Fillmore Trattoria: Honest Italian-American Fare
EVERYTHING ABOUT Fillmore Trattoria is decidedly Old Portland: the menu isn't pretentious; the electric guitars on the wall were hung by the ponytailed chef/owner; and the glass of decent Italian red is just $7. Except this is a San Francisco import. What a difference a few years makes for this former home to Noisette and then to Le Vieux,...
Oro, Italian restaurant with modern twist, opens in Long Island City
By Angela Matua After a year and a half of dealing with building code setbacks, Italian restaurant Oro has opened in Long Island City. Located at 41-17 Crescent St., the 160-seat space offers classic Italian dishes Ravioli, Chicken Milanese and an array of pizza. Chef Scott Andriani, who was hired just after the grand opening on Aug. 26 –...
New Orleans Dining Guide | Essential 100: Italian
Avo has a one-of-a-kind setting deep in its Uptown neighborhood, where the courtyard dining room, flickering candles and overarching trees make the space feel like a town square (with a retractable roof when the weather doesn't cooperate). Still, the really distinctive draw is chef Nick Lama's contemporary ideas for high-end Italian cuisine. ...
Sister city official visits Hendersonville
Filippo Marinoni, city councilman of Verbania, Italy, will conclude his week-long visit to Hendersonville with the presentation of a gift to Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the City Council meeting. The most populated municipality in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy, Verbania became Sister Cities with Henders...
Italian-American heritage book available at UNICO food and wine tasting on Saturday
The Longmeadow chapter of UNICO, a national Italian-American service organization, will not only serve up food and wine at its annual tasting on Saturday, but a slice of local history. The newly published book, "On Being Italian: A Story of Food, Family and Faith" will be available at UNICO's 16th annual Food and Wine Tasting at the Basket...
Nov. 13 fundraiser planned to aid earthquake relief in Italy
Hundreds have died in the mountain villages and towns of central Italy following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Aug. 24. The quake was so strong that it was felt in Rome, 93 miles away. At the epicenter was the tiny hamlet of Amatrice, which has been turned to rubble after continuing aftershocks. But members of the Buffalo Niagara Italian-A...
An Italian Bar Fit for Romance in Greenwich Village
By Brian Sloan Earlier this decade, there were few downtown restaurants hotter than the Lion, a celebrity-packed canteen run by John DeLucie in a Greenwich Village townhouse. But the restaurant got sold and the crowd moved on. In July, a quieter restaurant, Casa Apicii, took over in the space, and a second-floor chamber was turned into an intimate...
10 Medici Fortresses in Tuscany
by Stefano Cannas It was 1434 when the Medici family, represented at the time by Cosimo The Elder, rose to a position of power in Tuscany. Starting from that moment, throughout the centuries, the Medici family has been associated with the Renaissance. Nonetheless, those were times of war and maintaining that power for so many years (the M...
Italy's Monte Giano Has a Dark Secret Hiding in Plain Sight
by Ken Jennings In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explores a confusing set of lettered trees in Italy. It's a head-scratcher for tourists driving through the Appenine Mountains of central Italy. High above the town of Antrodoco, on the slopes of Monte Giano, the letters "DVX" are spelled out in 20 acres of pine trees. Is this a me...
Gioia Italian Art and Products announces Meet The Artists, Italian Landscapes, Masks, Cafes January 15th 2017 in Los Gatos, California
Keep Italy Alive at home with Fine Artworks from Local, Award Winning, Recognized, Fine Art Painters at Gioia Italian Art and Products Open House Event January 15th, noon to 6 pm. Let us show them a very warm welcome and un grande abbraccio for bringing Italy to life in home decor. Gioia Company is created to bring joy through the arts of Made in I...
The long earthquake: 45,000 tremors since August 24
by Marzio Bartoloni and Massimo Frontera Central Italy is once again in a state of emergency. The cold front that has buried it in snow wasn't bad enough. Yesterday, a series of quakes once again struck the area of Abruzzo, Marche, Lazio and Umbria. Over a few hours, between 10:25 am and 2:33 pm, four earthquakes of a magnitude of 5 to 5.5...
Oil: the next revolution
Dear PIB members, PIB in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy and AJC is pleased to invite you to meet Leonardo Maugeri. He will deliver a talk on a revolutionary oil production method, which is expected to have a great impact on the energy economics: "Oil, the Next Revolution. The Unprecedented Upsurgeof Oil Production Capa...