A visit to Gene & Georgetti Italian Steakhouse
By Philip Potempa A visit to Gene & Georgetti Italian Steakhouse in downtown Chicago is a legendary experience. After all, this is the place where Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball stopped in while "in town" when they wanted a great char-grilled steak in an intimate atmosphere with a "family feel." And launched in...
Chef Roberto Paciullo's tin foil pasta
by Kerry Drew For a true taste of Italy, there is nothing like Roberto on Crescent Avenue in the Bronx. And if you're hungry now, just wait until you see the dish the chef is cooking for us. To say Chef Roberto Paciullo loves cooking would be an understatement. He says he has had a passion for cooking since childhood. Growing...
Friday Nights on Main - La Dolce Vita in Belvedere Tiburon
July 31, 2015 / Friday 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM /Downtown Tiburon - Main Street - Belvedere Tiburon, California 94920. Tiburon celebrates the good life with Ol' Blue Eyes, Jonathan Poretz that is, with a swingin' tribute to Frank Sinatra and the fabulous music of the Rat Pack era. Dance Arts Studios will perform a Cha Cha, Jive and an...
The challenge of TTIP, a conversation with Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, also known as TTIP, has Europe torn between its need to be more competitive on the global stage and its desire to preserve its high standards – especially in food security and environmental and consumer protection. However, according to Anna Maria Corazza Bilt, it is possible to do both....
Tom’s Cookbook Library: In Italian kitchens, nonna knows best
by Tom Witom Grandmothers, known as "nonnas," hold a special place of honor in Italian families, and when it comes to their cooking skills that esteem becomes reverential. And in "Nonna's House" (Atria Books) Jody Scaravella pays proper tribute to these special women. In 2007, Scaravella opened Enoteca Maria on Staten Island, a re...
If you’re looking to appease a large group of people, Italian food is your best bet.
by Marcus Cagle If you're looking to appease a large group of people, Italian food is your best bet. Likely the most beloved of all cuisines, Italian food is hearty and characterized by its strong flavor and simplicity. The food is about passion and it comes out in every bite of an authentically prepared meal. Once divided into mo...
Upon this brick I will build my church: No glue in this LEGO Vatican
This, the Rev. Bob Simon wants you to know, is a Kragle-free zone. That is, the Vatican he's building out of LEGO bricks -- hundreds of thousands of them, mostly in white -- holds itself together, no Krazy Glue (or Kragle if you saw "The LEGO Movie") required. "The dome scared me the most," said Simon, a parish priest from near Scrant...
Chiara Vigo: The last woman who makes sea silk
By Max Paradiso Silk is usually made from the cocoons spun by silkworms - but there is another, much rarer, cloth known as sea silk or byssus, which comes from a clam. Chiara Vigo is thought to be the only person left who can harvest it, spin it and make it shine like gold. Villagers stare as I knock on the door of Chiara Vigo's studio, o...
Bellino Trattoria Siciliana in Portland’s Pearl District expands offerings
by Elizabeth Rose Native Sicilian Executive Chef/Owner Francesco Inguaggiato of Bellino Trattoria Siciliana (Bellino), located in the former Fratelli space in Portland's Pearl District, announced today that he will introduce Brunch on Saturdays and Sundays, a Monday night Supper Club and new winter hours. Born in Palermo, Sicily's...
Los Angeles lancia ‘La ballata dei senzatetto’ nella corsa agli Oscar dei corti
by Barbara Minafra In Italia non lo ha preso in considerazione nessuno. A Los Angeles hanno deciso che il piccolo Tommaso concorrerà per gli Oscar e i Bafta and Canadian Screen Award. "La ballata dei senzatetto" è lo struggente cortometraggio d'animazione della 38enne Monica Manganelli, scenografa e visual artist di Parma, da tempo al...
VoluntarItaly
Progetto di volontariato nei Centri Ricreativi degli Oratori Lombardi per studenti americani di italiano (Estate 2016), in collaborazione con la Dante Alighieri Society-Michigan Chapter ODL-Oratori delle Diocesi Lombarde (www.odielle.it) in collaborazione con la Dante Alighieri Society-Michigan Chapter (www.dantemichigan.org...
The Light in the Piazza in Wilmington
November 6, 2015. Friday 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (on various days). St. Stephen's Lutheran Church - 1301 North Broom Street - Wilmington, Delaware 19806 On a summer vacation, Margaret Johnson and her daughter, Clara, enjoy touring the Tuscan countryside. One day while sightseeing, Clara's hat mystically lands at the feet of Fabrizio...