Le tradizioni pasquali in Italia: regione che vai, usanza che trovi

Eataly – A Pasqua, l’Italia offre il meglio di sé. Perché dà vita a un’enorme gamma di tradizioni, di feste e di usanzeche variano di regione in regione, di città in città, di comune in comune. Le tradizioni regionali di Pasqua: giochi con le uova Partendo da nord-est, arriva dal Friuli una delle usanze più interessanti. A Cividale, …

Casciotta d’Urbino conquista la Dop, primo formaggio Marche

ANSA – La casciotta di Urbino si distingue dalle altre per la produzione artigianale e a kilometro zero. Qualità che le hanno fruttato la DOP.  PESARO URBINO – È la Casciotta d’Urbino Dop, eccellenza agroalimentare italiana e marchigiana, simbolo della provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, il primo formaggio ad aver conquistato la Denominazione di origine …

How this fruit became the star of Italian cooking

(CNN) — Paolo Gramaglia loves tomatoes. The owner and chef of the Michelin-starred President restaurant in Pompeii, his link with the fruit is so strong, he says, that he and it are intrinsically entwined. Not that he thinks he’s special — he thinks all Italians have the same relationship with the pomodoro.”Tomatoes are in our DNA,” he says. …

In ricordo della senatrice Marisa Ferretti Barth

Con profondo sentimento di cordoglio il Consiglio Regionale delle persone Anziane Italo-Canadesi (CRAIC) annuncia la dipartita dell’On. Marisa Ferretti Barth venuta a mancare il 28 Marzo 2021. Il Consiglio d’Amministrazione e tutta l’equipe si uniscono alla famiglia e alle persone care nel lutto per questa grande perdita. Le sue doti fuori dal comune e la …

Italians defend Dante from claims he was ‘light years’ behind Shakespeare

The Guardian – Leaders rally in support of ‘father of Italian language’ after withering comments in German newspaper Italian political and cultural leaders have sprung to the defence of their much-revered poet Dante Alighieri after a German newspaper downplayed his importance to the Italian language and said William Shakespeare was “light years more modern”. In a comment …

Venice and Florence demand a curb on Airbnb

(CNN) —  Tourists sprawled over sidewalks, garbage piled up in the streets, and thousands-strong lines to enter museums. Overtourism feels a long time ago now, but the after effects are still being felt in Italian cities, where locals have been squeezed out by Airbnbs, businesses have been drowned out by souvenir shops, and whole economies have …

“Luca” opens in theatres June 18, 2021

Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held …

Working Holiday Visa Rules Revamped

by Vittoria Zorfini Canada and Italy have officially expanded their existing youth mobility agreement, opening the door to longer working holidays between the two countries. On December 11, 2020, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco E.L. Mendicino, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic Luigi Di Maio, signed a …

Half of Italy is a COVID-19 red zone

ANSA – Non-essential shops closed, trips only allowed if necessary Half of Italy was on lockdown on Monday after a recent upswing on COVID-19 contagion and the government’s imposition of new rules making it more likely that regions get classified as coronavirus red zones. Italians start a widespread lockdown TheNewYorkTimes – The circulation of a …

17 Thoughts I Had About Lady Gaga and Adam Driver’s Gucci Transformation

VOGUE – Is there a more highly-anticipated film than House of Gucci? After today’s sneak peek, probably not! Directed by Ridley Scott, the upcoming flick is centered around the Italian fashion maven Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and his ex-wife Patricia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) who, in 1996, was tried and convicted of orchestrating his assassination. Filming for …

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