Italian abate fetel pears promoted on East Coast
Promotions highlighting the arrival of Italian abate fetel variety pears into the U.S. are taking place on the East Coast. Abate fetel pears from Italy's northeastern Emilia Romagna region are making their U.S. debut, according to a news release, and promotions will offer sampling events in Delaware and New York City. On Jan. 29, an Italian p...
A Staten Island nonna's recipe for Italian wedding soup
by Pamela Silvestri Of all Mary Coppola's dishes, none is loved by the Scaffidi family as much as her Italian wedding soup. She has been making this soup for 50 years. "For Easter, New Years – oh they devour it," Mrs. Coppola says. "It's easy to make but too many things to do. My bones wont let me do this anymore, but I still do it."...
Lillo Brancato to Attend A Bronx Tale Screening with Ridgefield Playhouse Film Society, 3/29
On Saturday, March 29th, A Bronx Tale actor Lillo Brancato will join Ridgefield Playhouse Film Society for a Q&A at their screening of Robert De Niro's directorial debut. Part of the "Lost and Found Film Series", the evening celebrates the 20th anniversary screening of A Bronx Tale. Lillo Brancato will discuss the twists and turns in h...
Le colonne sonore italiane rivivono a Washington grazie ai Cameristi di Roma
By Stefania Spatti Da Nino Rota a Ennio Morricone, da Nicola Piovani ad Armando Trovajoli. Le grandi colonne sonore italiane sono state protagoniste del concerto Italian Great Movie Classics, ospitato ieri sera dall'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington. A rievocare davanti a un folto pubblico la magia del cinema segnato dalle note dei...
Look What We Found in Little Italy
By Suzanne Loudermilk Haughey The tiny storefront on South High Street is back in business—this time as Joe Benny's Focacceria. Owner Joseph Benjamin Gardella, pictured above, is the genial host. Joe, 36, a first-generation Italian American, has long hoped to own a restaurant property. "I've always loved food," he says, havin...
Alla National Gallery of Art di Washington, reportage fotografico su documenti, uomini e oggetti salvati da iniziativa NGA in Europa
Cultura italiana nel mondo in primo piano in questa nota dedicata, non ad un artista ma ad un gruppo di studiosi che convinsero il Presidente degli Stati Uniti ad inviare in Europa con le truppe americane anche esperti d'arte che aiutarono a mettere in salvo od a recuperare opere d'arte che i tedeschi consideravano bottino di guerra. Un'op...
Monica Bellucci Sports Red Lacy Cape at Met Ball 2014!
Monica Bellucci heats it up with red at the 2014 Met Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (May 5) in New York City. The 49-year-old Italian actress was accompanied on the red carpet by handsome dancer Roberto Bolle, who donned flashy gloves. It was recently announced that Monica has joined the upcoming film Ville-Mari...
L’Opera di Verdi rivive attraverso le giovani voci della UCLA
La vera forza dei grandi capolavori dell'arte umana, in tutte le sue diverse forme, è data dalla capacità di superare i confini del tempo e dello spazio, suscitando emozioni uniche e facendosi apprezzare anche a distanza di secoli e in tutto il mondo. Un perfetto esempio del potere immortale dell'arte è stato offerto lo scorso mercoledì 7...
The San Diego Sicilian Festival 2014
On May 18, from 10 AM to 6 PM, the 21st Sicilian Festival commenced in Little Italy. Soluntos Bakery owner (and former Portocello, Sicily resident) Mario Cefalu first created the fun, free event in 1993 to recreate some of the artistic, musical, and culinary traditions from his home. Cefalu's first event was small, comprised of only a smal...
Amanda Knox asks Italian courts for 'annulamento'
Today, Amanda Knox has again hit the news wire with the announcement of her latest request to appeal her murder conviction. Everything seemed to have quieted down after Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito's guilty convictions for their involvement in the murder of Meredith Kercher were confirmed last January 30, 2014. They were each given s...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series – July 12, 2014 – Featuring Julia Fierro & Joanne Monte
The Italian American Writers Association presents its Second Saturday Literary Reading (www.iawa.net). For 23 years, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series. The readings are now held at two venues: Cornelia Street Café on odd months (Sept, Nov) and Sidewalk Café on even months (Aug, Oct, Dec.) Our next reading will tak...
Classic Italian eatery shines in trendy locale
by Melanie Barnard South Norwalk, after a couple of years of relative dormancy, seems to be coming alive again. With the advent of new condominiums and office spaces, there is much more foot traffic, and those folks get hungry. All of which is good news for this historic part of town, and Quartino Trattoria & Vineria is front and cente...