Per la Famiglia brings together Italian food and family: Recipe for three meat lasagne
by Gwendolyn Richards For me, Italian cuisine is intrinsically linked to family. It evokes a picture of several generations gathering around the table, passing platters of pasta and roasted meats as babies are bobbed on knees and the room is filled with laughter and conversation. Note: I've never actually been invited to such a fa...
Tomie dePaola: Italian of the Week
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola was born on September 15, 1934, in Meriden, Connecticut. His mother read to Tomie from the time he was in diapers; cementing his love for books. When he was only four years old, he was certain that he would grow up to be an author and illustrator. Following his graduation from high school, he enrolled at Pratt Institu...
The Forceful Brilliance of Donatella Versace
By Alice Gregory In the big leagues of fashion, there is only one designer who has consistently challenged the paradox of power and sex — and she's done it with a laugh, a cigarette and a billion dollar business. "Ah, my kind of girl - blond!'' These were Donatella Versace's first words to me, and they were spoken with the ca...
Carla Gugino: Italian of the Week
Carla Gugino, whose father was Italian, was born on August 29, 1971, in Sarasota, Florida. She spent her childhood between California and Florida. When she was 15 and living in San Diego, she decided to try her hand at a modeling career. While successful, Carla became disillusioned with the lifestyle. A year later, she moved to New York City and op...
Fiat 124 Spider provata su strada in USA al suo debutto americano
Il viaggio di Infomotori.com alla scoperta dell'America del Nord è coinciso con l'arrivo sul mercato della nuova e tanto attesa Fiat 124 Spider che negli USA è sempre equipaggiata col 1400 turbo benzina MultiAir da 160 CV anziché i 140 destinati agli italiani che possono consolarsi però coi 180 cavalli della Abarth 124. Negli USA invece la...
The Sons of Italy urges members to support italian AP exam
The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is urging its members to support the Advanced Placement Examination in Italian, using a strategic plan outlined by Claudio Bisogniero, Italy's ambassador to the U.S., in his recent letter to Italian American organizations. "In 2013, about 2,000 students took the exam, but an additional 500 are need...
Turismo, gli italiani riscoprono l’America
By Franco Esposito L'anno scorso la contea di Miami Dade ha toccato i 13,9 milioni di visitatori con almeno una notte passata in albergo. Un primato che però non ha avuto il contributo dei turisti italiani: nel 2012 infatti gli arrivi in tutti gli Stati Uniti dal nostro Paese sono calati del 6,8%, un segno meno che ha coinvolto anche Miami...
Race, Racism, and Italian-American Crimefighters, Part 1: Columbo, the Untouchables, and Joe Pistone
by Marc DiPaolo "There's nothing extraordinary about American gangsters," protested [James] Bond. "They're not Americans. Mostly a lot of Italian bums with monogrammed shirts who spend the day eating spaghetti and meat-balls and squirting scent over themselves.... greaseballs who filled themselves up with pizza pie and beer all week and on...
L.A. Parker: ‘Unbroken’ film breaks mold of Italian-American stereotypes
Italian-Americans have enjoyed minimal films or television shows that highlight real life historical figures. You got your Rocky Balboa, Sopranos, and The Godfather as successful enterprises but those fictional story lines pale in comparison to "Unbroken." The Angelina Jolie directed film tells the story of Lou Zamperini, a second-generat...
Luciano Pavarotti: Italian of the Week
Luciano Pavarotti was born on October 12, 1935 near Modena, Italy. His father was a baker and an amateur singer while his mother worked in a cigar factory. As a child, he wanted to play soccer, but he was also drawn to singing. He would spend his days listening to his father's recordings – his favorite quickly became the great operatic tenor Gius...
The Power and Poetry of Italian Church Confessionals
By Jordan G. Teicher The confessional is a special place in any Catholic Church, but in Marcella Hackbardt's series "True Confessionals," it takes on a distinct significance. Centered in their frames and largely shown in churches empty of people, Hackbardt's confessionals strike viewers not as merely one feature among many in the architec...
Jimmy Fallon and Mary Giuliani join Mario Batali for new episode of MOLTISSIMO
MUNCHIES is excited to release the latest episode of MOLTISSIMO, hosted by food icon Mario Batali. Sponsored by Microsoft Surface, the episode features Batali hosting two dear friends into the MUNCHIES Kitchen: Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and New York City's author and caterer Mary Giuliani.Mario welcomes his guests with a very special menu of p...