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“This wasn’t just the old man who limped everywhere. The more I learned about my grandfather, the more I felt distant from him,” said Mark Pedri. In his expedition-based documentary “Dear Sirs,” director Mark Pedri and his wife, producer Carrie McCarthy, embarked on a journey to discover his Italian American grandfather Silvio Pedri’s past as a sol...

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Featured in this week’s Best Dressed are photos from the Italian-American Women of Staten Island awards luncheon on March 20, at the Island Chateau, Grasmere, attended by 150 guests. Honorees were the “Capozzalo sisters,” Doreen Cugno, Luanne Sorrentino, and Rosemary Hillers, who were recognized for their community service. They are the co-founders...

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The Buffalo Italian Cultural Center is holding a special event to show its support for the people of Ukraine. The center, located at the corner of Hertel and Delaware Avenues, is putting on a fundraiser Sunday afternoon featuring Ukrainian borscht made by Chef Camille Le Caer, Flying Bison's Polonia Pilsner, basket raffles, crafts and face painting...

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In a constantly changing world, it’s nothing short of a miracle that any restaurant in NYC is still around, yet Armondo’s is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary in Jackson Heights and is more popular and better than ever! We celebrate Armondo’s fine cuisine and its enigmatic owners, Jerry and Patty Crisci. Armondo’s serves classic Northern and...

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There are several stories I have written about my uncle . . .  his winter snow adventures, his heavy coat, his generosity . . .  but I do not believe I have written of his trip to New York with a bunch of college guys.  Uncle Carlo was a bulk of a man; his chest was a plate of armor; his legs were tree trunks. He went to Providence College, played...

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In the late 1800s, many Italians immigrated here and established the neighborhood now known as Little Italy. For decades, all the restaurants there were run by men, but that eventually changed. This Women's History Month, CBS2's Lisa Rozner introduces us to some of the first women to go against the grain. Adele Gallo warmly welcomes customers to he...

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On Tuesday, April 12, join us at the Townhouse for A Reconsideration of Italian / American Cinema with CCF Member, Dr. Anthony Tamburri. A 6 PM cocktail reception will precede Dr. Tamburri's engaging overview of Italian American filmmaking. The event is $35 and includes a copy of Tamburri's book, Signing Italian/American Cinema: A More Focused Look...

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On the occasion of the VI Edition of the Italian Design Day, on March23,  the Institute presents: Upcycling: Italian technology to support a new idea of recycling, an event in collaboration with the School of Architecture and Design of the New York Institute of Technology. Curated by Alessandro Melis and Christian Pongratz, with the participation o...

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Martin Abramowitz sits in Brookline’s Caffe Nero wearing a “Jews in Baseball” hat. It’s a nod to his position as CEO and founder of the nonprofit Jewish Major Leaguers, which produces baseball cards featuring Jewish players. I ask about his Durham Bulls T-shirt. “It’s a long story,” he answers. The tale he wants to tell is much more significant and...

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When Maria Perreca Papa announced last year that she bought and would be reviving Cornells in Little Italy, which closed at the beginning of the pandemic after 77 years in Schenectady, 68 in the same family, Susie Davidson Powell and I discussed reviewing Cornells 4.0. Papa, who owns the restaurant More Perreca's and co-owns the adjoining, century-...

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