Italian American Women of Distinction honored at Clarksburg (West Virginia) Uptown Event Center
Eight local Italian American women were honored at the Progressive Women’s Association of Harrison County Friday afternoon for their work supporting their community through volunteerism. Since the PWA’s Women of Distinction program began 10 years ago, over 200 women have received this honor.
Fernet-Branca – Italy’s Famed Italian Bitter
Produced by an herbalist named, Bernardino Branca – Fernet-Branca is one of Italy’s most storied and celebrated spirits. This unique digestif was invented in Milan in 1845, and was originally intended as a medicinal tonic. Fernet-Branca is the best-known brand of the fernet category of amari, or bitter herbal liqueurs. It’s made with 27 herbs, roo...
Victoria Granof Dishes on Her New Cookbook: Sicily, My Sweet
I keep a sesame biscotto in my freezer that is now going on 14 years old. It was from the last batch made by my Nonna, and somewhere in my mind if that petrified rock of lemon-scented flour, oil, sugar and eggs still exists, so does she. On my mother’s side of the family, we are Sephardic Jews from Sicily. We were there 2,000 years ago when Greek...
Anthony Rodia: Totally Relatable Tour at Paramount Hudson Valley Theater
When: Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM - Where: Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY 10566 - More info here Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt as Anthony Rodia brings his Totally Relatable Tour back to the Paramount on November 15! Born and raised in Westchester, New York, Anthony is a first-generation Italian American wh...
6 of the best Italian Carnivals beyond Venice, from north to south
Some three million people gather each year to attend Carnival in Venice. Festivities in the City of Water see locals and visitors alike donning old-world dresses and intricate masks to attend balls lit by chandeliers or to simply stroll along the frenzied streets. But there are more than 70 local, lesser-known Carnival celebrations in Italy, each w...
Amato's Sandwich Shop Isn't Just a Maine Thing Anymore
There are a handful of foods that people from Maine recognize as signature items from their state. Whether that be a red snapper, blueberry pie or a simple but delicious Italian sandwich. Credit for that Italian sandwich is given to Giovanni Amato. More than 120 years ago, he opened a sandwich shop with the idea of serving something quick and easy...
What should replace Baltimore’s Christopher Columbus statue? Ideas abound and memories linger.
What should replace the Christopher Columbus statue that was dumped in Baltimore’s harbor more than four years ago? A replica of the statue that was destroyed? A sculpture depicting a family of Italian immigrants? A likeness of former U. S. House of Representatives Speaker (and Baltimore native) Nancy Pelosi or her father, former Baltimore Mayor Th...
Greenwich Entertainment Acquires North America On Italian Smash ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’, Sets 2025 Release
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the critically acclaimed Italian box office smash There’s Still Tomorrow (C’è Ancora Domani). It will release in select theaters beginning January 17. From multi-hyphenate Paola Cortellesi, the women’s rights drama released in October 2023 in its home market, going on to...
New York Is the Birthplace of the Cannoli Bar
One day, Peter Ariola Jr. — third-generation owner of Long Island pastry business Ariola Bakery — had an idea: What if he took the broken shells of his cannoli and transformed them into candy bars? They had used the shells in a cheesecake before, so there was a precedent, but he was after a more portable and shelf-stable format. “When you fill a ca...
Italian culture toasted at record breaking luncheon in Houston
In a salute to Italian culture and community, signore e signori filled the halls of River Oaks Country Club for the Italian Cultural and Community Center’s annual luncheon, aptly named “Bella Roma.” The sold-out event was abuzz with elegance and poise — la dolce vita indeed — as it raised a record-breaking $212,000 to support its programs. Chairs K...
Bocca Osteria Romana’s Focus Is on Its Food
Though the area is very touristy these days, there still exists a certain kind of Italian restaurant there that I’ve grown to love, and that many others have, too. These are small, intimate, unflashy places that put a pure, uncut focus on the food. Chances are, the chefs are more like cooks, working every day with little fanfare, and the decor and...
Florida startup aims to build “Italian hill town” in Sonoma County
A village topped by terracotta roofs would rise like a dream above rows of Tuscan-like vineyards. Except the “Italian hill town” would materialize in Cloverdale, in Sonoma County. Esmeralda Land, a startup developer based in Florida, is “conducting due diligence” to buy a 266-acre site of an old lumber mill to build a future tech utopia with the lo...