Katia Amore
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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
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:50
This Saturday the 18th of May, Italian singer Marco Mengoni will compete in the European Broadcasting Union’s 2013 Eurovision Contest in Malmö, Sweden…
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 05:09
In Italy "La Mamma" is celebrated, and almost worshipped, all year round but officially, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, like…
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 01:38
words by Carol King
The face of the 13th-century Pope Celestine V has been reconstructed in silver using the latest in facial-reconstruction technolog…
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 01:23
words by Carol King Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida will auction her Bulgari jewellery for charity. Lollobrigida is to sell 23 jewels from her Bulga…
Sat, 05/04/2013 - 04:14
Following the successful evaluation of Mount Etna by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Italian Ministry of Environment has…
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 07:39
1º May marks the celebration of La Festa dei Lavoratori or Labor Day in Italy. Also known as May Day, the Primo Maggio has long symbolized the workers…
Tue, 04/30/2013 - 08:54
I will never forget the day I went to Modena at Osteria Francescana for the first time in 2006. I had just found out I was pregnant and decided to fl…
Sun, 04/28/2013 - 13:15
While the ministers in Italy's new coalition cabinet where sworn in, an unemployed bricklayer took shots at the building the ceremony was taking place…
Wed, 03/13/2013 - 07:22
“As you know, we don’t have a government, we don’t have a Pope, very soon we will not have a Presidente della Repubblica, it’s very hard in parliament…
Sat, 03/09/2013 - 06:00
We all love the kaleidoscope of colour that we so readily picture as being the essence of Italy. It obviously comes from Italian art and their world f…
Wed, 02/13/2013 - 10:05
Mention the word “Wedding Planner” to any Italian and you will hear the name Enzo Miccio. Neapolitan by birth, Enzo Miccio is Italy’s most famous wed…
Wed, 10/17/2012 - 07:09
We take a look at olio extra vergine di oliva, the essence of the Italian diet.
From the Ligurian coast, past the shores of Lake Garda; through Le Ma…
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 05:45
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Italy represents a life changing experience to many of our readers. Whether you left it all behind to start a new…
Tue, 01/10/2012 - 06:34
words by Katia Amore and Natalie Aldern Corner shops, fruit and vegetable vendors, and small town butchers may form an idyllic Italian scene, but the…
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 04:00
On the 15th of November Italian jazz voice Mario Biondi will be performing at the Ronnie Scott's in London. Simon Cooke, MD of Ronnie Scott’s says "We…
Mon, 11/07/2011 - 09:42
Today we publish our interview to young talented American fashion designer Stevie Boi, founder of the luxury eyewear line SB Shades.
His futuristic d…
Wed, 09/28/2011 - 04:54
When I met Andrea Usai and his wife Ansula for the first time, he worked as a manager for a company in the luxury travel sector while she was an archi…
Wed, 09/21/2011 - 07:03
As Italy Magazine, we have been following the young trio of tenors "Il Volo" since they released their first album at the end of November 2010 in Ital…
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 06:37
Made with savoiardi (or ladyfingers), dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and mascarpone cheese, often flavored with liquor…
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 08:52
We receive many enquiries from people asking advice about tracing their roots back to Italy. While we do not provide a specific genealogy service, our…
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