RedBird Capital Partners Founder Gerry Cardinale to Receive Prestigious Award
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to announce that finance industry leader Gerry Cardinale will receive the Leonardo da Vinci Award in Finance at the NIAF 48th Anniversary Gala on October 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C. at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The award will be presented by Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman of ESPN, and Sports Content...
Italy America Chamber of Commerce and National Grocers Association Partner to Bring Resources to Independent Grocers
The Italy America Chamber of Commerce (IACC) has entered into an official partnership with National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, the designed to benefit independent grocers across the United States looking to access new products and resources. “Independent supermarkets are conti...
IAP 295: If you’re not willing to laugh at yourself, don’t worry… we’ll laugh at you!
When you spend as much time as we do examining and analyzing the Italian American experience, sometimes you just have to laugh. There are those little quirks that make us unique which are often at the source of so much of the “Italian American comedy” that speaks to each of us every time we encounter it. But what makes “Italian American comedy” gen...
We Need Italian Gas Station Food in the U.S.
It’s no secret that I have experience with road trip food. On the long road trips of my childhood, carefully prepared bologna sandwiches and Lay’s potato chips, pretzel rods and cold grapes were the fare of choice. As I got older and started taking road trips without my family, McDonald’s stops became the norm (apart from my two-year vegan era, dur...
What Goodfellas Got Right About Garlic
It’s one of the most iconic scenes in one of the greatest movies in American history, and it has almost nothing to do with the rest of the plot. It’s mob capo Paulie Cicero, played by the late Paul Sorvino. He’s in a minimum-security prison with the rest of the wise guys. They’ve bribed the guards so they can have all the stuff they need for a prop...
Italian cuisine ranks within top 3 choices for Americans
In a commissioned study conducted by OnePoll, Fresh Express discovered that when it comes to international cuisines, 36% of Americans say Mexican is their favorite, followed by Italian (32%) and Chinese (25%). The study also found that 47% of Americans said that using international ingredients when cooking made them feel like a professional chef an...
Rome’s talking statue “publishes” book
Rome’s most outspoken monument has turned author. That is the premise behind Anthony Di Renzo’s Pasquinades: Essays from Rome’s Famous Talking Statue. Published by Cayuga Lake Books, an independent press in New York State’s Finger Lakes region, this book will be released on Saturday, October 28. A launch and reading will be held that day at 3:00 PM...
ITA Airways, a sky full of Italy lands in North America
ITA Airways launches new marketing campaign in North America. Starting today on air in San Francisco and Los Angeles, to be followed by Boston, Washington, Miami and New York. ITA Airways presented its new marketing campaign "A Sky full of Italy" in the Consulate General of Italy in New York, in the presence of Fabrizio Di Michele, Consul General o...
Amazon will invest 4 billion in ChatGPT rival created by two Italian Americans
Four billion dollars to challenge ChatGPT, OpenAI and Microsoft. Money that will be invested in Anthropic, an ambitious startup founded by two Italian American siblings-Dario and Daniela Amodeo. Anthropic's Claude and Claude 2 chatbots, based on large language models, are similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard in the sense that they can tran...
Eataly names first North American CEO as it plots U.S. expansion
Eataly, the operator of massive Italian food halls and marketplaces, has named its first CEO for North America as it plans to more than triple its footprint on the continent in the next five years. Tommaso Brusò joins Eataly after more than 15 years in the fashion industry. He was most recently group CEO of Copenhagen-based clothing brand Colorful...
U.S. Customers Can Now Taste the Tea Craftsmanship of Italy’s 'La Via del Tè' via Zia Pia Partnership
La Via del Tè – a revered Italian tea brand that’s known for its exceptional quality and craftsmanship – handpicked importer Zia Pia as its first-ever partner to exclusively introduce its teas to the American market. A multi-generational, family-owned tea company, La Via del Tè was founded in 1961 by Alfredo Carrai. The brand creates beautiful, fra...
ISSNAF Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 to Prof. Federico Capasso, Harvard University
The ISSNAF Lifetime Achievement Award acknowledges outstanding individuals of Italian origin who, thanks to their pioneering spirit and lifetime commitment, have honored their country of origin and given a significant contribution to research, leadership, and mentorship in any field. Warmest congratulations to Prof. Federico Capasso, Harvard Univer...