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The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce recently signed an agreement with Centro Estero of the Piemonte Region to launch a new project – “Made in Piemonte Luxury & Design”. The initiative will take place from September 21st till September 25th, 2020 and it aims to assist furniture manufacturing companies located in the Piedmont region (Northern Italy...

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Ligurians, often, don’t come across as particularly pleasant: they lack the expansiveness of our Southerners, but also the good-tempered simplicity of the Piedmontese. Perceived as perennially in a  bad mood and unfriendly to the verge of rudeness, in truth Ligurians are not like that at all.  In many ways, they are people stuck in the very idiosyn...

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The tug of war between authentic Italian and Italian American has been raging since the first wave of Italian immigrants landed on the east coast of the United States at the end of the 19th Century. In an effort to please the American palate, “Italian” food was chopped up, redefined, and redistributed in ways that any Italian arriving for the first...

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All of Ferrari’s mid-engined V8 supercars are special but the 430 Scuderia is even more special than most. Ferrari unveiled the hardcore, track-focused variant of the F430 back in 2007 with Michael Schumacher famously playing a role in its development. While it was later succeeded by the 458 Speciale and then the 488 Pista, the 430 Scuderia remains...

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There are those brands that rise above, morphing into a name that stands for an entire category of products. Kleenex, Chapstick, and Jacuzzi – all stand the test.  Whether it’s an innovative product or merely a great marketing scheme, when a brand name becomes a hit, the name sticks.  Had it not been for the pacifist leanings of Giovanni Jacuzzi (1...

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Tenuta San Leonardo boasts a wine-producing history that goes back over 1,000 years, beginning when the Frati Crociferi (a religious order) practiced winemaking, supplying the Austro-Hungarian court at Vienna. In the 1700s, the Gresti family purchased the estate, and then, over 100 years later, they joined with the Marchesi Guerrieri Gonzaga family...

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Every summer, like clockwork, New York-based artist Gabriella Picone’s Instagram account fills up with dreamy imagery of Sicily—or, more specifically, Lipari, the Eolian island from which her family hails. Sand, sky, sketchbooks, seashells (often arranged into faces that she affectionately calls “shellfies”), and craggy rocks overlooking the Medite...

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Plans for a relaxing Italian getaway may be on hold during this summer of social distancing, but the flavors of Italy are as vibrant and accessible as ever in Earl Enterprises' “The Best of Italy” family of restaurants. A wide selection of BRIO Italian Grille®, BRAVO! Italian Kitchen®, Buca di Beppo®, and Bertucci’s® locations are offering al fresc...

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The Italian Riviera, stretching from the French border to Tuscany, is one of summer’s great destinations, with miles of striking shoreline, chic resorts, coastal restaurants and cocktail bars overlooking the sea, where you can enjoy mesmerizing waterfronts with a colorful, cooling drink in hand. If travel to Italy is out of reach at present, you ca...

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Cameos have a very important place in Italian history, culture and lifestyle.  The art of Cameo-making, called Glittica, is one of the most ancient arts of humanity and an art that has had its golden moments in Italy over the centuries. During the Roman Empire, for example, Cameos served to emphasize one’s social status, while in Florentine Renaiss...

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