The wild story of a Yankees legend’s long-forgotten country song
In the nascent days of the internet, long before every imaginable piece of pop culture was just a click or two away, a crudely constructed website offered its visitors instructions for finding a musical experience that came with a boastful promise: “Your world will never be the same.” To achieve this moment of transcendence, visitors had to dial a...
A Culinary Roman Empire’s Next Conquest? Manhattan.
For decades, people in search of the best food in Rome have found their way into the arms of the Roscioli family. Atop a network of wine cellars between the ancient Jewish quarter and the Campo de’ Fiori flower market, descendants of Marco and Franco Roscioli run four businesses, each outstanding in its field: a bread bakery, a pastry shop, a wine...
Alba Accanto Brings a Taste of the Amalfi Coast to Manhattan
Less than a year after launching Italian restaurant Cucina Alba, New York-based Prince Street Hospitality has introduced Alba Accanto next door. Both the restaurant and new cocktail bar are situated on the ground floor of the Heatherwick Studio-designed Lantern House condo building in Manhattan’s West Chelsea neighborhood. To juxtapose its urban lo...
Donte DiVincenzo agrees to 4-year deal with Knicks
Donte DiVincenzo has agreed to a four-year, $50 million deal to join former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart with the New York Knicks, per multiple reports. DiVincenzo spent last season with the Golden State Warriors before deciding to move across the country and sign with New York. The Knicks won a playoff series for the first time...
Italian Cultural Foundation awards inaugural scholarships to two college-bound students
The evening brimmed with community spirit, celebrating Italy’s rich history and age-old traditions. It was The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere’s inaugural “Musica Sotto le Stelle” — Music Under the Stars. At the event, the foundation launched its college-bound scholarship program by awarding two graduating high school students of Ital...
Study abroad course immerses students in Italian Renaissance art
To experience the finest Italian Renaissance art anywhere, there’s no finer place to visit than Florence, Italy. That’s what keeps drawing SUNY Fredonia students each summer to Art History 390: Arts of Italy, a study abroad course taught by Department of Visual Arts and New Media Associate Professor Peter Tucker. Beginning in late May, 15 students...
La Casa Grande Cigars, actor Chazz Palminteri launch 'A Bronx Tale' cigars
A local cigar factory is partnering with an Academy Award-nominated actor from the Bronx to launch A Bronx Tale Cigar. La Casa Grande Cigars and actor Chazz Palminteri launched the cigar Wednesday in Little Italy. "I dedicate a cigar to my grandfather Cologio. He came to this country with nothing, and he made a life for himself and I thought that w...
A Few Highlights from the "Orgoglio e Memoria: Emigrazione dal Meridione" Exhibit at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York in Manhattan
A resounding success, the "Orgoglio e Memoria: Emigrazione dal Meridione” exhibit opened at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York in Manhattan Wednesday evening to an enthusiastic standing-room-only audience. After introductions and salient speeches by a plethora of speakers, this year’s esteemed “Wall of Fame” honorees, Rocco B. Commisso and...
NYC ‘Pizza Alliance’ created to slice City Hall’s efforts to crack down on coal-, wood-fired ovens
Don’t let them take our dough! A new alliance has formed to fight New York City’s edict targeting famous pizzerias that bake their pies in pollutant-spewing coal-and-wood-fired ovens. Lobbyist and self-described pizza fanatic Brad Gerstman said Wednesday he’s created the “New York City Pizza Alliance” with fellow lawyer Nina Marinaro and pie makers...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast in Verplanck, NY
July 12 - 16, 2023. Verplanck, NY. The longest running Italian Feast in the Hudson Valley, the 101st Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast in Verplanck will take place from Wednesday, July 12th through Sunday, July 16th. Be sure to check the Feast’s website for a complete schedule of activities throughout the week! Come out for a night of f...
NYC threatens pizzerias with coal, wood-fire ovens to cut carbon emissions
New York City may soon force pizzerias to pay thousands of dollars in renovations to keep their coal and wood-fire ovens over environmental concerns with air quality, according to a report. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has drafted new rules that would require pizzerias with coal and wooden-fire ovens installed prio...
Italian food awards USA 2023: the winners
The Italian food innovation is once again the protagonist at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2023, the American largest trade show dedicated to the food sector. Italianfood.net, the Food Group’s international project, organized the fifth edition of the Italian Food Awards USA, dedicated to the most innovative Italian F&B products launched in the past tw...