Following two important events in the Italian wine world like Taste Cortina and the Merano Wine Festival, wine communicator Ian D'Agata comes to Vinitaly International, which will soon launch Vinitaly International Academy, an educational initiative aimed for the industry traders abroad: the goal is to deepen the knowledge of Italian wines and help...

by Zachary Feldman   As Brooklyn spiritually inches closer to Manhattan's gilded coastline, it has inevitably lost some of the eclectic charm and character that contributed to the borough's branding. This summer, for instance, Williamsburg welcomed its first Starbucks, and a Top Chef winner now cooks in the penthouse of the neighborhood's Ur...

Domenica il megastore Eataly ha abbassato le saracinesche a sera ed ha alzato il sipario per la "notte bianca nella Piazza" dove ha allestito il concerto dell'orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino diretta dal maestro Gianandrea Noseda tra centinaia di ospiti, tra cui il regista nominato all'Oscar Paolo Virzì, Miss Italia Clarissa Marchese e il sinda...

The owners of a popular restaurant are hoping to broaden their slice of little Italy in Bed-Stuy with the addition of a new bar.   Saraghina, which opened on Halsey Street in 2009 with freshly-made pastas and wood-fire pizzas, will take over another building on the block come February, according to employees.   Read more   Sour...

Screening and discussion of the Italian Americans and WHMT upstate ItaliansThursday, februrary 12 - 7 pm at the Italian American Community Center 257 Washington Avenue extension - Albany, NY   WMHT's UPSTATE ITALIANS FEATURES:- JAMES J. BARBA, PRESIDENT AND CEO, Albany Medical Center - ANTONIO CIVITELLA, PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRANSF...

by Erin McKinley   A group of Southampton seventh-graders held a spirited debate on Wednesday morning with a member of the Order Sons of Italy in America about the importance of Christopher Columbus and whether he deserves to have a holiday named after him.   Louis Gallo, who is a member of the organization and chairperson of the Comm...

by Megan Rogers A restaurant serving traditional Italian dishes is now open in Menands, New York, a village outside of the city of Albany. Jessica Lamoreaux and Christian Lofaro opened IL FARO, a restaurant and bar, for full service this week. They moved to the region from Manhattan to open a restaurant.   "We figure we're close enough...

Concurrent with the Guggenheim Museum's retrospective, Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting, on view October 9, 2015, through January 6, 2016, this symposium, co-organized by Ernest Ialongo and the show's curator Emily Braun, will address the exhibition itself as well as Burri's work in the context of postwar and contemporary art.   Partici...

2016 Ambasciatore Awards Ceremony and Dinner. ** Submit a Nominee by November 30, 2015 ** Honoring Outstanding Italian American Leaders and their Italian American Organizations. Sunday, January 24, 2016 - Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. The Italian American Museum will host the Long Island Ambasciatore Awards on Sund...

Incanto Productions in collaboration with the Italian American Committee on EducationpresentAMERICAN DEBUT – LIMITED RUNTHOUSAND OF KIDS WILL LEARN ITALIAN THROUGH MUSIC IN THETHEATREQueens Theatre, New YorkMarch 19-20-21, 2013The leading Incanto Productions, LLC, based in Queens, enthusiastically announces the American debut of the new bilingual s...