as aerodynamic and lightness, in order to make vehicles’ performance bet...

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Zegna, Italian luxury fashion house and world leader in luxury menswear, has announced the opening of the first Zegna Lab in Soho, New York City in the United States. The arrival of the Lab is expected to reinforce the company’s continual development in new and interactive retail spaces, meeting the renewed demand of the luxury leisurewear clientel...

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