Luminary Last Look: Canova—Sketching in Clay
Join Emerson Bowyer, Searle Curator, Painting and Sculpture of Europe, for an after-hours look at Canova: Sketching in Clay, the first exhibition to focus on Italian sculptor Antonio Canova’s lesser-known but unforgettable work in clay. The show reveals how the most famous 18th-century sculptor developed his ideas—from the first brilliant spark of...
Capri Island, Italy: The Ultimate Guide Beyond the Blue Grotto
I'm hitting Capri Island, Italy, and I'm taking you with me. Here's the deal: this guide's the real Capri - history, maps, the works. When to go? About Capri's weather. You need to move smart. I'll show you how, from the Sorrento ferry to Capri's streets. Customs, etiquette, safety - I've got the lowdown. You'll learn to blend in and stay sharp. Ca...
A New Italian-American Eatery Is Coming to Glen Mills This Summer
Fearless Restaurants originally planned to launch another Rosalie, the successful Wayne-based eatery, at the end of 2023. Instead, the team decided to shake things up and, at the final hour, announced an entirely fresh concept: Testa Rossa. Translated as “redhead” in Italian, Glen Mills’ next entry from Fearless Restaurants will offer Italian-Ameri...
Springtime in the Langhe: Among enchanting landscapes and villages
Spring is a season that brings life back into nature: flowers bloom, trees fill with green leaves, and birds sing again. It is a time of awakening, rebirth and joy that is manifested in every corner of the Earth. Similarly, slow tourism is a way for us to connect with nature and awaken our senses and our desire for discovery. While spring invites u...
Gala salutes three influential Italian Americans, plus another three whose legacy still lives on
The Delaware Italian American Foundation will host its gala and fundraiser from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Newark Executive Banquet & Conference Center, 205 Executive Drive, off South College Avenue near Glasgow. Delaware’s top statewide and local elected officials, business, education and health-sector leaders will be in attendance, as well as...
Viterbo Travel Guide - Revel in the largest medieval center in Italy
visited Viterbo many years ago. The monuments, like the famous and unmistakable Loggia of the Papal Palace, were gray from bus soot. I took a picture anyway--with a film camera. Digital was a dream of the future. I recently returned to a glistening city in the digital era. We had rented an apartment in a medieval tower above a small but important...
Mangia is an Italian hole-in-the-wall gem in the heart of Southtown
A single word overheard during an Italian getaway inspired Nick Benzer's hole-in-the-wall Southtown pop-up. "Someone kept saying 'mangia' a lot," Benzer told MySA, explaining that the word, essentially Italian for eat or dig in, is intended as a term of endearment. "You can have a meal with someone but their main focus is for you to eat first and...
A City Within a City: Life in Rome for United Nations Staffers
A rotating door of tens of thousands of foreign diplomatic staff call Rome home. Italy’s capital city hosts several United Nations and intergovernmental organizations that attract international talent from all sectors, who converge in the Eternal City for a few weeks, months, years–upon arrival, it’s never clear how long you’ll stay. I’m on my 5th...
Teachers, Pundits to Discuss Italian-American Public Art in NY Seminar
“Creative Spaces/Contested Spaces: Reinterpreting Italian American Public Art in New York City” is the title of the new seminar scheduled in New York, next June. Funded by the federal agency National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and conceived and organized by Rebecca Bauman, Associate Professor of Italian at the Department of Modern Language...
Antica Italian to Open Next Door to Hecks in Beachwood
When Fadi Daoud took over the former Blu (and Moxie) space in Beachwood to open Hecks, he also got the keys to the adjoining property that previously housed Cut 151 (and Red). The plan all along was to import his Italian concept, Antica, which has been cruising along in Avon since the summer of 2021. Come late-February/early-March, that plan will h...
What to do in Florence in seven days: the seve-day itinerary
Florence is the capital of the Tuscany Region, historical city of medieval origin, a fixed stop for world tourism. Every year tens of thousands of people visit what has been defined as the cradle of the Renaissance. Florence is a city overlooking the river Arno, maze of streets and alleys set in medieval and Renaissance buildings. Just walk through...
What Is Pecorino Romano And What Does It Taste Like?
There are so many different types of cheese to choose from for all of your culinary needs, but one of the most beloved and most integral to Italian cooking is Pecorino Romano. Pecorino Romano is very distinct and, like many other Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheeses, is made with very similar techniques and ingredients as it was several hu...