This Godfather’s Actor Acted in Only Five Movies and All Were Nominated for an Academy Award
In the annals of Hollywood, few actors have achieved what John Cazale managed in his brief but illustrious career. With a filmography that boasts only five movies, each one was nominated for the prestigious Academy Award for Best Picture. Even after his untimely demise, Cazale’s cinematic magic lived on when archive footage of him was incorporated...
Val Chisone, what to see: 10 places not to be missed
Val Chisone, located in the Western Alps of Piedmont, is a valley known for its natural landscapes, characterized by green forests, meadows, lakes and mountains with remarkable peaks. There are various activities that Val Chisone offers its visitors, from hiking trails, visits to its fortresses, relaxing in the shade of its lakes or why not, even d...
A new Italian restaurant is coming to CT. Pasta, pizza, the ‘food that I grew up with,’ owner says.
The new pizza, pasta and wings restaurant has a focus on traditional Italian fare and it’s a passion project for the owner, he says. Amoroso’s Pizzeria is set to open next month inside the space where Hot Heaven Pizzeria has operated at 33 East Main St., Avon, after renovation work is completed. “I grew up with a really big Italian family and my wi...
"Already at 7 years old, I worked in the family olive mill." The story of Paolo Cassini, who produces one of the best oils in Italy
The story of Paolo Cassini's company, which bears his name, is a tale of dedication, romance, and an unbreakable bond with the memories of a childhood spent in the family mill. His grandfather Jean and father Giovanni installed the mill in the small village of Isolabona in Val Nervia, in the province of Imperia, in 1962. "I was about 7 years old an...
Red Sox broadcaster Joe Castiglione enshrined into MLB Hall of Fame
Joe Castiglione, who has been a Boston Red Sox radio broadcaster for four decades, was enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, during a ceremony on Saturday. Castiglione was honored with the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually by the Hall of Fame for excellence in baseball broadcasting....
Giancarlo Esposito To Open Up About Black-Italian Upbringing And 'The Call That Changed His Life' In New Memoir
Giancarlo Esposito has a story to tell and will take fans on a candid life journey in his new memoir. The Breaking Bad star has sold his untitled life story following a bidding war won by The Crown Publishing Group in partnership with Sugar23 Books. The book will follow Esposito’s life from his birth in Europe to a Black American mother and Italian...
Meet Luigi Chinetti: The Ferrari importer who changed Ferrari racing history forever
It’s 1954 in the United States of America. The first-ever issue of Sports Illustrated is published in August. The first Burger King chain opens in Miami in December. The first successful kidney transplant takes place. Oh, and Luigi Chinetti sells the first Ferrari in America. It’s the first step in a move that will establish the Italian automaker a...
The major tourist attraction that was once ‘the shame of Italy’
When Carlo Levi penned his acclaimed Italian novel, Christ Stopped at Eboli, he could surely never have conceived that the impoverished town once labelled as “the shame of Italy” would one day become a subject of pride for Italians. Indeed, should Christ ever visit this near biblical part of Italy, he would be well-advised to bypass Eboli and ventu...
New Italian restaurant opens on Saratoga Lake
A new Italian restaurant has opened in the former Nostalgia Ale House & Wine Bar space on Saratoga Lake. Buona Sera had its soft opening on Saturday, July 13. Buona Sera, which means “good evening” in Italian, is owned by Jimmy Hartwyk and his wife Danielle. They previously owned Biscotti Brothers Cafe and Saluti in Lake George, as well as another...
Bussana Vecchia: The battle over Italy's eclectic, handbuilt village
I'm standing outside the puppet maker's house in the Italian medieval village of Bussana Vecchia. It's raining, and the narrow street is utterly silent, the cobblestones glinting in the yellow light emanating from the glass door in front of me. The door opens, and Nina Franco beams at me. "Come in! Come in!" She's dressed in paint-spotted blue w...
Sergio Leone on the directors who represent the “alternating petals of the American daisy”
He may have been born and raised a proud citizen of Italy, but Sergio Leone found his greatest cinematic successes coming when he applied his innovative and influential techniques to stories that were distinctly American in their conception and execution. It goes without saying the western has always been closely associated with the wide-open plain...
National Italian American Foundation Announces Inaugural Celebrity Golf Classic in Los Angeles
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to announce its first-ever Celebrity Golf Classic, scheduled for Monday, September 16, 2024, at the prestigious Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Chaired by NIAF board member Dominic Caglioti, this inaugural event aims to celebrate Italian heritage while raising fun...