"The life of a designer is a life of fight, fight against ugliness." Massimo Vignelli
Italian Modernist designer Massimo Vignelli, famous for having…
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Katia has been collaborating with Italy Magazine for several years now and in late 2010 joined as the Editor - providing a host of new ideas and a fresh direction for the site.
She started working for the media when she was just a student at the Ca' Foscari University in Venice, working for a local TV channel and collaborating with various magazines. She then got her Master Degree and Ph.D in Ethnic Relations from Warwick University in the UK, where she also studied for her Certificate in Journalism.
She currenlty lives in Sicily, where she runs her cookery classes and is working on a Sicilian Cookery book.
Articles by Katia Amore
Mon, 05/26/2014 - 07:19
After a resounding victory with a surprising 41% share of the vote in Sunday's European elections, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, premier of centre-left…
Sat, 05/24/2014 - 01:08
Florentine master Bronzino's Portrait of a Young Man with a Lute from the Galleria degli Uffizi will be the guest of honor at the reopening of the Pal…
Fri, 05/23/2014 - 05:20
Yesterday, 1,500 Italian students boarded La Nave della Legalità (the Legality Boat) traveling from Rome to Palermo, to take part in many initiatives…
Thu, 05/22/2014 - 04:40
La Scala’s Philharmonic Orchestra took Milano by storm with a flashmob in Piazza Castello playing Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps to promote a con…
Wed, 05/21/2014 - 09:53
Venus, a painting by Florentine Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510), will soon be on view in San Sebastian Cloister, in the city of Biel…
Wed, 05/21/2014 - 04:22
Italian screen legend Sophia Loren is the guest of honor at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Today, she will lead a sold-out Actress Mas…
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 01:00
There are seven Italian men in Bloomberg's ranking of the world’s richest people, five more than Spain, six more than the UK, one less than France.
If…
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 06:27
Pope Francis received a letter by a group of 26 women who claim to be in love with Catholic priests, askig him to meet them and reconsider the Catholi…
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 05:20
The classic Mille Miglia (1,000 Miles) race from Brescia to Rome and back and known as 'the most beautiful race in the world' took place last week-end…
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 01:00
You cannot imagine how many times we have been tempted to dedicate one of our language articles to "swearing in Italian".
It never felt right thoug…
Sun, 05/18/2014 - 01:00
Are you among the people who thought that bartenders, cashiers and shop owners in Italy were rude to you because they put the change on the counter ra…
Sat, 05/17/2014 - 05:15
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is staging an exhibition featuring forty-two masterpieces of Central and Southern Italian Renaissance drawing fr…
Fri, 05/16/2014 - 13:07
We were pleased and surprised to see that Google has marked with a special doodle the 296th anniversary of the birth of the Italian mathematician and…
Thu, 05/15/2014 - 13:57
Eataly in New York City has just opened the city's first Nutella Bar dedicated to all things chocolate hazelnut spread. The 'nutelleria' features she…
Thu, 05/15/2014 - 12:55
The number of Italian beaches to be awarded a prestigious Blue Flag for clean water and pristine sands has risen again this year according to the inte…
Thu, 05/15/2014 - 01:05
The tradition of performing classic Greek plays in the amazing atmosphere of Syracuse's Greek theatre which started in 1914, continues this year with…
Wed, 05/14/2014 - 01:08
During May and June, Infiorata festivals are held in various Italian towns and are definitely a must see if you are planning to visit one of the many…
Wed, 05/14/2014 - 01:05
Do not miss the chance to explore arts, history and heritage after dark at museums and galleries across Rome for the sixth edition of "La Notte dei Mu…
Wed, 05/14/2014 - 01:02
Reporting on the worsening conditions of one of Itally's jewels, the Caserta's Royal Bourbon Palace, has been a rather depressing affair over the year…
Recipes by Katia Amore
Thu, 06/05/2014 - 04:00
With its distinctive red, white and green tricolore ingredients, Insalata Caprese literally flies the flag for all Italian salads.
Serves 4.
Thu, 05/15/2014 - 09:16
(Makes: Sauce for 600 g of pasta)
Ligurian Pesto is the second most popular sauce for pasta after the classic tomato based one and, certainly, the…
Fri, 02/21/2014 - 04:00
Lardo is a type of 'salume', pork cured meat, made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and other herbs and spices.
The most famous lardo is…
Fri, 02/14/2014 - 03:44
Pour yourself a glass of prosecco, take a sip and, while the perlage is tickling your pallet, close your eyes and imagine to be standing on the…
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 02:00
Photo courtesy of © Tamara Mambelli
Passatelli are a traditional recipe from Romagna; they are little cylinders (roughly 4 mm thick and 4 cm long)…
Fri, 12/13/2013 - 09:52
This year we propose a classic Tronchetto di Natale for your Christmas Italian dessert. You can follow the following recipe or create your own…
Wed, 10/16/2013 - 09:19
Making homemade pasta for the first time can seem quite daunting! However, with only a few basic ingredients and a bit of time, making pasta can be…
Wed, 10/16/2013 - 06:51
We are in full Truffles Season in Italy. Each year you can taste the so called white diamond of the culinary world at the International White…
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