Italy to be Partner Country Sponsor of Summer Fancy Food Show
Italian food is the most popular international cuisine in the U.S. This summer, Italy will bring its best in classic specialty food and on-trend new products from all regions of the country to the Summer Fancy Food Show. This marks the first time the show organizer, the Specialty Food Association, has engaged a partner country sponsor for...
New Startup Laws Bring Foreign Entrepreneurs to Italy’s Fertile Markets
By Mauro Battocchi The global startup scene was all-thumbs-up when Italy pushed through aggressive reforms to promote innovation in the Italian economy and reduce bureaucratic red tape. Thanks to an initiative called Restart Italia!, a startup can now be registered for 50 EUR through self-certification with the Chamber of Commerce and new...
Downtown L.A. revival continues with remake of opulent Giannini building
by Roger Vincent With its towering Doric columns, ornate golden ceiling and marble floors, the 12-story Giannini Place opened to much fanfare in 1923 as the opulent Los Angeles headquarters of Bank of Italy, the fore-father to Bank of America. "Bank of Italy occupies palatial new home," the headline in The Times said of its opening day, w...
IN SCENA! Italian Theater Festival NY
Date: Monday, May 04, 2015 - Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Hours: www.inscenany.com o chiamate 646-850-7056 Venue: New York, NY Organized by: KIT-Kairos Italy Theater Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York, presents the third annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY. This 17-day festival will offer 9 f...
Italian Market, a South Philly Icon, Gears Up for Celebration of Its 100th Year
by John McDevitt For decades, the open-air food market along South Ninth Street in South Philadelphia has been the place to go for fine cheeses, meats, and produce. Now, the so-called "Italian Market" is celebrating its 100th anniversary, with events being held every month until the end of the year. The fun gets started on May 16th and 17th...
UNICO presents Brian Piccolo Award to Kai Vitella
By Steven Billups UNICO Delaware District 1 presented Cape Henlopen High School student Kai Vitella with its 2nd Annual Brian Piccolo Award at a luncheon at Nicola Pizza May 3. This award, established in 1977, is given to a local senior athlete of Italian-American heritage who exhibits the character traits modeled by the legendary...
Great Italians of the Past: Alda Merini
WTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: A tormented and complex talent, Alda Merini has been the highest point of the Italian mystical and visionary poetry of the twentieth century. Born in Milan on March 21, 1931, in her teen years she experiences the first mental disorders, that will accompany her througho...
Accolades awarded in Italian studies at Ho-Ho-Kus School
by Sarah Nolan Several Italian Studies students received accolades at the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education meeting on May 5, celebrating their hard work, dedication and passion for the language and culture. Seventh graders Julia Arscott, Alexandra Galgano and Rachel Scrivanich were awarded by the Coccia Foundation – an organization th...
Vincenzo Marianella: Italian taste for fresh ingredients in the American cocktail bar scene
by Silvia Simonetti When thinking of Los Angeles, many of us would picture in their mind a beautiful sunset over the ocean, possibly to be enjoyed with a refreshing and tasty cocktail in our hand. The perfect ingredients can make a difference in the relaxing evening of our dreams, as well as they can take any cocktails to the next level....
Italian state fund eyes investments in food sector
Italian state-sponsored investment fund Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with an agriculture Ministry's agency to jointly invest in the food sector. Investors' interest for premium food and beverage companies in Italy is on the rise. Italian wine maker Masi Agricola last week successfully comple...
Sharing a Passion for Italian Culture, Travel and Cuisine
by Kerry-Lynne Demarinis Meeting Chef Renato Solpietro for the first time is a happy experience. He is passionate about life in general and Italian culture and cooking in particular. His wife, Adrienne Davis is just as outgoing - picture a glass jar full of swirling fireflies and you have a good image of the exuberance and joy that emanate...
Radio Free Montone: Fortunato’s Fortress Is Gone
By John Montone Fortunato's fortress is gone. My grandfather or nonno, Fortunato Missaggia, built his house brick-by-brick in the early 1950s. It was a place, he once explained, to keep those he loved away from those he wanted nothing to do with. Friends and certain family members in...undesirables out. He was almost 50 when he built it. Wor...