by Nina King For a place so new, this feels so completely comfortable. The new Fresco Italiano in Westgate channels that open-air dining experience we so often associate with Tuscany—a peaceful table laden with delights.   The décor here actually pulls in several elements of Italian influence, including the stone patio, elegant dining room...

by Ryan Simoneau   One the best Las Vegas restaurants of 2015 was without a doubt chef Tony Gemignani's Little Tony's at the Palace Station hotel. Nobody makes a gourmet pie like the award-winning Gemignani does, and after the massive success of his Pizza Rock restaurant in Downtown Las Vegas, Gemignani has turned his attention to creat...

Nell'immaginario collettivo, quando si pensa a un robot lo si immagina come una macchina dalla forma più o meno antropomorfa capace di svolgere funzioni al posto dell'uomo.   Quando invece ci si trova di fronte ad "Adam", il robot ideato dalle giovani menti italiane di Hands Company, si ha subito l'impressione di avere a che fare con un "col...

Negli Stati Uniti, continua la crescita del marmo Made in Italy: da gennaio ad ottobre 2014 le esportazioni italiane di materiale lavorato, grezzo e semilavorato verso gli USA sono passate da 298,1 a 303,2 milioni di euro di controvalore, aumentando dell'1,7% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2013.   Lo dicono i dati Istat rielaborati dall'Os...

Il Mulino is one of the Las Vegas restaurants least likely to be visited by locals. Not only is it on the Strip, it's nestled into a corner on the third level of the Forum Shops.   This classic New York Italian restaurant—there are nine all over the world, and the original landmark is notorious for being tightly packed and tough to book—has...

Editor's note: As Nevada County prepares to celebrate the fourth annual Italian Festival at Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 14-15 — Valentina Maffei-Parkman shares a bit of her own Italian heritage with The Union.   As a child, I thought every holiday and family event — like birthdays, Catholic milestones and gradu...

L'Agenzia Ice, insieme ad Assocalzaturifici, torna alla fiera Platform di Las Vegas – in programma da domani a giovedì – dopo circa 10 anni di partecipazione alla fiera FFANY di New York visti i deludenti risultati delle ultime edizioni.   Infatti, nonostante le difficoltà di individuazione di una manifestazione settoriale di punta, è import...

By Robin Leach    They lined up by the thousand, not the hundreds. They started the queue at 8 a.m. Monday, and it continued until midnight. It was an extraordinary sight, and one would have thought One Direction was about to appear.   Gold bricks weren't being given away for free. These fans just planned to be the first to buy a...

On September 19, 2014 the Grand Ballroom of the Italian American Club was filled with Opera Arias by Internationally acclaimed opera stars of the Nevada Opera Theatre Association. Eduardo Villa, Tenor and Demetra George Soprano took the stage for an evening of From Italy with Love. Eduardo Villa has appeared in opera houses throughout Europe and i...

The Venetian and The Palazzo's annual holiday celebration Winter in Venice just got even tastier. This year, the Italian-inspired resorts partnered with the premiere culinary magazine dedicated to all things Italian to create the La Cucina Italiana Food and Wine Festival. Held December 5-8, the festival is hosted by chef Mario Batali, along with ch...