The Happiest Hour: Italian-Inspired Indulgences at Spuntino
As Denver has grown, the Highlands has become known for its ample selection of neighborhood eats. But while many restaurants in this area are often inundated by big crowds and long waits, there are still a few more hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Spuntino, with its relaxed atmosphere and stream of regulars, is one Highlands eatery th...
Trip to the Magnanini Winery
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum invites you to the Magnanini Vineyards Sunday, June 28. Stroll their lush vineyards and enjoy the beautiful contryside of the Hudson Valley region. Taste their luscious wines and enjoy dining in their Winery Restaurant overlooking the picturesque vineyards. The six course dinner of Northern Italian cuisine...
Sessanta Brings a Taste of Palermo to Sixty Soho
by Sara Ventiera The dining room of John McDonald's Sessanta (60 Thompson Street; 212-219-8119) in the Sixty Soho hotel looks like it could have been plucked straight from 1960s Italy. Leaning toward glam, the décor features vertical-striped maple walls, vintage-style wood framed chairs, orb light fixtures, and plush azure couches and seat...
Pasta Anyone? Investors Build Appetite for Italian Food Firms
by Chiara Remondini & Francesca Cinelli Investors are developing an appetite for Italian food. Food companies, that is. Mostly family owned, makers of linguini, mozzarella, tomato puree and other Italian fare traditionally have shunned the stock market, turning instead to limited investments from private-equity firms for capital t...
Italian report: Rapporto I.T.A.L.I.A. – Geographies of the new Made in Italy
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : Fondazione Symbola, Unioncamere, Fondazione Edison Translation by: There is an Italy which we often do not know that does things every Italian should be proud of. The Rapporto I.T.A.L.I.A. - Geographies of the new made in Italy edited by Fondazione Symbola, Unioncamere and Fondazione Edison was...
Mario Sereni, Italian baritone - obituary
Mario Sereni, who has died aged 87, was an Italian baritone and mainstay of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, for more than a quarter of a century. Although he had an outstanding voice – smooth, powerful and unforced – his career was overshadowed by the great baritones of his time, such as Ettore Bastianini, Piero Cappuccilli and Leonard Warren. S...
Colangelo visits hometown Chicago Heights, reflects on rise to top of Phoenix sports landscape
by Paola Boivin The barbs are flowing as freely as the grappa. Jerry Colangelo is surrounded by 13 of his closest friends, many from the Hungry Hill neighborhood of his youth. "You're a funny guy, Jerry," someone shouts. "You mean 'odd'?" Joe Piunti says. "Did I ever expect Jerry to become this big? Hell no," offers Kelo Pan...
“Italy loves America”, guest star Franc D’Ambrosio, l’11 settembre al teatro del Giglio
Un'iniziativa della Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca insieme ai Lucchesi nel Mondo. Uno spettacolo musicale per raccontare le emozioni dei nostri migranti "Italy loves America", con Franc D'Ambrosio insuperabile Fantasma dell'Opera Uno spettacolo per raccontare in musica le emozioni dei nostri migranti negli Usa. "Italy loves America -...
Remembering Frank Capra, the American Italian film director
One of seven children, Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, Sicily. Later in 1903, his family left for America aboard the ship Germania, arriving in New York on May 23rd. There, the family boarded a train for the trip to California, where Frank's older brother Benjamin was living. On their journey, they subsisted on bread a...
Natuzzi furniture store coming to CityPlace
By Alexandra Clough Natuzzi Italia will open a furniture store at CityPlace, marking the first of several home furnishing retailers expected to come to CityPlace now that Restoration Hardware will build a furniture "mansion" next door. Natuzzi will open a 9,000-square-foot store on the south end of CityPlace, on Rosemary Avenue in...
The art of cinema and food and the Italian connection
by Alan Henney Movie 'n' Food (Sapore Di Cinema) is a new exhibition at the Italian Embassy that highlights common elements found in fashion, food, cinema and photography with emphasis on Italian culture. It will be on display at the embassy in Washington, D.C. for only a short time this month. The exhibition is a result of Expo 2...
Sparta UNICO's Columbus Monument Dedication: Judge Nepolitano Guest Speaker
By Jennifer Dericks In honor and celebration of Columbus Day, Sparta UNICO will be dedicating a monument to Christopher Columbus. The ceremony will be on Monday at 9:30 a.m. and will feature guest speaker Judge Nepolitano from Fox News. The monument, along with two flag poles and lighting will be on ground donated by the Township...