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Enrico Colavita decise di lavorare nell'azienda di famiglia con una sfida: portare l'olio che usciva dai frantoi del Molise sulle tavole di New York. Non pensava ad altro, neanche durante il viaggio di nozze. Fu in questa occasione che, nel 1978, conobbe a Manhattan John Profaci, con cui fondò Colavita Usa, ora leader dell'olio d'oliva negli Stati Uniti. In quegli anni, tuttavia, la dieta mediterranea non aveva ancora raggiunto gli Stati Uniti. "

Colavita, the #1 brand of Italian extra virgin olive oil in North America, recently celebrated the Grand Opening of its new USA Headquarters in Edison, NJ. The spectacular event marks the gateway to the future for the company that began importing extra virgin olive oil to the United States, more than thirty years ago, forever changing the culinary landscape in America.

The thing about being murdered, it usually comes as a surprise. Even in Naples, where the criminal clans known collectively as the Camorra are again struggling violently for control of the streets, no victim wakes up expecting on that given day to die. He shaves carefully, dresses in his beloved clothes, slips on an expensive watch, and maybe squeezes his wife before heading out to meet with his friends. If he suspected his fate, he might at least kiss his wife good-bye. But the neighborhood has been home for generations to everyone he knows who counts. He deals there in extortion, protection, narcotics, and counterfeit goods. He abides by alternative rules. For this he is respected.

During the triumphant New York recital debut of the Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci on Sunday afternoon at Alice Tully Hall, it was hard to keep from being a little upset with her. Here was a remarkable artist in her prime at 51, a musically intelligent and vocally splendid singer with a significant career in Europe who has been embraced by discerning maestros like Riccardo Muti.