Baci e Vendetta Brings Old-World Elegance to the East Village
Here's a stunning bar and trattoria with Old World bronze-trimmed elegance that outclasses its East Village location. It's the work of the Church Group, which creates themed bars, several in the same neighborhood. Nearby, the group's Kingston Hall is Jamaican, Shoolbred's is as Scottish as its hot toddies, and Ninth Ward, which is closed temporaril...
Epiphany in Italy: Befana Is the Real Santa
by Lucy Gordan When I moved to Rome in 1970 there were no advent calendars (I brought them to my very appreciative nephews from New York), no Christmas trees (not even in St. Peter's Square or Piazza Venezia) and no Santa Claus, because all three are Northern European customs. I felt like a Martian especially because the postal system slowed to a...
Verplanck Italian Feast Celebrates 90th Year
VERPLANCK, N.Y. - Verplanck's traditional Italian Feast, a 90-year-old summer staple, will take over Highland Avenue and 8th Street through Sunday.Starting today, the festival opens each night at 6 p.m. and includes rides, games, live music and Italian-American food."It's unique; it's one of the oldest-running feasts in New York. People come back e...
Dalle elezioni al MEI: futuro e memoria degli Italiani all'estero nell'audizione di Cristina Ravaglia (MAE) alla Camera
La notizia del giorno è senz'altro lo sblocco di Ottawa che consentirà anche agli italiani in Canada di partecipare alle elezioni politiche del 2013, ma durante l'audizione del direttore generale del Mae, Cristina Ravaglia, questa mattina al Comitato per gli italiani all'estero della Camera si è parlato di molti altri temi. Di "correttezza del vot...
Gabriele Marrangoni al Gran Galà di beneficienza “Italian American Spirit” a Philadelphia
Si è fatto carico di una buona causa il ristoratore di Mosciano Sant'Angelo Gabriele Marrangoni, patron e "scièf" (come ama scherzosamente definirsi) della country house Borgo Spoltino: il 27 gennaio 2013 ha cucinato abruzzese per i 300 partecipanti al Galà Abruzzo & Molise organizzato dall'associazione Italian American Spirit a Philadelphia.La...
A New Italian Spot? You’ve Been There Before
For Italian-Americans, it was the moment when the meatballs got big.We speak of the 1950s, when at least some of the thousands of immigrants who had poured into New York City from impoverished regions of Italy finally began to see the postwar fruits of their sacrifice. Prosperity was within reach, and they expected their meal at the neighborhood re...
Eating as an agricultural act: Civic Food networks in Italy and the US
Business Lecture by Dr. Maria Grazia Quieti Executive Director of the US-Italy Fulbright Commission Tuesday, March 26, 6.30 pm: Auriana Auditorium, American University of Rome Second in the AUR Business Studies Department's Spring Lecture Series, the talk will focus on cultural approaches to food networks and compare trends in th...
I riflettori del TG3 sul volto italiano di San Francisco
Il magazine internazionale del TG3, «Agenda del mondo», ha dedicato all'italianità di San Francisco la puntata del 6 aprile scorso. Chi vive nella Bay Area lo sa: il rapporto tra Italia e San Francisco è radicato e profondissimo: nasce alle origini della città e si proietta nel futuro. Sin dai primi arrivi di emigrati al seguito dei cercatori d'oro...
Spring Italian Film Festival
Dear Friends, Our Film Festival is off to a spectacular start. Last week's offering drew a record crowd. The infectious laughter of the audience multiplied the enjoyment of the attendees and reminded us all what "going to the movies" is all about. Join us for 3 additional delightful evenings; Fridays April 26, May 17 and May 24 as the festival con...
Review: Matteo Fedeli: “A Stradivari for the People” at Reinberger Chamber Hall (April 28) by Guytano Parks
Cleveland's Severance Hall was included in the eight-city American tour of the Antonio Stradivari 1726 "Ex Adams Collection" violin played by Matteo Fedeli with pianist Andrea Carcano. Presented by The Consulate of Italy in Detroit commemorating the Year of Italian Culture in the USA 2013, the program of short pieces served well to show off the ric...
Ciro e Fabio Casella, i guru della pizzeria San Matteo nell’Upper East Side
di Piero Armenti La Pizzeria San Matteo, nel cuore dell'Upper East Side, rappresenta un motivo d'orgoglio per la città di Salerno. Lontano dalle sponde del Mediterraneo, i suoi guru culinari, i fratelli fondatori Ciro e Fabio Casella, sono riusciti in un'impresa importante: ricreare qualcosa della piccola città capofila della costiera amal...
Casa Italia Soccer League
Casa Italia started a Soccer League on June 4, 2013. If you are interested in participating, please see the information below and contact Frank DeCicco at frank@decicco.com or visit the website for more details.