Life in Italy

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Italian Americans during World War Two

January 1, 2020 by Francesca Bezzone 2 comments

Italian Americans during World War Two: millions of Italian Americans were affected by the implementation of Executive Order 9066

Italian Food

Risky Italian Breakfasts

January 1, 2020 by Admin 1 comment

Italians’s breakfast habits A typical Italian breakfast: cappuccino e brioche, eaten at a café on the way to work. Lovely, but is it healthy? (Colti Sbagli/flickr) Italians have had bad breakfast habits for quite a long time, but fortunately our way of dealing with “prima colazione” has been changing. […]

Italian Food, Potpourri

The ritual of coffee

January 1, 2020 by Anna De Filippo 2 comments

The noise of the machine and the steam coming out of it. Pouring it little by little until creating a little crema, cream, on top and here we are: il caffe’ e’ servito (coffee is served)! Every morning a strong scent can be smelt in the streets of Italian cafés […]

Italian Food

Italian Traditional Holiday Cakes

January 1, 2020 by Admin 0 comments

Italian Cakes baked for special holidays: Pandoro, Panettone Colomba and Carnevale’s specialities.

Wines

Sparkling Wines of Italy

January 1, 2020 by Admin 0 comments

Italian sparkling wines are generally less expensive than their French and Californian counterparts; they have a crisp, inviting character all of their own.

History

More curious Italian history facts

January 1, 2020 by Francesca Bezzone 0 comments

In the first part of this article, we presented five curious and little known facts about the history of Italy and its people: from ancient Rome and its soldiers, to the tragic end of Pompeii, up to the times of the unification of Italy, we’ve discovered a bunch of interesting […]

Cooking Italian Style, Italian Food

Kale Italian style

January 1, 2020 by Francesca Bezzone 2 comments

Kale: the ultimate hipster food. If it has certainly been popular among healthy eaters for a good amount of years, it’s undeniable that kale became more of a household name after the cool and hip of the world adopted it as their favored ingredient. Let’s see the Kale in Italian […]