Ten Italian words stolen into English and reinvented
When you started studying Italian, we're sure you quickly noticed that lots of words look quite similar to English. These are often the ones we find easiest to remember. Some Italian words are similar to English when both have a Latin root - so we can thank the academic language for helping us better understand Italian. Easy examples are adjectives...
Interview with Adriana Trigiani
For a writer, there’s always a story behind the story. For Adriana Trigiani, the stories behind the tales she tells in her novels are usually drawn from family lore, both in her own family and in her human family at large. Deftly weaving the lives of her characters into critical moments in American history has become her specialty—we laugh, we cry,...
Brighton Publishing releases print version of “Franco and Anna Gennusa: Their Journey” by Mary B. Patterson
Brighton Publishing LLC is pleased to announce the print release of author Mary B. Patterson’s emotionally captivating account, “Franco and Anna Gennusa: Their Journey.” Using her remarkable gift for storytelling, author Mary B. Patterson guides readers through the challenges and complexities of life in, and around, the Gennusa family during a time...
Good Things Happen When We Eat Spaghetti
I was having lunch with my friend and colleague Dorie Clark one day when she asked, “Do you know Chris Schembra of the 7:47 Club? If not, You MUST meet him.” I hadn’t met him or heard of him, but when I looked him up, I couldn’t believe my eyes. With a name like the 7:47 Club, I thought maybe he was in the airline business. Nope! Chris curates dinn...
Madonna Finally Addresses the Rumors That She and Lady Gaga Are "Enemies"
Are two of pop's most successful singers going at it? Madonna finally spoke out about chatter that Lady Gaga is her enemy. In a new interview with British Vogue, Madonna suggested that decade-long rumors of a rivalry between them were blown out of proportion because people wanted to believe them. "People got very excited about [the thought of Lady...
"Call Me Guido": Mike Fiorito's new book
Ovunque Siamo: New Italian American Writing and Ovunque Siamo Press are thrilled to present our inaugural book, Call Me Guido, a collection of short stories by Brooklyn-based writer, Mike Fiorito! Mike is a frequent contributor to and an ardent supporter of Ovunque Siamo’s mission of building community while curating the written and artistic works...
“Goodbye Irpinia” di Mike J. Pilla, un paper novel dedicato ai migranti
“La passione per l’italianità all’estero”. È ciò che muove ogni giorno l’informazione che unisce il nostro Paese con le eccellenze sparse per il mondo. E per raccontare queste storie ci vuole una voce e anche un faccia. Mike J. Pilla ci ha messo entrambe e da un anno ha fondato “Patrimonio Italiano Tv“, la web tv degli italiani all’estero, di cui è...
Lavazza Coffee Hopes A New E-Commerce Site Will Boost Its U.S. Presence
At a recent TransPerfect Retail Forum in New York, Lavazza’s Cataldo De Franco, senior director of e-commerce in North America, described the company’s online expansion into the U.S and the launch of their new e-commerce website coming in mid-May 2019. Lavazza is one of the largest coffee makers in the world and has been selling its premium Italian...
Italy's Parmacotto buys US food distributor Cibo Italia
Parmacotto, an Italy-based producer of cooked ham, has entered the North American market through the acquisition of US-based distributor of Italian food products Cibo Italia. Parma-based Parmacotto, established in 1978, has taken a 70% stake in a new US business formed through the deal - also called Parmacotto - with the remaining 30% owned by the...
The History of Italy’s Second Favorite Sport—Bocce Ball
You can think of modern bowling as a distant cousin of bocce. In England, they have “bowls,” a lawn version of the game using a flattened ball which is rolled like a wheel (bocce balls are always spherical). The Latin word bottia (ball) is the root of the Italian word boccia or bocce. Latin also used the word boulles (balls), hence the name bowls f...
Prosecco DOC Consortium Announces Second Annual "National Prosecco Week"
The Prosecco DOC Consortium, the entity that oversees the production of the world’s most popular sparkling wine, is pleased to announce that ‘National Prosecco Week’ will return for its second year from June 3-9, 2019 and will include exclusive events, restaurant and retail promotions and masterclasses for media and trade in New York, Miami, Nashvi...
Pass the Torch and Light the Way to Italian American Family Histories
Why be proud? It’s a question that deserves serious thought and reflection. To begin with, every ethnic, racial and religious group that immigrated to America brought with them a unique set of traditions, customs, values and beliefs that they contributed to America’s collective culture. And for those contributions each group can be justly proud. We...