Limoncello – Not Just for Drinking!
Did you know that limoncello isn't just for drinking? You can cook with it too. In this class, we will learn how to make a three course meal using limoncello in each course. Of course, we will eat and drink too! The menu includes watermelon salad with limoncello and feta, shrimp over linguine in a limoncello sauce and grated Asiago. For desser...
Take Amazing 360° Tour of St. Peter’s in Vatican City From Your Chair
By Taryn Salinas This 360-degree view allows you to see the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica on your computer, tablet, or mobile device. Use the toolbar to shift your view or zoom in. On a tablet or mobile device, just hold it up or turn it around to pan. St. Peter's Basilica is one of the most spectacular churches in the world. A...
John Singer Sargent era italiano?
di Mauro Lucentini Dal punto di vista legale, possiamo considerare italiano John Singer Sargent. Come ci ricorda la mostra di questo grande artista in corso al Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York, Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends, il futuro pittore nacque a Firenze – ripeto, a Firenze - nel 1856 da famiglia americana espatriata...
La Festa Italiana expands to four days this year
La Festa Italiana will be extended to four days this year, starting Friday, Sept. 4, and running through Monday, Sept. 7. Organizers decided to start early for the 40th annual festival, which traditionally spans Labor Day weekend, because it coincides with First Friday, said Christopher DiMattio, chairman of the La Festa committee. Fe...
Prophecy. Pasolini's Africa (2013, 77')
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015 Hours: 6:30 PM Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Department of French and Italian at USC In conjunction with the exhibit Massimiliano Gatti. Passages and on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini's death, the IIC remembers the director, poet, writer and intellect...
Labriola's Pizza Barra Opens With Macchia's Menu and an Exhibition Kitchen
by Brett Hickman Pizza Barra, Rich Labriola's latest restaurant, hit the Oak Brook Promenade (3011 Butterfield Rd.) today at 4:00 p.m. Featuring a menu from Chris Macchia (The Florentine, Coco Pazzo), Pizza Barra will attempt to satisfy a wide variety of pizza lovers with their Chicago thin crust, pan-style and coal-fired "Neapolitan-ish"...
Southington Italian Festival proceeds donated to local non-profits
By Farrah Duffany Two nonprofits were each recently awarded $1,500 from the proceeds of the Italian-American festival in July. The Southington Italian-American Festival Committee presented Southington Community Services and Southington Community Cultural Arts with the donation on Monday. The funds came from the beverage booth at the...
Fancy A Fig? California's Growers Desperately Hope You Do
by Ezra David Romero For many Americans, their only association with figs comes in the form of a Fig Newton. And indeed, once upon a time, most of the figs grown in California ended up in fig pastes and cookies like those familiar chewy squares. But tastes change, and the fig industry has gone through tough times. Lack of demand a...
IT and US: Birds of Passage, An Italian Immigrant Coming of Age Story
WTI Magazine #70 2015 October, 16Author : Joseph Giordano Translation by: I wrote Birds of Passage to honor the memory of my father and grandparents, all of whom emigrated from Naples to New York. The great wave of Italian immigrants started after 1871, when Italy had been consolidated, but il Risorgimento, did not create a nation. A...
Month Long Celebration Of Italian Culture Wraps Up This Week
by Tim Jimenez A month-long celebration of Italian culture called "Ciao Philadelphia" wraps up with a number of events this week. There's an Italian Cinema Night at Widener University on Wednesday. On Friday, it's a Wine and Cheese tasting at Drexel. Andrea Canepari is Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. For a second yea...
Joseph Sciame Receives Papal Honor for Service
Joseph Sciame, Vice President for Community Relations and St. John's University alumnus, has received Knighthood in the Order of Pope St. Sylvester. This honor, one of the highest given by the Vatican, honors the contributions of lay people from Christian and non-Christian faiths for their contributions to the Church. The award was present...
Passione e Fantasia in the Windy City
Passione e fantasia! Sounds like a Felini movie. But when pizza entrepreneur and dough magician Gino Rago, owner of Panino's and Via Pizzeria 1-2-3 in Chicago, pronounces the words in his native tongue, it's clear he's melodically accenting a committed way of life. I met Gino and his lovely wife, Tina, for the first time last week and I'm not exagg...