Italian Festival Returns to Four Seasons Orlando
Four Seasons Orlando is hosting an Italian Festival. Executive Chef Fabrizio Schenardi, who hails from Turin, Italy, will welcome Italian guest chefs in partnership with the Italian Food Style Education (IFSE) Culinary School and the Region of Piedmont in Italy. The Resort first partnered with IFSE in October 2016. Ravello will be host to two inc...
What came after: The Counter-Reformation art of Carlo Dolci
Five hundred years ago this week, Martin Luther is said to have nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg, Germany’s Castle Church, ushering in a revolt against the Roman Catholic Church. The ensuing theological demolition also involved its artwork, much of which was defaced or burned in now-Protestant areas of Europe. On the turf it managed t...
Snaidero USA Selected as Kitchen Cabinets Provider for the Brickell Flatiron Luxury Condos in Downtown Miami
Snaidero USA, the leader in North American imports of European kitchen cabinets, has been chosen as the kitchen supplier for the 549 ultra-luxury condos of the Brickell Flatiron, a new Downtown Miami development by Ugo Colombo’s CMC Group with architecture by Luis Revuelta. With this project, Snaidero USA continues to fulfill its mission of bringin...
Luxottica eyewear giant trimming 208 jobs at Hickory Hill facility Dec. 31
Luxottica Retail North America has advised Tennessee officials it will permanently lay off 208 employees at a Hickory Hill facility Dec. 31. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development alerted Memphis-area officials Thursday that Luxottica filed a notice that a layoff would occur at 5780 E. Shelby Drive. Luxottica designs, makes and distribut...
'Feast' to celebrate 15 years of Italian traditions
As the Feast of Little Italy gets ready to celebrate its 15 years in Palm Beach County, organizers look to celebrate it with food, music, art, traditions and Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti. Keeping their focus on family, culture and community is foremost. This festival, to be held in Abacoa from Nov. 3 -5, has become an annual tradition for generatio...
That’s Amore; New Italian restaraunt, Bella Victoria, opens in Austin
There’s a good chance that when you walk into Austin’s new Italian restaurant, Bella Victoria, you might get a hug from Mario Victoria, whose smile and demeanor speak of good will and good food.“Every single customer we had yesterday, they told us how glad they were that we were here,” he said, smiling. The restaurant, just south of Riverside Arena...
Café Largo celebrates 25 years of serving Italian cuisine in the Keys
This November, Café Largo will celebrate 25 years of serving fine Italian family cuisine in downtown Key Largo. Owner and operator Robert DiGiorgio comes from a family of Italian restaurant owners and he carried that tradition on with two successful local restaurants, Café Largo and the Bayside Grill. While growing up in Miami, DiGiorgio, spent man...
Viva l'Italia! Film festival brings best of new Italian cinema to Charleston
Giovanna De Luca was disappointed in the lack of international cinema when she moved to Charleston from New York City 13 years ago. "I couldn't find anything international, French or anything," she says. "There were no art movies, and it was traumatic for me." So she decided to do something about it, something that happened to mesh with her field...
HSN star Joy Mangano promotes new book: Inventing Joy
After more than 30 years, Joy Mangano knows a thing or two about promoting products. Now she's promoting herself. The inventor, entrepreneur and TV personality — who was portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the 2015 Oscar-nominated movie Joy — is launching a new book, Inventing Joy. Just like the products she sells, she said her book aims to make your...
“ITALIAN LAB”: A Miami il nuovo incubatore per le start-up italiane
La Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast (IACCSE) lancia un nuovo servizio per le imprese italiane che vogliono approdare in Florida. Dal 1 febbraio 2018, sara’ disponibile un incubatore di impresa che permettera’ alle start-up italiane di appoggiarsi alla Camera di Commercio italiana a Miami per iniziare un percorso di internazionalizzazione...
IACHH Meatball Madness Festival - November 18, 2017
Last July we posted an article about our Meatball Challenge, but since then, the details have changed due to Hurricane Irma causing us to cancel and reschedule our annual Feast to Honor San Gennaro. Now, we are having both events on the same day in the same outdoor venue, Shelter Cove Park on Hilton Head, South Carolina (the same location where we...
Angry Italian to open in downtown Bristol
A slice of Chicago-style deep dish pizza might sound appetizing, but driving nearly 600 miles to the Windy City isn’t feasible for most in the Twin City. By mid-November, Bristol residents will only have to take a drive to downtown Bristol for such a dining experience.The Angry Italian will open in the former Little Italy location at 16 6th St., ac...