Courier Mail Tuesday, May 26

This is the Courier Mail index page for the Italian Week event.

Jan Powers - Italian Markets and Entertainment

Food guru Jan Powers will salute Italian food and wine at her wednesday market next week.
"I researched farmers market in Italy and all over the Europe before I launched the concept in Brisbane", Jan said.
"Italian farmers markets from small villages to the big cities, like Venice or Florence, are a delight to the senses!"

La Bella Vita in Brisbane with Alessandro Sorbello and Mario Cali

There are plenty of Italian habits which have been embraced with gusto by Australians - alfresco dining and the consumption of great coffee to name just two.

But if Alessandro Sorbello, pictured below right with Marca chef/ owner Mario Cali, has his way, we'll soon be adpoting quite a few more.
As executive producer for Italian Week (may 26-June 2) it's Sorbello's job to broaden appreciation of all that's great about Italy.

The Italian Ambassador at the Launch of Italian Fashion Week

At the official Launch of Italian Fashion Week in Australia, Elio Marzullo creative director of the label Elio Moda, the Italian Consul, The Ambassador of Italy, Gian Ludovico de Martino di Montegiordano and Italian Week Executive Producer Alessandro Sorbello celebrate a successful international collaboration between the Queensland and Australian Government after the Italian Fashion on Show in the Queen Street Mall.

Italian Fashion Week is an event organized to promote Italian design and Made In Italy. Appreciated and valued the world over, Italian fashion and Style is has inspired countless designers and stylists. During Italian Week, Italian born designer Elio Marzullo owner and creative director of the label Elio Moda showcases Italian designs and Italian Inspired works from designers such as Subfusco and emerging stylists from Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE, fashion who have created a range of Italian Inspired designs. Where:- Queen Street Mall Stage

During the interval, Fatima Scialdone performed at the Launch of Italian Fashion Week. Direct from Italy and supported by the Italian Embassy in Canberra, Italian Week is proud to present Fatima Scialdone, a truly international phenomenon who has toured extensively around the world. Born in Gaeta, a beautiful peninsula near the Amalfi Coast, Fatima is a Graduate of the National Academy of Dramatic arts in Rome and is the quintessential Italian Diva, her versatility is apparent as she has studied classical and modern ballet, the waltz, the polka, the flamenco.

Quest Newspapers coverage of Italian Week and Italian Fashion Week

Degustation dinner anyone? Decadent wine-matched lunch? Choices abound in Brisbane in upcoming weeks. Here are just a few…
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/blogs/story/treat-for-foodies-all-over-town/

BRISBANE: All things Italian will take centre stage in Brisbane for Italian Week from May 26 to June 2. The CBD will be a hive of activity, including performances of highlights from Romeo and Juliet at the Queen Street Mall stage on May 26, 28 and 30
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/latin-theme-fit-for-a-queen/

BRISBANE: Food guru Jan Power will salute Italian food and wine at her Wednesday market next week. “I researched farmers markets in Italy and all over Europe before I launched the concept in Brisbane,” Jan said. http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/italy-makes-mark-at-markets

Metropolitan South Institute of Tafe fashion students did a dress rehearsal of their garments, which will be part of Italian Fashion Week parades in the City this weekend - Pictures: Dale Haberfield and Jim Campey See and buy thousands of photos at Newsphotoshttp://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/photos/gallery/top-threads-italian-style


THERESA Lariza’s designs on becoming an internationally renowned fashion designer have taken a stride in the right direction. The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE fashion graduate was one of 18 handpicked to showcase their Italian inspired creations as part of 2009 Italian Week celebrations. http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/italian-flair-on-catwalk/

THE work of Wynnum fashion students Edwina Tait, 18, and Stacey O’Keeffe, of Capalaba, will be showcased during parades to mark Italian Fashion Week celebrations. Ms Tait’s design was shortlisted with the works of 18 students selected from a 450-strong entry field from Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE. http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/fashion-students-in-italian-week-show/

BROOKFIELD’S Tahli Accad will showcase her Italian-inspired creations at Italian Week celebrations this weekend. The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) student is among 18 fashion students handpicked to showcase their garments in the fashion extravaganza which runs in the Queen Street Mall from May 29 to 31.
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/italian-inspiration-for-designers/

HER mother is Zimbabwean and her father South African, but Kirsten Reynolds has turned to Italy as inspiration for her latest fashion collection. The Springwood designer’s garments will be paraded on the runway in Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall this weekend during Italian Week celebrations. http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/kirsten-has-big-designs-on-success/

THE creations of Morningside fashion designer Melinda Toomey will be on show this week. Melinda is among 18 fashion designers from Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE showcasing their Italian-inspired creations at Italian Fashion Week. The students were handpicked to exhibit their garments in the fashion extravaganza which will be held in Queen Street Mall from May 29-31.
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/italian-inspiration-bellissimo/

FOOD and family were at the core of Michele Di’Bartolo’s upbringing. Memories of sitting in her grandmother’s kitchen watching her cook, coupled with a trip to her ancestral home of Sicily in 2005, spurred the lawyer to put pen to paper upon her return. The result is The Sicilian Kitchen, a memoir with a liberal dash of traditional, home-style Sicilian recipes scattered throughout.
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/a-taste-of-sicily/

ALDERLEY: Italians have taken over Alderley in the lead up to a festival which celebrates the culture, history, and food of the boot-shaped country. Italian Week organizer Alessandro Sorbello said the week-long celebration was now in its third year and provided an insight into Italian culture. “We’re bringing the ‘la bella vita’ (life is beautiful) essence of Italy to Brisbane,” Mr Sorbello said. “This year’s celebration will capture the flare and excitement of one of the world’s oldest countries.
http://north-west-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/italian-life-celebrated/

Italian Fashion Week Media launch in Brisbane

The front cover of the Liftout in the Courier Mail featured the launch of Alessandro Sorbello's production of Italain Fashion Week with Elio Marzullo and Fatima Scialdone, part of Italian Week 2009

Viva Italian at Italian Fashion Week

Elio Marzullo from the Elio Moda label with Fatima Scialdone at the media launch of Italian Fashion Week in hte Queen Street Mall - Covered by the Courier Mail.