The company that invented the Vespa scooter is now testing this amazing luggage-hauling robot
Seventy two years after launching the iconic Vespa scooter, Italian motor vehicle company Piaggio has unveiled its newest creation: A robot designed to help you get around without a car at all. Piaggio Fast Forward, Piaggio’s American sibling established in 2015, has been testing the Gita, a two-foot-high, two-wheeled mobile carrying robot, out of...
Negroni Week at Eataly USA
What's the best way to kick off summer like an Italian? Just chill. Then, drink a Negroni. Luckily for you, Negroni Week is here again! From June 4 to 10, Eataly USA will be a mecca for lovers of the classic Italian cocktail as we participate once again in the annual campaign, which raises money for charitable organizations in the most delicious wa...
Downtown Fitchburg transforming into Little Italy
Downtown will seem like Little Italy this Saturday for the inaugural Festa Della Reppublica, Fitchburg's Italian Festival. "I'm always interested in anything that's going to make downtown buzz," said Tamar Russell Brown, gallery owner, founder and lead curator for Gallery Sitka. The festival will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. this Saturday on Main Stre...
L’Italo Americano and its 110 years of history serving Italian heritage
Domenico Di Salvo arrived on Ellis Island on September 5, 1907. He had left on the 23 rd of August on the Koenig Albert steamer, which had been used only for a few years on the profitable Genoa-Naples-New York route. When fully loaded, the fast transatlantic liner built in the shipyards of Szczecin, today in Poland, could carry 2175 passengers, 18...
Saba is stealthy Italian that might surprise traditionalists
The earth didn't rumble when a new Italian restaurant opened in Logan Square in mid-April. Saba Italian Kitchen & Bar barely said hello through the usual channels (Twitter, Instagram, etc) as it took over a corner spot on Milwaukee across from the Harding Tavern and De Noche Mexicana/Cafe con Leche and next to Red Star Liquors and the Walk In, the...
After Months Of Talks, Italy Has A New Coalition Government
Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League have persuaded the country's president to allow them to form a new government – a populist coalition that is already making waves with the European Union. The coalition will be headed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a popular but untested political figure who was rejected by Pre...
Rose Italian Kitchen To Open In Cuyahoga Falls
From Chef Art Pour Restaurants: Bret Adams, Founder and CEO of Burntwood Tavern and its parent company, Chef Art Pour Restaurant Group (CAPRG) announced plans to open Rose Italian Kitchen in Cuyahoga Falls. The second location of its newest restaurant concept is scheduled to open late 2018. Conveniently situated within the newly transformed Cuyahog...
OlivettiWorld in San Francisco
After bringing to the Bay Area events on such iconic masters of Italian design as Vico Magistretti (2014) and Achille Castiglioni (2017), the Italian Cultural Institute decided to put together an initiative that would offer San Francisco audiences a topic that combines the qualities of historical discourse with the imaginative vision of contemporar...
Mondavi works to sustain the tradition of his family's famous name
When your family name is synonymous with the development of the U.S. wine industry, the responsibility to carry the name could have been too much to endure. Had Tim Mondavi chosen an industry other than wine, he would not have been the first scion of a famous family to walk away from the business, but the son of Robert Mondavi chose to embrace the...
The Off-Broadway smash hit “My big gay italian wedding” hits Los Angeles with a sold out run
Released this year at the box office in Italy as “Puoi Baciare lo Sposo”, the Off-Broadway Smash Hit written by Anthony Wilkinson has just seen a complete sold out run in Los Angeles at the Actors Company. Directed by Francesco Piotti and Gianfranco Terrin, it was brought to Los Angeles by Italia Spettacolo and italian producer Fausto Petronzio in...
Genoa in Music
On the occasion of Italy's National Day and Mayor Marco Bucci of Genoa's visit of San Francisco, The Consulate General of Italy and The Italian Cultural Institute pay homage to the city of Genoa with a beautiful double concert. We will listen to musics of Paganini, Rossini, Carulli, Bellini, Schubert, Verdi and Beethoven, performed by duo Andrea Ca...
Madonia Celebrates 100 Years
Arthur Avenue’s iconic Madonia Bakery is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and with National Olive Day on Friday, June 1, the historic bakery is offering up their famous Olive Bread’s sought-after recipe. Third generation owner Peter Madonia and his partner and head baker, Charles Lalima currently run the bakery. With family traditions p...