The Translation Paradox
Glory, for the translator, is borrowed glory. There is no way around this. Translators are celebrated when they translate celebrated books. The best translations from the Italian I have seen in recent years are Geoffrey Brock's rendering of Pavese's collected poems, Disaffections, and Frederika Randall's enormous achievement in bringing Ippolito Ni...
Steven's Restaurant Corner: Rocco Vino's in Carol Stream - Italian Food Par Excellence!
By Steven Krage There is nothing better in this lifetime than incredibly good Italian comfort food. Happily, Rocco Vino's in Carol Stream more than fits the bill! Arriving at 5pm, I was greeted by a friendly staff but not "overly" friendly, if you get my drift. The people who work there are humble and brilliant at their craft. My father a...
50 Years in a Cab: A Long, Winding Trip for One Driver, and His City
From his front-seat perch, Alberto Tomassi, a Roman cabdriver for 50 years, has been both eavesdropper and confessor. He has played impromptu tour guide, thwarted muggings and rushed countless clients to the emergency room. And he has consoled abandoned wives with a dose of homespun wisdom. "I told one woman whose husband had left her for...
Flavors Of Italian Coast Line Come To Life In Heart Of Midtown
There's a coastline area of Italy known as Liguria – home to Genoa and Portofino – that is as well-known for its natural beauty as it is for its wonderful and unique cuisine. Welcome to Riviera Focacceria Italiana, a hidden gem in Midtown, now known as one of the few places in the U.S. that makes a traditional dish originated from Liguria....
Italian fashion brand Luisa Spagnoli opens first US store in Palo Alto
Great news for Bay Area women with a passion for Italian fashion. The iconic brand Luisa Spagnoli is now in at the Stanford shopping mall with a boutique of its own. I was delighted to congratulate Nicoletta Spagnoli, the CEO of the Italian company and the great-granddaughter of Luisa Spagnoli who created the business in 1928 in Perugia (b...
More and more Italian companies opting for reshoring, 121 in 2015
Italy is in second place behind the United States in terms of company reshoring: 121 against the 326 of the US. It is followed by the United Kingdom (68) and Germany (63) and, overall, there are almost 730 cases throughout the world, according to data contained in the 2016 edition of the analysis "Manufacturing reshoring" by the Research Group of U...
Italian Lecture Series: 'Italians in Jazz'
WHEN: Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CDT) -WHERE: American Italian Cultural Center - 537 South Peters Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, United States As a part of the American Italian Cultural Center's bi-monthly lecture series, music historian Dr. Jack Stewart will deliver a lecture exploring the contributions Italians have...
Remember This? Marconi Society
Since the early 1900s, the Italian community has made up a large percentage of the population of Sault Ste. Marie. Upon arrival in their new community many Italian immigrants were surprised at the primitive conditions that they found. Many of these new immigrants settled in the west end, in the area surrounding James Street, so that t...
Casting Search // SPIELBERG FILM
Hello, We're currently casting Steven Spielberg's new film and we're conducting a search for an extraordinary boy to play the very challenging lead role. ABOUT THE FILM:Steven Spielberg is making a film about the true story of Edgardo Mortara - a 6 year old Jewish boy from Bologna who was reported to have been secretly baptised by a m...
Foreign investors can’t get enough of Italy’s luxury sector
by Monica D'Ascenzo Jeweller Buccellati prepares to join the Richemont empire, shoemaker Sergio Rossi was purchased by InvestIndustrial, Corneliani was just recently sold to Bahrain fund Investcorp, while Pal Zileri was acquired by Mayhoola. These four latest acquisitions clearly point to the key players that are keen on investing in Ital...
Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival Celebrates Joe Ripoly
The 34th Annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival kicked off Wednesday by celebrating the memory of 2016 "Italian-American of the Year" Joe Ripoly, who was present in spirit. Ripoly passed away May 14 — just days after learning he was to be this year's festival honoree. The festival committee each year recognizes its Italian...
Tutta Bella wheels out new pizza truck, new pastas, and limited-time Calabrese fig pizza
It's big news when one of Seattle's most family-friendly pizzerias--and our pick for one of the best kid-friendly happy hours in town--introduces a new member of its own family: D'Asporto, its first mobile pizza truck. Tutta Bella's retrofitted shipping container is outfitted with an Acunto wood-fired oven straight from Napoli, Italy. In Neapolitan...