WBBZ-TV's Bob "Rizzo" Koshinski Is Italian-American Man Of The Year
Congratulations to Bob "Rizzo" Koshinski, vice president and general manager of WBBZ-TV, and host of "All Sports WNY," who was honored as the Buffalo Bisons "Italian American Man Of The Year" Thursday in pre-game ceremonies at Coca-Cola field. Even though the hometown team took a loss on the field, 4-2 to the Toledo Mud Hens, it was a winn...
The Ravioli Queen of Baltimore
By Rafael Alvarez How many ravioli do you think Lucy Palmere Pompa has made—by hand—in almost 95 years of life in Baltimore? Her nephew Willie Matricciani, 54, who calls on her every time he has to remember exactly how to season ricotta for the filling, is overwhelmed by the question: "I don't think a million is an unrealisti...
Italy’s healthy, top quality Piedmontese beef has found its way to Royal Oak, MI
Italy's healthy, top quality Piedmontese beef has found its way to Royal Oak, MI. In a new video by Monty's Beef Company, owner Rachel Leemis bares her passion for the vegetarian-fed, free range cattle she first discovered in the Piedmont region of Italy and eventually brought back to Michigan. "What our company is really focused on," Leemis says,...
Mezza Luna Italian eatery serves coveted dishes at gracious prices
Quality of food, service most important Owner and chef of Mezza Luna, Juan Barcenas, practices fundamentals of fine Italian cooking by creating simple, fresh and comforting dishes. Following the unspoken oath of soulful chefs, he starts with simple ingredients and makes as much as possible from scratch. The lasagna noodles, sauces, salad dressings...
Taste of Italy comes to Marblehead, Sept. 28
On a crisp autumn morning, the dew drips from bunches of grapes on the hillside vineyards in Chianti Classico. It is here where some of the world's best wine begins, and where Lia Banville, founder and president of Banville & Jones Wine Merchants, spends time when she is not at her import office in New York City or her home in the Canadian prov...
Tribute to Italian-Americans in Baseball: New Exhibit Opens at Convivio Center
Joe DiMaggio. Yogi Berra. Phil Rizzuto. Names instantly recognized for being extraordinary baseball players, but not only, also Italian-American. Famous Italian-Americans who were all each inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Back in the late 1910s and early 1920s, children born first generation American to Italian immigrants learned t...
Italian Wine Deconstructed – A Trip “Down the Boot”: Italian Wine Specialist Certification Course
There will be a special group of wine professionals and wine lovers gathered at Toscana Divino at Mary Brickell Village (Downtown Miami) beginning October 26, 2013. This group will be swirling, sniffing, sipping, and spitting as part of a hands-on approach to learning all that can be known about Italian wine: the regions, terroir, how to taste, Ita...
Big man in Little Italy Tom Iacoboni dishes on his love of food and family
For a number of years I've been on the Tom Iacoboni's email listserve on all things Italian. The listserve started when Tom managed the mailing list for two Italian organizations, and has now grown to more than 6,000 subscribers who receive his notifications on events, job opportunities and fundraisers. He chaired Little Italy's Columbus Day parad...
Staten Island's Savino says upstate trip not intended to raise statewide profile
By Judy L. Randall Joking that she should have donned a pair of work boots for a two-day foray to upstate produce and dairy farms, as head of the Senate's Labor Committee, state Sen. Diane Savino Tuesday swatted away questions about whether her travels might have a second purpose: To raise her profile statewide, possibly as a running mate for Gov....
Export del Made in Italy negli USA: la corsa continua
Andamento positivo dell'export italiano in USA anche dai dati dei primi nove mesi del 2013, rilasciati con ritardo dal Department of Commerce americano a causa dello "shutdown". Gli Stati Uniti hanno importato dall'Italia merci per un valore di 28,4 miliardi di dollari, pari a un aumento del 3,03% sullo stesso periodo del 2012, mentre l'export USA...
Vasari’s Last Supper reassembled 47 years after 1966 Florence flood
by John Hooper The last casualty of the devastating Florence flood of 1966 has been reassembled, raising hopes of a full restoration before the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest cultural disasters of modern times. Giorgio Vasari's Last Supper, painted on five wooden panels and measuring about 2.5 metres by 6.5 metres (8ft by...
Il Volto Santo, da Manoppello a New York
di Antonio Bini Soltanto fino a 10-15 anni fa non erano molti a conoscere il Volto Santo, custodito dai frati cappuccini a Manoppello (Pescara), nell'Italia centrale. Poi alcuni studiosi tedeschi hanno affermato che quel velo finissimo, in cui è impressa una immagine inspiegabile, viva e sofferente, sia da identificare con la leggendaria V...