Rao’s owner Frank Pellegrino Sr. dies of cancer
Rao’s legend and “Sopranos” star Frank Pellegrino Sr. died on Tuesday aged 72 following a cancer battle. The famed Harlem restaurateur’s close friend Bo Dietl told Page Six, “We lost a part of New York today when we lost Frankie. There’s nobody like him, he’s an icon.” Dietl, a former NYPD detective and now New York City mayoral candidate said Pell...
St. Joseph’s Day Feast (SI) on March 20
Monday, March 20, 2017, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Bocelli’s Restaurant | 1250 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305. Members $57, Non-members $67 Buy now. Spaces are limited. Gentleman always welcome. Celebrate St. Joseph’s Day with Staten Island Network members and friends! Enjoy a traditional feast of salad, a duet of pastas (including pasta con le sarde)...
La Serenissima: The Millenarian Venice
February 2 (Thursday) 5:30 pm. "La Serenissima": The Millenarian Venice A discussion with Jordi Savall. Moderated by Magdalena Baczewska. Jordi Savall is among the foremost performers of early music in the world today. Savall will speak about the myriad musical styles and influences at play throughout the thousand-year lifespan of the Venetian Repu...
A Tavola with Lidia Bastianich (Part II)
Felidia’s lunch crowd began to thin out, as we remained on the second floor and Lidia Bastianich described her plight to America. She was born in what was then called Pola under Italy and currently Pula in Croatia. Lidia began to explain her native land and the various forms of governments that have ruled a much disputed territory. The popular...
Contemporary Italian at NYC's Obicà
In Neapolitan dialect, the word “obicà” translates as “here it is,” and if you’re looking for some of the freshest and most authentic Italian in New York City, point yourself to Obicà Mozzarella Bar Pizza e Cucina, where you’ll find it served right before your eyes. Started in Italy in 2004, Obicà now has restaurants in international gateways like...
Helping Kids Learn to Appreciate All Things Italian
It’s no secret that New York City is home to some of the best ways to experience Italian culture, with neighborhoods such as Little Italy and artisanal grocery stores such as Eataly. We are surrounded by a plethora of cultures, and as New Yorkers, it is our responsibility to take full advantage of the opportunities they offer to understand and beco...
These Fashion Startups Offer The Prestige Of "Made In Italy" Without Inflated Prices
Amanda Carye stumbled on the idea for her shoe company, Idoni, when she moved to Italy for a six-month business course. Strolling past gelato stands and chapels in Venice, she came across shops selling furlane, a slipper invented during the Second World War, when resources were scarce. At the time, Italian shoemakers—whose craft is still passed dow...
Farewell Mass at St. Bernard for departing Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello
Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello is taking on the role of pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and administrator of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Williamsburg while remaining vicar for development and director of parish giving programs for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. He is leaving St. Bernard in Mill Basin, which will now be under th...
Chef Fabio Viviani brings star power to new restaurant at del Lago Casino
Fabio Viviani says the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York reminds him of his native Tuscany, in central Italy. "It doesn't look like Tuscany, but it has the same feel," said Viviani, a chef, restaurateur and cookbook author who rose to fame in the United States as an exuberant contestant on the reality TV show "Top Chef." "The farms, the anima...
Beyond Memory: Italian Protestants in Italy and America
06:00 - 08:00 pm, Thursday, March 2, 2017 - The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10036. The Philip V. Cannistraro Seminar Series in Italian American Studies - Beyond Memory: Italian Protestants in Italy and America (Dennis Barone, University of Saint Joseph) In Beyond Memory (SUNY Press, 2...
My Grandma's American Dream
The Italian American Museum Cordially invites you to attend to "My Grandma's American Dream: From Italy to a New Life". Thursday, February 2nd, 6:30 PM Presented by: Anthony DiFranco. Light Refreshments Will Be Served. The film is a personal tale of the immigrant generation of a century ago who helped make the world we live in and the people who li...
You say VerraZano, I say VerraZZano...let's get it right!
Where is Zorro when we really need him? With a few swishes of his blade, he could quickly correct a long-standing typo and add a "Z" to the spelling of "Verrazano Bridge" so it matches its namesake, the Italian-born explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. The issue recently resurfaced when a college student brought media attention to the spelling error wh...