Celebrating the House of Italy's Return Home to Balboa Park!
The House of Italy and The San Diego Italian Film Festival invite The Italian Cultural Center to a Party!!! Celebrating the House of Italy's Return Home to Balboa Park! Sunday, September 20, 2015 A buffet dinner will be served in the Casa Del Prado (across from MOPA) at 5 PM. The dress is casual. After d...
Italian Restaurant to Open in Highwood in October
by Tim Moran Ballaro, a restaurant which will offer a contemporary take on Italian food and drink, will open in downtown Highwood in late October. Developed by lifelong friends and area natives Josh Kaplan and Mark Newman, Ballaro - inspired by Palermo's Ballaro market - is at its heart a destination-worthy neighborhood restaurant...
When we were kings: Italian American Boxing Triumph 1900-1955
by Rolando Vitale Between 1900 and 1955, Italian Americans captured the greatest proportion of world boxing titles. Fifty-one champions and title claimants rose to the top of their respective weight classes, more than any other ethnic group. Yet the outside world was oblivious to this remarkable success with his Italian identity u...
Hundreds march in Columbus Day Parade in Jersey City
By Jonathan Lin Hundreds of people have taken to Jersey City's streets this afternoon in celebration of Italian-American culture in the city's sixth annual Columbus Day Parade. The parade has set out from Dickinson High School and will make its way through Downtown Jersey City before concluding at City Hall. Leading it all wi...
Italian Mercatino – Italian Craft Fair
When: October 25, 2015, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Where: Irish American Club, 177 West St. Malden, MA. Please join Donne 2000 celebrating Italian Heritage Month with our first Italian Mercatino. This event will feature handmade crafts and gifts made by our very own members and other local vendors. It will be a great opportunity to purchase uni...
Screening: Bertolucci's ME AND YOU. A Conversation with NICCOLÒ AMMANITI
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 - November 6, 2015 - 06:30 PMPart of the New Literature from Europe Festival: Me and You [Io e te] (2012, 103 min.). In ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles - Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci - Based on the novel by Niccolò Ammaniti. Followed by a convers...
CiaoDC Chats with Giada Valenti on Love, Health and her PBS Music Special, "From Venice with Love."
CIAODC.com (CDC): Ciao from Washington, DC Giada! It has been so long since we have chatted and graced with your beautiful voice here in the DMV (DC, Maryland and Virginia)! Last time we worked together was in 2011 at the Taste of Italy. A lot has happened since then. Share your journey with us. GIADA: It is first of all wonderful to be ba...
Fall/winter in Italian tourist style
Here is the "fall/winter collection" by ENIT (Ente nazionale italiano del Turismo), now known as Agenzia nazionale italiana del turismo (Italian National Agency for Tourism). It includes posters, brochures, and magazine covers that the public authority entrusted with promoting the country's touristic offer since 1919 produced in the first...
20 beautiful small towns in Southern Italy
by Claudia Baroncelli From the North to the South, Italy boasts many lesser-known yet wonderful small towns where you can breathe a fairy tale atmosphere and enjoy breathtaking landscapes. Let Swide lead into a unique journey through the most beautiful little towns you can find in Italy. From breathtaking landscapes to majestic ar...
Capricio's Italian Grill & Kitchen opens along Route 30 outside Lancaster
by Chad Umble Capricio's Italian Grill & Kitchen has opened outside Lancaster near Rockvale Outlets. The 1,800-square-foot restaurant at 2481 Lincoln Highway East is taking a space formerly occupied by Jake's Wayback Burger. It has seating for around 40. The menu at Capricio's features pizza, subs and wraps as well as pas...
A New York lo street food all'italiana
di Claudio Moschin Si dice che nessuna città al mondo possa competere con New York quanto a street food, il cibo venduto per strada, grazie a centinaia di piccoli e grandi furgoni, posizionati ogni giorno nei diversi quartieri cittadini, davanti a uffici, banche, studi di avvocati, ospedali, scuole. Dunque, se è vero che la metropoli ameri...
Mastermind behind Mateo plans new Italian restaurant
By Elizabeth Shestak In coming up with a name for their newest venture, Matt Kelly and Josh DeCarolis of Mateo Bar de Tapas tossed around many monikers before they knew they hit the right one. "Talking, coming up with a name – that's how you come up with its true identity," Matt says. Mothers & Sons, an Italian trattoria,...