Discrimination Against Italian Americans Persists
Don't sweat the small stuff... It's a freaking commercial? Not too long ago a proud Italian American commented on an Italian commercial that appeared to be stereotypic. And went on to state, "I do not sweat the small stuff... It's a freaking commercial!" If it were just one commercial I would whole heartedly agree. we may try to defend ne...
Announcing the 110th Annual La Festa Italiana, Jersey City, New Jersey
The Novena in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption begins on August 6th at 7:00 PM in Holy Rosary Church and continues to August 14th. The Assumption Feast Day Mass is on Thursday, August 15th at 11:00 AM, followed by a street procession. The Saint Rocco Feast Day Mass is on Friday, August 16th at 11:00 AM, followed by a street procession....
"Little Nonna's" is tradition with a twist
Italian-American food grew out of Italian but takes advantage of ingredients and techniques most common here. So when prominent Center City restaurateurs Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney turned their attention to Italian-American, they crafted a menu that would be at home in South Philly but with uptown touches.The two made their mark prev...
Cuccinelli has drawn deep lines between what he believes is right and wrong
By Marc Fisher Gonzaga, the Jesuit high school in a scruffy part of Washington's inner city, is where Ken Cuccinelli II says he became the man he is. The Republican candidate for governor of Virginia emerged in part in John Hoffman's social justice class in 1986, when the teacher pressed the boys to look beyond the facts of poverty and inequality...
Ristorante Giorgia, Italian village fare in the heart of Rumson
By Teresa Politano Let the big-name American celebrity chefs - the Mario Batalis, the Michael Whites, the Gabrielle Hamiltons - seek the authentic, ancient and rustic foods of Italy by traveling to remote villages to extract secrets from grandmothers. Chef Francesco Panucci was born in one of those villages, grew up with those secrets, and fondly...
La Festa Italiana 2014 Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City, the Oldest Italian Parish in New Jersey, Prepares for 111th Annual Street Festival
Delicious Italian food, lively dance music and traditional delicacies like fresh hot zeppoles, rice balls and lemony Limoncello are just some of the fun treats ahead as Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City prepares for its 111th annual La Festa Italiana, an Old World Italian feast honoring the veneration of Maria SS. Dell'Assunta & San Rocco. &nb...
Hooked on Dining – Di Paolo’s Italian Restaurant in Penns Grove
Di Paolo's Italian restaurant began life as an authentic Italian deli located in the heart of Penns Grove. Fast forward more than 40 years, and the business has grown into a shining example of fine Italian cuisine and is known as one of New Jersey's best kept secrets. Upon stepping into Di Paolo's, you are immediately transported back to o...
Chelsea Boyles to reign as WVIHF's Regina Maria XXXVII
As an Italian-American growing up in Shinnston, Chelsea Boyles gathers with her family every Sunday for big pasta dinners and on Christmas Eve for the Feast of the Seven Fishes. And every year, she has attended the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, where she admired the event's queen, Regina Maria, especially the first one, Mary Frances...
Restaurant review: Gianna's in Carlstadt
by Elisa Ung Trucks thunder down Carlstadt's Washington Avenue on their way to the warehouses dotting the industrial area. On one side of the enormous thoroughfare: an adult boutique called Naughty and a Sunoco gas station. On the other: the Italian restaurant Gianna's. Its unlikely location belies the many reasons to come to this...
DaVinci Society moves popular Wine & Food Festival to Bellevue State Park in 2015
The DaVinci Society of Delaware is pleased to announce that the 12th Annual Vendemmia Da Vinci Wine & Food Festival will be held Sunday, October 11, 2015 from 2pm to 6pm on the grounds of the Bellevue State Park just off I95 in Northern Delaware. Vendemmia Da Vinci is one of the premier Italian American Wine & Food festivals on the...
Son of Italian immigrants celebrates 100th birthday
Joe Juavinett celebrated his 100th birthday on Sept. 29. Juavinett was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., one of eight children of Italian immigrants. In 1915, life was harsh, our country was fighting World War I and Woodrow Wilson was president. As a young boy, Joe sold apples on the street, when hard work was expected by young children. Death...
Italians in America: Recent Documentaries
February 8 @ 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm. Event will take place in University Hall 7th Floor Conference Center. Registration required. To RSVP, visit the organizer website. oin us for a conversation with documentary filmmakers. This round table will explore issues related to Italian immigration to the United States, yesterday's as well as today's. A...