Per lobby del latte USA "parmesan" e "romano" sono "nomi comuni"
"Siamo ben lungi dallo sconfiggere la contraffazione del nostro made in Italy o, peggio, il fenomeno dell'Italian sounding. Infatti, mentre cerchiamo di affermare le nostre denominazioni in tutto il mondo, c'è chi svolge un'attività di tutela al contrario, a tutto vantaggio delle imitazioni: è il caso della potentissima lobby del latte statunitense...
Stati Uniti primi per cultura musicale. L'Italia è seconda
Se c'è un Paese dove abita la cultura musicale questo è gli Stati Uniti d'America, ma l'Italia è seconda per numero di istituzioni musicali. Lo dicono i dati presentati ai Primi Stati Generali della Musica ospitati da CremonaFiere. Negli Usa ci sono 138 Conservatori, in Italia 68, seguita da Spagna (52) e Germania (31). Seguono il Portogal...
St. Anthony's Festival to be next weekend in Jersey City
St. Anthony of Padua's Festival Committee will sponsor a festival in Jersey City from Friday through Sunday. The three-day festival will feature Spanish, Filipino, Italian and Polish food, as well as live music, cold beverages, games, rides, a Super 50/50 raffle, a money wheel and vendors, among other things. The musical entertainment...
James Gandolfini enters New Jersey Hall of Fame
New Jersey inducted the late "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini into its Hall of Fame on Thursday, hoping no one will ever fuhgeddaboudhim. Five cast members of the hit HBO drama were on hand as Gandolfini, who played mob boss Tony Soprano, was honored, as much for his love of the state as for his TV fame. "Hey, J stands for Jersey and for Jimm...
An evening with winemaker count Sebastiano Capponi & special guest author George Anastasia
May 18, 2015 Monday 6:30 PMTavola Restaurant & Bar - 400 W Sproul Road - Springfield, Pennsylvania 19064 Come enjoy a five course Italian Specialty Dinner with five different wines selected from Villa Calcinaia Estate, which has been in existence since 1527 located on 70 acres in the Tuscany region of Italy. Enjoy a book signing...
Open air film fest in Little Italy, Baltimore
One of Little Italy's more popular events, sponsored by the Original Little Italy Restaurant Association, the Open Air Film Fest has thrived since 1999. Movies are projected onto the outside wall of Ciao Bella Restaurant in the Da Mimmo Ristorante parking lot from a row home across the street. Folks arrive early to set up lawn chairs, list...
Two Lyndhurst High School students chosen for scholarships
The Italian American Club of Lyndhurst recently presented two scholarships to Lyndhurst High School students. One of this year's recipients is Natalie Vendola (pictured), who will attend Montclair State University. More than 30 students applied for the two $1,000 awards. The students were required to be of at least 50 percent Italian herit...
Italian American Association awards scholarship to Zachary Voitek of Exeter
The Italian American Association of Luzerne County presented its 2015 scholarship award to Zachary Voitek, son of Mr. and Mrs. David and Ruth Ann Voitek, of Exeter. Voitek plans to attend Loyola University in the fall. He is the grandson of IAALC members Mr. and Mrs. Rinaldo and Ruth Ercolani, of Wilkes-Barre. From le3ft, are Herman Castel...
Tasty Tuscan: Italian dining and market on South Broad
by Michael Klein The corner restaurant spot at 777 S. Broad St., which was Tashan until its closing in September, will get a bold Italian focus this summer. Tasty Tuscan, the first of what is positioned as a multicity rollout, will combine what its backers call four-star Tuscan dining experiences in the dining room, chef demonstrati...
Catalogo dell’arte italiana negli Stati Uniti presentato alla Biblioteca del Congresso a Washington DC
L'Ambasciatore d'Italia negli Stati Uniti Armando Varricchio ha presentato il catalogo "Italian Treasures in the U.S. – An Itinerary of Art" alla Biblioteca del Congresso, il più vasto archivio mondiale di conoscenza e creatività. Il volume, realizzato dall'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington a cura dall'Addetto Culturale,...
Impresa e innovazione. L'ICE ha organizzato a Filadelfia un convegno sugli scambi con gli USA
FILADELFIA. Si è concluso ieri con l'annuncio dell'avvio del primo spin-off italiano il convegno promosso dal Desk Investimenti dell'Ice di New York, in collaborazione con la Sbarro Health Research Organization presso la Temple University di Filadelfia, mirato a favorire la collaborazione tecnologica tra Italia e Stati Uniti. Nel campus Bio-Life Sc...
The afterlife of books and other curious artifacts
Conference on digital projects directed by Prof. Massimo Riva (Brown University), about the Decameron Web (Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio), the Project Pico (a few masterpieces by Giovanni Pico – Mirandola) and the Panorama Garibaldi May 3, 2013New BrunswickRutgers University conference starting at 4.30 pm