World-Renowned Chef Massimo Bottura Debuts Torno Subito in Downtown Miami
One of the world’s most celebrated chefs, Massimo Bottura, is set to open Torno Subito Miami on Wednesday, August 21, in Downtown Miami on the top of food and entertainment spot, Julia & Henry’s. This new venture, in partnership with King Goose Hospitality, promises to bring a modern and playful twist to Italian cuisine. “The last time I was there,...
How President Woodrow Wilson Put Chef Boyardee On The Map
At the age of 18, most teens have just started to work their first jobs, and they're only a few weeks past their high school commencement. Forget about setting the world on fire. Chef Boyardee, on the other hand, was directing the catering to President Woodrow Wilson's second wedding when he came of age, according to The New York Times. This feat i...
What to do in Verona in one day: a 24 hour itinerary in the city of Romeo and Juliet
It is one of the most famous Italian city in the world and one of the most visited every year, this is Verona with its elegant city center, the superb Arena and the famous balcony of Juliet's house, the main character of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Romeo and Juliet. Located in the north of Italy and well connected by train, by car and even by...
Celebrity Comedian Joe Piscopo comes to the Carson Nugget Aug. 24
Joe Piscopo returns to Carson City, Nevada to perform in the new Grand Showroom at the Carson Nugget Casino on Saturday, August 24. There will be two shows at 6pm and 8pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Carson Nugget box office or by clicking here. Plus, there will be an Italian Wine Dinner with Banfi Winery on Friday, August 23, at 6pm in the Bar...
Between myth and history: Sperlonga and the Riviera di Ulisse
Between Rome and Naples, along the Tyrrhenian Sea and surrounded by some of the most beautiful corners of our South, lies the town of Sperlonga. It is part of the enchanting Riviera di Ulisse, a stretch of coastline named after the legendary Greek hero Ulysses, or Odysseus, as he is known in Greek mythology. We are talking about an area of Italy st...
Caraluzzi’s Celebrates 75 Years by Giving Back to the Community
Caraluzzi’s Markets, a staple in the Connecticut community, is celebrating 75 years of family business. Founded in 1949 by Tony Caraluzzi, Sr., the journey began with a small fruit and vegetable market in Bethel, CT. After 27 years of working for Gristedes Supermarkets in New York, Tony Sr. took a leap of faith, using his life savings to purchase t...
Nick DiMatteo: Longtime Saratoga Springs Tailor to Celebrate A Big Day
Nick DiMatteo grew up in the 1940s in a little town by Naples, Italy and made his way across the Great Pond to America while in his twenties. He set up his first shop in Saratoga Springs the late 1970s, more than half-a-lifetime ago. “I got to Ellis Island September first in ’68,” DiMatteo says, seated in his shop at number 119 Church Street, whe...
Photos show Mount Etna spewing hot lava into the air as Italian volcano erupts again
Italy's Mount Etna erupted overnight, spewing hot ash and lava into the air, causing travel disruptions in and out of the Italian Island of Sicily and leaving Catania International Airport closed on Thursday. The billowing smoke from the eruption affects proper visibility for pilots, which is why arrival flights and departures have been delayed on...
Coming to America was the foundation Sal Lapio has built upon since 1967
Sal Lapio is taking it easy now, heading to work at 7 a.m. and heading home midafternoon, a sharp contrast to when he was running a gas station that was open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. six days a week. Two things justify the new routine. He’s 79. And, as the founder of Sal Lapio Homes, he’s the boss. Yet, he still goes to work five days a week and does...
New casual Italian restaurant with pizza, pasta, more is opening in Ascension Parish
Stefano’s Authentic Italian, 17188 Airline Hwy Suite L., is bringing “a wide variety of authentic Italian comfort food items” to Prairieville, LA. A soft opening was planned for Thursday, Aug. 15. “There is literally something on this menu for everyone,” said Stephen Guilbault, owner and executive chef of the new restaurant. He said they will serve...
The IIC-NY to Celebrate New Bechstein Piano with “Inauguration” Concert Series
Fall is approaching and the Italian Institute of Culture in New York is opening its annual season with Inauguration, a series of concerts celebrating the new Bechstein piano acquired to “fully honor the excellence of the performers invited to play,” they wrote in a statement. “A European-made Bechstein was chosen, with a broad, lyrical, and deep s...
Enhancing the status of a historic town
Known as the Queen of the Dolomites – the mountain range was declared a United Nations World Heritage Site in 2009 – Cortina d’Ampezzo has a thousand-year history and began welcoming intrepid mountaineers and affluent tourists in the second half of the 19th century. Already well-known among winter tourists in the first half of the 20th century, the...