For Italian grape varieties, hope persists in the foothills
For California wine enthusiasts, the Columbus Day weekend used to mean a big San Francisco tasting focused on wines made from Italian grape varieties grown in the United States. That went away more than a decade ago, sunk when organizers conceded that domestic wines based on Italian grape varieties just weren't resonating with consumers. T...
Le CCIE, interlocutrici naturali delle PMI italiane: Intervista al Presidente Auricchio (ASSOCAMERESTERO)
Le Camere di Commercio Italiane all'Estero (CCIE), in quanto associazioni di imprese, sono le interlocutrici naturali delle piccole e medie imprese italiane,delle quali favoriscono l'internazionalizzazione, anche attraverso i progetti europei. Ad affermarlo è Gian Domenico Auricchio, Presidente di Assocamerestero che, a pochi giorni dalla...
One Year In at Wynn’s Italian Seafood Restaurant Costa di Mare
The newest dining concept at Wynn Las Vegas opened just a year ago with a dramatic change with the chef, tweaks to the menu and a new name. Costa di Mare took over Paul Bartolotta's Bartolotta Ristorante Di Mare and installed long-time Wynn chef Mark LoRusso in as the executive chef. The changeover last year was abrupt, but now LoRusso and his gene...
Realtor Enzo Ricciardelli will help you find your dream house in L.A.
By Valerio Viale As Carlo Levi himself declared, in reference to the origins of his well-known memoir's title, Christ Stopped at Eboli (1945): "The title of the book comes from an expression by the people of 'Gagliano' who say of themselves, 'Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli' which means, in effect, that they feel they have been bypa...
Old sketch is da Vinci worth $16M, retired doctor is told
A drawing believed to be by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci was discovered in Paris when a retired doctor brought a portfolio of works to Tajan auction house for a valuation. What's more, the auction house estimates "The Martyred Saint Sebastian" could be worth as much as 15 million euros ($16 million). "The doctor couldn't have imag...
L.A. Italia Fest to Celebrate Dean Martin
Dean Martin's life and works will be celebrated at the 12th annual L.A. Italia Film, Fashion and Art Festival to mark the centennial of the 'King of Cool's birth. Martin, who died in 1995, is considered one of the most popular Italian-American icons of all time. The festival will showcase a complete retrospective of Martin's films, as wel...
Doing Unspeakable But Delicious Things To Italian Espresso
by Valerio J Farris My Italian-American boyfriend and his Brooklyn family seemed to have an aversion to that final vowel sound that gave the Italian language its operatic cadence. Around their table, mozzarella became mozzarell', prosciutto became prosciutt' and ricotta became ricott'. As the son of an Italian immigrant to the Uni...
AICR First Friday Happy Hour
at La Griffe Hotel, 9th floor rooftop terraceFriday, September 7th, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.via Nazionale 13, 9th floor rooftop terrace.Everyone is welcome, no reservations are necessary.One beverage purchase minimum, cash bar.Per drink: 7€ members with card, 10€ guests. Includes buffet.Representatives from the US Embassy will be there from 6:30 to 8 p.m....
BAIA Dinner: Meet Three Owners of Self-Funded Businesses
The third BAIA Dinner #3: All about Self-Funded Businesses will take place in San Francisco on Tuesday January 22nd, at 7:00 pm. We often hear about large amounts of investment capital that enable a business to take off and become profitable. This is however just one scenario: sometimes entrepreneurs found and grow a business without that kind of...
Intervento del Ministro Terzi al Convegno "Europe and the Americas deepening and widening the Atlantic"
Ladies and gentlemen,I am grateful to Marta Dassù for organising this seminar. I also extend my warmest thanks to the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the IAI and the Compagnia di San Paolo."The shift of power from the West to the rest" is a well-known concept. The emergence of new actors is redefining a long-established balance among pow...
La prima di "Pinocchio" rivisitato in forma teatrale da Finazzer Flory alla Casa Italiana della NY University
di Riccardo Chioni Aveva fatto l'ingresso trionfale con la Columbus Parade in ottobre, una sorta di preview in vista del tour a stelle e strisce che mercoledì ha portato il "pezzo di legno made in Italy" più famoso al mondo alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò per la prima di "Pinocchio" nell'interpretazione di Massimiliano Finazzer Flory. &...
Bravissimo Bel Canto
Show Times:April 13, 2013 – 8:00 PM Bravissimo Bel Canto: A Gala Concert in honor of Mary Mangione and Family Sung in Italian with English surtitles April 13, 2013 (Saturday Performance) The vocal glories of the Bel Canto period will be celebrated in this gala concert of arias and ensembles. The scintillating, soulful an...