Silvia Donati
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Silvia is ITALY Magazine's Contributing Editor. She graduated from the University of Bologna in Literature and studied Print & Broadcast Journalism at the University of California in Los Angeles, where she has lived, on and off, for several years. She began her career in journalism working for a Southern California news agency before returning to Italy and going freelance. She has written both in English and Italian for a variety of publications; she has covered the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, where she had the chance to interview Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino among others and reported live from the Golden Globes for ANSA. She now specializes in everything Italy-related.
Articles by Silvia Donati
Wed, 10/02/2013 - 04:50
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Actor Giuliano Gemma, famous for his many roles in the spaghetti western genre, died on Tuesday following a car accident. He w…
Tue, 10/01/2013 - 11:00
words by Silvia Donati What do Justin Timberlake and Amedeo Minghi have in common? Well, it appears the new King of Pop has sampled an instrumental so…
Tue, 10/01/2013 - 09:00
Italians tend to be very attentive to regional food traditions and authenticity of local products.
One such Italian was so irritated with what he sa…
Mon, 09/30/2013 - 08:27
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Marcella Hazan, the Italian cookbook author and teacher whose cookbooks are credited with introducing scores of Americans and…
Sat, 09/28/2013 - 04:00
The 16th annual Cous Cous Fest is under way in San Vito Lo Capo, a stunning seaside town located on the north-western coast of Sicily near Trapani. Th…
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 06:26
In the photo: Armani collection
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Milan Fashion Week just wrapped up in Milan where Italian and international designers present…
Sun, 09/22/2013 - 09:30
Amanda Knox, the American student whose retrial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher begins in Florence on September 30, granted a video…
Fri, 09/20/2013 - 09:09
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A local food festival celebrating arrosticini was disrupted last weekend when a vegan group attacked the festival setup staini…
Fri, 09/20/2013 - 07:00
Mortadella is synonymous with Bologna. So much so that abroad, and especially in the U.S., this pink cold cut with its unmistakable aroma is called by…
Thu, 09/19/2013 - 07:36
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Pope Francis has a new (used) “popemobile”: a 1984 four-door, manual shift, white Renault 4 car. It was given to him by Rev. R…
Wed, 09/18/2013 - 09:39
After a 19-hour feat, the Costa Concordia cruise ship has been righted in what has been labeled as the biggest and most expensive salvage operation in…
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 07:00
The Costa Concordia cruise ship, which has remained capsized in the waters off the island of Giglio since crashing into rocks in January 2012, is set…
Sun, 09/08/2013 - 07:00
For the first time, the most widespread name registered among small business owners in Milan is of foreign origin, according to a survey released by M…
Thu, 09/05/2013 - 07:00
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The 16th annual Festival del Prosciutto di Parma (Parma Ham Fest) begins Friday, September 6, in and around Parma. The event,…
Mon, 09/02/2013 - 07:00
Only the lagoon divides it from Venice; yet the Lido is as distant from the noise and confusion of the Venice tourist crowds as it could be. Except fo…
Wed, 08/28/2013 - 07:00
Located on the south side of the Po Valley in the Emilia-Romagna region, Modena is a small and ancient town synonymous with balsamic vinegar, Lambrusc…
Wed, 08/28/2013 - 06:50
The 70th annual Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica, also known as the Venice International Film Festival, begins today at the Lido. Alfonso…
Tue, 08/27/2013 - 08:15
Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel have ended their marriage, the Italian news agency ANSA reports, following the announcement made by the press offic…
Mon, 08/26/2013 - 07:00
Perched on a hill overlooking the valley of the river Sellustra, surrounded by vineyards, Dozza is a medieval village 35 minutes from Bologna, right o…
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 07:00
After presenting our Top Ten - Italian Actresses of the Past, we continue our series on the greatest Italian cinema performers with a Top Ten of the m…
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