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Mike Pietrocola, whose culinary career was spent mostly in the Schenectady-Saratoga area until he opened Pastina Bistro in Albany nearly two years ago, is leaving town. He told me today that he is moving Pastina to Delmar, in the former Twisted Vine Wine & Tap, which shut down its Four Corners restaurant in June. Pietrocola said the new 384 Kenwood...

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The city celebrated both Columbus and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The holidays brought events all over the Rochester area. The Italian-American community held its annual Columbus Day luncheon in Gates on Monday afternoon. Community members, leaders, and officials were there to unite and celebrate their heritage all while sharing an Italian meal. Quint...

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Appearing at the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on October 14th is Cordâme. The wonderfully unique group, centering around the music of composer Jean Félix Mailloux, will be presenting their latest work, Da Vinci Inventions. Always in the process of reinventing his musical language, composer Jean Félix Mailloux now transports us in...

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There were two very different events in downtown Syracuse Monday, as central New Yorkers observed both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Monday morning, music echoed through Columbus Circle as more than 100 people gathered to celebrate the local Italian American community.  Local dignitaries placed a wreath at the foot of the Christopher Co...

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La Bella Ferrara has been delighting denizens of Little Italy and countless visitors since the late 1800s, according to its fourth-generation owner Liz Lee Grazioso, but it never expanded to Brooklyn before she took the business over from her godfather in 2021.  “I grew up in the cafe and the bakery,” Lee Grazioso says, referring to the present Man...

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Known for its kooky caricatures and its Broadway opening-night traditions, Sardi’s fed the stars of the golden age and became a hotspot for producers, directors and writers — and, of course, those struggling to get their attention. When Vincent Sardi opened his first restaurant in 1921, Prohibition had begun, and the midtown Broadway theater distri...

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I love Italian food. I’m a picky eater, but I can always find something delicious on the menu when I’m at an Italian restaurant. And my favorite Italian restaurants are the old school Italian restaurants where you feel like you’ve stepped back in time. And a lot of those old school restaurants have been around forever and still serve great Italian...

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Italian entrepreneur Giosetta Capriati has gifted New York University’s Casa Italiana a “generous” sum in honor of her late sister Alba, which will be used to hold a series of conferences on women’s excellence. Ms Capriati, a longtime backer and member of Casa Italiana, will support five conferences honoring exceptional women and their accomplishme...

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When: Wed, 10/19/2022 at 6:00pm - Where: Casa Italiana Zerilli - Marimò This new concert and lecture presented by the Directors of I Giullari di Piazza will provide a full immersion into the ancient drumming traditions and devotional chants in honor of the Black Madonna from the region of Campania.

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New Yorkers looking to dance, dine, and celebrate Columbus Day made their way to Arthur Avenue on Monday afternoon. David Greco, owner of Mike’s Deli in the Arthur Avenue Retail Market, was ecstatic to see so many people in the Little Italy neighborhood celebrating. “To the Italian Americans, this is a very important day to us,” said Greco. “…Peopl...

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