DaNico's just closed, now here comes DeLuca's Restaurant
Here lies the story about a 27-year-old guy from Staten Island living the restaurant dream. That's what Rob DeLuca will tell you when you sit down with him in his soon-to-open first restaurant. "My culinary background started just down the street at Nucci's South. I was 17 years old and I was bussing tables," said DeLuca. His venture will be called...
Il design italiano sbarca in Usa con "Material Immaterial". Focus su creatività e investimenti
Celebrare la sinergia tra il mondo del design italiano e gli Stati Uniti: questo l'obiettivo dell’evento "Material Immaterial", organizzato dal periodico italiano di design "Interni" in collaborazione con il Consolato generale d'Italia a New York. Perché se gli Stati Uniti hanno dimostrato grande interesse a investire in nuove proposte nel settore...
Executive of the Month: Question and answer session with Joseph Aquino of Joseph Aquino Commercial Real Estate Services
Manhattan, NY The New York Real Estate Journal (NYREJ) recently sat down with Joseph Aquino, proprietor of Joseph Aquino Commercial Real Estate Services for a question and answer session. NYREJ: You mentioned you started traveling the world early on in your career. How did this come about? Aquino: From the very beginning I travelled nationally wh...
Castelli America Eyes Grant, Expansion For Blockville Plant
After taking over Empire Specialty Cheese Co. last year, Castelli America is ready for expansion at its Blockville plant. In doing so, the company is requesting county assistance through the submission of a grant to the state on its behalf. County legislators on the Planning and Economic Development Committee gave their approval on Wednesday to au...
Genitori italiani a New York: quale istruzione per i nostri figli?
Rossana e Fabrizio vivono fuori dall’Italia ormai da più di 13 anni, se si esclude un breve rientro alla base di circa 24 mesi. Lui, dirigente di una multinazionale, ha felicemente accolto l’opportunità del trasferimento per offrire un panorama diverso alla famiglia e lei, impiegata nella stessa azienda, ha temporaneamente lasciato il lavoro per de...
Francesca Capetta Sings Dean Martin: A Centennial Celebration this July
This performance celebrates the 100th birthday of Italian-American entertainer Dean Martin. The show, written and performed by Francesca Capetta, features Tony Award-winner Liliane Montevecchi (Broadway: Nine {Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical}, Grand Hotel {Tony Nomination}, Le Plume de Ma Tante. Irma la Douce, Gigi,...
Why One of New York’s Most Respected Chefs Decided to Expand to Long Island’s North Fork
For nearly two decades, Frank DeCarlo has run Peasant, the Elizabeth Street Italian restaurant with a wood-fired oven and a very devoted following. While DeCarlo has expanded, he’s hardly an empire builder. In fact, a new restaurant opening in a couple weeks will be only his third. That restaurant, Barba Bianca — “White Beard” — won’t even be in Ne...
Out of Left Field: Italian-Americans riding the sports elevator
Dr. Tom Ferraro, the marvelous commentator for Blank Slate Media, last week highlighted that there are 319,602 Italian-Americans in Nassau County. In the 2000 Census, there were 408,572 in Suffolk. Our two suburban counties ranked among the highest population percentage of Italian-Americans in the U.S. (Suffolk was 2nd with 28.8), and Nassau was 7...
“In the Light of Naples: The Art of Francesco de Mura” at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
A completely illustrated scholarly catalogue accompanies the exhibition, which is underwritten by Christie's. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. 124 Raymond Ave Box 703. Poughkeepsie, NY 12604. (845) 437-5632. Admission is free and open to the public. All galleries are wheelchair accessible. Francesco de Mura (1696-1782) could be termed the last g...
Josephine Milani, 100, Ossining
Josephine Milani, an Ossining resident, died Monday at the age of 100. Milani was born in Illinois and raised in New York City. She received a BA from Hunter College and an MA from Columbia University. Her main subject of study was foreign languages and was licensed to teach French, Spanish, Italian and English. She taught for 25 years in various h...
Italian restaurant Meta Osteria & Barra opens in Oceanside
Meta Osteria & Barra is bringing a new spin on Italian cuisine to Oceanside. Meta opens in the former site of Sole, with a colorful menu that seasons traditional Italian and Italian-American fare with contemporary accents. It’s under the same management as Sole, which arrived in 2000. Dennis Durdaller is the managing partner; Robert Carmosino is ch...
Carla Sozzani: I’ll Take Manhattan
Looking down from far above, the port seems like a toy town, with its tiny boats, old brick warehouses with signs reading “Seafood” and “Shellfish”, and – across the East River – the jagged outline of Brooklyn’s high-rise buildings. Many floors up in the Howard Hughes offices, there are models of Space Age structures and then a more familiar curved...