Charlie Gitto’s Downtown St. Louis – Restaurant Review provided by St. Louis Restaurant Review
Charlie Gitto's Downtown St. Louis – St Louis Restaurant Review published a review on February 15, 2015 about Charlie Gitto's three locations, On the Hill, From the Hill and at Hollywood Casino. We obtained information for our review that helped us understand the family and the business structure. It appears that the situation could create...
New documentary examines Cabrini Green as part of Black Harvest Film Festival
by Tony Binns Ronit Bezalel's thought-provoking documentary, 70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green, is a starling case study into the making and destruction of one of Chicago's most infamous public housing projects. Heralded as a public housing success in the late 1940s, it garnered a reputation of also being one the most dangerous in the lat...
The Italian workshop
The Italian workshop has been an institution at Albuquerque's Bear Canyon Senior Center for several years, and it's wildly popular. Workshop leader, Alex Trujillo, reports that the group is at capacity, with 21 students. But don't let that deter you from calling the Center and leaving a message for Alex. Participation fluctuates as people go on vac...
Festival Of San Gennaro Comes To Yorktown
by Frank Mojica One of the original statues of St. Gennaro will lead the opening ceremonial procession for the Yorktown Feast of San Gennaro on Thursday. "It's a privilege to participate in the first San Gennaro Feast in Yorktown," said the Rev. Tom Kreiser of St. Patrick's Church in Yorktown Heights. "What a joy to celebrate the Ital...
Mona Lisa's Bones Found?
The identity of the raven-haired beauty painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1504 has long been suspected to be Lisa Gheradini Del Giocondo, the wife of a rich silk merchant. Italian archaeologists trying to solve the mystery behind the identity of one of the world's most famous models said Wednesday that they had found shards of bone which could h...
Italian cuisine: Tagliatelle with Ceps Mushrooms
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Tagliatelle with porcini (pronounced "por-CHEE-nee") is a tasty and inviting first course with an intense nutty flavor, a special autumn treat. It is fun to pick mushrooms in the woods in a warm autumn day with your friends. Then cook them together whi...
Vineland celebrates Italian community on Columbus Day
by Daniel J. Kov Columbus Day was all about celebrating the contributions of Italian-Americans to Vineland in the annual ceremony on the steps of City Hall on Monday. "The Italian community has done so much for this city," Mayor Ruben Bermudez said at the start of the noon ceremony. "They are a critical part of our growth and development as a...
Brooklyn's Commendatore: High Italian honors for founder of Enrico Caruso Museum
By Nino Pantano A gala celebration was recently held honoring Commendatore Aldo Mancusi and the life and legacy of Mme. Licia Albanese at the New York Athletic Club at Central Park South. Mancusi, who is the founder and curator of the Enrico Caruso Museum in Brooklyn, was recently given the much coveted title of Commendatore, one of the highest ho...
Capt. Louie Carbone’s sneak preview of new Italian restaurant Carbone in Aria
By Robin Leach The old-fashioned glamour and luxury is the first thing you're bowled over by at the new, swanky Italian restaurant Carbone at Aria that officially celebrates its grand opening Thursday night. The second thing that grabs you by your cogliones is the legendary lineup of captains — no waiters here. Just vet...
In & Out: da Bordighera a Boston, come ricercatrice ad Harvard da quasi 40 anni. La storia della dottoressa Mara Lorenzi
di Stefania Orengo Boston è una delle città più europee degli Stati Uniti. In un solo centro si può trovare quanto di più elegante e raffinato ci sia in Europa. Dalle vetrine di Newbury Street, alla deliziosa Beacon Street, fatta di mattoni rossi e di davanzali raffinati, alla squisita Hanover Street, il quartiere degli italiani, dove i no...
A Nicodemo Coppola la medaglia di eroe dell’anno
Sabato scorso, ad Atlantic City, New Jersey, "L'Italian American National Hall Of The Fame" consegna nelle mani del piccolo Nicodemo Coppola, la medaglia di "Eroe dell'anno per il papà Leonardo (36 anni), morto in un locale della Florida, nel gennaio del corrente anno, mentre cercava di proteggere la vita di una sua dipendente dall'ira del marito (...
A Christmas Celebration at A' vucchella
by Rossella Rago Dear Friends, are you ready to celebrate Christmas? Well I am!!! Please join me and my two lovely Nonne: Nonna Romana Sciddurlo from Puglia and Nonna Antoinette Capodicci from Campania as we demonstrate some traditional Christmas dishes from Puglia and Campania. This Christmas Dinner extravaganza will take place at one of...