Interviews

Gianluca Passi has built a career that moves across industries with unusual fluidity — from professional rugby in Italy to the upper tiers of fashion, and eventually into global finance and investment. Now based in New York, his work sits at the intersection of capital, culture and relationships, with a growing focus on connecting Italian […]

In a city where image matters and time moves at lightning speed, Dr. Davide Romeo has built his career at the intersection of medicine, aesthetics, and culture. He has lived in the United States for more than a decade, yet his work continues to reflect a deeply Italian vision of the profession. His journey began

Giuseppe Di Cicco didn’t move to New York chasing shortcuts or viral fame. He came to change his life — and decided to document every step of the process.Originally spotted and told by ilNewyorkese, the leading Italian-language newspaper for the Italian community in New York, Di Cicco’s story has now drawn the attention of New

Born in Empoli and raised between Gambassi Terme and Val d’Elsa, Nicola Fedeli entered the kitchen at fifteen years, forming in the Tuscan brigades and then in star restaurants such as Il Vicario in Certaldo Alto, Restaurant La Torre del Castello del Nero and Belmond Castello di Casole. After experiences between Italy, North Europe and

Francesco Costabile returns to the cinema with Familia, a film that digs at the point where an individual story stops being private “only” and becomes a collective theme. The film, taken from autobiography It will not always be like Luigi Celeste, who in 2008 killed his father to defend his mother and for this reason

We are at the Italy Pavilion of the 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York — one of the most important food trade fairs in the world, where our country plays a leading role as the event’s Country Partner for the second year in a row. Here, we interviewed Michele De Pascale, President of

On the occasion of the Summer Fancy Food Show, we spoke with Dario Peirone, President of the Foreign Centre for the Internationalization of the Piedmont Region (Ceipiemonte). With him, we discussed strategies, emerging markets, and the increasingly central role of the Piedmont system in promoting local excellence on global markets. From the collective presence of

Italy continues to play a leading role in many sectors in the U.S., especially in the food industry. In fact, we are also here to support the candidacy of Italian cuisine as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. We discussed this and other strategic topics aimed at further strengthening our country’s presence in the United

President Zoppas, the United States is showing increasing interest in Italian excellence. What positive trends have you observed in recent years, and how can we leverage this momentum to strengthen Italy’s presence in the U.S. market? That’s an interesting question. Looking at the growth figures for the agri-food sector—which I’ll focus on in particular—we can

Italy is the Country Partner of the Summer Fancy Food Show, the most important food and beverage event in North America. A recognition that rewards three decades of work and vision. We spoke with Donato Cinelli, President of Universal Marketing, the architect behind the Italian Pavilion and tireless promoter of Made in Italy in the