How Italy’s Best Porchetta is Made
Vitaliano "Vito" Bernabei is one of the few real norcini there left in this decaying, morally dubious country we call Italy. A norcino is, literally, someone from Norcia in central Italy. Norcia, known for its pig-rearing, gained a reputation between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries for having the best butchers in Italy. But thes...
On the road: Tornabuoni’s Art Basel presentation to travel to museums in US and Italy
"Museum quality" is how many galleries describe their art fair booths, but Tornabuoni might be turning a buzzword into reality at Art Basel this year. The Italian gallery's solo stand on the US artist Salvatore Scarpitta, which will go on show at the Swiss fair later this month, is due to be exhibited at the Contemporary Art Museum in St....
A Conversation with Massimo Bottura, Chef of the World's Best Restaurant in 2016
This week, The World's 50 Best Restaurants for 2016 were announced in New York. For the first time, an Italian restaurant took the top spot: Osteria Francescana, in Modena. We caught up with its mad genius chef, Massimo Bottura, to talk about his work—and about winning food. Each week on Condé Nast Traveler's podcast, Travelogue, we discuss where...
Education Roundup - CIAO awards scholarships
The Charitable Italian American Organization of Lima awarded its 2016 scholarships. The organization was able to award $10,000 in scholarships; $1,000 each to one student from the 10 schools it received applications from. Italian heritage is not a requirement for CIAO's scholarships or its charitable giving. To qualify, students must...
Piedmont’s wine industry looks at the movie industry to get global recognition
The financing is in place; orchestrated by Piedmont's Film Commission, which has already managed to get several wine producers interested. Sideways the movie, Italian style, might be in the cards. Soon, though not too soon: it might take some time still before the stage is set in the Langhe's most prestigious hills. "What's more, we cannot...
Dronestagram’s International Drone Photography Contest winners announced
This year www.Dronestagr.am, the first social network dedicated to aerial photography, set out to find the best aerial photographs out there. The competition received 6000 entries, which illustrated the vast diversity of the genre, but one image of Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (above) jumped out. The competition was broken down into...
Festa Italiana celebrates 38 years in Rockford
The city of Rockford has been celebrating Italian culture for the past 38 years at Festa Italiana. Everyone who passes through the 3-day festival is an honorary Italian for the day as they enjoy food, Italian cultural exhibits, games, music and bocce tournaments. The event boasts itself as a large family reunion. "Everybody loves work...
Lavazza – Official Coffee Of The US Open
Lavazza announced details of a new global collaboration featuring tennis legend, Andre Agassi. The partnership positions Agassi as Lavazza's spokesperson for the world of tennis, and officially kicks off this years US Open with a special event and promotion for spectators, along with teasers taking place around New York City. The 120-year-old authe...
From the Heart - A Treasury of Italian Songs
September 20 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm. From the Heart - A Treasury of Italian Songs. A one-hour video presentation by Bill Ronayne, featuring a collection of some of the most beautiful and beloved songs including "O Sole Mio," "Torna a Surriento," "Mattinata," "Core'ngrato" and "Santa Lucia" from movie and television performances and featuring c...
Fiera del Libro +
La Libreria Pino insieme con l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura sono orgogliosi di presentare la prima Fiera del Libro + San Francisco! In questo evento di 10 giorni sarranno presentati libri, cd e dvd importati direttamente dall'Italia. La Fiera del Libro + San Francisco avrà luogo presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura , situato a 601 Van Nes...
Italian investigative journalist unmasks publishing sensation Ferrante
One of literature's most talked-about mysteries appeared to have been cracked Monday with the unmasking of the identity of the Italian publishing sensation Elena Ferrante. In its wake, a literary row erupted over journalistic ethics and writers' right to protect their identities and the personal back stories that may, or may not, inform their...
Cultural Center to showcase vocal scholarship winners
Some of Chicago's best young singers will perform arias and art songs by iconic Italian composers at the Italian Cultural Center's Vocal Scholarship Banquet. The event will take place on Nov. 13 in the Chandelier Room of the Community Center at Casa Italia, and feature a wine-and-cheese reception, concert and dinner. Founded by Josephine L...