The Silk Road is reborn in Veneto
by Barbara Ganz The Silk Road has been reborn in Veneto, thanks to a network of businesses that has rebuilt and reorganised the entire cycle - from the cultivation of the mulberry tree to the breeding of silkworms, all the way to the transformation of the yarn - and that aims to restart the industry, create employment and social inclusion...
The beauty of Sicily: travel through all the Unesco sites
by Claudia Baroncelli With the Arab-Norman itinerary in Palermo and the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale officially added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Sicily keeps on rocking with both its unique architectural and historical heritage. Here's more. From the breathtaking landscape of Mount Etna to the stunning...
Get Ready: Italy Has a ‘Special Fashion Plan’ for the United States
by Vanessa Friedman Italy has designs — literally — on America. In what is the clearest statement yet that European fashion now sees the United States as potentially the most lucrative market of the future, the Italian deputy minister for economic development, Carlo Calenda, was at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan on...
Hiding in plain sight: Remembering Sacco and Vanzetti in the heart of Boston
August 23 marks an important anniversary in the history of Massachusetts. It was on this day, in 1927, that Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed after being convicted for the death of two people during an armed robbery in South Braintree. I'm not bringing up this symbolic date to shine a light on the history of what happened....
Italian wine: The autochthonous grape, pecorino, and its revival
WTI Magazine #66 2015 August, 21Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: In a recent tasting I sampled an indigenous and native white grape, known as autochthonous grapes, to central Italy, specifically Abruzzo and Marche regions. This grape I'm sharing today is pecorino. Pecorino is an early ripe...
Salute Italian Restaurant set to open in September at Red Rock Resort & Casino
Away from the bustling Las Vegas strip, one can find a traditional Italian restaurant in the suburb of Summerlin. Executive Chef Luciano Sautto has taken only the most cherished and flavorful Italian dishes that have stood the test of time and incorporated them into the menu. Sautto brings from Italy a youthful, yet seasoned and steady hand to...
12th Annual NJIIAHC Congress
You're invited! 12th Annual NJIIAHC Congress - Mercer County Community College - Saturday, September 19th. The New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission (NJIIAHC) is proud to announce its 2015 Annual Congress: "Promoting Education, Preserving Our Italian Cultural Heritage." This historic event will fea...
Don’t miss this year’s St. Liberata Italian Festival
by Nicole Allegrezza Don't miss the annual Italian Festival of St. Liberata, an Italian feast down Main Street, this Saturday, Sept. 26. Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce president David Kennedy said the festival, which is in its eighth year since its re-inception, has great history in the village. In the 1940s and 1950s,...
International Conference: CINEMA AND ITALIAN IDENTITY
OCTOBER 08, 2015 - 03:30 PM - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011On the occasion of the publication of Lessico del cinema italiano: forme di rappresentazione e forme di vita (Mimesis, 2014) edited by Roberto De Gaetano. As stated by authors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Taran...
Italian-Americans need inclusion and respect, too
By Lou Caravella Last year, the Minneapolis City Council voted to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day on Columbus Day, a national holiday. Busy smearing the villain Christopher Columbus, the council failed to honor the fact that, in practice, Columbus Day is Italian-American Heritage Day, and has been celebrated as such for decades. ...
October is National Pasta Month, let’s celebrate Italian
We're celebrating all things Italian this month onGoodtaste.tv. Fitting that October is National Pasta Month, as well as the birth month of Columbus himself! I have some timeless recipes, how-to videos and more authentic eats from big names, beginning with Lidia Bastianich. I've worked with Lidia several times (once in MY kitchen) and find her...
Vespa 946 Emporio Armani sbarca a New York: un trionfo per il made in Italy
Dopo il lancio in Europa lo scorso giugno e a settembre nei principali mercati asiatici - tra cui Giappone, Vietnam, Indonesia - la Vespa 946 Emporio Armani ha debuttato negli Stati Unitid'America con uno speciale evento tenutosi nello store Emporio Armani di SoHo, al 410 della West Broadway di New York. Nata dalla collaborazione tra Giorg...