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The Aquilini family knows how to grow a successful business, whether it be a professional ice hockey team or a Washington State wine.  Through its conglomerate Aquilini Investment Group, headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., family members own the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, along with restaurants, digital media companies, a film set, a...

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Italy’s Oleificio Zucchi bets on the U.S. market. The USA is the first foreign market for the growing exports of the Italian olive oil company that announces the opening of its own branch in New York: Zucchi 1810. Zucchi intends to start an articulated development strategy with the aim of increasing the presence and positioning of its brand in the...

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Italian luxury brand La Perla has recently opened a new retail concept store at the heart of SoHo, New York. The 1000-square foot space, dubbed the Retail Lab (LP Lab for short), features the label’s latest Fall/Winter 2020 collections, including its underwear, loungewear and beachwear offerings, as well as its signature “Maison” and “Petit Macramè...

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Taralli are an unmissable food on the Apulian tables. It is a baked product with an unmistakable ring shape to be enjoyed at any time of the day. They are an excellent aperitif when accompanied by a glass of local red wine or a delicious snack for a break. They can be eaten alone (very carefully because they are "uno tira l’altro: one pulls the oth...

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After years of constant growth with rates between +1% and +1.5%, in 2019 Italy’s mascarpone cheese export sales grew by +6.5%. Moreover, in the first eight months of 2020 exports skyrocketed: +15%, with peaks of +20% in Germany, France, Belgium, and England. Mascarpone is not a niche product. In fact about 100 thousand tons are produced per year fo...

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This year the Italian pasta company Divella has established itself at a national level by winning the Industria Felix award. The renown pasta factory from Southern Italy was included among the top ten Italian companies, chosen in 18 different strategic sectors. “This year we celebrate the 130th anniversary of the foundation of our company – says Fr...

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Step off the elevator on the 15th floor of 200 Lex, and you might be expecting just another showroom. But Paul Donzella, founder of antique gallery Donzella Ltd., has spent the last several months transforming a second showroom space across the hall into a gallery-like exhibition that showcases an impressive collection of pieces by Milanese furnitu...

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Illycaffe SpA, one of Italy’s largest coffee roasters, is changing its strategy to focus on boosting retail sales as it expands in the U.S. The company, best known for premium coffee sold mainly in hotels, restaurants and cafes, will target consumers at home as the pandemic locked down cities from New York to Los Angeles, according to Chairman Andr...

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During an age where air fryers, pressure cookers, and new-fangled gadgets have taken the home cooking world by storm, simple, handcrafted (and potentially half of a century old) tools still have a very important place in the kitchen. I like a shiny new nonstick frying pan and satisfyingly efficient mandoline as much as the next home cook or chef, b...

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Tiramisù is a velvety mélange of savoiardi cookies dipped in an espresso, layered with delicately sweetened whipped eggs and mascarpone cheese, and topped with a dusting of cocoa powder. Its name, tirami sù, means “pick me up,” perhaps a reference to the stimulating effects of the caffeine in the recipe’s espresso and chocolate.  Tiramisù, although...

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