Abruzzo Forte e Gentile Discover the old traditions, the beauties and hidden treasures of the Abruzzo region
November 4, 7:00 pm — 8:00 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, New York In Italy's long and narrow peninsula, dense with cities and great monuments, Abruzzo and Molise stand out for their unspoiled natural beauty and wilderness. Home to four national and regional parks, Abruzzo has one-third of its land reserv...
PrimiDieci USA 2016: il sistema delle eccellenze
di Maurita Cardone Si sente spesso parlare di sistema Italia, espressione che, intesa a raccontare un'Italia che sa fare tesoro delle sue risorse per creare un'economia competitiva, spesso resta incagliata nella realtà di un paese ancora troppo settoriale. Un esempio in controtendenza lo ha offerto la Italy-America Chamber of Commerce di N...
At Brancaccio’s Food Shop in Brooklyn, Love of Food and Hip-Hop
By Annie Correal On a recent weekday afternoon, Joe Brancaccio stood behind the counter ofBrancaccio's Food Shop in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. He wore a black T-shirt with Raphael's angels looking skyward, baggy pants and sneakers. And in black-rimmed glasses and a baseball cap, he looked like a cross between Ira Glass of public radio an...
Italian Green Economy: almost one every two businesses is green
The Italian Green Economy is growing. In Italy almost one out of two businesses (42% of the total) adopts eco-friendly operations and models and the "greenest" areas of the Italian economy are industry and agriculture, where the highest portion of businesses that have turned their environmental policies into an element of differentiation and a comp...
Moretti’s Restaurant looks to open new location in Morton Grove
By Igor Studenkov The village of Morton Grove Board of Trustees will soon decide whether to give tax incentives to Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria, which is looking to open a location at a long-vacant lot a few blocks from village's Metra station. The restaurant would be located on a village-owned lot within the Lehigh/Ferris...
Raw beauty defines Simboli's 'Steel Mill'
by Marylynne Pitz Pittsburgh's nightly light show of glowing red blast furnaces and smoky white clouds fired the creativity of many artists, including Raymond Simboli. The Italian immigrant painted "Steel Mill" in 1950, long after his father and many others had captured the city's industrial landscape on canvas. But this image has its o...
Gucci, la qualità che creò il Made in Italy
by Riccardo Giumelli È il primo brand italiano nel mondo, secondo Interbrand , società autorevole nel valutare i migliori brand globali. Si tratta di Gucci. Viene prima di Nestlé, Porsche e Visa. E tra gli italiani, anche prima della Ferrari. Insomma un simbolo mondiale del Made in Italy, anche se dai primi anni'90 è nelle mani dei frances...
Casa Italia to honor Stefani’s Claudio Ulivieri
by Lou Carlozo Casa Italia will honor Stefani Restaurant Group Vice President Claudio Ulivieri as Person of the Year at its 2016 Gala on Feb. 20 at Alta Villa Banquets. When he started as a kitchen worker at Stefani's on Fullerton Avenue, Claudio Ulivieri gave it one week to see how things would work out. After all, he'd just...
The Wine of Monferrato, Piedmont: A conversation with Pietro Arditi of Azienda Cantine Valpane
by Joshua Aranda Piedmont, or Piemonte in Italian, is a northwestern Italian region that offers a myriad of wine possibilities. It is often associated with Nebbiolo in Barbaresco and Barolo, however, this only amounts to three percent of the region's wine production. And while Nebbiolo deservingly rules this wine kingdom, there is...
Acetaia Guerzoni from Modena: when the tradition meets passion
For Lorenzo the choice to work in the family business was not at issue. He was born in 1978, in Mirandola, a few km from Concordia where the vinegar Guerzoni is, in Modena area. Lorenzo, one of the Acetaia owners and manager, grew up in the province and attended the University of Modena, where he graduated with a degree in chemistry. ...
Italy’s extraordinary export market is set to increase by €50 billion by the end of 2016
Riccardo Monti Italy is 'putting its money where its mouth is' with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) this year investing more in the US, where exports are booming, than the global total allocated in 2015 to promote Italy's competitive advantages and high quality industries. ITA President Riccardo Monti explains how the agency aims t...
KALÀSCIMA Bring Original Saund from Sauf Ov Itali to SXSW
Hailing from Italy's red hot Puglia region, and hot on the heels of their Fall '15 US debut concerts, Kalàscima announces a pair of showcase appearances at the annual SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX. The Salento-based 6-piece band's innovative mix of Electronic Music and Southern Italian Folk has made them a festival favorite for the past fifteen...