Walter Fontanella, designer; Tomasina Fontanella, artist
by Bonnie L. Cook Walter Fontanella, 83, and the love of his life, Tomasina Fontanella, 85, died 10 days apart after a happy 58-year marriage. The couple lived in Havertown for many years. Mr. Fontanella had long been ill with cancer when he died Saturday, Jan. 16, at Vitas Hospice at Jefferson Methodist Hospital. Mrs. Fontan...
N.J.'s best Italian restaurant: Nominate your favorites
By Peter Genovese Our N.J.'s best projects, launched last year, have been great successes, with hundreds of thousands of people nominating and voting for their favorite spots. Early last year, we wandered around the state — all 21 counties — in search of N.J.'s best bar. Then we made quick work of 100+ burgers over the summer...
Wood-Ridge police officer helping earthquake victims in Italy
Sgt. Jerry Onnembo of the Wood-Ridge Police Department is helping to provide a way for members of the community to donate for earthquake relief in Italy. An earthquake hit Central Italy on Aug. 24 with the death toll at almost 300 as of press time. In addition to being a sergeant in the Wood-Ridge Police Department, Onnembo is also th...
Welcome Reception honoring new/returning U.S. Reps./Senators
EVENT: Welcome Reception for the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) of the 113th United States Congress SPONSORS: National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and The Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. WHERE: The United States Capitol Visitors Center House Visitor...
In Support of a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership [PART 2]
by Mauro Battocchi A successful ratification of a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is possible in the next few years: an agreement that would effectively liberalize a third of global trade and further strengthen the political and economic cooperation between the two largest trading blocks on the planet. In Europe, t...
Loyola University Maryland History Professor Wins Fulbright to Study Italy's Honor Killing Law
Steven Hughes, Ph.D., professor and chair of history at Loyola University Maryland, is the recipient of a Fulbright Senior Research Grant to study the 19th and 20th century evolution of an Italian law that drastically lessened the punishment for honor killings. Hughes will conduct his research in Rome during the 2014-15 academic year, with...
Where is the 'Cake Boss' moving next?
by Gina Columbus The Cake Boss is making a strategic southern move in New Jersey. Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned bakery featured on TLC's "Cake Boss," will open another location 11 a.m. Saturday in the Marlton Square Shopping Center at 300 Route 73 North in the Marlton section of Evesham, according to a news release. A ribbon...
An Italian Passover, and others around the globe
The kitchen at Fiola on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Northwest D.C., is bustling. Chef Fabio Trabocchi and his team are busy preparing for the restaurant's second Passover Seder. But unlike many traditional American Seder spreads, Chef Trabocchi's does not include gefilte fish, brisket and potatoes. His menu is influenced by the Jewish com...
Zita’s Ice Cream and Italian Ice in New Providence Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary
by Michael M. Shapiro For Pete Elefante, owner of Zita's Ice Cream and Italian Ice in New Providence, working at Zita's is a dream job. "Even though Zita's is now 15 years old, I'm only at the beginning...I want Zita's to be one of those places that's around for 50 years, where people who have moved away have to stop by to get their i...
Visiting Assistant Professor in Italian Studies: One–Year Appointment
Gettysburg College invites applications for a one-year visiting faculty position in Italian Studies at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor (https://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/italian/) beginning August 2016. Qualifications: The successful candidate should have a commitment to teaching in the liberal arts tradition and show a p...
Fiola review: Italian ecstasy in the nation’s capital
Chef Fabio Trabocchi's biggest competitor is himself. When it comes to haute Italian cooking in Washington, there's Fiola Mare in Georgetown and his original Fiola in Penn Quarter. For a few years now, I've been talking up the former. But guess what? Senior is out-cooking junior right now, the evidence arriving with a treat from the kitche...
For the Zeck brothers, locally sourced LoRe Pasta is their baby
By Pat Tanner When it comes to making fresh pasta, how local can you go? Just ask brothers Mario and Richard Zeck, whose nascent business, LoRe Pasta, sources flours from Hunterdon and Bucks counties, eggs from Hillsborough, and herbs and vegetables from the farmers who sell at the West Windsor and Montgomery farmers markets where LoRe Pas...