ARIA DI COMMEDIA: An Evening of Italian Renaissance Theater and Music
MARCH 09, 2015 - 06:00 PMCasa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 What do you get when you put together a hungry servant, a know-it-all Latin speaking doctor and a string of sausages? You get Pazzi Lazzi in Aria di Commedia! You'll giggle at Dottore's "little problem" and the beautiful Flaminia's long...
Good Eye: Italian Bankers Row
by Inga Saffron In the late 19th century, when thousands of Italian immigrants were pouring into South Philadelphia to make their fortunes, Seventh Street was transformed into a bustling bankers row. By 1897, there were 25 rowhouse-size banks between Bainbridge and Washington Avenues, all competing to provide newcomers with loans, money tr...
Theo Ubique unplugs a rock classic
Italian-American performer Max DeTogne will play the title role in a unique rendition of “Jesus Christ Superstar” being staged by Theo Ubique in Chicago. Artistic Director Fred Anzevino will unplug the legendary rock opera, presenting an acoustic performance in the cabaret setting of the No Exit Cafe. “We feel our intimate space in the No...
Roscigno, il manager del Credito cooperativo "Uomo dell'anno" negli Usa
Il direttore generale della Bcc Monte Pruno di Roscigno, Michele Albanese è stato nominato negli Stati Uniti "Uomo dell’anno”. Il prestigioso premio è stato conferito dalla Federazione delle associazioni campane in USA per "i suoi meriti, il suo servizio, la sua amicizia nei confronti delle Associazioni americane aderenti alla Federazione". ...
Continua la corsa delle bollicine italiane: export +241% in dieci anni
La grande corsa degli spumanti made in Italy. Se l'export di vino italiano, complice anche il calo della produzione interna, nel 2014 ha subìto una battuta d'arresto (fermandosi a un modesto +0,8% in quantità) continuano invece a inanellare successi le vendite all'estero degli spumanti. L'export di bollicine made in Italy anche nel 2...
Carnia, where silence, beauty and tradition collide in one of Italy’s best kept secrets
It's written 'Carnia' (the Carnorum Regio described by the Roman historian Titus Livius/Livy) but it's read 'mountain.' Beauty, order and silence are the rulers of this land of around thirty towns with 40,000 inhabitants in the province of Udine, in the extreme North-East of Italy. These numbers alone speak of peace, of good relaxation for...
‘Crazy for Italian Food’ based on Italian-American experience
by Roberta Saddan Although the farm-to-table concept may be one of the hottest trends today, it was the only way to eat in the New York City of the 1930s. For the many immigrant families in a new world, the dinner table was the center of family life. Cookbook author Joe Famularo shares the details of his childhood in Crazy fo...
With 1100 Millecento Done, Pininfarina Sets Up Shop in Miami
The Italian automobile design firm, Pininfarina, established in 1930 and famous for creating iconic designs for companies like Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Ferrari, and Maserati (you might have heard of them) has recently expanded its repertoire of to skyscrapers, and is setting up shop with a new office in Miami to design them. Their first ever high...
IT and US: The 17th Annual Educators Awards and Scholarship Celebration
WTI Magazine #59 2015 May, 1Author : Josephine Maietta Translation by: The Association of Italian American Educators (AIAE), was established in 1997 to promote the mission of enhancing the Italian American image and presence in education. Since 1999, AIAE has presented the Educator of the Year Awards to deserving Italian American edu...
Hopkinton: Carbone's owner hopes to reopen in three to four weeks
By Jonathan Phelps As he pointed to damage caused by a fire that ripped through a portion Carbone's restaurant on Cedar Street Monday afternoon, owner Peter Carbone offered a prediction. "I am going to be optimistic and say we'll be open in three to four weeks," he said. The inside of the lounge is missing all its ceili...
At Bottega, eat like you’re in Italy
by Jeff Cox Two local chefs, both headquartered in Yountville, have become brands. One, of course, is Thomas Keller of The French Laundry, Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery, and Ad Hoc in Yountville and Per Se in New York City. The other is Michael Chiarello, who has created a string of successful businesses that are synthesized in his restaurant, B...
The world’s oldest club “Circolo degli Uniti” is in Siena
by Carlo Marroni One enters by passing under an ancient, frescoed 15th-century loggia. The streets of the city centre are left behind and, through the large glass door looms an unrivalled view of the Campo. This is the piazza where the Palio is raced twice a year. This is Siena. And over the centuries in these ancient rooms - over...