Gaga over Tony and the Lady
by Roz Rogoff I was at Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's show at the Concord Pavilion last night. I was so impressed with their performance on the PBS special I bought tickets to the local show as soon as they went on sale. Despite the article in Wikipedia, the price was nowhere near $239 in Concord. Tony Bennett is better than ever no...
From Sicily, to Omaha, to all over: 105 years of family history come rushing back at long-overdue reunion
By Casey Logan In 1910, Antonio and Nunziata Pirruccello emigrated from Sicily. They arrived in Omaha's emergent Little Italy neighborhood, where they started a few businesses, owned a number of properties and raised nine children of various talents. More than a century later, the offspring of those children, and the one surviving s...
Take a trip to Italy at new Prato Bakery in Jersey City
Prato, a small city in Tuscany just north of the capital of Italy, is home to delicious baked specialties such as the cantucci. This traditional cookie is one of the many treats you could smell baking right here in Jersey City at the newly opened Prato Bakery. Read more Source: http://www.nj.com/
Italia Di Gusto Prende Gli Stranieri Per La Gola
È pronto a sbarcare a New York, Miami e Sydney il gruppo competitor di Eataly. Ha già esportato il suo modello di business, con la formula del franchising, a Boston e Ridgewood in New Jersey. Ma si espande anche entro i confini domestici, e punta a Firenze, Trieste e Bologna. Dopo le aperture in New Jersey e a Boston, il franchising gastronomico c...
Stefano Marchese, storia di un cervello in viaggio
di Liliana Rosano Nato a Pescara 31 anni fa, a portare oltreoceano Stefano Marchese è stata una borsa di studio vinta al Berklee College di Boston, il tempio della formazione musicale, che a definirlo un semplice conservatorio è proprio riduttivo. In Italia, oltre alla laurea in lettere e filosofia e studi al Conservatorio romano...
Businessman vs donna in carriera: differenze tra USA e Italia
Quali sono le differenze tra uomini e donne in termini di carriera? Più del 90% dei presidenti e dei primi ministri sono uomini, così come i grandi capi delle grandi società prevalgono nettamente rispetto alle donne. Gli uomini dominano in ambiti come la finanza, la tecnologia, lo sport e molti altri. In gran parte del mondo hanno privile...
America’s best? Arizona’s Pizzeria Bianco delivers the goods
The scene: Pizzeria Bianco is one of the most important restaurants to open in my lifetime in terms of transforming America's food scene. Recent years have seen a proliferation of high-quality foods in places outside their traditional regions, places they might not be expected to excel. The obvious example is barbecue, which can now be fou...
North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy host Dean Martin Night
Local performer Jack Lynn will sing a host of Dean Martin songs during Dean Martin Night, Sunday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m., at St. Frances Cabrini Church Hall, 57 Pond Hill Road. Sing, socialize and enjoy the music of Dean Martin — the performance, which is $15 BYOB and open to the public, is sponsored by the North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy Lod...
Bellissima! Italian design icons to guest star in Nashville
The exhibition, titled 'Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance 1945-1975' at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, will be dedicated to the tailor-made automobiles, design studies and motorcycles that were designed and manufactured in Italy from 1945 to 1975. Back in 2013, guest curator Ken Gross held a spec...
The 8 Italian Places To Visit Before You Die
by Gina Mussio Italy is on everyone's bucket list, but it's a long way for many to travel and the country is so jam-packed with spectacular sites and amazing things to do that choosing what to do in Italy on a two week vacation is nearly impossible. Don't worry, we've got your back. We've combed through our extensive archives, tal...
La Fontana Restaurant gets a facelift at 32 years old
By Pamela Silvestri Joe Fauci established La Fontana Restaurant in Oakwood 32 years ago with his father and brother, both named Anthony. Since that time, the Fauci family never changed the footprint of their free-standing structure. But due to "business" with the buildings and fire department, Fauci recently decided to renovate. &nbs...
Rome ready to host the third edition of Maker Faire
by Claudia Astarita Rome is getting ready to host the big international event, second only to Maker Faire in the US. There will be more than 600 stalls with more that 700 inventions carefully selected among the most brilliant ones. Moreover, the whole 15.000 m² area will host workshops and seminars held by the most important speak...