130th Giglio Italian Feast Kicks Off In Williamsburg
A feast, a statue, and over one hundred years of tradition brought crowds out to the streets of Williamsburg on Sunday, July 9 to see the first lift of an eighty-foot-tall statue of Saint Paolino. The 130th Giglio Feast, which is 40 years older than and second in size only to Little Italy’s San Gennaro Festival, is hosted by Our Lady of Mount Carme...
Leonard Riggio Named Grand Marshal Of 2017 New York City Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Citizens Foundation announced today that Leonard Riggio, the Founder and Chairman of Barnes & Noble, the world's largest bookseller, has been named Grand Marshal of the 73 rd Columbus Day Parade. Mr. Riggio created the theme of this year's parade, "A Celebration of Italian-American Authors," and is inviting Italian-American authors fro...
Opera & Broadway of the Hamptons Presents Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends
In the great tradition of the last 26 years, opera and Broadway favorites will once again come to the Hamptons through the annual favorite concert "Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends" taking place on Saturday, July 15, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the Duck Walk Vineyard North, 44535 Main Rd., Southold, NY on the North Fork of the Hamptons on Long...
Starbucks is opening an Italian bakery in Red Hook
Last year, Starbucks invested in Italian-food purveyor Princi to bring its bakery goods stateside to New York and Chicago. Now, the chain is moving one step closer to that goal by opening a Princi kitchen and commissary in Red Hook. The Milan-based bakery specializes in pizza, pasta, antipasti and egg dishes–although no word on what exactly it will...
United celebrates 20 years in Italy, announces year-round New York/Newark-Rome service
As United celebrates 20 years of service to Italy, the airline today announced it will be offering customers year-round nonstop service between New York/Newark and Rome. Expanding its current summer seasonal daily schedule, United will now also offer the service from November 2017 through to March 2018 – operating between three times a week and dai...
Throwback Italian Deli Promises Food Just Like Nonna Used to Make
Today is the grand opening of Regina’s Grocery, an Italian-American comfort-food joint at 27 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side, next door to The Fat Radish. The store, founded by Roman Grandinetti, principal of the “content management” firm CNNCTD, and his mother, Regina, has been in soft-opening mode for several weeks. “Old-school delis are cl...
After 30 years, The Galbani® Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival heads to the Waterfront
After years of hosting The Galbani® Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival in North Buffalo, the event is moving to a new location at the Buffalo Outer Harbor. This is a real game changer for the festival, which originated on the city’s West Side (on Connecticut Street). The “Italian Festival”, considered the nation’s second largest street festival, wi...
Thurs, July 13: Golden Door at the Italian American Museum
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a screening of "Golden Door". A film by Emanuele Crialese. Thursday, July 13th, 6:30 PM - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) New York, NY 10013. Light Refreshments Will Be Served RSVP Code: GD0713 Suggested donation of $10 per person A remarkable vision. A dream of...
Staten Island Nightlife: Trattoria Romana upholds traditions native to Italy
Whoever said Staten Island would be a ghost town on this Fourth of July weekend, obviously didn't see dine at Trattoria Romana Friday evening. The down home dining spot in Dongan Hills, where Vittoria Asoli sits at the helm, was alive with diners enjoying fine food and the exchange of good conversation -- as the fragrant aroma of freshly prepared...
Chef Talk: Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano
Chef Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano grew up in New York City and began working in the restaurant industry as a teenager. He attended the Florida Culinary Institute, managed eateries throughout New England and beyond, and eventually launched his Sarasota restaurant, which is known for its homemade pasta and authentic Italian dishes....
Review: ‘Napoli, Brooklyn’ at Roundabout Theatre Company
In Napoli, Brooklyn, playing at Roundabout Theatre Company through September 3rd, Playwright Meghan Kennedy gets us started with a mimed prologue in which a family sits at the dining table, enjoying a meal and sharing the news of the day. Lights out, then up, as the dad, Nic Muscolino – played by Michael Rispoli – appears, ready for a day’s work at...
To Add Value To Italian Wine, Learn Your Grapes
A windowless room, state-of-the-art in both amenities and inorganic building materials, seems an unlikely place to fall harder for Italy's sunny wines, but after five days spent in the reaches of Astor Center enriched by native grapes, lectures by writer and educator Ian D'Agata and 56 glasses of Italian wine, I did. For its first venture into the ...