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Even as a child I remember being more excited about Christmas Eve than Christmas day and my birthday combined – which is saying a lot for a kid. My family has been doing the Feast of the Seven Fishes for as long as I can remember, well really as long as my grandmother and great-grandmother could remember. And all these years later, I am still in aw...

"Abbiamo un vino di qualità, buono e non troppo costoso, con una buona promozione e una buona immagine specie negli Usa". È quanto sottolinea oggi il Presidente della Confeuro, Rocco Tiso, ricordando che "gli Stati Uniti sono un mercato fondamentale per il successo di un'azienda vinicola, soprattutto se "dop" o "igp", oltre all'enorme mercato rappr...

Meglio una buona notizia che una cattiva notizia, avrebbe detto il "principe dell'ovvio" Massimo Catalano, celebre personaggio della trasmissione "Quelli della notte" di Renzo Arbore, appena scomparso. E di buone notizie per il vino mondiale e italiano, dagli Usa, mercato enoico n. 1 del pianeta e dove l'Italia è leader, continuano ad arrivare buon...

by Amanda haury   LaScala's is an excellent choice for dinner and drinks in Philadelphia's historic district. Located at 615 Chestnut Street, at the corner of 7th and Chestnut, LaScala's is a Philadelphia based restaurant features Italian American home style cooking, and is a convenient option for business professionals, tourists visiting th...

In anticipo per la Messa in italiano entro nel salone di Casa Italiana dove, dopo le celebrazioni domenicali, ci si riunisce per un caffè e due chiacchiere.   Entro e la prima persona che vedo è Silvana Cipriani. Ha in mano i volantini del ballo di Carnevale dei lucchesi nel mondo che verrà celebrato assieme agli amici dell'Abruzzo Molise He...

For 23 years now, the Italian Day festival in Bruno Melini Park has served a dual purpose — help raise money for the Italian Cultural Foundation of South Jersey's year-round activities and give the local community a chance to celebrate its Italian heritage.   Under a sunny sky Sunday, more than 1,000 people turned out to enjoy the host of of...

Join Celebrity Chef/Gourmand Award Winning Author Maria Liberati as she makes a special appearance for an entertaining reading and sampling from her recipe memoir The Basic Art of Italian Cooking.   She will be at the Mercer County Italian American Festival on Friday, Sept 26th at 5:30 - 6:30 pm in the Cultural Theater located in the Heritag...

Pasquale Nestico, Segretario del PD di Philadelphia, ed Anthony Colavita, Presidente del PD di Philadelphia, esprimono in una nota "apprezzamento per la maturità democratica della comunità italiana del distretto consolare di Philadelphia".   La dichiarazione di Nestico e Colavita è stata pronunciata durante una conferenza internazionale sull...

Set in the small town of Altamura (Puglia), Focaccia Blues tells the true story of a traditional bakery that puts a recently opened McDonald's out of business. The mocumentary explores the challenges of preserving local culture and traditions, amidst the crushing tide of globalization.   Director: Nico CerasolaItaly, 2009, 82 minutesFilm in...

Saturday, August 1 - 12.30 EDT / Valenzano Winery - 1090 Route 206, Shamong, New Jersey 08088. The Tasting Series continues... Join the members of OSIA Lodge Mario Lanza #2308 for a wine tasting at Valenzano Winery in Shamong, NJ. Light appetizers of crackers & cheese are provided during the tasting in the Winery's Vat Room. &n...

September 13 (Sunday) 3:00 pm - Afternoon of Italian Opera at the Botto HouseAnnamaria Stefanelli, lyric soprano, Rory Angelicola,tenor, and Andrew Macirowski, accompanist will perform from Italian operas enjoyed by laborers 100 years ago. (Rain date: Saturday, September 19 at 5:00 pm). Sponsored by American Labor Museum/Botto House...

Antonella Vitale, PhD candidate in the Department of History at City University of New York, will present a piece of her dissertation, focused on the oral histories she gathered in Sicily last summer, at an upcoming conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Antonella was a winner of NOIAW's 2015 scholarship program.   Antonella said via...