Fazoli's Launches Aggressive Search for Franchisees
Fast-casual restaurant leader Fazoli's, riding a five-year same-store sales growth streak, is taking its story on the road, part of an aggressive franchise recruitment program. Fazoli's, already the nation's largest Italian fast-casual chain, is hosting free open houses throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The first is January 26...
Papa Roc's opens next week in east Montgomery
by Brad Harper The furniture and much of the interior looks the same inside the former Garrett's The Art of Food location in east, but everything else is changing. Including the prices. Papa Roc's Italian Grill plans a soft opening Wednesday at their 7780 Atlanta Highway space, bringing in the Mississippi Delta-based restaurant's appr...
Fuocoammare (Fire at Sea) wins Golden Bear for best film in Berlin
by Michael Roddy Gianfranco Rosi's "Fuocoammare" (Fire at Sea), about the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Lampedusa, won the Golden Bear prize for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize went to "Smrt u Sarajevu" (Death in Sarajevo) and its dir...
Consul General Antonio Verde: Spokesman of Italians Worldwide
By Valerio Viale Often, even among the most indefatigable travelers, everyone is happy to go back to the place they call home. Do you disagree with me? Please watch again E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial! At the same time, there are also people, who feel like the boundaries of their own country are too small. Their bottomless curiosity pushes t...
Fort Lauderdale Art Museum turns 30 with exhibits of Mendieta, Italian design
by Siobhan Morrissey Standing in the lobby of the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale and looking heavenward, Frank Stella observed the soaring atrium and mused, "It's the Pantheon of America." "That's how he felt," says Bonnie Clearwater, who has served as the museum's director since 2013. One of America's greatest living artists, Stella...
New Kensington woman, others film interviews to tell seniors' stories
Like wise parents, the creators of the Collective Legacy Project refuse to pick a favorite among their interview subjects. "Every person has a story," said Cara Livorio, 31, a painter from New Kensington. "Every story could be a movie." The nonprofit Collective Legacy Project is creating a type of movie — filming interviews and presen...
Fans Travel Miles, Wait Hours To Visit Carlo’s Bakery
Weeks after Carlo's Bakery first opened its doors in Dallas, fans still wait for hours to get their slice of cake – with a side of reality show fame. They're sweet treats with a cult following – cannoli and cakes apparently worth camping out for overnight. "This has been the biggest opening we've ever had. Ever. Like ever, ever, ever," sa...
Kentridge exhibition set to wow Rome
The masterpieces presented at the Venice Biennale as well as the rough drafts for 'Triumphs and Laments', thought up in Johannesburg and Rome, have been brought together for the first time in an exhibition that will run through October 2 in the Macro museum in the Italian capital. The exhibition is dedicated to the genius of William Kentri...
Italian Media in the United States: A Two-Century-Long History
The April 12 round table From Ethnic to Multi-cultural Italian Media in the U.S hosted by the Inserra Chair at Montclair State University brought together Bénédicte Deschamps, Associate Professor in American Studies at the University of Paris Diderot, Maurita Cardone, Deputy Editor at La Voce di New York, Lucia Grillo, producer of Italics, and jour...
Food reigns supreme at Festa Italiana
Gooey mozzarella, juicy sausage and warm, sugary zeppole are just some of the delicacies attendees can expect to find at the 18th annual Festa Italiana. Thousands of attendees are expected throughout the four-day festival at the Italian Center in Poughkeepsie, Ernie Bruno, Italian Center president, said. More than anything else, the a...
Lambrusco Today
I like that many consumers still remember that period during the '70's when Lambrusco earned a reputation as a sweet, fizzy drink styled for the American market. I like it when wine writers struggle to talk about Lambrusco without ever mentioning 'ice', 'nice' or, you know ... the 'R' word... so strongly associated with a certain advertising campai...
RSL to host Italian force Inter Milan in July
Real Salt Lake returns from its lengthy road trip to Rio Tinto Stadium with next week's U.S. Open Cup match June 14 against third-division Wilmington. The club will also christen the renovated stadium pitch with its first-ever friendly against an Italian power. Series A's Inter Milan will visit RSL and Rio Tinto Stadium on July 19 at...