Italian Emma Morano, last person alive born in the 19th century, turns 117
An alert and chatty Italian woman, Emma Morano, on Tuesday (Nov 29) celebrates her 117th birthday as the last known person alive who was born in the 19th century. Born Nov 29, 1899, she is the world's oldest living person and the secret to her longevity appears to lie in eschewing usual medical wisdom. "I eat two eggs a day, and that'...
Italian-American chef’s cookbook of sophisticated recipes from his Del Posto restaurant in New York
I'm sure that fans of Del Posto chef Mark Ladner have been wondering why it took him so long to write this cookbook. It's been six years since Del Posto was awarded a rare four-star rating in The New York Times , a review which holds far more importance to denizens of the Big Apple than anything in the Michelin guide. If he had written something –...
PAPER LIVES. The Little Known Story of Foreign Jews Interned in Italy
When: Thursday, illness January 26, unhealthy 2017 From 5:30 pm To 8:30 pmWhere: Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021Organized by : ICI - In collaboration with : Primo Levi Center - Entrance : Free Anna Pizzuti, curator of the database and historical portal on foreign Jews in Italy during World War II, presents h...
In HBO’s ‘The Young Pope,’ the Vatican Gets an Eccentric New Resident
Paolo Sorrentino's 2013 film, "The Great Beauty," which captured an Oscar for best foreign-language film, was a love letter to Rome, city of saints and sinners, in all its gorgeous entropy. For his latest endeavor, he set his sights on its most intriguing inner sanctum — the Vatican — and claimed an even bigger canvas: a 10-hour television series i...
Italian-Americans and other groups dismayed at cancellation of Staten Island Columbus Parade
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Groups that normally participate in Staten Island's ColumbusParade found out just two weeks before the event it would be nixed this year --and they're devastated. "We're heartbroken," said Luanne Sorrentino at Mrs. Rosemary's Dance Studio in New Dorp. "Heartbroken. I know the kids are going to be so sad. I had it posted on t...
Nuove nomine in AmCham Italy
AmCham Italy è lieta di annunciare le nomine di tre nuovi Consiglieri definite in occasione della riunione del Consiglio di Amministrazione tenutasi lo scorso 10 dicembre. Sono entrati a far parte del Cda di American Chamber of Commerce in Italy Daniel Frigo, Presidente e Amministratore Delegato, The Walt Disney Company Italia, Peter Geipel, Ammin...
Festival of Songs USA. Trionfa Francesca Cavaliere
Come avrebbe cantato la grandissima Etta James, "At last" Francesca Cavaliere, dopo il secondo posto dell'anno scorso, si è aggiudicata la sedicesima edizione del "Festival of Songs USA" di Silvana Romania.Nella stupenda cornice del El Caribe Country Club di Brooklyn, con un pubblico che ha rimepito la sala, i sedici partecipanti del festival si so...
Battle of the Chefs II, A Culinary Contest of Italian Cuisine
For the second consecutive year, the long-awaited "Battle of the Chefs" took place in the heart of North Beach neighborhood in San Francisco, the center of Italian culinary heritage. The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club was the host of this one-of-a-kind night, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, represented by Director Paolo...
Mad Marty’s a ’hoodfella
Martin Scorsese loves his "Mean Streets" — and he doesn't want them messed up by shiny condo towers or pricy boutique hotels. The legendary director of gritty Big Apple films like "Gangs of New York" and "Taxi Driver" is going to war over new development along the Bowery. He's terrified it will turn his beloved old neighborhood into a blan...
Al Tribeca Film Festival protagonisti gli alberi lucani
A Long Island City, un quartiere post industriale di New York, nel Queens, ci si può sdraiare all'ombra di una foresta lucana, avvolti dai suoni della natura che siamo ormai abituati a chiamare silenzio. Lo si può fare fino al 27 aprile, nel "Dome", un tendone semisferico allestito nel cortile del MoMA PS1, la divisione sperimentale del Museum of M...
May 11, 2013: a sabato italiano – flag signaling, space, culture and Made in Italy at the Embassy of Italy in Washington
On Saturday, May 11, the local community and visitors to Washington, D.C. alike will have the opportunity to enjoy the unique experience of a typical Saturday in an Italian piazza without leaving the United States. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the beautiful Embassy of Italy in Washington. Just like the other EU Embassies, Italy will open its doo...
Finanziamenti per aziende italiane negli USA
Negli ultimi anni sono sempre di più le aziende italiane che guardano alla Florida, ed in particolare a Miami, come punto di accesso principale alle Americhe, sia per il Nord America che per l'America Latina e i Caraibi. Per molti l'apertura di una filiale commerciale in questo hub strategico non e' più solo un'opzione ma e' diventato quasi un obbl...