Italy launches pioneering project to identify Alzheimer's risk
Italy on Wednesday launched a pioneering programme to identify people with the highest risk of developing Alzheimer's in the hopes of treating them early, as the country waits for a new wave of more effective drugs. The screening project known as "Interceptor" aims to better determine who will most benefit from these future treatments, which are ex...
Restaurants that opened this year: Mangiare Tu
Some people say that business and family should never mix. The owners of this Bradley Beach restaurant, which opened in March, disagree. The eatery, in the space previously occupied by Bella Sogno, is owned by Lana Graziano, her son Anthony Zancocchio, and her mother, Veronica Graziano. Lana's son John Zancocchio is the chef and her daughter, Sonni...
A humble Sicilian olive harvest
There is something humbling about participating in a traditional olive harvest. Every couple of years I get to help out my husband and his family gather olives to make oil for our own family. Everyone loves the taste of good high quality oil and simply refuse to do without it. The harvest is only a few days of work but it unexpectedly makes me feel...
Nuovo record per l’export italiano: +7% rispetto al 2016
Il record è nel mirino. L’export italiano di beni e servizi può arrivare, già quest’anno, se anche nell’ultimo trimestre proseguirà questo trend positivo, a toccare (se non proprio, a sfiorare) i 450 miliardi di euro. Una crescita tra il 6 e il 7% rispetto ai 417 miliardi messi a segno nel 2016. Questo perchè, nei primi 9 mesi del 2017, l’export it...
Fairmont prepares to celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes
An event that’s been held in Fairmont for going over a decade is expected to again bring thousands to the town. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is going on it’s twelfth year now in Fairmont and is considered a holiday homecoming. The all day festival includes food and wine, along with local artisans selling products in the middle of town.
Miuccia Prada’s ‘Blueprint for the Future’
It’s been almost a year since Prada debuted its “Prada365” initiative, an ambitious multi-channel attempt to remodel the company’s public identity, across everything from print media to Instagram to retail. One of the qualities that has made Miuccia Prada such a force in fashion is her quickfire curiosity, leaping from one idea to the next. At the...
Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations
About 10 years ago, at the after-party for a wine auction in New Orleans, a woman in her 20s walked up to Mario Batali to introduce herself. As a chef, she was excited to meet one of the most revered figures in the restaurant industry. When they started talking, she recalls, she realized that he’d been drinking and he became what she characterized...
Sola Pasta Bar launches a new seasonal "Influencer NYC Pasta Challenge" to elect the best pasta dish of New York's influencer community
Sola Pasta Bar, new pasta bar in the heart of Soho, launches the "Influencer NYC Pasta Challenge" in collaboration with Urbani Truffles. Over the course of the upcoming four seasons, the initiative will elect the best pasta dish of the year, as chosen by New York's food influencers community. How does it work? Over 40 social media influencers.16 pa...
Free Italian Art Talk
Join Scuola Italiana di Portland and Cerulean Wine Bar (1439 NW Marshall Street, Portland, OR) for a FREE discussion on Italian Art by Jesse Locker, Ph.D. entitled Artemisia Gentileschi: Art and Gender in Baroque Italy on January 6, 2018 at 2:00pm. Enjoy delicious local wine while learning about Italian culture from an expert in the field of Italia...
L’emigrazione degli Italiani raccontata ai ragazzi
La mobilità italiana raccontata attraverso la storia del cibo e dei mestieri all’estero. È questo il tema del volume il “Racconto degli Italiani nel Mondo. RIM JUNIOR 2017” nato con lo scopo di narrare ai giovani la storia e l’attualità dell’emigrazione italiana nel mondo. Leggendo il testo, promosso dalla Fondazione Migrantes, si scopriranno le o...
St. Joseph’s Society Gifts $1 Million to Restoration of St. Leonard Church in Boston’s North End
How do you say, “Thank you” to people who have stood by you, in good times and bad, for more than 100 years? That’s the question pondered by the Society of St. Joseph when they became aware that St. Leonard Port Maurice Church was in the midst of a multi-million dollar restoration project. In fact, the St. Joseph Society could think of a million re...
Ten things to do in Italy in December
Looking for ways to brighten the darkest month of the year? From ski slopes to fire festivals, marathons to markets, Italy has plenty to offer. Shop like a Milanese: Milan celebrates its patron saint, Sant'Ambrogio, on December 7th. It celebrates with one of the oldest fairs in Italy, Oh Bej! Oh Bej! ("How beautiful!" in local dialect), which takes...