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SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES Present A Seminar with FOOD TASTING "REGIONE UMBRIA: Italy's CUORE VERDE" - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2014 | 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM  Location: S. DILLON RIPLEY CENTER, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW | Washington, DC 20036   Nicknamed the "Green Heart of Italy" because of its lush landscape, warm people...

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While the countdown has started with less than 100 days to go before Milan's food-themed Universal Exposition (Expo) opens on May 1, the Barilla Centre for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) has presented in Washington the Milan Charter - an Italian initiative for a global food agreement to be illustrated at the trade fair. The first Food Tank Summit on Th...

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by Noah Frank   On the rooftop of an office building near the Verizon Center in downtown D.C., a group of politicians and lobbyists gathers for the Third Annual Congressional Bocce Tournament. The scene is what you might expect — a stately, convivial affair with more pomp than competition, forced inside due to stormy weather for the third co...

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EVENT: Welcome Reception for the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) of the 113th United States Congress SPONSORS: National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and The Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. WHERE: The United States Capitol Visitors Center House Visitor...

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The kitchen at Fiola on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Northwest D.C., is bustling. Chef Fabio Trabocchi and his team are busy preparing for the restaurant's second Passover Seder. But unlike many traditional American Seder spreads, Chef Trabocchi's does not include gefilte fish, brisket and potatoes.   His menu is influenced by the Jewish com...

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Situated at 601 Madison Avenue, the new Emporio Armani store in New York is part of a series of new openings in the U.S., which include San Diego, Chicago, Orlando, Washington DC, New Jersey and Santa Monica - California. The new Emporio Armani store on Madison captures the concept of a showroom, with large displays with racks that display full siz...

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The year of Italian culture in the United States aims to strengthen ties with the American people, with whom Italy "shares the values of democracy, rule of law, identity and respect for people", asserted Minister Giulio Terzi, who presented the initiative along with US Secretary of State John Kerry. More than 180 events in 40 American cities aimed...

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Walk Through: May 15 On display: May 11 - May 25, 2013   Ryan Lizza (New Yorker), Sebastian Rotella (ProPublica), and Frances Sellers (Washington Post) will provide a commentary on the Italy they know and love.   Tour Around Italy is a photographic tour that reveals the diversity of Italian regional cultures and the many hidden treas...

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By Tom Sietsema Aside from the trapeze school, the most fly reason to explore the emerging Capitol Riverfront in Southeast Washington right now is an Italian restaurant whipped up by a New York chef.   Even riding shotgun with UberX, you may get lost on your first attempt to reach Osteria Morini, which served its first crostini and meatball...

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Italian singer, pianist and songwriter Chiara Civello announces her return to the US this October with an East Coast tour in support of the album release of "Canzoni" (Songs). Available October 9th on Quarter Moon via SonyMusic Independent Network (SIN), "Canzoni" is the contemporary Italian songbook as never heard before. Drawing on repertoire fro...

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