Italy through the five senses: new travel and culinary experience
Italy through the five senses. A new travel and culinary experience for families Beautiful landscapes, art and history, local traditions, the sound and the rhythm of nature, and delicious, healthy homemade food... Have you ever dreamed of having all this at once? Well, now you can!Two California based companies have put together their "philosophie...
Tastes of Italy: A Food Tasting to Benefit the Istituto Italiano Scuola
Tastes of Italy: A Food Tasting to Benefit San Francisco's Official Italian Language School The Istituto Italiano Scuola is proud to present a fundraising event to promote and increase awareness of its mission of providing excellent quality teaching of the Italian language in the Bay Area. The completely self-financed, non-profit school was found...
Italian granulator maker Tria expanding US operations
Tria SpA, the Italian maker of granulators, is expanding its U.S. operations in Charlotte, N.C., by adding a new test facility.Daniele Finazzi, vice president of operations at Tria America LLC, said customers can visit Charlotte to run material tests, or send in the material for testing by Tria staff.
Joe Johnston to Direct Revived 'Gotti' Biopic
Mobster biopic Gotti is getting a second life. Veteran filmmaker Joe Johnston (Captain America: The First Avenger) has come aboard to direct the film for Fiore Films' Marc Fiore and Radar Pictures' Ted Field, while Relativity Media has snapped up U.S. distribution rights. Gotti also will be heading to Cannes, where IM Global will shop the...
Cultura Italiana nel mondo - Stati Uniti - "Fragments" di architettura Italiana nel mondo: omaggio a Renzo Piano dalla Galleria Gagosian e Fondazione Niarchos a New York
"Fragments" il titolo della mostra dedicata all'architettura italiana nel mondo, nella sua espressione più internazionale dell'attualità contemporanea rappresentata dalle opere di Renzo Piano e del suo studio, che si inaugura il 27 giugno - per chiudersi il 2 agosto alla Galleria Gagosian a New York. Lo scopo di questa mostra - spiegano alla G...
At the Italian Embassy DC VIP Exclusive Fashion Show & Lamborghini's
VIP Exclusive FashionSaturday, June 29, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)VIP Exclusive Fashion Show & Charity "Fashion for the Cure" with Mid-Atlantic LambosThe Washington DC event at the Italian Embassy is one of seven Fashion Shows in the 7-7-7 Fashion Series. Lamborghini's will be on display in recognition of Lamborghini's 50th Anniversary...
Come to i Trulli during this summer’s Italian Dine-Out for a true taste of Puglia!
In 1970, at the age of 11, Nicola Marzovilla and his family made a cross continental move from the region of Puglia, Italy (which forms the heel of Italy's boot) to New York City. Never losing touch with his culinary and cultural heritage Nicola opened his second restaurant i Trulli to celebrate the gastronomy of his childhood in Puglia nearly 24 y...
Gallinari: Fellow Italian Bargnani will thrive with Knicks
By Marc Berman Andrea Bargnani is already asking former Knick Danilo Gallinari about the best Italian restaurants in Manhattan. Bargnani, whose trade from the Raptors will become official Wednesday, is flying in from Rome tomorrow to meet with Knicks brass. Bargnani and Gallinari, from Milan, are close former Italian National Team members. Ga...
Ovvio Osteria to bring simple Italian fare to Merrifield Aug. 6
When Ovvio Osteria opens Aug. 6, it will be the latest restaurant to bow this year in Halstead Square at Dunn Loring Metro. The Halstead, which is a mixed-use development that includes three separate apartment concepts, has seen a lot of retail activity in recent months. Blackfinn Ameripub, an American restaurant and bar, Jimmy John's sub shop and...
Addison festival pays tribute to actor Dennis Farina
By James Fuller In person, Dennis Farina was the same as he appeared on TV and in movies: a "neighborhood guy" who embodied both Chicago and Italian, according to a local entrepreneur who knew him and now intends to honor him with a six-figure tribute. Ron Onesti said he was crushed when he learned of Farina's recent death from a blood cl...
A tribute to Vincenzo Cerami
Vincenzo Cerami, who died this July, was a novelist, an associate of Pier Paolo Pasolini, and the screenwriter for over 40 Italian films, including several starring Roberto Benigni. Among these are La Vita è Bella, Il Mostro, and La Tigre e la Neve. This is our tribute to him. Please join us for screenings of these three films, and see for...
Over years, restaurant has become 'like family'
Pompilios isn't the quietest dining place. After all, people like to laugh, babies sometimes cry and folks greeting each other warmly aren't bashful about it. Then there are the outside bocce courts, busy mid-spring through early fall, and no one's going to ask a bocce ball player to pipe down. "It's fun," JoEllen Thompson of East Row says sim...