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Sunday September 9 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT. Lawn Terrace Adjacent to the Graduate Physics Building, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY. Admission: free; open to the public. Sponsored by Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University. Annual Celebration of Italian Vehicle Excellence and Beauty: A display of "art forms on...

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“Devi credere in te stesso quando non ci crede nessun altro. Questo è ciò che ti rende un vincitore” diceva Venus Williams. Così ha fatto Stefano Versace (43 anni, nella foto sopra). Aveva un sogno: aprire la più grande catena di gelaterie negli USA. Oggi gestisce oltre 20 gelaterie aperte dal 2013 ad oggi. Non è gelataio, ma un investitore e impr...

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My brother and I were in a record store looking through the bargain bin, and there was a copy of Cream’s Disraeli Gears, and right next to it, Muddy Waters’ Hard Again,” Todd Cambio says. “At the time, I was 14 and trying to play harmonica. I really wanted to buy Disraeli Gears, but my brother told me to get Hard Again because Muddy always had the...

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The quintessential American school lunch of the 1970s and 80s, a bologna sandwich on white bread with mayonnaise (*shudder*) is only American in the sense that it is the bastardized version of a culinarily superior food first brought to the United Stated by immigrants from the other side of the world. Though pronounced “baloney” – itself an accepte...

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Grappa is a uniquely Italian drink. Traditionally, made from pomace, that is, discarded grape seeds, stalks and stems that are a by-product of the winemaking process, grappa has been around since the Middle Ages. For generations, Italians have sipped this "firewater" after meals and even added a little to their morning espresso, to "correct" it (tr...

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Artistica Italian Gallery, a family-owned importer of Italian home decor for over 28 years, announced that it has acquired the assets of New York-based Deruta of Italy, the oldest B2B distributor of hand-painted ceramics and majolica from the medieval hill town of Deruta, Italy, into the United States. Coinciding with Deruta of Italy’s 35th anniver...

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The mission of the Italian Trade Agency's campaign, "Italian Wine - Taste the Passion," is to educate consumers of the breadth, diversity and quality of Italian wines. Its aim is to increase awareness of the many excellent Italian wine varietals and wine-producing regions. The agency sent me four wines to sample: Masut de Rive Pinot Grigio, La Capr...

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S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water introduces sleek cans to their product lineup. Delivering the same refreshing mix of gentle bubbles and fine mineral balance customers know and love, the new S.Pellegrino cans are a fun and tasteful new way to enhance any dining occasion, from an alfresco dinner to a sunset picnic.  The eye-catching loo...

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Follow Giovanni Aloi, Art Historian at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, on a tour of the most exciting modern and contemporary artists whose legacy and originality represent Italian art on the contemporary international scene. Tour limited to 25 people. Registration deadline: September 28th. Giovanni Aloi is an author, educator, and publ...

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When going to Italy, a visit to local, famous restaurants or trattorie is one of the must to include in your journey. Eating national dishes in a typical environment, sitting around a table and sipping a glass of traditional wine, either white or red, may be the first image coming to your mind, but it's not necessarily the only option. All those wh...

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