Clark UNICO Italian Feast Huge Success
Despite a rainy Friday, organizers called the Clark UNICO 9th Annual Italian Feast a huge success. "The crowds came out on Saturday and Sunday" said Clark UNICO President Ralph Bernardo. The feast brought back rides, games, beer, crafts, novelties, and of course a huge selection of food. Continuous entertainment each night featur...
Mozzarella, cappacola and ricotta: How do you pronounce these Italian-American classics?
You may take one look at that headline and ask, "What do you mean, how to speak Jersey restaurant Italian? Everyone knows how to pronounce gnocchi, cappacola and cavatelli.'' Not like an Italian, they don't. Being one myself, I know something about these things, but quickly discovered, in my epic search for N.J.'s best Italian restaurant,...
6 luglio 1950: Dan Bucceroni il “ragazzo macellaio”
Tra i ragazzoni americani figli di italiani emigrati negli Stati Uniti si distinse anche Dan Bucceroni, di Filadelfia, in Pennsylvania, passato professionista nel novembre 1947, prima ancora di compiere i 20 anni di età. Il 6 luglio 1950 l'italo-americano affrontò il concittadino Doc Bee e lo annientò in due riprese, confermando il nomignolo di 'ra...
Inside An Impressive New Brookland Italian Market
Once upon a time Brooklanders had to leave the neighborhood if they wanted anything fancier than General Tso's Chicken or buffalo wings. But in 2012 Ettore Rusciano, who originally hails from Italy, opened the Neapolitan pizzeria Menomale. Its name, which comes from an Italian idiom meaning "thank goodness," seemed appropriate since the restaurant'...
Matteo Venini Named Executive Chef at DC's Lupo Verde
Med Lahlou and Antonio Matarazzo of the Lalou Group announced the appointment of Matteo Venini as the new executive chef of their award-winning Italian restaurant Lupo Verde, located in the bustling 14th Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Venini will also oversee the menu at Lupo Verde's second location, which is scheduled to open in early Dec...
Rapporti economici Italia-USA: riunione di sistema a Washington presieduta dall'Ambasciatore Bisogniero
Esportazioni italiane a +10,43% nei primi sette mesi del 2012 e flussi turistici dagli Stati Uniti verso l'Italia in crescita, con un fatturato di più di 3 miliardi di dollari: due dati incoraggianti, che indicano un andamento vivace nei rapporti economici tra Italia e Stati Uniti nonostante la crisi. Dinamiche che l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washingt...
I linguaggi dell'Italia negli USA fra tradizione e innovazione - conferenza nazionale AISLLI
Globus et Locus, insieme al Center for Italian Studies della University of Pennsylvania, il Consolato italiano a Philadelphia e AISLLI (Associazione Internazionale per gli Studi di Lingua e Letteratura Italiana), organizza un Convegno internazionale dal titolo "Italicity. Languages of Italy in United States between traditionand innovation" che si t...
Sewickley Valley Italian gardens to be spotlighted in Smithsonian project
By Joanne Barron Giovanni Macchione simply smiled and shrugged his shoulders when asked what he thinks about his Italian garden being included in the Smithsonian Institute's Archives of American Gardens. He said he gardens just to pass the time and because he enjoys it. "I like to be outside doing this and that better than in...
New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera to present Suor Angelica and Cavalleria Rusticana
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) celebrates the Year of Italian Culture in America with its new production of Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Verismo Opera presents the grand production live with a full cast on Sunday, October 20, 3:00 p.m., at the Bergen Performing Arts Center...
During the holidays, provolone is Hammonton's big cheese
By Jacqueline L. Urgo In this place known as the "Blueberry Capital of the World," which has also been called the most Italian place in New Jersey, they really like their provolone, especially around Christmastime. Between early December and Super Bowl Sunday, 2,800 pounds of the piquant cheese, in the shape of 10-foot-long torpedoes, wil...
Family-run Italian bistro opens on Marsh Road
Vincenza & Margherita Italian American Bistro is a new restaurant that opened a little more than a week ago across from the Graylyn Shopping Center. The casual eatery, also known as V&M Bistro, has had a growing crowd at its 1717 Marsh Road location in the Marsh Triangle. The site had formerly been home to liquor and comic book st...
2015 scholarship competition
The La Famiglia Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the financial aid competition for fall 2015. The total amount of scholarships offered will be $12,000, awarded in these increments: $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 (two). To be eligible to apply, the applicant must be a Lodge member, spouse of a member, or child/grandchild of a member. ...