At Don Peppe, Expect a Lot of Everything
“Get ready for a lot of flavor.” This was what an old hand with the menu at Don Peppe said as the first plates came to our table. He could have shortened that to “get ready for a lot,” or just “get ready.” Some preparation for the meal to come is definitely in order for the uninitiated, a word that on a typical day applies to nobody at this white-t...
Il sogno americano: nel secondo semestre via al Progetto vino negli Stati Uniti
È New York l’obiettivo principale del vino italiano per la fine di giugno, con due appuntamenti targati Vinitaly International. Si parte con il Summer Fancy Food Show (25-27 giugno) e il Wine bar realizzato da Vinitaly International nell’ambito del progetto di promozione del made in Italy supportato dal Mise e Ice. Una quarantina le aziende made in...
Have an ice day in Bath
If the Lehigh Valley’s first heat wave of the year had you seeking ice cream and other chilled treats, take note of the area’s latest hot spot for frozen favorites. Villa Grande Pizzeria and Family Restaurant, which opened four years ago at 225 W. Northampton St. in Bath, on June 2 debuted an addition offering Gino’s Italian Ice and Ice Cream. Co-o...
Anthony Fasano e la sua guida per ritrovare le origini italiane
Per anni e anni Anthony Fasano si è sentito un italo-americano senza davvero capire cosa questo volesse dire, senza conoscere quei posti da cui le sue due famiglie di origine (paterna e materna) sono partite all’inizio del Novecento a bordo di una nave che li portava in America. Gli italo-americani a New York e negli Stati Uniti in generale sono an...
Son is carrying on family's small business at Cutaia's Meat Market in 19th Ward
Cutaia’s Meat Market has been a neighborhood institution in Rochester’s 19th Ward for decades. The place opened at 574 Chili Ave., near Thurston Road, in 1974 and has been a mainstay on the city's southwest side since. It’s been a year since the death of the founder, Charles Cutaia — but one of his sons, Joe, is carrying on the family tradition. Ch...
Award for Innovation & Circular Economy - Winner announced
ISSNAF, the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation, and Intesa Sanpaolo, the leading banking group in Italy and one of the top banking groups in the Euro zone, strongly believe in the fundamental importance of re-thinking how our global economy works and of re-designing the way stuff is made. To do so, the two Institutions are...
Hendrick Hudson Senior Wins $500 Scholarship
From the desk of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society: The Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is pleased to announce the winner of its $500 Spirito d’Italia Scholarship. Jaclyn Raguso of Montrose, a senior at Hendrick Hudson High School, plans to attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the fall. Her winning essay detailed her appreciation for t...
Giovani scienziati italiani vincono medaglie d'oro e d'argento a Genius Olympiad di Oswego (New York)
Più di un migliaio di finalisti accreditati con oltre 400 progetti; cinque le tematiche ammesse, compresa la robotica; rappresentati 51 paesi dei cinque continenti e 39 stati Usa; l’Italia partecipa con due lavori ed entrambi vengono premiati. Tutto questo alla 7a edizione di “Genius Olympiad” svolta dal 12 al 17 giugno a Oswego, stato di New York,...
10 delicious stops to make on the Bronx's Arthur Avenue
Food in the Bronx is reflective of the characteristics that make this borough unique: it’s got one foot rooted in “the old country” and one foot in the new, bridging the gap with a passion for tradition. Many cultures are represented throughout the Bronx, but Arthur Avenue continues to be predominantly Italian American just as it was during the ear...
Italian Food Awards Come to Summer Fancy Food Show
The inaugural U.S. edition of the Italian Food Awards will be presented by Gruppo Food's Italianfood.net in collaboration with Universal Marketing and the Specialty Food Association at the upcoming Summer Fancy Food Show, on June 25, in New York City. The awards program, which has taken place twice previously in Europe, is open to products that are...
State Senate approves bill to name new Tappan Zee Bridge after former Gov. Mario Cuomo
The state Senate passed a bill late Wednesday night that would name one of Gov. Cuomo's signature projects after his late father. The bill, introduced at the end of the legislative session by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk County) would name the new Tappan Zee Bridge under construction the “Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.” The curr...
Thurs, June 29: The Fighting Wagners
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a dramatic reading of "The Fighting Wagners. A Story of Fighting Through Discrimination in America" Screenplay by Arlene Sparaco, Directed by Roberto Monticello. Thursday, June 29th, 6:30 PM - Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) New York, NY...