Italian Fruit & Vegetable Exports Worth €2.3 Billion
Italian fruit and vegetable exports in the first half of 2017 reached two million tonnes, and were worth €2.3 billion, according to the Italian fruit growers association Frutimprese. This represents a 6.8% decrease in volume, but a 3.1% increase in value compared to the same period in 2016. The strongest performance was recorded by fresh fruit (+6....
The House of Peroni, Los Angeles
Premium Italian beer brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro and GRAMMY® award-winning singer-songwriter and multi- instrumentalist St. Vincent will debut the first ever LA edition of The House of Peroni. Originally kicking off in New York City as a three day pop-up in early October, The House of Peroni is designed to spotlight a dynamic mix of forward-thinkin...
Restored Svevo castle in Bari prepares to reopen
Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini on Tuesday inaugurated the restored first-floor rooms of the Svevo Castle in the Puglia regional capital of Bari ahead of their opening to the public shortly. The space, which until recently hosted the offices of the Superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape, will soon be used to display cont...
The Truth About Vodka Sauce
Besides fettuccine Alfredo, is there a dish reviled by pasta snobs as much as penne alla vodka? The other day, one of these detractors summed up the recipe for us as follows: Bring a large pot of water to a roiling boil, add salt, toss in penne, and cook until al dente. Meanwhile, in a small pot, heat up a can of cream-of-tomato soup. Drain pasta....
Italian Language Day
When: Thursday, 19 October, 2017 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. RSVP HERE Come celebrate Italian Language in an evening featuring Italian delicacies and music. As part of the evening, the Observatory of the Italian Language in Chicago (OLIC), under the auspices of the Italian Consulate General of Italy, will...
Italy: the importance of investing on Green Economy, Culture, Innovation and Cohesion
Symbola Foundation – a group committed to promote Made in Italy abroad- has recently issued a report called I.T.A.L.I.A. 2017 revealing very interesting data. Italy can be innovative, creative and competitive on global markets. To give an idea, the report points out how between 2014-2017 Italian exports have increased up to 26,7 billion Euros, achi...
Secrets Why Giada De Laurentiis Became America’s Favorite Italian Chef
Anybody who likes watching a chef prepare a delicious meal on TV is probably familiar with Giada De Laurentiis. This Food Network star has won tons of fans with her authentic Italian food and warm personality. But those aren’t the only reasons why she’s become America’s favorite Italian chef. Want to learn her secrets? Read on to discover how De La...
JCU Celebrates 45th Anniversary at President's Gala
On Saturday, September 23, 2017 President Franco Pavoncello welcomed 160 guests, including Trustees, parents, alumni, and students to the Hotel Hassler to celebrate JCU’s 45th Anniversary at the President’s Gala, “Building for the Future.” The Gala was an opportunity for the JCU community to celebrate recent achievements and developments, especiall...
How Opera Inspired Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’
I hear the chorus, it is a grand opera, Ah this indeed is music — that suits me. Walt Whitman wasn’t always an opera fan. As a budding young journalist in New York, he was known to take potshots at the etiquette and artifice of what he saw as an aristocratic pastime. Whitman cultivated a more democratic persona and preferred popular songs, which he...
Dalle banane al caviale di storione, il made in Italy diventa più ricco
In teoria il made in Italy alimentare non avrebbe bisogno di novità, ma in pratica quando le novità arrivano è giusto segnalarle, dalle prime banane coltivate in Sicilia sotto la spinta dei cambiamenti climatici al caviale di storione il cui allevamento è stato da poco riconosciuto come attività agricola, dopo che l’Italia ha conquistato il primato...
Italian Embassy in Washington, DC, Features Work of Pratt-Affiliated artists and faculty
The Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., is featuring the work of several Pratt-affiliated artists and faculty this fall—Lisa A. Banner, Adjunct Associate Professor in the History of Art and Design; alumna Kikki Ghezzi (B.F.A. Painting/Drawing ’11); and Italian artist Licio Isolani, who served as a professor at Pratt for more than 50 years. The ef...
Rotary Club welcomes Italian pianist
Central Illinois music lovers have a chance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to see an acclaimed pianist when the Effingham Noon Rotary Club, with support from the Effingham Performance Center and the Piano Network, welcome Italian pianist Francesco Attesti. Attesti will perform the Goldberg Variations of J.S. Bach at the Effingham Performance Center. Proceeds...