‘Sopranos’ Cast Reunites at Tribeca Festival for ‘Wise Guy’ Doc as Michael Imperioli Says ‘The Show Was Way Better Than I Remembered’
The cast and creatives behind “The Sopranos” reunited at Tribeca Festival Thursday night in celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary. They gathered for the premiere of Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary, “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” which played to a packed audience at the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Thursday night...
Italian whisky is living la bella vita
In Italy, 2023 was good year for whisky. Five distilleries unveiled their inaugural releases, and many others are set to hit the market in the coming years. It signals the arrival of a new era for a country that has always been distinguished by a large number of enthusiasts, but never acknowledged as a whisky-making country. The European nation has...
Little Italy's Bocce Courts Host Popular Evening Leagues
In late summer 1936, amid the depths of the Great Depression, the charms of bocce were heralded in The Evening Sun,. The writer used the same line that accompanies just about every story on the ancient game of lawn bowling. “Ever hear of bocce?” In fact, bocce is a descendent of the oldest game devised by man: throwing balls toward a target. Some 5...
The rebirth of tourism in Italy’s Art Cities
2023 marked an important turning point for tourism in Italy’s art cities. According to the Centre for Tourism Studies in Florence, the year ended with a return to pre-Covid levels, recording 445.3 million stays in accommodation facilities, an increase of 8.1% compared to 2022. The hotel segment saw significant growth of 9.3%, while the non-hotel se...
Caitlin Clark Could Play For A Different Country At The Olympics
Caitlin Clark was snubbed by the 2024 United States women's basketball team roster for the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. But what if Clark chose to play for a different country instead? While that's not going to happen, it's actually a possibility. Clark's mom is Italian. "I think we can all agree that it would be at least a little funny if Ca...
What to do in Ventotene, the Pontian island for those who love tranquility
When we think of the Ponzian Islands, off the Tyrrhenian Sea, we cannot but refer to Ponza, an island that calls for a certain type of tourism, in some ways more high-ranking and chic than that of other seaside resorts. A kind of tourism that nevertheless remains niche, where handfuls of regulars prefer to retreat to quiet, uncrowded places, where...
Meet the Woman Who Runs This 99-Year-Old Local Sausage Company
When I first took over, every phone call I'd receive would say, ‘I’m looking for the owner, is he there?’ They would always act so surprised that there was a woman in charge in the meat business,” recalls Diana Payne, owner of Canino's Sausage Company.Known to many as the Sausage Queen of Denver, Payne has been the sole owner of Canino’s since 1989...
These new night trains are a budget solution to travelling Italy, just don’t expect luxury
Night trains have been gaining popularity as a less stressful and more sustainable way to travel than by plane. But their frequent high prices continue to make the option unaffordable for many travellers. Italy is launching two new routes this summer that hope to offer cost-effective alternatives. The trains will whisk passengers all the way from M...
Bronx bluesman and self-proclaimed ‘ferocious Catholic’: Dion DiMucci considers his legacy
Catholic that I am, I must begin by confessing: I was more than a little bit starstruck. As a child growing up in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 100 miles from New York City, sitting on the floor of my family’s living room and listening to the records my older brothers and sisters would play on the big Magnavox stereo—records like “The Wanderer,”...
20 Foods You Must Eat in Liguria
Liguria’s spectacular cuisine is often boiled down into just two internationally renowned players: focaccia and pesto. While they rightfully deserve their place in the spotlight, the fluffy and the basil-y often overshadow the rest of the region’s vegetable-forward, innovative dishes. Long before the country of Italy was unified, the port city of G...
Frankies Nashville: a Trifecta of Italian Delights
In 2004, partners and chefs Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli (aka “The Franks”) opened a charming Italian restaurant, Frankies 457 Spuntino, in Brooklyn’s historically Italian neighborhood, Carroll Gardens. It was a bold move for these culinary pioneers — Carroll Gardens was not well known, and Brooklyn hadn’t yet become cool — but they believ...
Andrea Bocelli's Concert Film Celebrating Three Decades of Music to Hit Theaters This Fall
Andrea Bocelli is hitting the big screen! On Wednesday, June 12, it was announced that the Italian tenor's concert film, Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration, will be released globally in theaters by Fathom this fall. The documentary, which documents the three-day upcoming July event honoring Bocelli's 30th anniversary in music, will take place in hi...