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INDIANAPOLIS – Retired Indiana National Guard Maj. Gen. Dave Harris was presented with the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Jan. 18 in Washington for his work with the Italian government in 2009 and 2010. While assigned as the Kosovo Force chief of staff, Harris was instrumental in reforming political and military relationships between KFOR...

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Following the messy departure last month of Osteria Elisir's chef de cuisine and general manager, the modernist-minded Enzo Fargione has found his next kitchen leader in an unexpected place: the downtown location of Chef Geoff's, part of the family-friendly American chain owned by Geoff Tracy. Tom Crenshaw, a Midwesterner who served as executive c...

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EF Foundation for Foreign Study, the leader in high school exchange, will welcome 40 students from Italy this January. The students will be staying with host families while attending local high schools for Spring semester. EF Italian students come here to improve their English and experience American culture.   A group of 300 Italian student...

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Two of Washington D.C.'s most respected chefs are using their global expertise and connections to better cross cultural relations through food and dining. Recently named "the next big thing" in the culinary world by Elle Spain, award-winning culinary duo Amy Riolo and Luigi Diotaiuti are known for telling the whole story behind food and reclaiming...

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BOCCACCIO IN WASHINGTON DC CONFERENCE DATES: OCTOBER 4 - 6, 2013 An international, interdisciplinary conference on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio's birth, to be held at Georgetown University and the Italian Embassy. We invite proposals for papers or panels on Boccaccio's life, thoughts and works (in English or Italian). Abst...

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SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES Present A Seminar with FOOD TASTING "REGIONE UMBRIA: Italy's CUORE VERDE" - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2014 | 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM  Location: S. DILLON RIPLEY CENTER, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW | Washington, DC 20036   Nicknamed the "Green Heart of Italy" because of its lush landscape, warm people...

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While the countdown has started with less than 100 days to go before Milan's food-themed Universal Exposition (Expo) opens on May 1, the Barilla Centre for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) has presented in Washington the Milan Charter - an Italian initiative for a global food agreement to be illustrated at the trade fair. The first Food Tank Summit on Th...

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by Noah Frank   On the rooftop of an office building near the Verizon Center in downtown D.C., a group of politicians and lobbyists gathers for the Third Annual Congressional Bocce Tournament. The scene is what you might expect — a stately, convivial affair with more pomp than competition, forced inside due to stormy weather for the third co...

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EVENT: Welcome Reception for the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) of the 113th United States Congress SPONSORS: National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and The Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. WHERE: The United States Capitol Visitors Center House Visitor...

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The kitchen at Fiola on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Northwest D.C., is bustling. Chef Fabio Trabocchi and his team are busy preparing for the restaurant's second Passover Seder. But unlike many traditional American Seder spreads, Chef Trabocchi's does not include gefilte fish, brisket and potatoes.   His menu is influenced by the Jewish com...

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