Staten Island's Bocelli serves up Sicilian style pumpkin ravioli
by Lauren Glassberg Bocelli's restaurant is hidden away in the non-descript Hylan Shopping Center on Staten Island. "We were all born in Italy, developed a palate for real Italian food and that's what we try to bring to this restaurant," Vincent Damonte said. On the inside, it's a totally different feel: wood work and murals and food...
E' Cinema Italiano a New York: Dal Tribeca Con Paolo Virzi' ad Aprile al Grande Tributo a Giugno del Lincoln Center in Collaborazione con Cinecitta'-Luce
In cartellone ben 16 titoli, tra cui Sacro Gra, Tir, La mafia uccide solo d'estate, Felice chi è diverso, Smetto quando voglio... E al Tribeca Film Festival le attese prime americane de Il capitale umano di Virzì e il ritorno di Sophia Loren con 'La voce umana' La quattordicesima edizione di "Open Roads: New Italian Cinema", l'evento più significa...
Second In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY will be June 9 to 24, 2014
Kairos Italy Theater, the preeminent Italian theater company in NYC, will present its second In Scena! Italian Theater Festival (www.inscenany.com) in all five boroughs from June 9 to 24, 2014. The event will feature six full productions and four readings. Production highlights include "Hanno tutti ragione" (Everybody's Right), performed b...
Book presentation (Wednesday, June 25): My Two Italies (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2014), by Joseph Luzzi
A poignant personal account from a child of Calabrian peasants whose lifelong study of Italy unveils the mysteries of this Bel Paese, "Beautiful Land," where artistic genius and political corruption have gone hand in hand from the time of Michelangelo to The Sopranos. The child of Italian immigrants Luzzi straddles these two perspectives to link hi...
Minissale Brothers Continue the Family Tradition with Launch of New Website
One of the amazing traits of being Italian is being known for hard work and perseverance. The Minissale family based in New York exemplifies those traits and are a perfect example of the American Dream. On June 15, 1978, Philip and Agnes Minissale opened their beloved Minissale's Italian American Restaurant on 14th Street in Troy, NY....
Announcing the spring 2015 Philip V. Cannistraro Seminar Series in Italian American Studies
Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 6pmA Great Conspiracy against Our Race: Italian Immigrant Newspapers and the Construction of Whiteness in the Early 20th Century Peter G. Vellon, Queens College, CUNY In A Great Conspiracy against Our Race (New York University Press, 2014), Peter Vellon explores how Italian immigrants, a once undesirable and "s...
Nonna's cookbook puts St. George restaurant in international spotlight
by Pamela Silvestri Enoteca Maria is a small wine bar and restaurant in St. George with an unusual concept: The menu is orchestrated by about a dozen nonnas direct from Italy who bring their regional spin to the country's food. Proprietor Jody Scaravella will hit the radio with his new cookbook between 11 a.m. and noon, Tuesday, A...
Beloved Upper East Side church celebrates centennial four years early after announcement of closure
Parishioners and descendants of the founders of Our Lady of Peace Church walked in a procession to celebrate the church's centennial on Sunday—four years early. The church on East 62nd Street is marking that milestone now because April of 2019 would be too late. The beloved house of worship would be non-existent. It's one of a number...
Opening Night-Italian Dance Connection (IDACO NYC)
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Hours: 6PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NY 10065 IDaCo is a platform and a container for the works of Italian artists or with an Italian component that succeed in creating unique and original scenic paths through body awareness, movement and contemporary visual arts. The pr...
Ferruccio Laviani Gianluca Vassallo and New York Design Week
Twice Light is a project Italian photographer Gianluca Vassallo conceived for New York Design Week 2015 when the well-known lighting brand invited him to participate to present its new showroom installation by architect and designer Ferruccio Laviani. In the "SpOts" installation Ferruccio Laviani transforms Foscarini's Spazio Soho in New Y...
Hofstra University looks at Frank Sinatra's love-hate relationship with Italy
by Stanislao Pugliese As Hofstra University prepares a six-day conference on Frank Sinatra, it has given me an opportunity to re-think Sinatra's relationship with Italy and Italian-American culture. While often depicted as a staunch defender of his rich ethic heritage, I would argue that Sinatra had an ambiguous relationship with Italy and Italian...
Screening: 41 PARALLELO: A Documentary and Short Films from Naples
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 06:00 PM - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 In collaboration with Napoli Film Festival. All the films are in ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles. BELLISSIMA [Beautiful]Directed by Alessandro CapitaniWinner of Best Actress (Giusy Lodi)(2015, Italy, 12 min.)Veronica is twenty and...