Italian fashion: Valentino, two books for a timeless style
WTI Magazine #5 2013 Nov, 15Author : Annalisa Lospinuso for PoisonDrops Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti The story of a boy coming from Voghera who has become a symbol of the Italian fashion in the world, a story narrated by those who had the chance to meet him and work with him during these years. "Valentino. Ritratto a più voci dell...
'Calamari Sisters' return to area for Christmas show in Pitman
Instead of heading out to shop on Black Friday, why not head to the Broadway Theatre of Pitman to watch two "sisters" cook up a holiday feast worthy of any Italian mother. "Wait until Saturday to shop, come see us instead," said Delphine Calamari. Hot off the success of their last show, "Cooking with the Calamari Sisters" — which play...
Heritage Texas Properties partners with Houston Design Center for event
Heritage Texas Properties was the exclusive Luxury Real Estate Presenting Sponsor for the center's sixth annual Deck The Tables Holiday Tabletop Tour. Held at the Houston Design Center, 7026 Old Katy Road, from Tuesday, Dec. 3, through Friday, Dec. 6, the event was open to the public and benefited the Houston Food Bank. An invitation-only...
Italy strengthening its leading position is food processing and packaging
Cibus Tec-Food Pack is a new exhibiting section dedicated to food&bev packing and packaging technologies aimed at becoming the landmark exhibition for this sector. Scheduled for October 28th-31st, 2014, and organized by Fiere di Parma and UCIMA(Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association, the National Trade Association for t...
Italy's 'Slow City' goes global with mellow message
by Ella Ide Even as city living booms around the world, the Slow City movement directed by an intrepid Italian is gaining a global following with a back to basics campaign to make small towns the new place to be. From his hometown of Orvieto -- a hilltop medieval gem surrounded by castles and vineyards in central Umbria -- Pier Gi...
Mike’s Pastry coming to Harvard Square
by Thomas Grillo Mike's Pastry, the landmark Italian bakery in Boston's North End best known for its ricotta-stuffed cannolis, is planning to open a second cafe in Harvard Square this spring. The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal unanimously approved a request to grant the pastry shop a fast food permit at a meeting last Thursday. Also in...
Restaurant review: Nonno's comes through with superb Italian-American fare
by Samara Kalk Derby Grampa's Pizzeria on Willy Street is one of Madison's best new restaurants. And now another grandfatherly spot, Nonno's — that's grandpa in Italian — could also be a contender for that title. Nonno's Ristorante Italiano, which opened Dec. 2 on Madison's West Side, might have seemed an unlikely prospect because it...
Plan for Whitestone’s first sidewalk cafe irks neighbors
by Lisa L. Colangelo THAT'S NOT amore. Whitestone residents are hoping to block a popular Italian restaurant from opening what would be the area's very first sidewalk cafe along a bustling commercial thoroughfare. Nonna's Pizzeria and Trattoria gained city approvals for outside tables this year, but the City Council still needs to gi...
IT and US: Exhibitalia opens on april 5 in Houston
WTI Magazine #22 2014 Mar, 21Author : Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas Translation by: Italy will "rediscover" America - in Houston on April 5 and 6, when exhibITALIA, a large-scale exhibition of all things Italian, opens at the downtown George R. Brown Convention Center. The announcement was made Feb. 5 at kick-off recepti...
The Metropolitan Opera Presents MADAMA BUTTERFLY with James Valenti, 4/4-15
Valenti has received a number of accolades in his young career including the New York City Opera's Outstanding Debut Artist Award in 2008, the Maria Callas Debut Artist Award in 2009 and the Richard Tucker Award in 2010. In July, Valenti took on the challenging title role in Verdi's "Don Carlos" at the Caramoor Festival which The New York...
Park to Park a Napoli 11 maggio 2014
„L'11 maggio 2014 a Napoli ritorna l'evento Park to Park - il IV° Trofeo Interforze Italoamericano. Quest'anno la competizione si terrà al Parco Virgiliano. La formazione detentrice del Trofeo Interforze Italoamericano edizione 2012, ossia la Polizia Penitenziaria, dovrà difendersi dalle altre rappresentative delle FF.AA. Italiane, tra cui...
The Country in the City, Then and Now
Feathery stalks of wild fennel have shot up along public fence lines and in vacant lots throughout the bay area. Easy to miss alongside the showier riot of cherries, tulips, and poppies that also blossom and bloom this time of year, the pale green fennel is nonetheless our locally distinctive, if more humble, flag of spring. Like all flags...