The Eataly Chicago Guide
Walking through Eataly, New York City's 50,000-square-foot homage to all things delizioso, is like dying and going to Italian foodie heaven. You pass by cases groaning with formaggio, salumi, pasta, biscotti, cannoli, and gelati. You weave through crowded stalls selling wines, olive oils, aged balsamic vine- gars, spices, and even cookbook...
A job opportunity
Varuni-Napoli, the new Italian event in the pizza scene, opening in late December in Midtown, Atlanta, is looking for personnel for pastry-chef, bus, runners, waiters, cashier, receptionist and wine-bar tender. Requirements are: basic Italian (or an accent), over 18 years of age, affability of character (sociable) and good physical presence, modera...
Il jazzista dei sapori
di Maurita Cardone A trasferirsi a New York Antonio non ci aveva mai pensato. Voleva imparare l'inglese, sì, ma gli piaceva stare nella sua Calabria e lavorare nel ristorante di famiglia. Eppure oggi Antonio Mermolia, 30 anni, originario di Gioia Tauro, è uno dei giovani chef più promettenti nel panorama della ristorazione italiana a New Y...
2014 Annual Brunch & Leonardo Lecture
Called "the most thrilling art discovery of our time," the saga of Leonardo da Vinci's lost work, the Salvator Mundi, is an intriguing tale. The poignant oil painting, which depicts Christ making the sign of the blessing, was last recorded in the collection of King Charles I in 1649. And then it seemed to have vanished. That is, until it w...
Importers Call NYT Piece ‘Defamatory’, Mueller ‘Dismayed’
by Curtis Cord A trade group of American olive oil importers blasted the New York Times for what it called a "defamatory and inaccurate" piece on olive oil adulteration in Italy. And Extra Virginity author Tom Mueller said he was "dismayed" that he was cited as the source of the article. In a letter to the New York Times Public Editor, Er...
Silvana Cipriani da Lucca a Washington con le tradizioni della lucchesia
In anticipo per la Messa in italiano entro nel salone di Casa Italiana dove, dopo le celebrazioni domenicali, ci si riunisce per un caffè e due chiacchiere. Entro e la prima persona che vedo è Silvana Cipriani. Ha in mano i volantini del ballo di Carnevale dei lucchesi nel mondo che verrà celebrato assieme agli amici dell'Abruzzo Molise He...
In Memoriam: Hon. Jack Como
Dear Members and Friends of the Italian American Museum, It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of the Hon. Jack Como, beloved friend and supporter of the Italian American community, who passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014. Giacomo (Jack) Como, born April 1, 1924 in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy and died on February...
Staten Island Council members meet with Italian mayor at City Hall
by Jillian Jorgensen Mayor Bill de Blasio was unable to keep a meeting with the mayor of a small Italian city Wednesday -- so City Council Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio, perhaps the city's second-highest ranking Italian-American, welcomed the visitor to his office. "I couldn't give up on the opportunity when I saw the mayor," Ignizi...
Culture and Internships in Tropea
The American University of Rome is set to offer a month-long summer internship immersion program to its students in the picturesque seaside town of Tropea, in the region of Calabria, this summer in association with the Fondazione Calabresi nel Mondo (FCNM). The aim of the internship program is to expose AUR students to the economical and d...
Visiting Masterpieces at the MFA: Caravaggio and Connoisseurship
When: April 12, 2014 – June 15, 2014Where: Lee Gallery (Gallery 154) – Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 465 Huntington AvenueBoston, Massachusetts 02115 Take sides in an intense debate among leading authorities on Italian art and learn the possible answers to the question: What makes a Caravaggio? Read more Fonte: Bostoniano &nb...
Buon compleanno Marcella Hazan! New York festeggia con la pasta alla Busara
di Chiara Zaccherotti Una borsa di studio rivolta a chef e cuochi americani per vivere da vicino l'esperienza culinaria italiana. L'idea è dell'International Culinary Center, che così ha deciso di commemorare Marcella Hazan, la celebre cuoca italiana scomparsa lo scorso autunno, che da Cesenatico ha portato il cibo Made in Italy sulle tavo...
Going Back - John Basilone
Congratulations to NIAF member Diane Basilone Hawkins on the production of the documentary short film "Going Back—John Basilone," about her uncle, Marine Corps GySgt. John Basilone, who was a World War II recipient of both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. The film will screen as part of the Second Annual Golden Egg Film...