Cesare Casella. When Simplicity Wins
Quality Italian products as a way to overcome the crisis as well as enliven the palate. We met with one of the leading chefs in the United States. He talks to us as he slices prosciutto
Back to Amalfi. Delightful Colatura
"At the Agostino Recca booth, a small bottle of reddish brown liquid caught my eye. It was colatura, the juice extracted from preserved anchovies. Colatura is believed to be descended from the Roman garum, a fish sauce or condiment that the ancients prized more highly than caviar". In the article you will find a quick recipe for linguine with colatura!
Libera Terra. For a Sicily With No Mafia
The association Libera, founded to support civil societies against all mafias, collected over a million signatures for the approval of a law introducing the possibility to re-use the land confiscated from organized crime for social advantage. Silvia Forte represented the company at the latest Fancy Food Show in New York
Pope's 3rd encyclical out July 7. Long- awaited document calls for new financial ethics
ANSA. Pope Benedict XVI's third encyclical will be presented on July 7, the Vatican said Wednesday. In the encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), the pontiff discusses economics, globalisation and the need to rise above material goods. (Read the article)
Last Michelangelo frescoes restored. Expert spots artist's self- portrait in Pauline Chapel
ANSA. The Vatican has spent over three million euros restoring the last frescoes ever painted by Michelangelo which may have unveiled a new self-portrait by the Renaissance genius. (Read the article)
Camorra sweep nets 15. Op mops up turf warriors in 'Gomorra' clan
ANSA. A sweep against organised crime north of Naples Thursday netted 15 suspected members of the Neapolitan mafia clan denounced by writer Roberto Saviano in his bestseller Gomorra. (Read the article)
June 30, 2009
A Little Bit of Italy at the Fancy Food Show
Charles Scicolone
The Saint Eustachio Stand at the Fancy Food Show
Great Products From Every Part of Italy
“Art for Art's Sake” vs. Italian Art, Craft and Engineering: Brunelleschi, Nervi and Gomorra’s Dressmaker
No matter how negative filmmakers try to depict Italians, the inherent magnificence of Italian culture always defeats their pejoratives.
Boys Will Be Boys. (I ragazzi saranno ragazzi)
The fact that you can't change human nature is no excuse for ignoring it and since media coverage of politics is hardly natural there's even less reason for avoiding reality. As I have often said, the difference between American and Italian politics: is that, unfortunately (purtroppo), there is no difference in that on both sides of the Atlantic the trivial is deemed importance and the important is trivialized
June 29, 2009
Stonewall at 40
History was made here: The Stonewall Inn, 1969
How a police raid of a gay bar in 1969 inspired an international movement
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