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What happens when improvisation meets 19th century opera? When jazz meets Puccini? Something incredible and unique happens, giving birth to the project Puccini, My Love by the Italian duo Back-In-Time (B.I.T.). On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago in collaboration with F...

A house purchase is often one of the trickiest life experiences to negotiate, requiring huge deliberations on location before spending weeks searching for the right property. Finding somewhere in another country is even more fraught with difficult decisions. Unless, of course, you’re Paul Millet. In which case, you land in Italy for the first time,...

Stella, the West Hollywood hot spot that chef Rob Gentile and restaurateur Janet Zuccarini opened at the former Madeo space in late February, is a grand, ambitious, over-the-top undertaking. It’s an Italian restaurant that’s purposefully unlike any other Italian restaurant in Los Angeles. Gentile is serving hyper-specific regional pastas. He’s hewi...

The village of Biccari is located in Apulia, in the province of Foggia. A town of 2,600 inhabitants with a medieval feel, it is surrounded by rich and fertile nature (such as Lake Pescara and Mount Cornacchia). Here the 1 euro house project is struggling to get off the ground because people coming from abroad prefer to buy homes in a better state o...

Get ready to indulge in the rich flavors, stunning sights, and thrilling history of Italy without leaving Wisconsin! The Automobile Gallery & Event Center proudly presents Festa Italiana 2024, an unparalleled celebration of Italian culture, cars, and cuisine. Join us on May 18th from 2 – 6 pm at The Automobile Gallery & Event Center located at 400...

Pompeii is shining a light on mysterious rites of ancient Rome thanks to terracotta-style solar roof tiles installed on one of its most famous villas. The traditional-looking tiles have solar photovoltaic cells inside, allowing the UNESCO World Heritage Site to preserve its aesthetics while generating clean energy to illuminate its frescoes. And th...

There was excitement in the air at Sam's Italian Deli & Market on Tuesday after the owners announced plans to expand to a new location in the fall of 2025. Nick Marziliano, the owner of Sam's Italian Deli & Market, said after almost 44 years in business, he felt it was the right time to open a new space. "I went on vacation with my family, I came b...

What started out as a brief stint in Vietnam for this highly decorated Army veteran blossomed into an illustrious 44-year career that encompassed a variety of roles in Military Intelligence and Civil Affairs. The younger of two sons, Darryl Chiostri was born at Cabrini Hospital to Louis and Mary (Doro) Chiostri, who were living at the time in an It...

Venice is a city that has fascinated many for centuries, a city completely man made, transformed into one of the most beautiful in Italy. Visitors come to wonder at the beautiful architecture and churches, to delight in a little spritz and cicchetti, to gaze at the stunning views over the Adriatic and perhaps take part in a tour of Venice to see th...

Orvieto is a charming town located in the Umbria region of central Italy, built atop a volcanic tuff cliff overlooking the countryside. Its strategic position along the ancient Via Cassia, one of the main roads of the Roman Empire, made it a significant cultural and historical hub for centuries. Orvieto‘s roots can be traced back to Etruscan times,...

We hadn’t been to Mangia e Bevi Pizzeria Napoletana, with its puffy pizzas and its lovely meat and cheese trays, since well before it added sandwiches, pasta dishes and a new dining room. We should have headed to Cocoa Beach sooner. As always, it has that long, narrow main room dominated by its ovens, with those Italo-stylish movie posters and a ra...

The region of Puglia is known for many things: juicy burrata, aperitivo-staple taralli, nonne rolling orrechiette in the Barese streets, white conical Trulli houses, sandy beaches, and rows upon rows of olive trees. But there’s much more to Italy’s heel (if the above info was new to you though, get reading on the rest of our Puglia Issue here). Tak...