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Painting Italy: An Artist Profile

Painting Italy: An Artist Profile

by Melanie on 17. Feb, 2010 in Fun Stuff

The beauty of Italy has inspired countless artists through the years, including ones who live here in the United States. Today, I am profiling artist William Renzulli, who was moved to paint his ancestral home Castelnuovo della Daunia in Puglia after a family reunion visit in 2008 and who will soon be headed to Bologna [...]

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How To Make Bolognese Sauce

How To Make Bolognese Sauce

by Melanie on 01. Oct, 2009 in Food and Wine

Here’s a great way to bring Italy home – learn how to make Bolognese sauce! There are dozens of instructional videos out there, including this recent one from Epicurious.com. But two of the best I have found – that adhere to the original ingredients and techniques from Italy – come from Mario Batali, the Italian-American [...]

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Abruzzo’s Beffi Triptych

Abruzzo’s Beffi Triptych

by Melanie on 01. Oct, 2009 in Abruzzo, Arts and Culture, Destinations, Museums and Exhibits

In the wake of Abruzzo’s devastating earthquake of April 2009, many companies and countries have pulled together to aid the tremor-stricken region. The other day, while visiting the National Gallery in Washington, DC, I learned that this aid has been extended to the art world. Since June 15, 2009, the National Gallery’s grand rotunda has [...]

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Italy at Home: Renaissance Rivals in Boston and Valentino Everywhere

Italy at Home: Renaissance Rivals in Boston and Valentino Everywhere

by Melanie on 16. Mar, 2009 in Arts and Culture, Museums and Exhibits

No time or money to plan an Italy vacation right now? Here’s another installment of what we call “Italy at Home.” Here are two things you can put on your calendar. If you’re in Boston, head to the Museum of Fine Arts where the show “Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice” is underway. A [...]

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Why Gelato? Why Not!

Why Gelato? Why Not!

by Melanie on 30. Oct, 2008 in Food and Wine

If you’re like us, then any time of the year is a good time to think about and eat gelato. This is exactly the premise of a new website called WhyGelato.com. Owned by PreGel America, a subsidiary of a gelato company from Reggio Emilia, WhyGelato.com wants to be a “gelato-inspired resource for anyone and everyone [...]

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Leonardo’s Notebooks Come to the U.S.

Leonardo’s Notebooks Come to the U.S.

by Melanie on 01. Oct, 2008 in Arts and Culture, Museums and Exhibits

For the first time ever in the U.S. – at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama, no less – Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings and notebooks from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin will be on display. To say this is a huge deal is an understatement. In fact, this is the first time that all [...]

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Bernini Up Close and Close To Home

Bernini Up Close and Close To Home

by Melanie on 24. Sep, 2008 in Arts and Culture, Museums and Exhibits

If you’re not taking a trip to Rome, the former stomping ground and site of many works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, don’t fret. Approximately 57 of the Baroque artist’s marble sculptures will be on display at the Getty Museum through October 26. The highlight of the show, according to David Littlejohn in his Wall Street [...]

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“Rome 1960″ Book Presentation

“Rome 1960″ Book Presentation

by Melanie on 04. Sep, 2008 in Festivals and Events

Earlier in the summer, we wrote about David Maraniss’ new book Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World. If you read the book and loved it or put it on your reading list, then you may be interested in attending a book presentation with the author. On September 10 at 6:30 p.m., the Istituto [...]

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La Cucina Italiana Recipe Contest

La Cucina Italiana Recipe Contest

by Melanie on 04. Sep, 2008 in Food and Wine, Fun Stuff

I’ve mentioned before that blogging, especially this blog, is a labor of love. But, occasionally, the gods of the blogosphere shower you with interesting opportunities, such as one I recently got from Alex over at Blog from Italy. Alex and the U.S. version of La Cucina Italiana magazine (a title I’ve mentioned a few times [...]

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Renaissance Florence According to Rushdie

Renaissance Florence According to Rushdie

by Melanie on 31. May, 2008 in Destinations, Florence, Tuscany

I was browsing a bookstore on the Upper East Side yesterday when I saw that one of the store employees had highlighted Salman Rushdie’s new work The Enchantress of Florence. Yes, the Nobel-prize winning author of Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses is now trying his hand at spinning a tale about Florence during the [...]

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