UNICO National Inc. each year offers more than $120,000 in scholarship grants to high school seniors and matriculated college students in almost every discipline. Scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 programs are open. Submission directions have been updated, to be sure that requirements are clearly understood. This includes the newly establ...
A recent survey commissioned by Barilla has revealed notable generational differences among Americans in pasta preparation techniques. The study indicates that only 33% of Baby Boomers are aware of the importance of salting pasta water, compared to 56% of Generation Z and 51% of Millennials who incorporate this essential step into their cooking. It...
For many years, USA and Italy have shared an enduring partnership rooted in cultural and economic ties, as well as a mutual commitment to advancing healthcare and medical research. These collaborations have helped proffer solutions to complex health issues. As both countries continue to spearhead groundbreaking health initiatives, USA and Italy are...
Growing up in an Italian family, superstitions were as common as pasta on Sundays. Join us as we share the quirkiest tales of Italian superstitions in our part 2 of this episode! From the mysterious power of the evil eye, “il malocchio,” to the peculiar rituals involving hidden horns and the mano cornuto hand gesture. We take you on a journey throu...
Tilman J. Fertitta, a renowned American businessman, philanthropist, and sports team owner, has been nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Italy. Fertitta is well-known for his leadership in business and his contributions to the hospitality and entertainment industries, as well as his significant...
There was a time not too long ago when nobody in America knew anything about Italian food. Well, a few people did—because they had moved here from Italy. Everyone else was clueless, or close to it. Americans loved pizza and lasagna and heaping platters of spaghetti and meatballs, sure. They loved a certain style of cooking that had originated with...
You've likely seen his smiling face at your local grocery store. He wears a classic chef's hat and sports a red kerchief around his neck on cans of Americanized Italian foods like mini ravioli and beefaroni. Perhaps you thought he was just a made-up mascot for the Chef Boyardee brand. But like KFC's famous Colonel Sanders, Chef Boyardee was a real...
Francis Ford Coppola, the visionary director behind "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," was named a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree earlier this year, celebrating his lifetime of artistic achievements. Over a career spanning more than half a century, the 85-year-old filmmaker has earned five Oscars, six Golden Globes, two Palme d'Or awards and a BAFT...
Chris Cuomo, the brother of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, has just signed a multi-year deal to stay on as host of his evening program on NewsNation. Cuomo, who was formerly a correspondent with CNN and ABC News, joined NewsNation’s Nexstar Group in 2022; on Monday it was announced that his contract has been renewed and that he will continu...
Following the death of Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell at 87 and the stepping down of Republican Mark E. Amodei to make room for new leaders, the Italian American Congressional Delegation is renewing its leadership. Leading the bilateral committee will be Congressmen Rosa DeLauro and Michael Rulli, Democrat of Connecticut and Republican of Ohi...
"The Italy-USA bilateral relationship is very solid. The United States is our main ally and partner outside Europe" and with the new Trump administration "there are no reasons why this relationship cannot continue to develop as it has so far". This was underlined by Italy's ambassador to Washington, Mariangela Zappia, on the sidelines of the annual...
From Thanksgiving to Christmas, the leap feels almost instantaneous. Time seems to race faster with every passing year, and December feels shorter and shorter. A hundred tasks to juggle, a hundred thoughts swirling. Mornings disappear in a blur, afternoons vanish just as quickly, and days that dragged in November now sprint toward the most dazzling...