In the frame of the Extraordinary Italian Taste project, the IACCSE has started to map local gourmet stores selling authentic Italian products.

They will join an international directory curated by the network of the Italian Chambers around the world.

The first two stores acknowledged by the Chamber with a certificate of appreciation for the work done to promote Italian products among American consumers are:

• Origini Italian Market(originimarket.com)
• Prima Classe Italian Market(prima-classe.com)
• Mercato Miami(mercatomiami.com)

If you represent an Italian gourmet store and you want to know more about this initiative promoted by Assocamerestero (Association of Italian Chambers in the World), please contact us at info@iacc-miami.com

On September 14^th, during the event Italian Grapes in Miami, the IACCSE presented the 2021 Certificate Renewal to a first group of restaurants that have been awarded with the Marchio Ospitalita’ Italiana in the past years and kept the high standards required.

The criteria, Italian restaurants must follow to ensure the authenticity of the Italian cuisine, include: offering traditional Italian dishes in the menu, using genuine ingredients imported from Italy, having at least 30% of the wine list formed by Italian wines, and employing a chef who has been trained in Italy.

The following restaurants have been recognized with the 2021 Certificate Renewal:

• Casa Tua Cucina(casatuacucina.com)
• O’ Munaciello(munaciello-miami.com)
• Salumeria 104(salumeria104.com)
• Sardinia Ristorante(sardinia-ristorante.com)
• Toscana Divino(toscanadivino.com)
• Vero Italian(veroitalian.com)
• Via Verdi Cucina Italiana(viaverdimiami.com)
• Zucca(zuccamiami.com)

• 30 Speakers
• 161 Italian companies connected to the two industry webinars (interior design; food & wine)
• 166 Speed meetings organized between speakers and attendees during the third day of the event
• 12 Institutional partners in Italy that helped us to promote the initiative
•  4 Articles published about the event on Italian national media

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast is glad to present the new project created by Tuscany Regional Government and Artex (Centro per l’Artigianato artistico e tradizionale della Toscana): www.TuscanCollections.it

TuscanCollections.it is the innovative platform to meet the best of ‘Made in Tuscany’ and get to know companies, organize virtual meetings, communicate directly with the companies and download all their catalogues.

Products include furniture, lighting, contract, home-decoration, table and kitchen, gift and lifestyle ideas, unique and custom-made pieces.

Catalogues are constantly updated to offer the latest products of Tuscan artisanship.

Every product page includes its useful information as technical specifications and request forms.

Do you want to offer your clients the most unique and hidden gems of Tuscany?

Visit the website at tuscancollections.it and register as a buyer by clicking on the following link: www.tuscancollections.it/en/register

Pick up your favorite companies and start trading!

For more information on the TuscanCollections.it project or about the activities that the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast organizes in the furniture and lifestyle sector, please contact us at: info@iacc-miami.com

The main Italian daily business newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” published on Saturday January 16th an article about Miami and the growing economic vitality of the entire Southeast of the USA.

The article also mentioned what our Chamber of Commerce is doing with its video-educational project “Business Expert Channel” (https://bec.iaccse.com) to support SMEs in their approach to this strategic market for “Made in Italy” products and services.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped urban development and infrastructure investments in Miami and in other key metropolitan areas. Many Italian firms are protagonists of this trend and several opportunities are still accessible for our companies.

If you are interested in sharing your expertise about the US market on the “Business Expert Channel” please contact us at marketing@iacc-miami.com

Dear IACCSE members and friends,

We are pleased to present to you today the commemorative logo celebrating the 30th anniversary of our organization that will stay with us throughout 2021.

Since 1991, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast supported hundreds of Italian entrepreneurs in approaching the American market. Through its initiatives, the Chamber has opened the path for many companies that eventually created subsidiaries in the United States and generated several hundred jobs over the course of the last 30 years.

We have stayed always true to our mission of helping the “Made in Italy” exports in this strategic area of the World as well as in creating a professional environment where entrepreneurs, managers and institutional partners can meet and discuss new opportunities.

As for most nonprofit organizations, our work has not always been easy, but we are proud of what we have achieved and of the progresses made since our beginning.

Hopefully 2021 will mark the resurgence for many companies and for both US and Italy economies. We are ready to backing these efforts with interesting and innovative initiatives.

To celebrate this milestone the IACCSE is preparing a rich program of events that will culminate in December 2021 with the long awaited Italic Award Gala.

Should you be interested in being a partner of our 30^th anniversary celebrations, please see more info here: www.iaccse.com/iaccse-30-years-anniversary-1991-2021

Thanks to Man Super! ( www.man-super.com/usa/ )  for designing our commemorative logo.

Italy’s Official Gazette has published Ordinance signed by the Ministers of Health, Transport and Foreign Affairs, authorizing the start of a trial of “Covid-tested” flights between some U.S. airports (New York JFK, Newark Liberty and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson) and Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci airport.

This is a very important development for bilateral relations, and is aimed at promoting air travel connections between Italy and the United States, in full compliance with high levels of health safety both for travelers, and our country.

Passengers who test negative after meeting the following conditions will be able to enter Italy without needing to undergo health surveillance or a 14-day period of self-isolation: travelers who get a negative rapid antigenic test directly at the airport in the U.S., or who present a negative PCR or antigenic molecular test certificate issued within 48 hours before their departure. In both cases, these must be followed by second (negative) test carried upon arrival in Rome Fiumicino airport, in designated facilities that have already been set up.

Equally, flights departing from Italy to the United States will be able to board passengers who have tested negative. Upon arrival, passengers will have to comply with the updated recommendations of US authorities.

Airlines operating connections between the interested airports are considering starting “Covid-tested” US-Italy flights as soon as in the next few weeks.