Today our official media partner Brisbane News published several features on Italian Week. It has excelled in presenting Italian culture and the Official Italian Festival in a most positive and realistic light. Kylie Lang, Editor of Brisbane News, is an Italian at heart, she has studied and lived in Italy, and knows and understands its culture and customs. In her column Kylie talks about the integration of Italians and how our traditions have been accepted and finally embraced by Australians.
We wish to thank Brisbane News for the excellent coverage and for helping us with the ongoing education of Italian culture and customs in Australia.
Kylie Lang' s Editorial on Italian Week where Kylie said: "As Italian Week 2009 kicks off, I’m reminded of how far we’ve come, and how the Italians have introduced us, so generously, to their concept of la dolce vita."
The Front Page image showing Italian fashion is a perfect introduction into the year that we launch Italian Fashion Week, and in this edition features Elio Moda Fashion with images and articles.
The Social Pages for Media Launch. The occasion was the launch of Italian Week (May 26-Jun 2), and the venue was Marca restaurant in Albion.
The Italian Week Program in full page highlights all of the events and sponsors of Italian Week.
Strangers in a Strange Land article about Immigration. They came in search of a better life and were met with distrust and discrimination. Yet now the Italian and Greek cultures are firmly entrenched in the life of Australia, writes Sarah Duncan
Cuisine from Piedmonte by Alastair McLeod, executive chef of Bretts Wharf Restaurant, Hamilton. Chow Bella article on Italian Food. " When I was working at Ristorante Da Giovanni in Turin, I didn’t know this and took the senza deal. The apartment, overlooking the Mole Antonelliana and the Stadio Delle Alpi, was cheap but glacial. I fell in love with the food of Piedmont, which, above all, reflects the long, cold months: braised artichokes, silky complex anchovies, ambrosial risotto al Barolo,” writes Alastair McLeod, a celebrated TV chef and presenter.
An article on Italian Wines and wine regions by Tony Harper: "Take a quick lesson in the language so you can linger over the choices on offer with the increase in Italian imports."
Tale of the Centuries: Two-page travel spread by Kylie Lang: “The first stop on the Chianti wine trail is rich with history, bathed in sunlight and home to an opulent villa which welcomes guests.”
Information about what's on around town. GO Baroque - As part of Italian Week celebrations, catch a Queensland Orchestra string ensemble led by concert master Warwick Adeney performing Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Wed, May 27, 1pm, Queen Street Mall Stage. www.italianweek.com.au by Lucy Brook
Thanks Kylie Lang and Brisbane News!