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Talking To Our Editor, Katia Amore, On Life In Sicily During Anti-Mafia Operation Sicilian Vespers

by Carol King | Fri, 07/19/2013 - 05:02

Anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino was murdered by the mafia on 19 July 1992. ‘Italy Magazine’ marks the anniversary of the death in an interview with our…

Culture

Talking To: Bruno Tonioli

by Carol King | Mon, 06/24/2013 - 09:55

Carol King interviews choreographer, dancer and TV star Bruno Tonioli about Italy, food, and what it’s like being a judge on dancing competitions ‘Strictly…

Culture

Talking To: Ivano Fachin, Director Of "Gelati E Granite"

by Carol King | Mon, 06/17/2013 - 08:55

Carol King speaks to Italian film director Ivano Fachin about his documentary of an ice-cream seller’s life on the road. Photos by Lorenzo Sammito As you’re…

Food & Drink

Talking to Catherine Fulvio: Ireland's Queen of Italian Cooking

by Briana Palma | Fri, 05/24/2013 - 05:09

Catherine Fulvio is a rising star in Ireland’s culinary scene. Not only can her three cookbooks be found in shops across the country, but she’s also become a…

Culture

Talking to John Dickie Presenter Of TV's The Mafia's Secret Bunkers

by Carol King | Mon, 04/29/2013 - 04:59

Carol King interviews the presenter of ‘The Mafia’s Secret Bunkers’: internationally recognised expert on the history of Italian organised crime, John Dickie.…

Culture

Interview with Film Director Matteo Garrone

by Carol King | Mon, 03/11/2013 - 12:34

Carol King speaks to the director of the highly acclaimed film ‘Gomorrah’ Matteo Garrone about his latest movie ‘Reality’ starring a former mafia hit man. The…

Culture

Interview with Best-Selling Author Simonetta Agnello Hornby

by Briana Palma | Mon, 03/04/2013 - 10:06

Simonetta Agnello Hornby never dreamt of being a writer – of novels, that is. As a Sicilian-born lawyer living in England, she has spent much of her life…

Culture

Reporting from Rome: Michael Day

by Carol King | Mon, 02/25/2013 - 05:34

In the fifth part of a series of interviews with those whose job it is to explain Italy to the world, Carol King speaks to Michael Day about his life as a…

Culture

Holy Stitching: Talking to the Pope’s Tailor

by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Mon, 02/18/2013 - 10:17

Leader photo courtesy of Huffingtonpost.com and GammarelliAs the hierarchy within the Holy city is set to be restored in a matter of days, it could hardly be a…

Culture

Interview with Italian Celebrity Wedding Planner Enzo Miccio

by Katia Amore | 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 wedding…