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Culture
by Julie Burns | Thu, 10/16/2014 - 03:00
Valentino Zucchetti as Lensky in Onegin 2013 - Photo by Bill Cooper Ahead of his glittering new season at the Royal Opera House, London, accomplished…
Culture
by Georgette Jupe | Wed, 10/15/2014 - 03:00
What makes Michelangelo’s David so famous?  Victor Coonin, an art history professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, has recently published a book that sets…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/11/2014 - 05:59
Diego Meraviglia is a Gold Pin professional sommelier and the Vice President and Director of Education for the North American Sommelier Association, a non-…
Lifestyle
by Julie Burns | Fri, 06/13/2014 - 03:00
[Photo above: Gianni Versace, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferré, Milan, 1992. (c) Graziella Vigo.] As attended by Italian PM Matteo Renzi along with…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 05/30/2014 - 06:08
Arriving in front of Valentino restaurant, one could not imagine that this unassuming locale in a modest area of Santa Monica, California, is actually the…
Food & Drink
by Jesper Storgaa… | Mon, 02/03/2014 - 10:08
The Italian chef Nadia Santini of the restaurant Dal Pescatore is completely self-taught. Nevertheless, in 1996, she became the first Italian female chef to be…
Culture
by Katia Amore | Tue, 01/28/2014 - 10:13
When preparing for the interview with Italian journalist, TV satirist and director Pierfrancesco “Pif” Diliberto, about his debut film La Mafia Uccide Solo d'…
Culture
by Julie Burns | Thu, 01/09/2014 - 10:48
Celebrating 15 years at the top of the movie memorabilia business, London-based Liza Tesei recently launched her latest venture, ‘At The Movies.’ Stocked with…
Lifestyle
by Julie Burns | Fri, 12/27/2013 - 04:00
Sacha Mascolo, 42, is Toni&Guy’s global creative director. The international, cutting-edge hairdressing brand was established by her father Toni, and his…
Food & Drink
by Julie Burns | Wed, 12/18/2013 - 07:00
  Francesco, 41, is executive chef at Bobadilla Restaurant in Bergamo, and has cooked in some of the most famous hotels in Milan. Three times a year, he and…