N.J.'s best Italian restaurant finals: A place worth flipping for
You wouldn't think that LuNello in Cedar Grove, with its valet parking, hushed main dining room, well-mannered bar and black-jacketed head waiters, would be the kind of place where they'd allow people to throw things around. You'd be wrong. The high-end restaurant, one of ten finalists in our search for N.J.'s best Italian restaurant,...
Food in Art: A Culinary History
When: Fri, November 18, 2016, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMWhere: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St, NW, Washington, DC 20008 The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, DC present a lecture by David Gariff, Senior Lecturer, National Gallery of Art. This event is part of the "First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World"....
Philadelphia si promuove a Showcase Usa-Italy 2013
Il Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) ha annunciato la sua partecipazione a Showcase Usa-Italy 2013, evento promosso dall'U.S. Commercial Service del Consolato Generale Americano in collaborazione con l'Associazione Visit Usa Italia e la U.S. Travel Association. Quest'anno la manifestazione – una vera e propria vetrina degli Sta...
McDonald’s pairs with Barilla pasta to develop "Mediterranean diet" menu items
by Lizzy Davies One is an iconic brand of Italian cuisine that has been in the same family for four generations. The other is one of the biggest fast-food chains in the world. They may, as one Italian newspaper remarked on Thursday, be seen by purists as "the devil and holy water", but McDonald's and the Parma-based pasta maker Barilla have now jo...
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of Prime Minister Letta of Italy
On Wednesday, October 16, President Obama will welcome the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Enrico Letta to the White House. The visit will highlight the strength of the U.S.-Italy relationship, among the strongest bonds tying together the United States and Europe. The President and Prime Minister Letta will discuss pro...
Italian American stereotypes debunked in book talk at Library of Congress
by Marscha Dubrow Italian American stereotypes, from the mafia to "The Real Housewives of New Jersey", were debunked at the Library of Congress Oct. 30 by co-authors of an exquisite new book, "Explorers Emigrants Citizens: A Visual History of the Italian American Experience from the Collections of the Library of Congress". In a wa...
Italian heritage event to feature Verona UNICO specialties
The Verona Chapter of UNICO National invites residents to its "Rediscover Your Italian Heritage" event from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at the Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Ave. Reservations for this free event are required by Sunday, March 16. Space is limited. The event will celebrate the culture, traditions and history of Ita...
UNICO to hold annual ‘Fight Autism’ taste of Italy dinner in Westwood
On Saturday, April 5 the Westwood chapter of UNICO National will host its annual "Fight Autism" taste of Italy dinner at the Westwood Community Center, 55 Jefferson Ave., at 5 p.m. The chapter has sponsored this dinner for the past four years in furtherance of putting "service above self." The dinner will consist of selections of Italian cuisine fr...
Pope Francis Says He Will Visit Philadelphia
by Dan Stamm The Pope himself said he is likely coming to the City of Brotherly Love. NBC News correspondent Anne Thompson told the "Today" show Thursday that she spoke to Pope Francis during his recent flight to South Korea. Thompson said she asked His Holiness in Italian if he would be attending the World Meeting of Families in Phi...
Red, white and green flag raised in Hamilton to celebrate Italian Heritage Month
"Raccolgaci un'unica bandiera, una speme, di fonderci insieme," the voices called out. "Let one flag, one hope, join us together!" The refrain is from the Italian national anthem, and after filling the Hamilton Township municipal building with the song Friday, Italian-American residents of the area took those words to heart, raising their...
The Italian Cultural Society sponsors an annual competition for the following awards made possible through donations and fund raising events
ICS Award Applications deadline: Post-Marked on the 2nd Friday of May, (May 8) except for Maria Guarrera Wilmeth Awards, which have a deadline of Friday, May 1. Applicants should be no more than 25 years of age as of May 1. Selection will occur during May and awards will be presented at the ICS Awards Gala, which takes place in...
A Touch of Italy in Georgetown
by Mixing Bowl "I never knew this was here," said Ellen, a new customer who stumbled across the store with her husband on a walk from their 33rd street home on Saturday morning. "We get ladies in all the time who thought that shops catering to them had long since left the Georgetown neighborhood. But we're here to prove otherwise,...