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It took composer Dan Romer a while to find the right Italian touch for the music of “Luca,” Disney-Pixar’s animated fantasy (opening June 18) about young sea monsters masquerading as humans on the Italian Riviera. “Not quite Italian enough” was director Enrico Casarosa’s response to his first try. “Too Italian!” was the response to his second. Even...

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Although countless people around the world can trace their Italian ancestry to Calabria, Calabrian cuisine tends to remain under the radar. It's a shame because the wild, unspoiled southern Italian region teems with delights. Here's a look at six fundamentals of Calabrian cuisine that are also widely beloved around the peninsula.  1.  LicoriceCulti...

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Gooding & Company has announced an impressive lineup of custom coachbuilt Italian sports cars for the 2021 Pebble Beach Auctions. From Friday to Saturday, August 13-14, at the 70th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Concours, the company will host its signature auctions with some of the most prized collector cars.   Gooding & Company President and Fou...

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As the cheeky saying goes, a well-tailored suit is to women what lingerie is to men. For one emerging Italian men’s retailer, distinguishing classic styles with an emphasis on quality and material, Edoardo Borrelli made a name for himself by way of his immaculately designed tailored suits for men. And while his suits are still well-regarded, the It...

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The cities of Napa, California, and Montalcino, Italy are proud to formally announce a long-term sister city partnership between the two communities. The sistership will strengthen the dialogue between the citizens of Napa and Montalcino to promote cooperation and exchange. Through the sister city partnership, Napa and Montalcino will look to foste...

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Of course gelato is Italian, but one of its most popular varieties, the ice cream cone – or cono gelato – is the brainchild of an Italian, too,  and that the US had part in its creation.There is very little out there that speaks of summer as much as an ice cream cone, especially in Italy, but have you ever wondered where the ubiquitous wafer comes...

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Good news, New Yorkers: the luxury Italian House, Maison Valentino, has opened two new stores at Bergdorf Goodman in New York dedicated to its iconic ready-to-wear and Valentino Garavani handbag collections. The partnership between the two luxury brands honors the heritage of each while also celebrating modern luxury and style. “Valentino is the It...

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After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the Concorso Ferrari & Friends event returns to the Farmington Polo Grounds on Sunday, June 20. The event which is a fundraiser for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation has been around since 2001. Considered one of the premiere automotive events in Southern New England, will feature the w...

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Turi, and the whole area around Bari, has cultivated cherries for more than a century. Soil and micro-climate is what makes them special. At the beginning of the 1900s, the vast majority of cherries produced in Turi and in other areas of Puglia was sulfurized and sold on the northern Italian and international markets. The cherries from Turi were of...

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Franco-Italian-American powerhouse Stellantis will try to revive Italy’s Lancia, one of the most shamefully neglected automotive brands in the world, by parachuting in its own chief design officer. The maker of some of the world’s most legendary cars, Lancia drifted beyond mediocrity and into palliative care under the stewardship of Fiat Chrysler A...

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