Gabriella Mileti

Gabriella Mileti, contributing writer

NIAF and Iconic Producer De Laurentiis Launch Film Prizes for Aspiring Filmmakers

February 2024
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has partnered with legendary Italian producer Aurelio De Laurentiis to establish an exciting new grant program for emerging filmmakers. Officially titled the NIAF/De Laurentiis Film Prizes, this...


How to make the perfect risotto

June 2016
Italy is the second largest producer of rice in the world. That's a lot of rice! Risotto is a huge part of the cuisine in Northern Italy, since the rice fields are mainly located in the region of Piemonte and Lombardia, thanks to the abundance of...


Drink and Bath in Wine

September 2013
While traveling through the Northern region of Alto Adige in the area also known as the South Tyrol, I stayed at the Hotel Turm, a true jewel nestled in the Dolomite mountain range, also known as the pre-Alps. Apart from the breathtaking panorama,...


How to make the perfect risotto

August 2013
Italy is the second largest producer of rice in the world. That's a lot of rice! Risotto is a huge part of the cuisine in Northern Italy, since the rice fields are mainly located in the region of Piemonte and Lombardia, thanks to the abundance of...


A tasteful way of life

August 2013
The Mediterranean Diet isn't much of a diet. In the Mediterranean it's a lifestyle. A lifestyle that has proven to have health benefits across-the-board by not only preventing diseases, but by helping maintain perfect health and weight. This...


Cleveland's other half

July 2013
Believe it or not, the city of Cleveland has a sister city. And not just any city in the world--an Italian city! Vicenza is located in the northeast region of Veneto and tends to be overshadowed by its better known neighbors Padova and Venezia to...


The tastes of the Mediterranean

May 2013
With an incredible amount of local dishes to choose from in southern Italy, ordering at a restaurant or shopping at a local market can be rather overwhelming. So I have narrowed down the typical cuisine choices and local products you should focus...


Russo puts Southern Italy on global map

May 2013
Establishing a business in Italy, let alone Southern Italy isn't exactly the easiest task to do. As many of you may know, high taxes, a more than complicated bureaucratic system, and especially in the South, the territorial "warlords," can drive...


The hidden jewels of Sicily

May 2013
When you think of the southern jewel of Sicily, thoughts of ceramics, citrus plants, arancini, white sandy beaches and pasta alla norma immediately come to mind. What you probably don't think of are the series of satellite islands that surround...


Rare Italian masterpieces arrive in Cleveland

March 2013
For the "Anno della Cultura Italiana" the Cleveland Museum of Art is doing some big things. Greater Clevelanders are so lucky to have such a prominent art museum filled with some of the world's most celebrated masterpieces. We don't have to...


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