Naples, a city I adore, and its environs burst to life onstage in "Napoli," a ballet choreographed in 1842 by August Bournonville.   When the curtain rises on Act I, the audience applauds the view of the city's famous bay, with Vesuvius dominating the horizon. When it rises on Act II, the applause is accompanied by gasps, because here we're...

Men in Phoenix have a new place to suit up.International men's fashion brand Suitsupply opened its first Phoenix-area store at Scottsdale Quarter last week, marking the Amsterdam-based company's 11th U.S. store. The retailer is known for its focus on custom tailoring and using 100 percent Italian fabrics to create a modern style.   Read mor...

by Lauren Saria   Later this year, two new noodle restaurants will open in a shared space in downtown Phoenix. The split restaurant concepts will be a sort of East-meets-West noodle affair, with one spot serving Japanese ramen and the other offering Italian eats.   The restaurants, which both come from entrepreneur and chef Marco Di S...

Los Angeles is one of the most significant cities in the United States. It houses one of the most active consulates, which is a point of reference for many Italian people.   We are pleased to host Consul Antonio Verde, who has been representing our country in LA for one year and a half.

Tomaso Maggiore opened his 12th Valley restaurant, a shiny new Italian spot, in a trendy Scottsdale strip mall earlier this fall. But while the restaurant, with its more affordable menu and relaxed atmosphere, fits well in current times, its owner longs for the days of tuxedoed waiters and salads tossed tableside.   "Young people, frankly, I...

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return to the United States for a select run of concerts in 2013 as he drums up support for his recently released "Passione." "Passione" is a collection of Mediterranean love songs featuring duets with global pop stars Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado and the late Edith Piaf. The legendary singer is the biggest sell...

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit Press Italian Street Food owner T.J. Coffey may not be Italian, but he says the food his truck serves is Italy's traditional street fare — with a personal, in his case, American twist.   He was inspired to start the truck by his love for Italian cuisine, and after cutting his teeth at restaurants including the now-clo...

The Italian Consul General of Los Angeles, Giuseppe Perrone, has come to Arizona on January 23rd and paid a visit to Governor Janice Brewer. The Italian Consul General discussed the initiatives and cooperation between Italy and Arizona reinforcing at the same time the presence and the importance of the Business Italian Community in this dynamic Sou...

by Nina Tinsley Niccoli's Italian Deli (6102 North 16th Street) is part market and part eatery, similar to other lunch spots such as Luci's Healthy Marketplace and La Grande Orange. Unlike these other places, though, Niccoli's is far less trendy and much more old school.   The market side of the restaurant features cases of brined olives...

Movies are a wonderful way to tell stories, and in the US many millions of people – either of Italian heritage or not – love to be told stories about and from Italy. That is why cinema is one of the most important tool of the promotion of our culture in America. Every year, hundreds of events involve the showing of an Italian movie somewhere in th...