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Alessandro Ambrosoli and his daughter Giovanna Ambrosoli in conversation with Fabio Finotti, Istituto Italiano di Cultura-NY Director. “Ambrosoli – A history of family and business” (published by Mondadori Electa) is a book to celebrate Ambrosoli’s centenary from its foundation. An adventure that begun with Giovanni Battista Ambrosoli, founder of t...

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In Italy, calcio (or the game we Americans call soccer) is life! And after thirty-three years in the making, the city of Napoli can finally lay claim to the title of Champions of Italy! In winning the “scudetto,” with the best record in Italy’s famed Serie A, S.S.C. Napoli has sent fans throughout their city, Italy, and around the world into weeks-...

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Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is the only screening series to offer North American audiences a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films. This year’s edition again strikes a balance between emerging talents and esteemed veterans; commercial and independent fare; and outrageous comedies, gripping dramas, and captivating documentari...

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James Saraceni is the son of Thomas and Louise (Belluci) Saraceni. His grandparents, Arthur and Amelia (Soccio), immigrated to America from Vasto, Italy, which is located on the Adriatic Sea. They had the courage to leave their country, for a better life, at the young age of sixteen. They had twelve children. His maternal grandparents, Biaggio and...

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The name Café Mars might conjure images of Mars 2112, the legendary shuttered Space Age Times Square restaurant, but there are no rocket ships, aliens, or freeze-dried space food to be found here. Either way, opening on Wednesday, May 17, at 272 Third Avenue, at President Street, Café Mars is unusual for Gowanus, a neighborhood due for a culinary s...

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Sal Palmeri, a Sicilian from New York, has died; he was the man who invented radio for Italian Americans. The man who was an absolute reference point for the music world of Italians in the "new world," organizing big events and big concerts at Madison Square Garden, bringing Domenico Modugno, Claudio Villa to New York, meeting Pope Wojtyla and head...

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On Site Opera, New York’s opera company specializing in site-specific storytelling and immersive experiences, will present Puccini’s and Adami’s Il tabarro ((The Cloak) on the South Street Seaport Museum’s lightship Ambrose from today through May 17. On Site Opera describes the one-act opera as “a jealous love triangle that turns deadly on the bank...

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the significant loan from the Mont’e Prama Foundation, Sardinia, Italy, of a colossal limestone statue of a boxer known as Manneddu (mannu in Sardinian means “large”). The nearly seven-foot-tall figure, dating from about 900–750 BCE, will be on view for six months—from May 25 through December 6, 2023—i...

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Chef Mauro Campanale was born in Bari, Italy, in the region of Puglia. As a young boy, he started working at his family’s agriturismo, where he discovered his passion for cooking. At age 19, he left Italy to explore the world and worked in various cities, including São Paulo, Milan, and London. He arrived in New York City in 2018 to cook at Antica...

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Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for the 22nd edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, running from June 1 to 8. Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is the only screening series to offer North American audiences a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films. This year’s edition again strikes a balance b...

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