Petaluma restaurant has been serving up Italian food on the Upper East Side since 1984—with a brief interruption. This past summer the restaurant reopened under new management and with a new chef, C.J. Bivona.   Wood-fired pizza and pastas make up much of the menu, both classic recipes and updated takes on favorites.   Read more &nbs...

If it weren't for our senior citizens, we wouldn't be here. That's what friends and family were saying at the Senior Recognition Event at the Italian American club Sunday afternoon. The event was hosted by the St. Anthony's Church and the Italian American Club. It recognized 26 members of the church and club ages 85 or older and thanked them for...

by George De Stefano   Dominic Chianese is not a name most people would associate with New York's '60s folk music scene. But Chianese, the actor best known for playing the bitter and conniving Uncle Junior on The Sopranos, was a stalwart of that scene, as a performer and as the MC at Gerde's Folk City, the legendary Greenwich Village restaur...

by Rossella Rago   Dear Friends, I'm happy to share with you that I have been chosen as one of the honorees for the NIAF 2017 NYC Gala to be held on March 22, 2917 at Cipriani on 42nd Street in NYC. I am honored to be part of the National Italian-American Foundation which does so much for the good of all Italian-Americans living in the US an...

by Laura   La Risotteria Melotti ha aperto in pieno East Village, uno dei quartieri più vivi e artistici della città, al 309 E di 5th Street, vicino all'angolo con 2nd Avenue. Mentre eravamo sedute al bancone è arrivato anche Gianmaria, il proprietario, con la famiglia e l'amico Marco, e in meno di mezz'oretta eravamo seduti tutti assie...

di Tiziana Rinaldi Castro   Instancabile, dopo il tour de force della 63esima edizione del Festival di Sanremo, di cui è stato il direttore musicale, e la colonna musicale dell'ultimo film di Gabriele Salvatores, Educazione Siberiana, per il quale ha vinto il Ciak D'Oro, il maestro Mauro Pagani è ora a New York con una delegazione dell'Orche...

Giovanni Rana, in occasione del suo compleanno, mercoledì 16 ottobre, insegnerà tutti i segreti per fare i ravioli, a 35 studenti di 12-13 anni della scuola cattolica Corpus Christi School di Harlem-Morningside Heights che studiano italiano. All'evento – parte dell'Anno della cultura italiana negli Usa - saranno presenti il console generale di New...

Galleria Ca' d'Oro and Villa Firenze Foundation are pleased to announce their installation at Columbus Circle. Named after Cristopher Colombus, the Circle is one of New York's most iconic intersections, also the point from which all official distances from New York City are measured. Eight Giant red snails have been placed around the famous monume...

The award ceremony takes place this Sunday, June 29 at the Gansevoort Luxury Resort in New York. The ceremony, "Award under the stars: Research and Flavors of Apulian cuisine," was created to promote the Mediterranean diet and its benefits, Puglia tourism and art made in Puglia.   The evening is organized by Giusy Malcangi, president of the...

You are cordially invited to attend a reading of Mimi Aloia's latest book titled, "My Father's Fish" at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, October 30th. The book is a compilation of poems, prose and original drawings that Mimi describes as a reflection of memories, thoughts, incidents and feelings from her life. Her autobiographical journey g...