15 Things You Didn't Know About the Negroni
by Sam Dangremond Negroni Week—a charitable homage to the three-ingredient cocktail of Campari, gin, and vermouth (1 part of each)—begins on June 1. More than 1,700 bars and restaurants around the world will mix their favorite Negroni variations and donate a portion of the proceeds from each one sold to a charity of their choice. ...
Italy of Things: Smart home projects propelling €1.55bn Italian IoT market
By Federico Guerrini The Internet of Things sector market may be worth trillions of dollars, and Italy's no slouch when it comes to spending on connected objects. According to recent research from the Polytechnic of Milan, the IoT market in the country was worth €1.55bn last year. "We estimate that in 2014 there were more tha...
Director Francesca Zambello: «This is how we transformed La Ciociara in a piece for the opera»
by Serena Perfetto The cruelty of war as well as the loss of innocence; the love of a mother for her daughter and the vain attempt to find safety: these elements take life in one of the most important Alberto Moravia's novel, La Ciociara, as well in one of the most iconic Italian movies thanks to the role played by Sophia Loren as Cesira....
Humble Sicilian Churches
by Rochelle Del Borrello I've always had a soft spot for Sicilian churches which are a bountiful source of art and a depository for local history. From the cathedrals in the major cities to the 'chiesa madre' of any small 'paese', the humble Roman Catholic church contains a wealth of beauty which is hard to resist. It is a secret...
Italian culture and history: Cinecittà Dream Factory
WTI Magazine #64 2015 July, 10Author : Italia.it Translation by: Known as The Dream Factory, Cinecittà film studios offer us a fantastic journey through the history of filmography. Located just 9 km from the center of Rome, it is the most important European film industry: a wonderland of 400 thousand square meters in more than sevent...
C’è un’Italia che non conosce crisi: è quella che esporta
di Roberto Catania Il Made in Italy è sempre più apprezzato nel mondo. È quanto emerge dall'ultimo Osservatorio GEA-Fondazione Edison, lo studio basato sull'indice Fortis-Corradini che calcola le eccellenze competitive nel commercio internazionale in base al saldo commerciale. Tra il 2010 e il 2014 - si legge nel report - il nostr...
Last day bittersweet
by Linda Tyssen Kathy Frank had opened the shop before 5:30 a.m., as she's done for more than 25 years. She put the coffee on and prepared for the regulars to arrive. Only this Friday, July 17, was to be bittersweet, the last day for business at the Eveleth Italian Bakery. "It's a sad day," Dominic Rauzi of West Eveleth said as stepped inside...
Vendemmia: a new name on Seattle’s best Italian list
By Providence Cicero At 17, Brian Clevenger was making 50 gallons of corn chowder a day in his first cooking gig as a prep cook at Flounder Bay Cafe in his hometown of Anacortes. Then came culinary school (the Art Institute of Seattle), a stint in the south of France and jobs at San Francisco's Delfina and most recently, Ethan Stowell's Staple &am...
Le Sirene Brings Tastes Of Southwestern Italy To Westchester
by Leslie-Anne Brill Larchmont, a man swept into the bar after driving up from Manhattan. "He's our Cheers customer," said the bartender, Olga (who splits shifts between Larchmont and Manhattan). He lives next to Caravaggio, one of the three Upper East Side restaurants (in addition to Sistina and San Pietro) where owners Gerardo and Cosimo Bruno m...
The Italian Way To Identify Good Coffee
Coffee to Italy is what wine is to France or what a good cup of tea is to England. It's a drink that's taken seriously and you'll find it almost anywhere in Italy, whether in a busy café or in your sweet and delicious tiramisu. Basically, the Italians know coffee and they know it well. It is no wonder that Starbucks isn't operating in the country....
Why a 16th-Century Italian Is a Key Influence on Today's Architecture
by Patrick Sisson A sparse glass-and-metal home may be complimented for its Miesian proportions, and any tower balancing on a curvaceous leg of concrete might get noticed for its debt to Niemeyer, but as far as the dictionary is concerned, just one architect is significant enough to be the official namesake of an architectural style. &nbs...
Assistant Police Chief to be inducted as Columbus Day Parade & Celebration Grand Marshal
James F. Nardozzi, assistant Bridgeport Police Chief, will be inducted as the 2015 Columbus Day Parade & Celebration Grand Marshal on Oct. 6 at Tashua Knolls Golf Club in Trumbull. Tickets for the installation dinner are $75 per person. To obtain them, call dinner co-chair Frank Gennarini at 203-257-4142. The reception begins at 5...