I Piccoli Cittadini: incontro di educazione civica per i bambini
Saturday, October 24, 10-12 AM in EDT, 1026 Public Ledger Building – 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tickets: www.ciaophiladelphia.com Sei italiano? Parli italiano? Hai fra i 5 e i 12 anni? Sabato 24 ottobre, alle ore 10.00 ti aspettiamo, accompagnato da un genitore, presso il Consolato Italiano di...
Giovanni Rana prende gli americani per la gola a scopo benefico
by Ludovica Vincenti Tanti americani, ma anche molti italiani. Otto chef stellati. Piatti ricercati di pasta e la famiglia Rana al completo. Tutto questo per celebrare il mese nazionale della pasta e per dare il via a un'iniziativa di beneficenza. Il primo "Piazza Pasta Party" si è svolto nel rinomato pastificio e ristorante di Giovanni R...
Italian Escapes Where You Can Be One With Nature
By Luisa Taliento New places of encounter, contemplation and peace, where you can enjoy experiences without conflict, because the stars here aren't people but plants. The concept behind the success of horticultural travel couldn't be simpler, and in Great Britain it inspires one person out of three to take a trip. This is a type o...
Two new Italian restaurants coming from owners of Sway, La Condesa
Austin's Italian explosion will continue unabashed next year, as New Waterloo (the company behind La Condesa, Sway and the South Congress Hotel) will open two Italian restaurants in the Arnold (1617 E. Sixth St.). The mixed-use development will be home to 350 apartments, business offices (including C3 and Live Nation), and retail. The upsc...
The Hard-Working Italian Origins of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
by Jim Dwyer Dressed in overalls and jackets, wearing work boots and hats, the men lined up five dozen strong on Christmas Eve 1931 for that week's pay at a Midtown Manhattan construction site. Behind them stood a fine Christmas tree. It had been mounted by the men and draped with the traditional cranberry strings and garlands. ...
Italian Prosecco Sales up 35% in North America
Prosecco sales in North America have grown over the past year by 35%, while the average price of a bottle has risen by 36.5% to around $12. The figures were announced by Danny Brager, senior vice president of alcoholic beverages at Nielsen USA during the Wine2Wine Forum in Verona, reports Ansa. The growth has lead to a 6% increase in...
16 Italian cooking hacks only Italians know
Every Italian has little kitchen hacks they've picked up from Mamma, it's the little things that make all the difference when you're cooking Italian. Everyone loves Italian food, and everyone loves to cook it too. So when you have the best, most authentic, freshest ingredients you can lay your hands on, well it's all down to technique. ...
HFF secures $11.6 million refinancing for The Q in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced that it has secured an $11.6 million refinancing for The Q, a seven-story, 36,794-square-foot, mixed-use residential and retail development in downtown San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower and developer, Jonathan Segal FAIA & Development Company, in a...
What makes the 2016 NM Italian Film & Culture Festival different from its predecessors? Let’s just say that this year Good Things Come in Firsts and Pairs
For the first time in its eight-year history, the NM Italian Film & Culture Festival will have a title sponsor. Make that a pair of title sponsors! Fiat of Albuquerque partners with Scalo Northern Italian Grill in first-line support of the ever-popular festival and its exclusive beneficiary, the UNM Children's Hospital. Each of these community-...
Regional wines: Piemonte Wine Tasting, February 10
Wednesday, February 10, 2016. 6 to 8 PM. Italian Cultural Institute - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - LA 90024. Fees: $45 ($40 for IIC & NASA members). To register please call 310-824-7408. or email to classes.iicla@esteri.it Led by Diego Meraviglia, Gold-Pin Pro Sommelier, Master Taster, North American S...
Review of ‘A Bronx Tale’ at Paper Mill: ‘This Could Be One of the Greats’
Paper Mill Playhouse's world premiere of A Bronx Tale: A Musical, based on Chazz Palminteri's 1993 film opened last night and, in the words of Sonny, "This one could be one of the greats." A Bronx Tale is the coming of age story of an Italian-American kid (Calogero) from the Bronx (Belmont Ave to be exact) trying to find his path in life,...
First on First: Cinderella
Most people are familiar with the tale of Cinderella but many don't realize that the modern version of the story originated in Italy. Courtier and author Giambattista Basile worked for many different Italian princes, including the Doge of Venice. By 1636, he had settled in Naples where he collected local tales and created new ones, all of...