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While many of us are used to enjoying the same cuppa day after day, there is something to be said for taking a new approach and enjoying coffee after dinner. And if you are into strong, dark coffee, like a good French or Italian roast, or even a spoon-standing espresso, listen up. There is an Italian after-dinner drink, the digestif, you should kno...

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Bulgari has opened a new boutique in New York City’s Hudson Yards shopping center. The opening marks the LVMH-owned jeweler’s second location in the city after its Fifth Avenue flagship boutique, which opened in 1989. The 2,200-square-foot space is “quintessentially Roman,” said Bulgari, nodding to its Roman roots with mid-century Italian design el...

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There is an extraordinary description of Made in Italy as seen from the perspective of design in the book “Il design e l'invenzione del Made in Italy” (Design and the Invention of Made in Italy) by Professor Elena Dellapiana. It is a theme that intersects with the United States several times, even in the introduction of the "Made in Italy" brand, w...

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In 2022, the bilateral trade volume between Italy and the United States reached $117 billion, and current data indicates a consistent upward trajectory. This surge is underpinned by a mutual commitment to bolster economic ties through cooperation, co-investments, job creation, and friend-shoring across several pivotal sectors.  As highlighted in th...

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Once again, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is bringing un po’ d’Italia to Chicago, extending its carefully curated sponsorship of some of Italy’s very best men’s brands at the Chicago Collective from August 6th to the 8th. These brands combine long-standing Italian sartorial tradition with the world’s most sophisticated manufacturing techniques to...

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Investing in wine, in spite of all the challenges related to climate change and the more and more complicated and competitive consumer market, is still a very good idea. The proof comes from, first of all, the more or less consistent flow of investments from abroad, which over the last few years has seen a great many changes of hand in the leading...

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Italy has embarked on a major campaign to promote its filmmakers and movies around the world and to attract international productions to the country. Last week, the country hosted the Audiovisual Producer’s Summit in Trieste, inviting leading US producers and studio executives as well as a significant French delegation to meet with Italian producer...

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Glasses, the ingenious invention that revolutionized vision correction, have a fascinating history intertwined with Italy, particularly wtih the city of Venice. While their exact origin is subject to debate, it is widely believed that the precursor to modern eyeglasses was likely invented in  La Serenissima around 1285-1289. Although historical evi...

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At the London launch of the Lonely Planet guide to Friuli Venezia Giulia, the first such book on the area from Lonely Planet, author Luigi Farrauto, who is originally from Milan, noted that even Italians overlook this region on the edge of the country: “The reality is that in Italy we don’t know Friuli Venezia Giulia, we think Italy ends at Venice!...

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Taste of Italy, Southern California’s Premiere Italian Food and Wine Event, returns to downtown Los Angeles on September 23rd. The event offers the best in food, wine, music and Italian culture and benefitts the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles with is a 501(c) 3 charitable organizationThis year’s event will feature celebrity guest host, Mari...

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