Dining Out with Bruce Newbury talks Cheeses of the Veneto presented at the Elms Masked Venetian Ball & what to expect this September at the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival
On Sunday August 4th, Bruce Newbury radio host of Newport's the Dining Out with Bruce Newbury show invited the Italian Trade Commission and Italian Cheese Expert Margaret Cicogna to his live broadcast at the Chanler Hotel at Cliff Walk to discuss the Italian Cheese Medley presented by Agriform at the Preservation Society of Newport County's much an...
The Legend of Johnny Martino
by James Pasto October is Italian Heritage Month, and I'm certain the pages around me will be filled with tributes to Italians and to the North End. There is certainly a lot to be proud of and a lot to display. But October is also the month of Halloween. A quintessentially American holiday with roots in the native Celtic religion, Hallowee...
A Newport si mangia italiano con l'ICE
By Beatrice Bondi I grandi vini e le specialità della cucina italiana sono stati protagonisti del Newport Mansions Wine & Food, il festival del vino e della gastronomia organizzato dalla Preservation Society of Newport County, che si è tenuto dal 20 al 22 settembre a Newport, in Rhode Island. La partecipazione italiana all'evento è st...
Embrace Your Inner Italian – Help Us Continue Publishing in 2014
Dear Reader,It has been almost a year since Bostoniano launched its monthly print magazine.As you can imagine, putting out a publication as wonderful as Bostoniano is no small undertaking, and it involves no small expense.The community has shown tremendous support throughout this year, but we need help to start our second year on firm financial gro...
Real-Life 'Monuments Man' In Spotlight At New Haven Museum
In 1926, Deane Keller of New Haven won the Prix de Rome, a prestigious award that allowed him to study art in Italy for three years. Little did he know that those three years were setting the stage for his greatest accomplishment. During World War II, President Roosevelt recruited art experts to go to Europe to protect their art treasures...
Opinion: Guinta Should Work to Honor Luigi Del Bianco
By Douglas Gladstone "The truth is like the sun, you can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away." That quote from Elvis Presley. has always struck a chord with me. Especially when my thoughts turn to an obscure Italian immigrant named Luigi Del Bianco. I hope it strikes a chord with U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-NH, too. Tha...
City Council Tables Resolution to Rename Columbus Day
The Cambridge City Council again did not vote on a resolution last Monday to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day for the third time this year. Despite what the resolution's proponents claim is strong public support, the legislation is on hold while councillors negotiate how best to change the holiday name and still honor Italian Ame...
Grazie Italian Restaurant Opens in North Adams
By Tammy Danielsi David Moresi had a vision when he bought the Mulcare Block nearly two years ago: Restore his grandfather's tavern, the Mohawk, and open an Italian eatery. The Mohawk reopened last year, but the restaurant has taken a little longer and required just the right ingredient. Moresi found it in another North Adams...
Fettuccine by the fireside at Capo in South Boston
By Devra First Where to Capo, a South Boston Italian restaurant from the team behind Lincoln Tavern and Loco Taqueria. What for House-made pasta, pizza, and wood-fired fare from chef Tony Susi, who ran the dearly departed Sage. After stints in New York and the 'burbs, it's good to see him back in the city. The scene Two vast room...
Boston Midsummer Opera offers boisterous, appealing Italian comedies
By Jeremy Eichler Things are looking up for Boston Midsummer Opera, which opened its 11th season on Wednesday night with continuity where it counts, plus a triple dose of new: one new venue, and two Italian operas that were new at least to many in the packed house. The two one-act works presented were Donizetti's playful farce "Il Campane...
Second Annual Giangrande Family Scholarship Award Ceremony
Ten young adults from the Lawrence area were each awarded a $500 scholarship toward tuition or fees at colleges or tuition-based high schools as part of the second annual Giangrande Family Scholarship Award. The award ceremony was held July 27 at Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Health and Technology Center at Northern Essex Community College in Lawrence....
'On Being Italian' book signing set for Saturday
Romola 'Mimi' Rigali and Joseph Carvalho will be on hand Saturday to sign and discuss the new book "On Being Italian: A Story of Food, Family and Faith." The event will be held at the Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College St., South Hadley from 4 to 6 p.m. and will feature a special treat for attendees. The book is the latest in The Republican's Her...