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  • Life & People

    The Italian Table: So Many Easter Specialties

    N.L.(April 15, 2022)
    Like most holidays, Easter time is another reason for great Italian tradition and cuisine. The Easter lunch in Italy is a delicious reason for a spectacular meal, great company and a primal celebration of the end of winter and nature’s (not just Christ's) rebirth.
  • Colavita Culinary Challenge is Back!
    Facts & Stories

    Colavita Culinary Challenge is Back!

    NY's Rising Culinary Stars Face Off in the Colavita Culinary Challenge at the Food and Finance High School (FFHS), the only public culinary high school in New York City.
  • Facts & Stories

    Recipe. Sweet “Coal” ... Befana is Coming!

    I. I.(January 03, 2021)
    On January 6th, children and adults across Italy celebrate the epiphany by stuffing their stockings (and their faces) with various sweet treats, supposedly gifts from “La Befana,” a mythical old lady who comes down the chimney to bring candy to those who have been good and coal to those who misbehaved. But sometimes what looks like a punishment can reveal to be a tasty treat in disguise. That’s exactly the case with “carbone dolce” or sweet coal, for which you will find a recipe below.
  • Life & People

    It is Christmas. Let's sit Around the Dinner Table

    Mina Giunti(December 22, 2020)
    Each Italian region has its own Christmas specialties: fresh filled pastas, like tortellini and ravioli, the capon, or seafood cooked in different styles, and many savory and sweet pies. Christmas desserts are very important and range from the ubiquitous Panettone and Pandoro, to the Struffoli, Torrone, Panforte, Mustazzoli and many more.
  • Facts & Stories

    Olive Oil Rejuvenates Brain Cells, Study Reveals

    Roberta Cutillo(February 18, 2020)
    A study led by Felice Tirone in collaboration with Laura Micheli, Giorgio D'Andrea e Manuela Ceccarelli of the National Research Council’s Biochemistry and Cellular Biology Institute (Cnr- Ibbc) reveals that olive oil counters the aging of brain cells, particularly in older subjects, confirming once again the benefits of the Mediterranean diet.
  • Art & Culture

    A Taste of Capri in New York

    Roberta Cutillo(February 13, 2020)
    The James Beard House presents “Under the Capri Sun,” a journey through the unique flavors of the island of Capri reinterpreted by Chef Pasquale Rinaldo of D’Amore restaurant as well as the chance to try different kinds of pizza by celebrated Neapolitan pizzaiolo Antonio Fusco.
  • Facts & Stories

    The Befana’s Sweet “Coal” Recipe

    R. C.(January 03, 2020)
    On January 6th, children and adults across Italy celebrate the epiphany by stuffing their stockings (and their faces) with various sweet treats, supposedly gifts from “La Befana,” a mythical old lady who comes down the chimney to bring candy to those who have been good and coal to those who misbehaved. But sometimes what looks like a punishment can reveal to be a tasty treat in disguise. That’s exactly the case with “carbone dolce” or sweet coal, for which you will find a recipe below.
  • Facts & Stories

    Narrating the Italian Culinary Experience

    Laura Pace(October 23, 2019)
    At an event organized by the GEI (Gruppo Esponenti Italiani) at the New York Italian Consulate, three leading exponents of the Italian food and wine world on why Italian identity is here to stay and is spreading across the planet but only provided it be communicated strongly and effectively, in a way that shows that the Italian essence is unique. From Spritz to Parmigiano, to Piedmontese wine: a culinary experience that only a country as biodiverse as Italy can offer.

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