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Home therapy – stay home and be active

During this difficult time, Professionisti Italiani a Boston wants to offer a few hours of relaxation to everyone who is at home. 

If you would rather donate to the Protezione Civile – the organization that is coordinating Italy’s response to the health crisis – you can do so using the coordinates you will find by clicking the below logo, or by copying and pasting this URL in your browser:

http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/media-comunicazione/news/dettaglio/-/asset_publisher/default/content/emergenza-coronavirus-attivato-il-conto-corrente-per-le-donazioni 

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Below, a July 26th FAQ sheet and F-1 visa released by U Penn which discusses the most recent updates for international students and remote learning in the fall semester. 

PIB is glad to introduce an online-only panel overview of the recent updates in the realm of immigration visas (J1, H1B etc.) and green cards.

Directing the panel will be Esq. Micol Mion, founder of Immigration Solutions LLC

Click on the link below at the time of the event to join

ZOOM LINK

PIB invites you to join us on a bike ride on Saturday morning at 10am in the Fenway area.

For logistic reasons the number of bikers is limited to 25 and we kindly ask you to register for it using the form on the right hand side of the page.

The exact meet-up location will be shared via email once you have registered.

As a reminder we will still be practicing social distancing and ask you to wear a mask.

Looking forward to seeing you!

The PIB Team

 
PIB and the Italian Heritage Month Committee are glad to invite you to a virtual celebration of Columbus day on October 12th at 6pm. 

The event will be held via zoom, you’ll be able to connect by clicking on the button below at the time of the event.

Click here to join the Columbus day event on Zoom

PI-Philly, in partnership with the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia, is excited to present the next online event.

We invite you to join us for the talk “Leading a Multicultural Team: Stories of Italian Leaders”

In this presentation, Gaspare Licata, CEO at Crankbrothers, leading company in the design and development of cycling components and accessories will delve into his challenges and his path to success.

THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED (see here the link)

http://www.piphilly.org/leadingstories

 
PIB, PIPhilly and Comites are glad to invite you to a discussion on Covid vaccine developments and their impact on the pandemic with two top experts: Alessandro Vespignani, Sternberg Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University, and Andrea Carfi, VP & Head of Research, Infectious Diseases at Moderna. The talk will be held on November 10th at 6pm. 

For your convenience the event was recorded and is viewable below:

Welcome to the Italian Cooking Series

Marisa Iocco, Executive and Co-owner of Needham’s Ristorante Spiga will host this Thanksgiving Italian Cooking Series Special.

Today’s chef bio: Marisa is a big part of the female iconic Boston-based chefs that hasn’t needed last-name notation because the food across their specialties has been their calling card. And when it comes to Italian, no none has done more to introduce the region to creative, authentic fare than Marisa Iocco.

A native of Abruzzo in Southern Italy’s region and trained in architecture, fine art and the fine art of cooking, as Boston’s only Italian-born female executive chef, Marisa’s decades-long legacy of soulful, edgy, groundbreaking interpretations of traditional Italian has tempted, tickled and filled the stomachs of loyalists who have followed her remarkably criss-crossed path of restaurants across the city.

Marisa opened her first restaurant in downtown Boston, Galleria Italiana, to huge ac- claim, earning raves from critics and consumers locally, regionally and nationally.

Morph-ing from a popular lunch buffet to the city’s hottest dining room and one of 1990’s top new Italian eateries in the country, Marisa’s name became synonymous with modernity. “I like to keep it simple,” says Marisa, “but you will be surprised at the sophistication be-hind modern Italian cuisine. It’s what happens when you have beautiful ingredients combined with the technique and love for food I learned from my mother.”

Marisa’s family tree of Italian restaurants is astonishing to anyone new to her story yet longtime fans know it more simply as her legacy. Following Galleria Italiana’s success, Marisa opened La Bettola, South End Galleria, Bricco, Umbria, and Mare—the North End’s lauded seafood restaurant recognized by Esquire and Conde Nast Traveler, among others.

Marisa also consulted for restaurants, including Spiga in 2007. Located in Boston’s metro West area some 12 miles from the city’s center, under Iocco’s care, Spiga turned from tired trattoria to trusted local favorite serving rustic, hearty Italian. AZer its re- launch, Marisa went on to be the executive chef at two additional restaurants (Gennaro’s Five North Square and Scopa); she launched a line of prepared foods, “Cibo Cibo con Amore” (Food with Love); and she recently published her memoir/cookbook, Every Menu Is A Love Story (Ecco Perche Amore). In 2017, she returned to Spiga as partner – owner where she face-liZed the space and menu to create a wholly reimagined experience. Today’s Spiga showcases Marisa’s award-winning career built on menu mastery; sensing trends; ingredient reverence; and a less-is-more approach to creating memorable, Instagram-worthy meals that use bounty from land and sea. Each recipe, with a whimsical twist.

As Boston’s foremost Italian-born female executive chef and restaurateur, Marisa is a role model for female cooks entering the field. Her passion, talent, and strength of body and spirit—both in the kitchen and in the community—have broken barriers for females in top city kitchens. Her artist’s passion; architect’s eye; her commitment to ingredient integrity; and her resolute dedication to hospitality elevate her prowess in a kitchen, with a menu, and with her fans.

How to live-stream this event: you won’t have to leave the comfort of your home, just log in on this event page at 2:00 PM (a video player will become visible) or on the PIB Facebook page to live stream the class. Please remember to refresh your page if you log in at exactly 2pm or a bit earlier, the video player may take a moment to appear. 

In case you miss it, this event will be recorded and shortly after the event’s end, made available on this page and our PIB youtube channel – don’t forget to subscribe!

 
PIB and Jackson Lewis P.C. Attorney at Law Meredith K. Stewart are glad to invite you to a seminar on the most recent Visa updates, and travel regulations affecting Italians residing in the USA on December 8th at 6pm. 

For everyone’s courtesy the event video recorded on December 8th has been recorded and can be viewed below:

Some useful links:

• Presidential proclamations on travel shared by the U.S. Department of State: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/presidential-proclamation-coronavirus.html
• NIE guidance from US Embassy in Italy site: https://it.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/201006-NIE-EN.pdf 
• Contact information for CBP Deferred Inspection sites nationwide: https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/deferred-inspection-sites
• Jackson Lewis Immigration Blog to stay up to date on latest immigration news: https://www.globalimmigrationblog.com/
• Entering Italy: https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/ministero/normativaonline/decreto-iorestoacasa-domande-frequenti/focus-cittadini-italiani-in-rientro-dall-estero-e-cittadini-stranieri-in-italia.html

More links of Italian resources:

• Health Ministry resource containing Italian Government decrees and recommendations concerning travel: http://www.salute.gov.it/portale/nuovocoronavirus/dettaglioContenutiNuovoCoronavirus.jsp?lingua=italiano&id=5411&area=nuovoCoronavirus&menu=vuoto
• Recommendations and COVID updates released by the Italian Foreign Affair Ministry: http://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/approfondimenti-insights/saluteinviaggio
• Platform redirecting to Italian regional websites, for more in-depth information on a regional level: http://www.regioni.it/regioni-online/

Given the ever-changing regulations, and the uniqueness of everyone’s situation, you can reach out to Meredith K. Stewart for a consultation by clicking the following link:  jacksonlewis.com

The event will be held via zoom, you’ll be able to connect by clicking on the button below at the time of the event.

Click here to join the event on Zoom