Italian American Cinema Events Coming Up In the Bay Area
Italian Americans have had an indelible impact on the fabric of American culture which manifests itself in diverse ways, both encompassing veritable attributes of the culture and also promulgating enduring stereotypes. Today, let's take a look at the Italian American influence on American film and some great opportunities you have to understand thi...
Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture @ University of Pennsylvania
The Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will host an important international conference to celebrate "Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture", 11-12 February 2016. Sicily, land of culture, art, cinema, literature; land of travellers and dreamers, of artists and thinkers; land of division and unity. Sicily presents the pecu...
Discover Umbria's best golf, between charming castles and record-breaking bunkers
by Lorenza Scalisi Playing on a golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Junior is like living in a house planned by Renzo Piano or Norman Foster. Over 250 courses in the world have had the honor of being born from his pen – some of them in collaboration with his father, who was just as prolific and famous a golf designer. Many...
Commissioner of Education and Consul General
On Monday, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commissioners met with New Jersey's Commissioner of Education David Hespe and Chief Academic Officer Kimberly Harrington to discuss how the NJ DOE can contribute to NJIHC's 2016 initiatives. Also in attendance were representatives from Ocean County Community College (OCC) and the Honorable Andrea Canepari, Con...
Il Porcellino, Italian restaurant taking over Paris Club, opens Thursday
Relaxing with a glass of Italian wine sounds pretty darn good right about now. On Thursday, River North gets another spot where you can do just that: Il Porcellino, a trattoria from the Lettuce Entertain You empire. The restaurant, a partnership between chef Doug Psaltis and sibling trio R.J., Jerrod and Molly Melman (kids of Lettuce found...
6 Great Italian Horror Films Any Fan Should Watch
Horror movies come in many different flavors, from truly dark and disturbing films like The Exorcist to comedy crossovers such as the Evil Dead sequels. Horror trends come and go, as any fan of scary movies can confirm. For instance, we're still knee-deep in zombie and found-footage films, with no end anywhere in sight. Read more...
The Boston Marathon’s Italian roots
While the turn-of-the-century roots of Boston Marathon history are predominantly Irish via the organizing 129-year-old Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), there is an impressive Italian presence. Lawrence Brignolia, an Italian-American blacksmith from Cambridge, Mass., won the third race in 1899; and Gelindo Bordin of Vicenza, Italy, won the 94t...
My mama-in-law’s cucina cure: How Italian home cooking helped one woman change her attitude to food for ever
Salvatore opened the door to his parents' apartment with a bulky silver key and showed me in. 'Vieni, vieni,' he said as he dumped the keys on a 17th-century chaise longue at the entrance to the living room. 'Mammmmmmma! E pronto?' (Is dinner ready? Wasn't he going to say that the American girl was here?) I was led into the kitchen, where Raffaell...
Emilia, new Italian eatery, to open soon on Market Square
Rumor has it that Chef Matt Gallaher will officially open his new Italian restaurant, Emilia, on Tuesday, May 3. But so far it's only a rumor as the chef has yet to make the official announcement. He did, however, explain in a text message how he chose the restaurant's name. "My first restaurant job was at 9 years old in my mom's cate...
Il Fornaio Announces New Restaurant Opening in Santa Clara, CA
Il Fornaio, the celebrated Italian restaurant company with locations throughout the US, is shaking things up a bit as it unveils its 23rd restaurant at Santa Clara Square this fall. With a rustic design and a more casual vibe, the restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner and will feature classic Il Fornaio favorites as well as some mor...
Giacomo's opens on Main Street in Melrose
Doug Haynes and Hunter Dluznieski of North Reading were the second party ever to be seated at Giacomo's Ristorante in Melrose on Monday, minutes after the restaurant's highly anticipated 4 p.m. opening. Having eaten at Giacomo's in the South End, they were thrilled to learn about a more convenient location north of Boston. "They're great, the...
The San Francisco Bay Area Celebrates Italy’s Republic Day
by Catherine Accardi On May 31, 2016 the San Francisco Bay Area's Italian community celebrated Italy's Republic Day with an elegant event at San Francisco's St. Francis Yacht Club. The event's host was our very own San Francisco Italian Consul General, Mauro Battocchi, who describes this day as follows: "It is the most important event of t...