Meet Author Michele Cecchini from Lucca at the IIC Next Week
by Mauro Battocchi Join Italian literary enthusiasts at the Italian Cultural Institute (601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F) next week Tuesday March 22 at 6:30 for a special talk by lucchese author Michele Cecchini as he presents his new book "Per il bene che ti voglio." Mr. Cecchini was born in Lucca in 1972 and teaches literature in Livorno, the I...
Lidia Bastianich on cooking as connection to heritage, keeping a family together, and what never to do when cooking pasta
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Lidia Bastianich, otherwise knows simply as Lidia, Emmy award-winning public television host of "Lidia's Kitchen," bestselling cookbook author, restauranteur, co-owner of the Italian marketplace Eataly, and purveyor of the best-selling artisanal Lidia's pasta and sauce line. He...
Contemporary Creativity and Cultural Heritage: “Arte Contemporanea a Villa Pisani”
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 Time: 6:30 PM. Location: IIC (601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F, San Francisco) Meet a Masterpiece by Andrea Palladio: A talk by Francesca Pola This talk is intended to present the project "Arte Contemporanea a Villa Pisani" (Contemporary Art at Villa Pisani) which Francesca Pola started in 2007 as curator, and whic...
House committee rejects bill to abolish Colorado’s Columbus Day
By Joey Bunch Columbus Day will live on in Colorado after legislation to abolish it was voted down Monday night. Rep. Joe Salazar, a Democrat from Thornton who sponsored the bill, originally sought to have Oct. 12 renamed Indigenous People's Day. He dropped that part of the proposal with an amendment during the committee hearing. The four...
L’olio di Cortona conquista l'America
Buone notizie da New York per il prezioso nettare verde di Cortona. Ben tre aziende del comune hanno sbaragliato la concorrenza portandosi a casa riconoscimenti nella più importante selezione di oli oliva organizzata in America dall'associazione NYIOOC. Si tratta di due medaglie d'oro e una d'argento le prime due conquistate rispettivament...
"Opera in the Italian Garden"
When: July 31 at 6:00-7:30 p.m.Where: "Opera in the Italian Garden" 990 East Blvd.- Cleveland, OH 44108 For information: 216-916-7780 250 chairs but bring your own to ensure a seat. The popular, free concert "Opera in the Italian Garden" will be presented on the lawn of the beautiful Renaissance Italian Cultural Garden Sunday, July 31 at...
A New Pizza Restaurant Brings Out Crowds in The Heights: True Italian by Way of Dallas?
Nothing rivals authentic regional cuisine enjoyed in its own backyard. Take a Philly cheese steak devoured in Philadelphia, or a key lime pie savored in Key West. Dallasite Jay Jerrier's own flavor/region epiphany arrived in the form of Neapolitan pizza tasted during his honeymoon in Italy. Nearly 20 years after his first bite, Jerrier par...
The “Italian Cultural Spring” Continues into Summer & Fall
by Catherine Accardi Earlier this year, our own San Francisco Italian Consul General, Mauro Battocchi, posted an important observation in his blog at San Francisco, Italy, www.sanfranciscoitaly.com. Consul General Battocchi noticed an increase in interest of all things Italian in the San Francisco Bay Area. He called this welcomed phenomen...
Pamela Fiori: Women in Business 2016 Trailblazer
Pamela Fiori brought down the house at the recent SRQ Hear Me Roar luncheon, the former editor-in-chief of Travel & Leisure and Town & Country magazinesfirst listened intently to keynote speaker Anna Zornosa of Ruby Ribbon detail the inherent challenges in developing a successful women's shape-wear business in the male-dominated start-up in...
Carmello’s in Manassas wins Best of Virginia award
Carmello's is owned by long-time Manassas resident, Alice Pires, a Portuguese immigrant, who established the local landmark in 1987. The family-owned restaurant's seasonal menus serve a wide variety of American cuisine with Portuguese and Mediterranean influence. Carmello's uses local sources for ingredients. The dishes are complemented by fre...
World soccer power AS Roma is in the US and you probably didn't even know it
This week, one of the most famous soccer teams in the world, AS Roma, was training in Boston, next to Harvard stadium. About 200 fans showed up every day to watch the star-studded team train. For a world-famous team like Roma, used to huge crowds, it probably felt like a vacation. Roma's two most famous players are Daniele De Rossi and of...
Celebrate on September 8th the 13th Annual Festa for the Sicilian Black Madonna del Tindari
Il Comitato per il Ripristino della Festa della Madonna Nera cordially invites you to the Twelfth Annual Festa in Honor of the Sicilian Black Madonna del Tindari. Thursday, September 8, 2016, 6PM at the Phoenix Bar, located at the former site of her devotion, 447 East 13th Street, off of Avenue A, Manhattan For the past...