How to Make the Real Ragu !

What you call Bolognese sauce in America, we call ragù in Bologna, home to one of the most popular meat-based pasta sauces the world over. Don’t be fooled by those tourist-trap menus baiting you with “spaghetti with ragù alla Bolognese”: ragù is to be consumed chiefly with tagliatelle. Other pasta… Continue reading

Fertility Day in Italy by Enrica Nicoli Aldini

On September 22, Italy will inaugurate its first Fertility Day, a national initiative launched by the Minister of Health Beatrice Lorenzin to urge women to take advantage of their fertility years and make more babies in response to a falling birth rate. In 2015, Ansa reported (http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2016/07/08/italy-has-lowest-birth-rate-in-eu-eurostat-2_727d004b-8844-4e81-82a1-5248954e0d7b.html ), Italy had… Continue reading

ITALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM – A POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE

Like us, Italians are no strangers to political controversy. While Italian voters aren’t facing a general national election, they will be asked to approve ambitious constitutional reforms this year. These seem at least as controversial and momentous as our presidential election. The proposed reforms are intended to reduce fragmentation that… Continue reading

A Virtual Tour of Naples and the Amalfi Coast in Italian

Come and learn about the wonders of Neapolitan nature, art, culture, and tradition on June 21st! Alice Izzo, resident of Naples, will show us the unconventional beauty of this amazing land as part of a virtual tour. Our trip starts from Naples, travels through the Archaeological Sites of Pompeii and… Continue reading