10 Reasons Why You Should Learn to Speak Italian
Are you considering learning a new language, but you're not sure which one to choose? For many people, the hardest step in learning a foreign language is actually choosing which language to learn. We'll make it easy for you—choose Italian! Italian is a romance language spoken by over 60 million people around the world. Not only is it...
Il ministro Galletti all'Onu e al Fancy Food
La lotta ai cambiamenti climatici e alla fame nel mondo: due sfide sulle quali l'Italia vuole agire da protagonista. Questo il messaggio del ministro dell'ambiente, Gian Luca Galletti, nel corso della sua missione a New York, dove ha visitato il Fancy Food 2015 e partecipato a una serie di incontri all'Onu. "Con Expo abbiamo fatto vedere a...
Lidia Bastianich: la Star della cucina regionale italiana negli Stati Uniti d’America, in un incontro al Padiglione USA di Expo Milano 2015
di Antonio Galluzzo "Ho cominciato a cucinare quando ho capito che non avrei più rivisto la mia casa in Istria" Lidia Bastianich racconta la sua vita e carriera con parole semplici e intense. Simbolo della cucina regionale italiana negli USA, chef e star della televisione americana, martedì 7 luglio è stata ospite del Padiglione USA di Expo Milano...
Italian Festival returns to Festival Park July 24-26
The 37th annual Roma Lodge Italian Festival returns to Festival Park, 5 Fifth St., Friday through Sunday, July 24-26. This year's festival is again all about traditional Italian foods and live entertainment. To show their gratitude for 37 years of support by the community, the Roma Lodge will again present fireworks from the Bartolatta Firewor...
Family Brings Special Italian Bread From Fellini's Hometown to Eighth Ave
An Italian family is opening a new restaurant on Eighth Avenue that will serve authentic "piadina," the owner said. Piadina is an Italian flatbread that hails from Rimini, the same Italian town where film director Federico Fellini was born, owner Alessandra Pasqualini explained. Read more Source: https://www.dnainfo....
St. Jude Italian festival in Monroe celebrates 25th anniversary
How does one of the most popular Italian festivals in the area celebrate its 25th anniversary? With lots of "great Italian food, rides, games and live entertainment," said Peter Lucia, spokesman for the St. Jude Festival in Monroe. The event — which runs Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Saturday, Aug. 29 — has grown from a two-day carnival to the c...
A new generation of architects aims for the global market
by Alessia Tripodi Gone are the days when Italian architecture overseas was only represented by Renzo Piano and Massimiliano Fuksas: today, exported Italian design has many faces, including those of designers younger than 40 and 50 whom are known in Europe and throughout the world. Among successful designers, Fabrizio Barozzi shou...
Zanardi looks to add new chapter to Paralympic story
Italy's Alex Zanardi emerged as one of the biggest stars of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, as his two gold medals from those Games made him one to watch ahead of Rio 2016, which is drawing closer to the one-year mark on Monday (7 September). The overall experience at London 2012 left a lasting impression on Zanardi, but he expects Rio 2...
Pope Francis begins USA tour in low-priced Fiat
Pope Francis started his big American trip with a little Italian style. After the Pontiff landed at Joint Base Andrews and was greeted by President Obama, he slipped into the backseat of a Fiat 500L sporting the Vatican's SCV 1 license plates, for Stato della Città del Vaticano, or State of Vatican City. It was not immediately clear i...
8 Italian sporting icons who will go down in history
With the Azzurri set to lock horns with Joe Schmidt's Ireland on Sunday evening in a crucial Pool D encounter at London's Olympic stadium, we take a look at some of Italy's greatest sporting names. And no, Mario Balotelli is not one of them... 1. Valentino Rossi The 36-year-old multiple MotoGP World Champion is responsible for a marked sur...
Wynn's Bartolotta Becomes Costa Di Mare
by Andy Wang In a shocker of a Strip-dining development, the beloved Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn abruptly served its final meals Sunday night. The restaurant is quickly being flipped into chef Mark LoRusso's Costa di Mare, which will open with new signage, a new menu and even new staff uniforms tonight. It had previous...
Linda Fratianne: Italian of the Week
Linda Fratianne was born on August 2, 1960, to former Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Fratianne and his wife, Virginia. She began to take ice skating lessons when she was nine years old. Virginia saw talent in her daughter's ice skating ability and Linda loved the sport. A year later, Linda auditioned for Frank Caroll, and secured the award...