Festival of Made in Italy in Miami: Italy is third for exports to the U.S.
Italian food and beverage continues to climb the world rankings, and it comes out on top in the U.S. where Italy, behind Mexico and Canada, is the third country from which the U.S. imports the most food and beverage products, and it is precisely to Italian excellence that the fifth edition of the "Authentic Italian Food & Wine Festival" event will...
Grants for study and research missions 2024
For the year 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, DGDP, supports and encourages the carrying out of missions abroad and in Italy by, respectively, Italian and foreign researchers, teachers, experts, personalities and cultural operators invited by university and cultural institutions. The main objective of the financi...
That’s Amore: Providence Pizza Week returns April 14-20
The Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau proudly presents the third annual Providence Pizza Week, taking place from April 14-20, 2024. The week of pizzas showcases the most scrumptious and creative pizza pies that pizza joints, restaurants, and even food trucks from across the state can dream up. The celebration of one of the most pop...
Banquet room with preserved frescoes unearthed among Pompeii ruins
A banquet room replete with well preserved frescoes depicting characters inspired by the Trojan war has been unearthed among the ruins of Pompeii in what has been described as one of the most striking discoveries ever made at the southern Italy archaeological site. The 15-metre-long, six-metre-wide room was found in a former private residence in Vi...
Andrea Bocelli joins ISO for Indy performance
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is returning to the city for a special performance with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as part of his North American spring tour. Bocelli is joining the ISO for a concert at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on April 13. The singer made his ISO debut in December of 2022 with a variety of holiday music. The concert was so succe...
NYC to mark April 17 as Giovanni da Verrazzano Day to honor explorer
New York City will recognize April 17 as Giovanni da Verrazzano day to honor the explorer after a piece of legislation passed Thursday. Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island/South Brooklyn) introduced the legislation in February to honor the explorer who sailed for France and became the first European to enter what would become known as New York Harb...
Ripley's 'dolce vita' is in black and white, but the Amalfi Coast's tiny towns are in technicolour
La dolce vita, or "the sweet life" – popularised by Federico Fellini's eponymous 1960 film – is the single phrase that sold Italy as a rainbow-coloured land where dreams are made. It's an ephemeral term that immediately evokes an unmistakable aesthetic: neon-orange Aperol Spritzes, Vespa scooters, cappuccinos in the piazza, Mediterranean expanses o...
Minister Bernini inaugurates Italy-USA Council annual meeting at the Italian Embassy in Washington
The Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted the annual meeting of the Council for the United States and Italy (Consiglio per le Relazioni tra Italia e Stati Uniti — ConsIUSA) on April 9th-10th. Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, welcomed participants on the evening of April 9th at Villa Firenze. The Italian Minister of Univer...
Leadership Transition at Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast
After serving for more than seven years, President Tommaso Cardana has decided to step down with the conviction that he has fulfilled the primary objectives he set for the organization and to fully comply with the spirit of the new By-Laws of the Chamber that now establish a 6 years limit term for a President. The leadership of the Italy-America Ch...
The secluded Italian beach that’s been named one of the best in the world – where locals sell ice-cream from boats
In the travel publisher's latest book, Best Beaches, they've revealed the world's most incredible beaches. Bays and Beaches in Australia, Thailand, America and Greece have all made the cut. One little-known spot in on the Amalfi Coast was also named in the travel publisher's top 100. Located just a stone's throw from Nerano, Baia di Ieranto, also k...
A little bit of Italy in Rocky Ridge: Napoli Pizza opens in Rocky Ridge Plaza
The Birmingham metro area has lost a lot of Italian restaurants over the years, but a new one in Rocky Ridge is conjuring up memories of long-gone places such as LaVoy’s in Homewood, Romeo’s on Southside or Sal’s Italian across town in Roebuck. Napoli Italian Restaurant & Pizza opened its doors in October in the former location of Johnny Brusco’s N...
Risotto: From Rice to Riches
Pasta, pasta, pasta is all that seems to be on anyone’s mind when perusing the primi section of an Italian menu, but look to the very bottom of the list and you’ll find a plate, placed there almost cursorily, with an underdog story: the creamy, wheat-free risotto. Rice is now the most consumed cereal in the world, where it is steamed, boiled, made...