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An idea of Livio Bisterzo, Hippeas has now launched in America as a combination of two English words: Hippies and chickpeas – designed to push the strength of a movement and the resulting change. Livio Bisterzo, originally from Busto Arsizio, left Italy …

The 13rd edition of Cinema Italian Style, held on November 13- 21, is Los Angeles showcase for the best Italian movies of the year. Ten movies were selected by Artistic Curator Laura Delli Colli, in collaboration with American Cinematheque’s Director …

For those of us born long after WWII ended, the House of Savoy was a name to be found in history books, an important detail that went hand in hand with the unification of Italy in 1861. Our grandparents, and …

We’ve just left behind this year’s celebrations – and controversies – of the Italian Heritage Month and only started thinking about our Thanksgiving menu, when Italy takes flamboyantly center stage again. November happens to be the chosen month to bring …

On behalf of the Federated Italo-Americans, I want to thank you all for trying to preserve the second Monday in October as a celebration of Columbus Day, a day that many of us Italian-Americans observe to celebrate our heritage. Christopher …

The event Tu Vuò fa’ il Napoletano – Facce da Pizza landed in the USA. The first of the three gatherings in support to the candidature of the Neapolitan pizza making art to UNESCO’s Intangible World Heritage, took place in …

Eataly has officially opened the doors of its first West Coast location in Los Angeles, inside the Westfield Century City Mall, near Beverly Hills. Since the 3rd of November, Angelenos have finally been able to experience this authentic Italian marketplace …

The Second Annual World Week of Italian Cuisine, held in Los Angeles on November 13-19, is an initiative of the Italian Government to support the quality of Italian cuisine abroad, in order to increase the distribution and the presence of …

Truly poetic and delicately beautiful: this could be Spettacolo in a nutshell. But I wouldn’t pay it justice, because there’s so much more to it than that. Chris Shellen and Jeff Malmberg, the minds and eyes behind the production, didn’t …

During the opening night of the 13th edition of Cinema Italian Style on November 16th, Italo-Americano interviewed Jonas Carpignano, director of A Ciambra. Jonas Carpignano’s movie, whose executive producer is Martin Scorsese, has been chosen to represent Italy in the …