Luna: Three Italian Talents give the best night sleep with a small tech device
by Serena Perfetto The Italian name immediately reminds of night and dreams. However, the product's name proves a new way of approaching sleeping: Luna is a product that has been launched by a group of Italian talents that surprised the market with a new, innovative technology. The slogan you will find in their website does not le...
Italian-American Societies host Columbus Day Cotillion
By Betty O'Neill-Roderick Eight lovely young ladies of Italian descent made their debuts at the 68th annual Columbus Day Cotillion on Saturday evening. Madeline Bozzelli chaired the celebration, held at Todaro's Party Center. The Gene Fiocca Band played music for the presentation and dancing later in the evening. Guests enjoyed cocktails and...
Recruiting platform for the hotel, restaurant and catering sectors bets on Italy to expand in Europe
by Alberto Magnani Aspiring chefs can now make their dream come true sooner. Retail chain Metro Italia has just introduced in Italy "Culinary Agents, " the first online recruiting platform dedicated to the HORECA sector (hotel-restaurant-catering), covering the entire supply chain of accommodation and food services. Born two years...
Italian art: Palazzo D'Arco, Mantua
WTI Magazine #72 2015 November 13Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: During the Italian Renaissance it wasn't uncommon to decorate rooms, halls or courtrooms with an astrological subject. The works of the "Palazzo della Ragione" in Padua survived to this day. This calendar and astrological deco...
An Interview With Joe DiPietro
By Gary Wien Award-winning playwright, Joe DiPietro, may live in New York City, but his Jersey roots have been apparent in many of his plays from the hit musical The Toxic Avenger to his latest work,The Second Mrs. Wilson. This play examines a look at a rather unique — and terrifying — period in the history of the United States when Presid...
Italian Brewer Alex Liberati Plans a New Brewery/Restaurant in Denver
by Jonathan Shikes American craft breweries have been shaking up the European beer world over the past few years by exporting their big bold flavors overseas. Now an Italian brewer wants to bring Italian-style beers to the United States. Alex Liberati, a restaurateur and owner of the Revelation Cat gypsy brewery in Rome, has bee...
Holiday Concert with Micheal Castaldo and Marissa Famiglietti
The Mattatuck Museum (144 West Main St. Waterbury, CT 06702) is pleased to celebrate the holiday season with a concert featuring renowned tenor Micheal Castaldo and guest soprano Marissa Famiglietti on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Micheal Castaldo, a classical crossover tenor and light Italian opera singer, songwriter and composer,...
New York Italians Arthur Avenue Tour
SAT, JAN 9, 2016 AT 10:00 AM. New York Italians Arthur Avenue Tour - Gino's Pastry Shop, Bronx, NY$25.00 GET TICKETS - by NEW YORK ITALIANSDear friends, Welcome in little Italy... in the Bronx!! Atmosphere of the past, what local residents call the "real" Little Italy in New York. Take a trip to rediscover ancient flavors w...
Italian sport: Will 2016 be a golden year for Italy?
WTI Magazine #75 2016 January 18Author : Simone Callisto Manca Translation by: Like every leap year, 2016 will present at least two events not to miss for the Italian sport: the Olympic Games in Rio and the European Soccer Championships in France, two events in which our teams do not start as favored but may result as interesting out...
The essential red sauce: The Best Sunday Gravy, Italian-American style
by John Golden Several years ago when I set out to make the perfect red sauce—or Sunday gravy, which it's often called—I knew exactly where to look. That was to my good friend Steve Quattrucci. His family has long held sway in Portland food circles amongst the Italian-American community. Or as Quattrucci relates, "Memories from my...
Così gli illustratori italiani conquistano il mondo
di Francesco Fasiolo Riempie le gallerie, rimbalza sul web, colora giornali, riviste e persino muri. L'illustrazione italiana conquista il mondo, da New York a Nuova Delhi: non è una fuga di cervelli - molti disegnatori lavorano in Italia e pubblicano anche sulle pagine di Repubblica - ma un'esplosione di immagini. Quelle di Ricca...
Memories of Ol’ Blue Eyes
by Ron Onesti Dec. 12, 1915, Hoboken, New Jersey ... "Chairman of the Board" to be Francis Albert Sinatra, was born to Italian immigrants. The wiry, blue-eyed kid with a huge smile loved to sing, and at the tender age of 8 sang publically for the first time. His father, Antonio, a lightweight boxer and Hoboken Fire Department Capt...