Studying (in) Italy: Why should you study economics in Italy
WTI Magazine #74 2015 December 11Author : John Cabot University Translation by: Economics relates to every aspect of our lives – from the choices we make as individuals to the complex government and social systems that define our societies. And there's no better way to analyze and understand these increasingly interconnected systems...
MA in Italian at the University of Pittsburgh
The Italian Program at the University of Pittsburgh (part of the Department of French & Italian) invites applications to their Master's Program in Italian. Founded in 1968, the MA in Italian at Pitt offers a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to graduate study in the field of italianistica and a cutting-edge preparation in the post-seconda...
Dallas cocktail king makes Italian restaurant move near new Cowboys HQ
By Teresa Gubbins Frisco gets a taste of Dallas with the spring 2016 opening of Vicini, a new American-Italian restaurant from a group of experienced players that includes Brian McCullough, cocktail magician and co-owner of Standard Pour. McCullough has partnered with Robert Hall, former general manager of Abacus and also part of the Hall w...
Giorno della Memoria: Piero P. Foa, Detroit
Il dottor Piero P. Foa (1911-2005), una delle piu' illustri figure della comunita' italiana di Detroit, e' stato uno dei tanti ebrei italiani che nel 1939 dovettero abbandonare l'Italia a causa delle Leggi Razziali fasciste. Nato a Torino, comincio' la sua attivita' di ricerca medica all'Universita' di Milano. Giunto come rifugiato in America, tras...
Italian restaurant first confirmed business tenant in former Reading outlet building
By Lisa Scheid Russo's Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant, 527 Penn St., will open a second location in the former Reading Outlet Center's Big Mill building, owner Carlos H. Salguero confirmed this week. The announcement marks the first business to publicly commit to developer Alan W. Shuman's $23 million retail and residential project a...
Understanding Italian Diaspora
Italian immigrants arrived in America in the late 1800s as relatively unskilled labor that helped paved the way for a booming industrial economy. They were hundreds upon hundreds of thousands until they were more than four million. Fate was cruel to them as they had to face overwhelming prejudice, poverty and the isolation of being in a strange and...
Italian Flair Comes to The River at Rancho Mirage
The River at Rancho Mirage has become a central meeting place to take in a movie, grab a coffee, stroll through retail shopping and grab a meal at one of the many restaurants located in the outdoor center. If you haven't been in a while, there are several new reasons to visit and for established fans, the restaurants and shops continually offer new...
What Is Tuscan Food? Let Eataly's Executive Chef Explain
This month, Eataly, the titan of Italian cuisine, is putting a Tuscan bent on the menu at its in-house restaurants. The famed region will be the focus of the entire enterprise for the month of March, including a special Tuscan-inspired restaurant debut called Ristorante Toscano. Each of the restaurants will be featuring Tuscan-inspired dishes that...
Taste and Pleasure: The Italian Slow Food Movement
Italian Cultural & Community Center. Houston, United States. Lecture & Workshop. Doors open at 6:30pmWednesday, March 30, 2016 - 7:00pm. Reception to follow presentation. Reserve your seat today: on Eventbrite.com or call 713-524-4222 Ext. 7 Join us at the ICCC for a lecture-workshop about the Slo...
After toughest juncture in decades, Italy launches €32 mn national olive oil plan
Italy has finally returned to investing in the olive oil sector. The national olive oil plan allocated €32 million in order to, among other things, strengthen the quantity and quality of production, promote Made in Italy extra virgin olive oil abroad. A sort of "ghost" evoked in nearly every debate on olive oil starting from the mid-90s has now fi...
Errigo's restaurant opens in Stapleton: 'Our goal here is upscale Italian'
Here it is at brand new Errigo's in Stapleton: Pappardelle Bolognese topped with a sprig of crisp-fried oregano. And, that bowl of steaming pasta could come to a table alongside a pleasantly singed, thin-crusted pizza topped with puckered pepperoni. "Our goal her is upscale Italian food," maintained consulting executive chef Sean Chudoba,...
“Made in Italy” takes over Rio Olympics
A swimming record just one hundred days before the Olympics Games is a record in itself, given the tough weeks Rio de Janeiro is presently going through, struggling with a request for impeachment against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, a health emergency and street protests. As it awaits the arrival of the Olympic torch that hit the ro...