Pasta Carbonara, an Unlikely Stand-In
Calvin Trillin does not like turkey. He has called it “basically something college dormitories use to punish students for hanging around on Sunday.” In 1981, he suggested in The New Yorker that Americans gather around the Thanksgiving table for an unlikely substitute: pasta carbonara. He imagined that it was served at the first Thanksgiving, confounding both the Indians and the Pilgrims, who declared it “heretically tasty” and “the work of the devil.”
A New Italian Museum Pays Homage to the Architect Palladio
VICENZA, ITALY — The first and most imposing exhibit of the new Palladio Museum at Palazzo Barbarano is the Palazzo itself, built by the architect in the 1570s for the Vicentine nobleman Montano Barbarano.
Thanksgiving Dinner Italian Style
Don't feel like cooking on Thanksgiving? i-Italy found some restaurants in New York City were you can have an Italian style Thanksgiving dinner combined with the warm and friendly atmosphere that only Italians and Italian-Americans can offer
Mussolini says won't run in PdL primaries
Italian politician Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, on Tuesday said she would not run in primaries being organized by the center-right People of Freedom (Pdl) party.
Fiat 500e – battery-powered 500 goes the EV route
The family of the little Fiat 500 is growing. After this year’s introduction of the larger, five-door 500L model, the Italian brand is set to give its baby car electric power. The 500e, as it’s called, “brings Italian flavour to the electric vehicle market” says Fiat.
Gorgonzola exports rise 12%, says cheesemaker
The Italian blue cheese Gorgonzola has seen exports rise by 12%, said managers of the Gorgonzola cheesemaker 5 Stelle on Tuesday during one of a series of educational events organized November 17-26 by Italian food association Federalimentare and Italy's education ministry.
In Politics Money Talks (or Maybe Whispers)
In Italy, pressures are mounting for earlier elections because of corruption scandals that have rocked the governments of Italy's two most important regions: Lazio and Lombardy. Both regional governments have been brought down by shock waves of financial misdeeds, which have forced their governors to resign.
Look up, America! La vita all’ombra di Wall Street
Il teatro dell’Orologio, a due passi da Largo Argentina, nel cuore nella Capitale ospita il monologo sulla storia di un ex top-manager che, folgorato dalla traversata del funambolo francese Philippe Petit 27 anni prima tra le Twin Towers, decide di cambiare vita. i-Italy ha intervistato l’attore Ugo Dighero e il regista Marco Melloni che ci hanno regalato il loro personali punti di vista sull’opera
November 16, 2012
IAWA Welcomes Mystery Writer, Camilla Trinchieri Crespi and Literary Renaissance Man Richard Vetere
"...Watching the antagonist crumble and crack was as sweet as a bucketful of Rocky Road," wrote reviewer Kajsa Wiberg in Eclectica Magazine
New York, NY - The Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents two prolific and powerful writers: Camilla Trinchieri Crespi and Richard Vetere on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at the Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street in New York City’s West Village, (212-989-9319); www.corneliastreetcafe.com.
The reading takes place from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. and kicks off with Open Mic readings of five minutes after which the featured writers take the stage.
Primaries. Italian Democratic Party: How, When to Vote in NY
On November 25th, the primaries of the Democratic Party (PD) will take place and they have never been more important. All the electors can choose between Pierluigi Bersani, Nichi Vendola, Matteo Renzi, Bruno Tabacci and Laura Puppato: here is how you can vote from New York.
Le Primarie del PD a New York: come e dove votare
Entrato in Italia a partire dalle elezioni regionali del 2005, il ruolo delle primarie si e' consolidato durante gli anni e mai, come adesso, sembra importante per il futuro di una nazione il cui partito maggiore e' quello degli indecisi. Il 25 novembre gli italiani a New York possono votare: ecco come e dove.
In Italy, Standards of Excellence
Bigger. Faster. Cheaper. The pressure to produce in an increasingly competitive marketplace has led many global fashion houses to face due north and take a sharp turn toward China.
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