Brendan Riley’s Solano Chronicles: The Italian Stallion and Vallejo’s Horse-Breeding Scandal
For the sake of national pride during World War II, Benito Mussolini “nationalized” a champion race horse to prevent its sale outside Italy. But the war was over and the dictator was dead when Ortello was sold for $60,000 in November 1946 and sent to Bill Stremmel’s Glen Cove Stud Farm. The stallion arrived safely in Vallejo after a long journey by...
The World of Mozzarella
So you know you love mozzarella, but did you know that this formaggio fresco comes in many different shapes and forms? Discover the cheesy variety below! A typical cheese of Campania in southern Italy, mozzarella is loved and enjoyed by many throughout the world for its soft and tangy goodness. While the classic fior di latte variety made with fres...
Vince negli Usa la green car ad energia solare dell'Università di Bologna
Emilia 4, l’auto solare studiata e costruita dai ricercatori bolognesi dell’Alma Mater (in team con Scm Group, Ciri e Cineca) ha trionfato negli Stati Uniti, vincendo l’American solar challenge, la competizione mondiale riservata a veicoli solari sviluppati dalle università di tutto il mondo. Il bolide green –finanziato con i fondi europei del Por...
Congratulations to NIAF member Valeria Vescina on the publication of her new novel “That Summer in Puglia”
Congratulations to NIAF member Valeria Vescina on the publication of her new novel “That Summer in Puglia” (Eyewear Publishing), which was the Italian Day fiction debut at the prestigious FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2018. A tale of loss and the power of love, it has received critical acclaim. Set mostly in 1980s Puglia, it reveals the regio...
Celebrity Spotlight: Julio Vincent Gambuto – Writer/Director for Film and Television
Julio Vincent Gambuto grew up in Rossville and is a graduate of Staten Island Academy and Harvard University. After getting is B.A. in English, he moved on to get his M.F.A in Film and TV at University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. The son of a bus-driver slash bread-baker, “Julie”, grew up in a large Italian family on Staten Isl...
One American’s quest to teach Italy — the motherland of espresso — how to do it better
Like inked art on a barista’s forearm, high-end cafes are showing up everywhere. On both coasts and in the middle, over the past two decades Americans have embraced better brew, turning what was once a tiny niche into a mighty market. Nearly half the coffee consumed in the United States today comes from specialty beans ranked well above the commodi...
Tony Bennett reflects on Lady Gaga, the Gershwins and 'Just Getting Started' at 91
It's been 67 years since Tony Bennett topped the charts with his first million-selling hit, "Because of You." By the time he won his first two Grammys 12 years later for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," the star had refined his approach and found the voice that would sustain him as one of the most acclaimed song stylists ever. No lesser an auth...
Italia-Usa: i dazi danneggeranno il made in Italy?
A poche ore dall'incontro tra Donald Trump e il presidente del consiglio, Giuseppe Conte, si fanno ipotesi sui possibili risultati di un'agenda non facile. Tra i temi, quello che preoccupa le imprese italiane riguarda i dazi, che potrebbero avere un effetto negativo sull'export italiano. Gli Usa, infatti, sono per l'Italia il terzo mercato di sbocc...
How six Italian immigrants from the South Bronx carved some of the nation’s most iconic sculptures
When the Piccirilli Brothers arrived in New York from Italy in 1888, they brought with them a skill– artistry and passion for stone-carving unrivaled in the United States. At their studio at 467 East 142nd Street, in the Mott Haven Section of the Bronx, the brothers turned monumental slabs of marble into some of the nation’s recognizable icons, inc...
Theo Rossi Is Finding His Place in America
The first time Theo Rossi felt seen as a New Yorker was when Enter the Wu-Tang dropped. It didn't just herald the arrival of one of the most revered names in hip-hop. It featured the RZA and his soon-to-be crew of legends shouting out "Shaolin Island," giving New York's oft-forgotten borough one of the biggest claims to fame a neighborhood could p...
Ezio Cappadocia Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript
The Society for Italian Historical Studies, in affiliation with the American Historical Association, again offers a prize of $400 for the Ezio Cappadocia Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript on the history of Italy of dissertation length. Since the object of the award is to encourage fresh interest in Italian history, the prize is offered for the...
A Taste of Calabria
On cold winter days, our thoughts turn to Calabria, located at southernmost tip of the Italian peninsula. Stretching between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas, the narrow region’s beaches rise quickly into mountain ranges. This rugged terrain naturally created pockets of isolated societies, many of whose culture continues to reflect the region’s leadi...