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This week, the White House released the first official portrait of the first lady, Melania Trump, currently displayed on her government web page. Though the picture at first seems bland enough, it is worth a second look — both for the image itself and for what Mrs. Trump chose to wear to represent the country for posterity. A black tuxedo jacket wi...

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Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) is injecting life back into Italian luxury cars. For people who can’t afford Ferraris and Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeo and Maserati will offer a far bigger presence in the U.S. this year with new SUVs and premium sedans. The two Fiat Chrysler-owned brands, which are running on an influx of cash from their parent company, are lookin...

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A taste of Italian lifestyle is coming to Nassau Coliseum in September, and tickets for the event go on sale Friday. Italia Vera: The Ultimate Italian Lifestyle Festival will land at the Coliseum for one day only on Sept. 9, but with two sessions: one at 12:30 p.m. and one at 5:30 p.m. The event will transform the Coliseum into a slice of Italy, fe...

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Caterina Ceraudo, 29 years old, was recently awarded the Michelin Chef Woman Prize 2017 thanks to her amazing job at her restaurant Dattilo. Caterina’s story is a very interesting one. She is the youngest of three children of Roberto Ceraudo, a forward-thinking entrepreneur who decided to set up a green company, 100 percent sustainable. Roberto Cer...

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" Travelers have been drawn to Sicily intriguing history,volcanoes & famed cuisine, but somehow the island’s distinctive chocolate - made in the Unesco World Heritage town of Modica and inspired by  traditions of the ancient Aztecs - has remained one of the world best-kept secrets. " This is what Lucinda Hawksley says in BBC.com website talking abo...

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Giulia features beautiful Italian design crafted by Alfa Romeo artisans at the Cassino plant in Frosinone, Italy. Built around the driver, Alfa Romeo Giulia designers focused on simplistic elegance, with an emphasis on incorporating the essential elements for performance. Inside, Giulia’s high level of craftsmanship starts with an asymmetric-styled...

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Franciacorta, the sparkling wine DOCG from Lombardy, has made move to allow its own indigenous variety to be used in blends alongside Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco. Silvano Brescianini, vice president of Franciacorta and director of Barone Pizzini winery, told Decanter.com that he expects Erbamat to be an ‘ally’ against climate change, pa...

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Verona’s unique and historic centre is a lovely, lived-in palimpsest of Roman, Medieval, Renaissance and later overlays. Just beyond the city gates, the landscape of Valpolicella is no less carefully moulded by time and man; a play of vineyards, cypresses, olives, cherry trees, persimmons and traditional marogne dry-stone walls, its hilltop village...

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Italian wine exports amounted to €5.6 billion in 2016, up by 4.3% on the previous year, according to data from the Italian Wine Union. The leading export market, the US, saw a 5.5% growth in value, surpassing €1.35 billion. Sparkling wine, which grew by 31% in value and 24% by volume, has been leading this growth. In view of the potential of the US...

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Even though some of its work spaces had been used for a few weeks, Bulgari’s new jewelry factory here was still a work in progress earlier this month. The floors of creamy marble and gleaming walnut in the reception area were still covered, and leather armchairs were being moved into a conference room. The marble and wood were from Italy, as were t...

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