Prosciutto di Carpegna PDO convinces the Americans: export sales up 57% in the last two years
American consumers increasingly appreciate authentic Prosciutto di Carpegna PDO: this is demonstrated by export figures that show a +57% increase in sales and +43.5% in volumes in just two years. Marco Pulici, Vice President of the Prosciutto di Carpegna PDO Consortium, comments on the trend of the export market as follows: "Between 2022 and 2024 w...
This Italian Region Is a Trending Destination This Summer—and It Has 311 Miles of Gorgeous Coastline and Turquoise Waters
Italy is a top summer travel destination for Americans; that’s really nothing new. What could be as alluring as the idea of sipping Aperol Spritzes, gorging oneself on pasta, and strolling sun-drenched cobblestone streets? And while major cities like Rome, Florence, and Venice will always be popular for those experiences, other destinations across...
Job Opportunity: Portsmouth High School (NH) World Language Teacher (Grades 9-12)
Portsmouth High School, located in Portsmouth, NH, is seeking a multilingual teacher for a full-time position. Proficiency in Italian and French is required; the ability to also teach Spanish is a plus. Position PurposeUnder the general supervision of the School Principal, the teacher will support students in developing their knowledge and skills i...
The Art Of Aging: Inside the Secretive World of Italy’s Balsamic Vinegar Tradition
Everyone knows balsamic vinegar: it’s in supermarkets around the world and often mistaken as just another salad dressing ingredient. But its real story is far richer – and far more exclusive. As British journalist Giulia Crouch recently highlighted in her piece for The Times, there are two very different worlds within the category: one is mass-mark...
Rockford granita stand Zammuto’s celebrates 100 years in business
There’s no reason to put your celebration on ice when you’ve been selling flavored ice for 100 years! Zammuto’s in Rockford hits a major milestone. Opening in 1925, the business has served granita in the stateline for 100 years, becoming one of the oldest Italian ice stands in the United States. Zammuto’s opened alongside a grocery store. It then e...
Viva Italia: how cycling manufacturing is returning to its spiritual home
With the mounting pressure from US tariffs on bikes made in Asia, is the cycling industry heading for an era of more home-grown production? If so, Italy is in a fine place to bring more production onshore and return to the glory days of Italian-made bicycles. At its peak, Italian bike manufacturing was the envy of the world. Bicycle behemoth Bianch...
The Reverse Demolition of the Guardians of Traffic
In mid-20th-century Cleveland, Ohio, a plan to widen one of the city’s most significant bridges nearly erased its most iconic landmarks. At stake were the Guardians of Traffic — towering Art Deco sculptures lining the Hope Memorial Bridge, which spans the Cuyahoga River and physically links Cleveland’s East and West sides. In the 1960s, Cuyahoga Co...
Acclaimed Chef Rapicavoli to Open Wynwood Steakhouse
Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli is back at it. And this time, he's bringing the beef. The Miami-born chef, best known for winning Chopped, charming Coral Gables with Luca Osteria, leading Mayfair Grill in Coconut Grove, and turning Eating House into a local institution, is setting his sights on Wynwood. In 2026, he is expected to debut Luca Steak, a full-s...
The Peculiar Charm of San Marino, a Small Sovereign Nation Big on Local Pride
Is San Marino a heroic ode to liberty or just a glorified souvenir shop that declared independence? My skepticism toward the world’s oldest republic — a small enclave bordered by Italy (but mostly the province of Rimini) on all sides — had put me off visiting, despite living a short train and bus ride away. The Italians I know harbor generally bad...
The Spirit of Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Heart of the South Village
In the southeast corner of Washington Square Park stands a bronze figure whose legacy quietly shaped both a nation across the Atlantic and a community right here in New York. General Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), the fiery 19th-century patriot who helped unify Italy, is immortalized in this statue — a tribute not only to his revolutionary vision,...
Nastro Rosa Tour: the Sailing Tour of Italy
The fifth edition of the "Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour," the Sailing Tour of Italy organized to promote the values and brand of the Italian Navy, has set sail from Venice in the Veneto region. Created with the goal of uniting the three core disciplines of sailing—offshore, inshore, and board—into a single event, the 2025 edition of the Tour wil...
Italian Weekend School Graduation in Charlotte, NC
This semester of the Italian weekend school has officially ended, with a graduation party hosted on Sunday, June 1st. This year concluded a 4-year cycle initiated in 2021 at Salice America. Our volunteers and teachers were able to transform the Salice showroom spaces into a welcoming classroom for kids. Casa della Cultura Italiana - North Carolina...