Italian association awards scholarships
The Italian American Association of Monmouth County has awarded five scholarships to senior high school students of Italian descent in Monmouth County. Each scholarship is valued at $500, according to a press release. One scholarship that is awarded is the IAA Frank Muzzicato Memorial Scholarship, which was established through the organization by M...
Giglio Feast: Real Brooklyn’s Italian Passion
Ogni estate nel quartiere di Williamsburg si celebra la Festa del Giglio, manifestazione in onore di San Paolino da Nola e della Madonna del Carmelo. Migliaia di persone si riuniscono nel quartiere di Brooklyn e assistono alle tradizionali parate che hanno come protagonista il Giglio: una torre di 4 tonnellate e alta più di 24 metri che viene porta...
Chef Spotlight: For Eric Nelson of Italian Kitchen, career change was his ‘best decision’
Being a chef wasn’t Eric Nelson’s first career. Instead, he came to it after years in the classroom. He calls going back to another classroom – culinary school – the best decision of his life. Here are 7 questions and a recipe with the Italian Kitchen’s executive chef. What’s your favorite dish to cook at home? Oddly, I don’t cook much at home due...
Dr. Laura L. Forese and Thomas Iovino Named Honorees of New York City's 2017 Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Citizens Foundation today announced Thomas Iovino, the Founder of Judlau Contracting, Inc., and CEO, Judlau Enterprises, LLC, and Dr. Laura L. Forese, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian, as honorees of the 2017 Columbus Celebration. They will join Barnes & Noble Founder and Chairman Leonard...
Casual Italian restaurant arrives to Larchmont downtown
A new Italian restaurant that toes the line between casual atmosphere and fine cuisine has arrived in the village's downtown. Trattoria 141, at 141 Chatsworth Ave, opened earlier this month and offers a distinctly casual atmosphere combined with sophisticated cuisine. It's a mix that Jimmy Resulbegu, who co-owns the restaurant with his wife, says i...
Italian Navy: the training ship Amerigo Vespucci will visit New York from 26th to 31th July
From the 26th to the 31st July 2017, the Italian Navy Training Ship Amerigo Vespucci will be in New York in the United States, the eighth port of call of the Training Campaign 2017. The Training Campaign on board the Amerigo Vespucci represents a key element in the cadet professional development, passing on the Italian Navy’s core values of love fo...
Thurs, 7/27: Italian New Orleans
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a screening of the film "Italian New Orleans. A Look at the Italian American Contribution to the Crescent City". Discussion and Q&A led by Museum Founder and President Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa will follow the screeningThursday, July 27th, 6:30 PM. Light Refreshments Will Be Served. Italian Ame...
The Italian Fisherman: 'We've really become a destination'
Meatballs to Mozart – that more or less describes the journey of Dan Dalpra who owns the Italian Fisherman in Bemus Point. The Ohio native opened the restaurant in his wife’s hometown in 1982. He has since expanded multiple times, spurred development in Chautauqua County, and created the popular Bemus Bay Pops concert series. As he celebrates 35 ye...
Brandi Trattoria opens in Port Chester
A recently opened Italian restaurant in Port Chester with a two-century-long legacy is giving hungry diners a new reason to say “that’s amore.” Brandi Trattoria & Pizzeria opened the doors of its 4,500-square foot restaurant in May and offers an array of Italian favorites, from penne alla vodka to pasta cartoccio. The sleek 200-seat eatery at 108 A...
World Series of Bocce kicks off in Rome, NY
The Bocce world descends on Rome, New York. The 44th annual World Series of Bocce kicked off on Friday from the Rome Toccolana Club, where thousands of spectators and over 140 teams gather to compete for over $30,000 in prize money. There are dozens of courts with games going on simultaneously throughout the weekend, as well as live music and count...
Paradise of Exiles: Early Photography in Italy
At The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 852. MARCH 13–AUGUST 13, 2017. - 1000 Fifth Avenue. New York, NY 10028. Deemed a "Paradise of Exiles" by the British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Italy attracted not only 19th-century Romantics, but also many of photography's earliest practitioners, who traveled to the peninsula in order to capture its monuments and...
Italian Foods in New York That Take You to Italy
Where would you find the largest population of Italians or people of Italian origin outside Italy? Surely, it must be the US. Therefore, travelers who are not fortunate enough to have made it to Italy to savor authentic Italian cuisine must not have any regrets when they are traveling in the US. They can derive the same satisfaction of original rec...