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For those who wish to do more than just savor Italian food and wines, Milan’s Hotel Principe di Savoia has introduced cooking and wine-pairing classes, available through 2012. Students get a hands-on lesson in the classic Milanese cuisine of executive chef Fabrizio Cadei, followed by dinner at the hotel’s Acanto ...

It took the Sozzi family nearly a century to open an American outpost for their exceptionally crafted Italian furniture, Promemoria, which is finally available Stateside through a New York showroom. The Sozzi family of Lake Como built carriages for Italian nobility in the 19th century, then moved on to make ...

The volcano that buried Pompeii in A.D. 79 still rumbles deep down

"I went to La Tomatina alone from Valencia where I live. It seemed to me that about half of the guests had come from other countries.

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Is it really true that all press is good press? Here's a look at 10 of the year's craziest PR stunts. Done well, publicity stunts can generate huge positive buzz for you and your company

Here's what the rumors say about when it's coming and what to expect. Start placing your bets now. According to widespread rumors and speculation, a new iPad 3 might come out next year, probably in March

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Tech Trends columnist John Brandon reviews Siri, the voice-command system built into Apples iPhone 4S. I got a lot of work done during a recent road trip, thanks to my new assistant. As I drove, she added some meetings to my calendar, took an e-mail dictation, and found some restaurant options for dinner

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About a year and a half after unveiling his first hotel venture in Dubai, Italian clothing designer Giorgio Armani opened his second hotel, in Milan, on November 10. The new property, Armani Hotel Milano, has 95 rooms and suites (about $750 to $15,000 per night), a restaurant, and a bar ...

After all the trouble of taking your company public, you deserve to treat yourself to the best things life has to offer. Weve put together a wish list for that special day.

Brands are judged by the company they keep. These partnerships are innovative because they are fresh, unexpected, and also increase awareness.

Bringing restaurant kitchen features into the home and promoting the concept of a “professional” cooking environment has long been the goal of Arclinea, the Italian firm working in collaboration with celebrated designer Antonio Citterio. Its latest ergonomic and highly efficient kitchen concept is the Arclinea Vina, a new technologically advanced ...

For the first time, Italian designer Giorgio Armani is integrating precious metals and exotic leathers into sunglass and eyewear collections.