From Amarone families, the best Italian wines at NIAF Gala in Washington
Valpolicella wines produced by "Amarone Families" will have a leading role on the tables of the many events planned for this weekend in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 39th NIAF (National Italian American Foundation) Anniversary. NIAF is the main Italian Americans organization. The NIAF yearly meeting ( October 23 – 26), it is not just a...
Il Console Canepari, Jerry e Lucille Francesco e Carafa onorati al Gala di Filitalia International
Andrea Canepari, il Console Generale d'Italia a Philadelphia, Jerry e Lucille Francesco, membri del Consiglio Direttivo della Giornata delle Famiglie 2015, e Antonio Carafa, Presidente della Società San Giorgio Montecifilone, sono stati onorati con i Filitalia International Award del 2014. Pasquale Nestico, il Fondatore e Presidente Emerit...
Italian ambassador visits Italian Immersion program at MPS’ Victory School
Italy's ambassador to the United States visited Milwaukee Public Schools' Victory School for the Gifted and Talented and Italian Immersion on Monday. Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero visited and spoke with students, families and staff at the school, home to what is believed to be one of the first Italian Immersion programs in the country. Re...
Panettone becomes building block for Christmas breakfast dishes
This is not the season without panettone. The mile-high domed Italian Christmas bread, studded with raisins and candied orange, light and airy in texture yet richly flavored with eggs and butter, tastes like the holiday. Our mom had it at Christmas always, a reminder of her Italian homeland, though she had to travel far from our little Ohi...
A new Italian film series, holiday movies and more
by Doug Knoop Tickets are on sale now for "A Passion for Beauty: Cinema Italian Style," a new film series at the Seattle Art Museum. The series kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8 with "Ossessione/Obsession," Luchino Visconti's 1942 take on "The Postman Always Rings Twice." The series plays select Thursdays through March 19, when it closes with...
Maserati Ghibli serves Chicagoland drivers with elegant all-wheel drive
The Maserati approach to automotive engineering has been articulated as a synthesis of elegance and attitude for 100 years. Now continuing that tradition in northeastern Illinois, the Italian automaker is serving clients with an intelligent expression of all-wheel drive on behalf of Chicagoland's climate challenges. Powered by a twin-turbo...
Avoiding genealogical gridlock
I have used a number of GPS devices over the years to find my way while driving. I won't mention the brand names but there were three different manufacturers, plus two different apps on my phone. They all claim to find the fastest route from point A to point B, but they all tell me to go a different way. Sometimes, they don't get me where...
Salvi Harp series: Jillian Risigari-Gai
Following up on the success of the Fazioli Piano Series, the IIC presents a new series of concerts named after Salvi Harps, worldly renowned for its quality. The inaugural concert will feature harpist Jillian Risigari-Gai accompanied by flutist Christine Tavolacci and violinist Orin Hildestad. Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Hours: 6.30...
The incredible story of how Italian dictator Mussolini's car wound up in New York — and was forgotten about for 21 years
By 1945, things weren't looking good for Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. He was deposed by the Grand Council of Fascism, arrested by the Italian king, and had just escaped imprisonment with the help of German special forces. Mussolini was headed north with his mistress, Clara Petacci, presumably to seek asylum in Switzerland.
Cullen’s opens Bravissimo!, a new casual Italian concept
by Greg Morago The busy operations at Cullen's American Grille and Whisky Bar just got busier. On Monday Cullen's opened its new casual Italian concept, Bravissimo! Italian Kitchen, adjacent to the fine dining restaurant at 11500 Space Center Blvd. In the works since last year, Bravissimo! is a place for quick pizza, sandwiches, s...
Nicholas Corrado, 90
Nicholas A. Corrado, 90, of New Dorp, a retired deputy commissioner for the city Department of Real Property and adjunct professor, a World War II veteran and family man, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he moved to New Dorp in 1969. Mr. Corrado served in the in the U.S. Army for...
Italian gardens: Villa Caristo, Stignano
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Italian Botanical Heritage Translation by: John Cabot University Villa Caristo, property of the Caristo family, is an important rural mansion of the XVII century. It represents a prestigious and symbolic example of Baroque art in Calabria, so worthy to be included in the philatelic collection o...