Italian Art & Artists: Titian & Giorgione
He was not the great architect or sculptor like Michelangelo, or the inventor and scientist that was Leonardo's gift, he was just a painter who fully utilized color in his work. Titian's style did alter throughout his long life but his interest in color never diminished. His use of paint and brushwork made him the foremost painter in Venice. The Hi...
AATI-LI 2016 Dante Award & Scholarship Recipients
di Annamaria Monaco Cari colleghi ed amici, the end of the school year is fast approaching and so is the last official meeting of the AATI Long Island. On behalf of the Board, I would like to extend an invitation to the Dante Award and Scholarship Luncheon on Saturday, May 14th, 2016 at 11:30 am at Ristorante Pompei in West Hemps...
Meatballs on the menu for Italian earthquake relief
by Kimberly M. Aquilina Mama mia! Hungry New Yorkers raising money for victims of the Italian earthquake plan to break the Guinness Book World Record by throwing back more than 29 meatballs in one minute. No word on whether the meatballs will be "on top of spaghetti all covered in cheese" as the song goes, but on Tuesday, New York...
Celebrating the Traditional Votive Mass of San Gennaro at Most Precious Blood Church in NYC
Even though I was out late the night before, I made it a point to attend the Traditional Votive Mass of San Gennaro at Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan's historic Little Italy (Sept. 24th). It has been ages since a Traditional Latin Mass was celebrated at the storied church and I didn't want to miss it. Arriving early, I walked through the...
Where to Catch Ferrante Fever in New York City
"Ferrante Fever" is here, with city bookstores planning to make the most of fans' enthusiasm through release parties and talks this November. The upcoming release of two new books by famed Italian author Elena Ferrante has re-ignited what's been dubbed #FerranteFever on social media, an excitement that's taken hold among her readers. (Ther...
Lella Vignelli, a Designer With a Spare, Elegant Style, Dies at 82
By William Grimes Lella Vignelli, a designer who, with her husband, Massimo Vignelli, introduced a spare, elegant style to a wide range of products and corporate brands, attracting an international clientele, died on Dec. 22 at her home in Manhattan. She was 82. The cause was dementia, her son, Luca, said. Ms. Vignelli, an architect...
Arthur Avenue Mike's Deli Store: intervista a Davide Greco
Se si viene a New York, ci si accorge che il mondo è davvero piccolo e che la presenza di italiani è davvero così massiccia, come si ha modo di leggere se si approfondisce l'argomento. Aziende italiane, turisti, italoamericani che seppure sia passato diverso tempo da quando i nonni approdarono negli USA, rimangono fedeli a quell'Italian Style lasci...
Cultura Italiana nel mondo - Stati Uniti - "Fragments" di architettura Italiana nel mondo: omaggio a Renzo Piano dalla Galleria Gagosian e Fondazione Niarchos a New York
"Fragments" il titolo della mostra dedicata all'architettura italiana nel mondo, nella sua espressione più internazionale dell'attualità contemporanea rappresentata dalle opere di Renzo Piano e del suo studio, che si inaugura il 27 giugno - per chiudersi il 2 agosto alla Galleria Gagosian a New York. Lo scopo di questa mostra - spiegano alla G...
Come to i Trulli during this summer’s Italian Dine-Out for a true taste of Puglia!
In 1970, at the age of 11, Nicola Marzovilla and his family made a cross continental move from the region of Puglia, Italy (which forms the heel of Italy's boot) to New York City. Never losing touch with his culinary and cultural heritage Nicola opened his second restaurant i Trulli to celebrate the gastronomy of his childhood in Puglia nearly 24 y...
Gallinari: Fellow Italian Bargnani will thrive with Knicks
By Marc Berman Andrea Bargnani is already asking former Knick Danilo Gallinari about the best Italian restaurants in Manhattan. Bargnani, whose trade from the Raptors will become official Wednesday, is flying in from Rome tomorrow to meet with Knicks brass. Bargnani and Gallinari, from Milan, are close former Italian National Team members. Ga...
Our Editorial Director Honored As “Italian American Personality Of The Year” In Brooklyn
Tiziano Thomas Dossena, Editorial Director of L'Idea Magazine, recently gave a presentation titled "Viva Verdi" at the celebrations of the Italian Heritage Month, in the auditorium of St. Athanasius Church in Brooklyn. The presentation proved to the large audience there is a common, everyday knowledge of Verdi's works by the average Americ...
ANTI-PASTA: A Dinner Inspired by Italian Futurism
"What we think or dream or do is determined by what we eat and what we drink." —"The Manifesto of Futurist Cuisine" Guggenheim members at the Fellow Associate level and above are invited to participate in a dinner inspired by the Italian Futurists' strong beliefs on dining and nutrition designed and hosted by cookbook author and restaurat...