American Ballet Theatre's Pasta-Loving Ballerina Inspires A New York City Dish
Your fork will be doing pirouettes in this new plate of pasta. In honor of American Ballet Theatre's new season, which kicked off on May 15th at the Metropolitan Opera House, nearby restaurant Quality Italian has created a dish inspired by one dancer's favorite food: Pasta. Principal Isabella Boylston, who happens to be the youngest principal in th...
How Sesame Street and Smash Mouth shared stage at Children’s Discovery Museum gala
Sonia Manzano created generations of fans with her groundbreaking role as Maria on “Sesame Street,” which she retired from in 2015. The actress and writer probably added more to that total Friday night when she was honored with the Legacy for Children Award from the Children’s Discovery Museum. “There was no children’s museum when I was growing up...
New Internship at the Italian Trade Agency in New York (SU17) and Choose New Jersey in Princeton (W18)
As part of a broader initiative about pre-professional opportunities for students, the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies and the Italian Program at Montclair State University are pleased to offer a new internship in two parts: a summer internship portion at the Italian Trade Agency, New York, and a winter internship portion at C...
Il design italiano e americano si incontrano a New York
Già da qualche anno la rivista INTERNI, edita da Mondadori, cerca di trasportare a New York l’energia e l’ottimismo che da 20 anni infiammano il FuoriSalone di Milano. La pietra miliare è stata celebrata proprio quest’anno, dal 3 al 15 aprile 2017, con dislocata in tre diversi punti della città di Milano: l’Università degli Studio di Milano, l’Orto...
Veteran TV sitcom dad supports the 'Saint of Staten Island'
When actor Dan Lauria heard about the plight of children receiving help from the Global Medical Relief Fund, he arranged a visit with founder Elissa Montanti and traveled cross country to meet the youngsters in person The Hollywood actor, best known for his portrayal of Jack Arnold, the money-conscious dad on the TV series, "The Wonder Years," offe...
Italian restaurant Uncle Tony’s to open in Farmingdale
It’s time to visit your Uncle Tony’s. The restaurant and pizzeria is the newest addition to Farmingdale’s growing restaurant row on Main Street. After a major remodeling, Uncle Tony’s has opened in the former site of Cascarino’s. The grand opening is June 1 and will honor local police, firefighters, emergency medical service and first responders, s...
After serving on both sides in WWII, a life haunted by regrets
Frank Cortese is one of the few people who fought on both sides during World War II. He started as a sailor with the Italian navy, fighting against the Allies. After Italy surrendered, he continued as an Italian sailor fighting for the Allies. As most familiar with history remember, Italy entered the war on the side of Germany and Japan, before sur...
Hamptons hotspot to get an Italian makeover
Italy will meet Southampton this summer, as celeb hot spot 75 Main introduces a new menu from consulting chef Michele Brogioni, of Armani Restaurant on Fifth Avenue. Fans of Zach Erdem’s 75 Main include Joe Biden, LA Reid, Barbara Walters, Alex Rodriguez and the Kardashian clan. Dishes will include grilled filet mignon with brandy green peppercorn...
ItalianCreationGroup Opens its First Luxury Lifestyle Flagship Store in New York, Bringing Together High-end Brands Driade, FontanaArte, Valcucine and Toscoquattro
The fast-growing Italian luxury holding company ItalianCreationGroup is opening its first North American flagship store during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City on Monday, bringing together its prestigious design firms under one roof for the first time ever. The company has acquired a stable of luxury brands over the la...
‘Regina’s’ Brings Italian Sandwiches and Imported Goods to Lower Orchard Street
There’s a new sandwich shop to speak of on lower Orchard Street. Where Georgia’s Vintage once peddled vintage, a throwback deli counter called Regina’s is poised to open. The brown-paper window shades were deposed this week to reveal the new store, complete with hex-tiled floors and shelves of dry goods. Regina’s also incorporates the ghost signage...
Smorg Vendor Tramezzini Brings Its Venetian Sandos to the Lower East Side
First came Trapizzino, and now comes Tramezzini. Lower East Siders are getting a serious education in Italian street sandos. Back in February, the Roman pizza pocket operation, Trapizzino, opened on Orchard Street. Now Tramezzini, a Smorgasburg vendor specializing in Venetian sandwiches, is opening just a handful of blocks away, on Houston Street....
Personaggi molisani all’Estero: un medico e il “Re dei coltelli”
Quando il figliolo di un compaesano divenne medico, per la Comunità italo-americana degli Usa ciò fu motivo di enorme orgoglio; ma soprattutto più tardi, quando – in grazia della sua bravura – quel giovane professionista molisano divenne un punto di riferimento della cittadina di Buffalo e, poi, dell’intera Contea. Nicola Rocco De Dominicis (di Vas...