Springfield’s Italian heritage procession of the Madonna
Springfield's rich Italian heritage was on full display in the city's South End neighborhood on Sunday. The procession of the Madonna has been a tradition in Springfield's south end since Italian immigrants first settled in Springfield more than one hundred years ago. Following the Sunday service at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, dozens of the f...
A Sneak Peek at Eataly Downtown's Ambitious Bread Operation
When the new Eataly Downtown opens next month, it will have a little taste of something that no other location has — bread from countries other than Italy. Every location of Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's Italian food emporium has a theme, and New York's second outpost on the third floor of 4 World Trade Center will be going all out with bread....
In Pompeii, an ancient laundry comes back to life
by Lorenzo Zanini Talking about a "return to the past" at Pompeii may not exactly make sense, because the place itself was frozen in the past by the 79 AD eruption of the Vesuvius volcano. Yet in this case the phrase seems to fit: visitors can now parts of some of the buildings as they were during the daily lives of their wealthy inhabitants...
Italian community in Austin raises funds for earthquake relief
By James Barragan After an earthquake devastated Italy on Aug. 24, killing nearly 300 people, questions started rolling in to the Facebook page for "Italy Meets Texas," a group set up by Italians and Italian-Americans in Central Texas to promote Italian culture. People wanted to know how they could help. The group's organizer...
Celebrating Life, Italian Style
By Preeti Singh As cloudy skies gave way to a bright sunny day early Sunday morning, more than a dozen merchants, dressed in white or red aprons, started to organizetheir displays on long tables set up along Arthur Avenue between Crescent Avenue and 187th Street. A smorgasbord of Italian foods, from wheels of parmesan and provolone, slabs of...
Boston to host North American Debut of Italian film “Briciole Sul Mare”
When: Sunday, October 9, 2016Where: Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA Critically acclaimed Italian comedy-drama film "Briciole Sul Mare" will make its North American debut in 12 cities across the U.S. and Canada throughout the month of October, beginning at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall on October 9. Read more Fonte: Bostoniano &nb...
Restaurant Notes: Italian-centered Bellini’s Bistro opens near Kleinhans
Bellini's Bistro has opened in a longtime restaurant space a few steps away from Kleinhans Music Hall. The building at 350 Pennsylvania St., across the street from the hall's backside, was formerly Prospero and Coda. Owners Susan and Mike Navarro opened not quite two weeks ago, offering a compact, Italian-centered menu, and a selection of wine...
Cilento: Ancient, artisanal and authentic
By Mariella Radaelli Compared to the Amalfi Coast, its bustling neighbor in the province of Salerno, Cilento might seem like land that time forgot. Long stretches of its beaches remain untouched by mass tourism and a time-honored way of life continues in its countryside, where medieval borghi largely stand in their original state and small...
Cedar Grove Deputy Mayor, Former West Orange Deputy Mayor and More Honored by Essex County Freeholders
Cedar Grove Deputy Mayor Michael Maffucci was honored by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders during its Italian Heritage Month Celebration held at the Hall of Records in October. The event was co-sponsored by Freeholder Leonard Luciano of West Caldwell (District 4) and At-Large Freeholder Vice President Brendan Gill of Montclair. ...
The last artisan battiloro goldbeater in Europe
By Elizabeth Salthouse Hidden away in a tiny little workshop at the bottom of a walled garden sits the last artisan battiloro in Europe. Beating out a rhythmic golden heartbeat, his hand-held hammer pummels a pack of gold nuggets into gossamer-thin gold leaf using a technique passed down from the 1700s. And whilst other goldbeaters have l...
Celebrating Italian Americans in Baltimore
by Charlene Cowan Over Thanksgiving, I had the chance to share a meal with friends in Baltimore City. As we finished our food and were imbibing good conversation and egg nog, a friend read aloud a headline published in The Baltimore Sun: "City Council moves to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples and Italian-Americans Day." This wa...
“Pronti per la Silicon Valley?”: le Marche guardano al mercato americano puntando sull’innovazione
Imprenditori marchigiani di frontiera, nel West col Web: può essere questa la sintesi della giornata dedicata all'innovazione come opportunità di crescita dell'export regionale verso gli Stati Uniti d'America e l'America del Nord. I quattro "Incubatori" marchigiani di startup (Hub21 di Ascoli Piceno, The Hive di Ancona, JCub di Jesi e BBCu...