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BY Kristen Gaydos Executive Chef Jim Guasto of Pittston brought his expertise to the kitchen at 279 Bar and Grill in Plains Township about four months ago.   Prior to that post, he honed his culinary skills at the Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic. He brings a fresh outlook to Luzerne County's food scene and frequently hosts his fellow...

We are very pleased to present The 15th Annual Ferraris in the Loop, benefiting Lurie Children's Hospital and Inspiration Corporation.   Join us Sunday, September 9, 2012 to enjoy a Ferrari Showcase, exciting live music, a raffle, and plenty of activities for the whole family, including clowns, magicians, face painters, balloon artists, and...

Another new restaurant is coming to 1930 S. Oliver. The appropriately named Oliver's Little Italy will open in the next week or so for an Italian lunch buffet. "It's in a good spot for a lunch buffet," says Scott Cosentino, who is opening the business with Dyan Gordon.   The 7,000-square-foot space has been home to a number of rest...

Pianists Anthony Porter and Sarah Cahill, Soprano Amy Foote, and Bass Richard Mix present an evening of Italian contemporary pocket operas suspended in between the humorous and the apocalyptic.   Featured works are Fabrizio de Rossi Re's King Kong, amore mio (King Kong, My Love; 2011), on a libretto by Luis Gabriel Santiago, and the wor...

Sulle capacità delle macchine Narus finora si è saputo molto poco. L'unica persona che ne ha parlato pubblicamente è stato un ex matematico/criptologo della Nsa di nome William Binney, secondo il quale un modello di circa 10 anni fa, il Semantic Traffic Analyzer (Sta) 6400, sarebbe stato in grado di elaborare dati al ritmo di 10 gigabits, ovvero 10...

Premier Exhibitions, Inc. PRXI +0.68% , a leading presenter of museum quality touring exhibitions, announced today that it has added an eighth concept to its touring exhibition portfolio. In partnership with the Italian Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Naples and Pompeii (SANP), Premier Exhibitions, Inc. has developed a new exhibition...

L'11 ottobre 2013, all' interno dei vari festeggiamenti per il Columbus day, l' Associazione Nazionale Polizia di Stato, ha ospitato presso la propria sede all'ONU una cerimonia di rilievo all' interno della magnifica Penthouse Library del palazzo di vetro, la premiazione del Dott. Graziano Perria, capo settore indagini investigative della DIA ( Di...

The desert was painted green, white and red over the weekend for the third annual Italian Festival benefiting Desert Arc, an event that drew about 6,000 residents to Whitewater Park over two days. Families basked in the sun as they feasted on sausage sandwiches, authentic pasta, cannolis and Peroni beer. A large white banner reading, "Amici Benven...

Grab a brush and learn the technique used by artists of the Italian Renaissance, stepping back in time and right into art history.   The Housatonic Valley Art League is offering a lecture and weekend workshop, from Friday to Sunday, with Alma Ortolan, one of Italy's premier fesco restorers, conservators and educators. Ortolan, an Italian art...

by Gina Mastrangelo   'American Hustle' tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild Italian-American FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper).   DiMaso pushes them into a world of New Jer...

By Michelle Durham   It's a Christmas Eve tradition for thousands in the Delaware Valley, especially those of Italian descent, the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Why seven? What is the meaning behind this treasured tradition? Vice President of Anastasi Seafood, Janet Anastasi-Stechman explains why seven fishes are prepared the night before...

The Italian Trade Commission is pleased to collaborate this year on the upcoming International Day of Italian Cuisines at the International Culinary Institute organized by itchefs_GVCI.   Today, the Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Grana Padano (Consortium for the Protection of Grana Padano cheese) is a proud supporter of this event, sp...