A.J. Trucco Inc. has begun importing organic Italian clementines.Fruit is shipping in 5-pound gift boxes and in 2-pound pouches under a new label, TruStar, according to a news release from New York-based Trucco. "We are thrilled to be launching our new TruStar line with the arrival of our organic clementines," Trucco's president, Nick Pacia, said...
READ MOREThursday, June 4, 6:00 PM John D. Calandra Italian American Institute A city rich in art, literature, and culture, Naples is often associated only with what might plaque a large city. This symposium is dedicated to Naples and its many splendors. Guest of honor is the Honorable Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples. Joining him with be scho...
READ MOREby Maurita Cardone Viene da Mosca e si è insediato da appena due settimane nella sede dell'Italian Trade Commission (o Istituto per il Commercio Estero, ICE) di 67th Street. In occasione delle celebrazioni per la Festa della Repubblica, il nuovo trade commissioner Maurizio Forte si è presentato ufficialmente alla comunità italiana di New Y...
READ MOREWednesday, December 30th (6:30 P.M.). Please join Anita Sanseverino in a photographic tour of Naples during the Christmas season, culminating in the area's most important street during the season, Via San Gregorio Armeno, the street of the Presepio Napoletano. Anita will share a history of the presepio and how it became central to Naples, and...
READ MOREGiovedì 21 marzo 2013, ore 18.00 in EDT A conversation with:Guido Torlonia, director of the upcoming documentary Handmade Cinema, and the acclaimed plays Caro Luchino, and Caro Federico.Grazia d'Annunzio (US Special Projects Editor, Vogue Italia)Stefano Albertini, NYU The event will include the screening of selctions from the director's work...
READ MOREby James Estrin Strolling along Mulberry Street in Little Italy during this year's Feast of San Gennaro, visitors passed stands selling zeppole and sausage and peppers as vendors hawked "Fuggedaboudit" T-shirts and "Godfather"-themed trinkets. But when they reached St. Patrick's Old Cathedral at the corner of Prince Street, the atmosphere...
READ MOREUna sola giornata, il 23 ottobre, per ammirare a New York nella sede della Casa italiana Zerilli Marimò un'opera d'arte del periodo futurista, il movimento italiano che ha lasciato un'eco indelebile nella storia dell'arte e, più in generale della cultura moderna italiana nel mondo. Stiamo parlando di "Penetrazioni Dinamiche d'automobili", realizza...
READ MOREdi Riccardo Chioni Per non farsi trovare impreparata in vista dello storico accordo di libero scambio fra Unione europea e Stati Uniti, l'Italia per la "svolta" ha messo in cantiere un piano straordinario per penetrare più a fondo gli States, come il Texas, uno stato tutto da esplorare. Lo ha spiegato il vice ministro per lo Sviluppo econ...
READ MOREby Max Gross Next week, the James Beard Foundation is honoring a legend. Arriving in New York in 1955, Sirio Maccioni became one of the great paragons of the city's dining scene. From the hallowed Le Cirque, to the slightly more casual Circo, to Sirio in the Pierre, Sirio's fare (no one calls him Maccioni) has, for years, been the gold st...
READ MOREAnn Skidmore, founder of luxury tableware and decorative accessory importer Arte Italica passed away on June 18 after battling lung cancer. "Ann was one of the most extraordinary people that I have ever met or worked with in this industry," said Chris Collins, Arte Italica president. Read more Source: http://www.home...
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