Caporuscio e l’arte della pizza a New York anche in streaming e sui social
In Fulton street si impara l’ arte della pizza, attraverso la storia e la tradizione di un prodotto promosso a patrimonio dell’ umanità dall’ Unesco. Appartiene a Roberto Caporuscio, presidente dell’Associazione Pizzaiouli Americani, da 20 anni in America dove con il suo socio Antonio Starita gestisce tre ristoranti: l’idea di portare a New York la...
Star Naples Pizzaiolo Opens NYC Flagship Next Month
Super-famous-for-Italy pizzaiolo Gino Sorbillo of Naples is preparing to open his pizzeria Sorbillo NYC (334 Bowery) by late September. It’s his second New York restaurant but more of a U.S. flagship than Zia Esterina, the fast-casual pizza fritta restaurant he opened in Little Italy earlier this year. The pizzeria will have approximately 60 seats,...
Marco Anelli, Building Magazzino
Wednesday, October 04, 2017. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Italian Cultural Institute of New York - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NY 10065. Entrance: Free. Book now! The Italian Cultural Institute of New York and Magazzino Italian Art, the new warehouse art space in the Hudson Valley dedicated to Post-war and Contemporary Italian Art, announce Marco Anell...
Little Flower: The rise of Fiorello LaGuardia — NYC's first Italian-American mayor
"I can't take off and I can't land, but I sure can fly." - bomber pilot Fiorello LaGuardia, 1918. The Little Flower always knew he'd make a great New York mayor. By 1933 he'd been waiting years for the job. As an anti-Tammany liberal Republican, Fiorello LaGuardia attracted national attention in Congress, but he could never build a constituency in...
Iavarone Bros. hits the 90-year milestone
Joe Iavarone, whose grandfather founded Iavarone Bros. Foods, says he hopes the family’s legacy will always prevail. Celebrating its 90th anniversary, this business has gourmet food retail stores in Wantagh, New Hyde Park, Woodbury, and its oldest, in Maspeth, Queens. Planned for 2018 is the opening of a full service 6,000-square-foot restaurant in...
Vandals damage Christopher Columbus statue
Vandals have damaged the Christopher Columbus statue in a Yonkers city park. Yonkers police say the two-foot plaster statue in Columbus Memorial Park was knocked off its pedestal overnight. Police found the front part of the statue at its base and the back part at the top of a hill. Neighbors are outraged by the vandalism. "I have a lot of Italian...
De Blasio says he will march in Columbus Day Parade amid outcry over statue commission
Mayor de Blasio isn’t sure if Christopher Columbus is still statue-worthy, but a parade is a different story. “I will definitely be marching in the Columbus Day Parade,” de Blasio said Monday in Brooklyn. “The parade is a moment to express our pride in our Italian heritage, for all of us who are Italian, and for others to recognize the contribution...
Rocco Sisto - Henry IV by Luigi Pirandello
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 6:00 pm. Italian Cultural Institute of New York - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NY 10065. Organized by : Kairos Italy Theater. Entrance : Free. Book now! Rocco Sisto perfomes Henry IV, a play by Luigi Pirandello, translated by Gloria Pastorino, adapted by Laura Caparrotti and Rocco Sisto and directed by Laura Caparrot...
Una «super tower» italiana a Manhattan
Davide Bizzi e la sua Bizzi & Partners Development hanno in Italia il progetto più riconoscibile: Milanosesto, che promette di risanare l’ex area industriale Falck a Sesto San Giovanni e farne un centro di eccellenza alle porte di Milano. Ma il gruppo ha deciso adesso di spalancare in grande stile altre porte, trasportando know how e ambizioni oltr...
Attack on Columbus statue is an attack on a proud immigrant heritage
As with most episodes of misguided outrage and mass hysteria from the liberal left's culture war of political correctness, this latest campaign against Gaetano Russo's iconic Columbus statue reveals their blatant hypocrisy and disregard for the very immigrant story they claim to champion. A basic understanding of the actual history behind the Colu...
L’ex Cosmos: “Soccer USA? Poca competenza ma qualcosa sta cambiando”
In “Pastorale americana” di Philip Roth la star dell’high school di Weequahic, Seymour Levov, è campione incontrastato di baseball, basket e football, le tre colonne portanti dello sport americano. Se il romanzo fosse stato ambientato in un liceo romano o milanese, forse lo Svedese sarebbe stato una stella del calcio. Il soccer, o calcio americano,...
Isola now serving Italian cuisine on Shelter Island
Isola — it’s the Italian word for “island,” and an entirely appropriate name for a new restaurant on Shelter Island specializing in new Italian cuisine. That, according to Seth Nathan, Isola’s executive chef, translates to sourcing the freshest ingredients to be found on the East End and infusing them with the flavors of the Mediterranean. “We’re s...