Following in his nonno's and father's footsteps, the nineteen year old Jack Silvagni promises to add luster to the name of a legendary family of Italian-Australian footballers
The next time you open a bottle of Prosecco, and before you pour yourself a glass, pause for a moment.
When we think of linguistic influences in Australian culture we often think of the languages brought to us by migrants from foreign lands.
To know Stefano Costabile's work is to know a mastermind in action. Likened to the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's imaginative world of Alice in Wonderland, Stefano is indeed mad about hats.
After being locked down for so long and seeing the city lose its vibrancy, I wanted to create something beautiful to welcome Melburnians back to Degraves Street,' says Romina Beltrame, of Melbourne's Il Papiro.
When you think of macramé, perhaps images of bell bottom jeans and coloured sunglasses some to mind.
Yes, it's completely possible to engage in a love affair with a city - even more so when it's a city like Rome. Well, actually, let me correct myself: there's no city quite like Rome. (Photo HeartRome)
Five years ago I was diagnosed with an allergy to wheat: this was heartbreaking news. In a very short amount of time I had to re-train my brain to overlook the yeasty, crusty temptation, and seek guilty starchy pleasures in other forms; needless to say it took its toll. How ridiculous! – you might say. Take bread away from an Italian, however, and the situation gets serious.
The story of a Victorian country girl of Italian descent who is developing a career as a professional player in women's Australian football and is a staunch promoter of gender equality in all sports.
Arriverà la Befana a Fremantle? is a bilingual Italian/English children's picture book, written by Perth local, Daniele Foti-Cuzzola, and illustrated by Sicilian native, Daniela Pruiti Ciarello
Annalisa Cercone, known to many as ‘Signorina Melbourne', is beyond proud of her Italian and Neapolitan heritage.
She told me that she was tall. Very tall. I spotted her arrive from across the bar and from over the top of the coffee machine. She was indeed tall, but also very elegant and refined.
Chances are you might be a little like me these days, vicariously living out a dream of la dolce vita through social media.
I remember the scene vividly. He lay motionless on his back. Blood streaming from a number of gunshot wounds. He stares blankly back at us. Lifeless. Dead. The year was 2008 and 'Underbelly' was on our TV screens.
I recently chatted with Gianni Vitellone, Director of Pronto Travel/Vita Italian Tours in Collingwood, about his life and love of all things Italian. (Photo Wide Shut Photography)
I recently found myself at a checkout with my crying 10-week-old son. I spoke to the cashier in English then tended to my son in Italian, soothing him and using diminutive Italian forms of his name.
He stands for almost 2 hours as he recounts his escapades, and I am entranced. I can’t look away. He’s got me. This is Dario Castaldo.
Italian ingenuity, culture, and intellect are far-reaching and know no bounds. Positioning Italian-driven initiatives in global markets and local governments across the globe is as fascinating as it is overwhelming.
