This years World’s 50 Best Restaurants list found Osteria Francescana of Modena, Italy taking home the top spot; making it the first Italian restaurant to ever take home the leading honor. Chef and owner, Massimo Bottura, stood out to over 1000 voters worldwide with his contemporary Italian dishes. After two years of coming in second on […]
Italy is not new to the art of making pizza. For centuries the Italian dish has been prepared in millions of kitchens and enjoyed across the globe. One of the most prestigious forms of the Italian dish is perhaps the Neapolitan pizza. It is due to this immense enjoyment and dedication for the dish that […]
Taking on a new job can be an overwhelming feet for anyone, but perhaps a bit more when you are the new Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Armando Varrichio recently took on this position and moved to the U.S. only two months ago with his passion for expanding Italian culture leading the way. The Veneto born […]
In February, the UN began developments on a program for a cultural initiative titled “Blue Helmets for Culture” – an unprecedented move. On April 29th, the task force of 31 volunteer art rescue experts (historians, scholars, restorers of the Central Institute of Restoration in Rome and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence) were graduating after […]
Botticelli and Treasures takes place at the prestigious Courtauld Gallery in London. It is a display of the work of Botticelli that is referred to as the Hamilton collection after being sold to Berlin in 1882 by the 12th Duke of Hamilton. Courtauld has collaborated with Kupferstichkabinett (a museum in Berlin) in order to display […]
On April 6, the seventh anniversary of the severe earthquake that devastated L’Aquila and its surroundings, Italy honored the memory of the 309 victims, who included over 50 university students. This year’s observances emphasize prevention of future such tragedies, in a nation whose geological structure makes it particularly vulnerable. Young researchers working on quake prevention […]
On March 18, 2016, La Scuola D’Italia held their annual Spring Gala, one of the top events of the year for Italian New York. The Benefit Dinner was held at Cipriani 42nd Street as is their tradition. Donations were made to the school in the forms of a silent auction, raffle tickets, and involvement of other […]
In 2010, Retake Roma was created as a small non profit organization that focused on cleaning up smaller parks in Rome. This weekend, Retake Roma brought out nearly 3,000 volunteers to help clean up the entire city as a part of their WakeUpRoma campaign. People came out and cleaned up the city in different ways. Responsibilities of […]
The Ambassador of Italy to the U.S., Armando Varricchio, presented his credentials at the Oval Office last week during his first meeting with President Obama. The White House Historical Association held a symposium titled “Italy in the White House: A Conversation on Historical Perspectives,” where they partnered with the Italian Embassy and the National Italian […]
Ennio Morricone won his first Academy Award for best original soundtrack for Quentin Tarintino’s The Hateful Eight. Morricone is perhaps one of the best-known cinematic composers of all time, a veteran of the film industry for nearly 60 years. The 2016 Oscars were like a long-anticipated coronation for this storied Italian composer. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi […]