Eataly Events Share Italian Specialties with Kids
Eataly New York is joining the ranks of gourmet retailers offering store tours and cooking classes for children. "Our goal is to inspire this love and understanding of high-quality food, so we have introduced two new ways to get your kids as excited about the kitchen as we are," says the Eataly website. Passport to Eataly is a one-hour store tour...
Westchester Dining Preview: Zero Otto Nove In Armonk
Most hamlets with a population of less than 4,500 could only dream of Armonk's foodie cred. It's a newly(ish) bloomed dining out destination that includes worthy stops such as Amore Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, Fortina, Restaurant North, Marc Charles Steakhouse, Beehive, and Moderne Barn. The latest addition is Zero Otto Nove (089 in It...
Regional Partnership from Indiana Details European Mission to Italy
The Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership announced today that Dale Buuck, vice president of business development, will be traveling to Germany, Switzerland and Italy later this month. The trip is intended to promote Northeast Indiana to European companies who have an interest in establishing operations in the Midwest and introducing Nort...
Detroit Waza Flo hires Italian legend Mirco Gubellini as assistant coach
The Detroit Waza Flo professional soccer team is starting this inaugural season in the new Major Arena Soccer League by making sure they have a stellar coaching staff to lead them. The organization made an impressive move by signing Mirco Gubellini as an assistant coach for the 2014-2015 MASL season. He previously played professional soccer in Ita...
SLLC & Italian Embassy Host Symposium for Italian teachers
In collaboration with the Education Office of the Italian Embassy, the Italian Program hosted a symposium on "Learner Centered Classrooms" to a full house of 43 Italian language teachers from area schools. Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz (Director, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures), Dr. Giuseppe Falvo (Director, Undergraduate Studies in...
The Vernacular Architecture of Italian-American Neighborhoods
December 14 (Sunday) 4:00 pm"The Vernacular Architecture of Italian-American Neighborhoods"Guest speaker: Dr. Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Part of the Immigrant Experience, A Free Lecture Series at the Hoboken Historical Museum. Sponsored by Hoboken Historical Museum.1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJContact: Dar...
Italian-American Profiles of Success: Frankie Caravello
Since he was 21, Frankie Caravello has had a love and a passion for saltwater aquariums. The 2nd generation Italian-American from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, has always been into saltwater coral and fish. An aquarium is something he can look into and just get lost in—to him, it's another world and just seems to wash all the problems away. Frankie,...
Grimaldi's Pizza Expands In Woodbridge
by Frank Cohen Are well-established pizzerias from outside New Haven coming to the Elm City to prove themselves or to enjoy even greater "street cred" among kindred souls? We can't be certain. Some of it might even be push back against the expansion of the Frank Pepe brand. But with the opening of Colony Grill in Milford, Tarry Lo...
Salt Flats Out, Italian Java In
By Ted Scheffler Utah's first Illy Artisti del Gusto location, Caffe 222 (801-561-3018), has opened at 222 Main downtown. It will occupy the space that was the short-lived home to Sonny Bryan's BBQ and the even shorter-lived Salt Flats Grill & Taproom. Maybe the third time's a charm. "The opportunity to be aligned with Illy has been a...
Exporters and innovators lead the way in Prato’s textile district recovery
The textile district of Prato recorded an increase in exports of 10% in the third quarter of 2014. Yarns (despite a slowdown) and textiles are still the two main engines of growth. "Those who export and are readier to innovate are doing well," explained Andrea Cavicchi, the president of Prato's Confindustria, the association of local busin...
"Vi racconto dal set la Angelina Jolie che pochi conoscono davvero"
Sfatiamo un mito: "Angelina Jolie non è una superdiva". A dirlo è l'attore Vincenzo Amato (Nuovomondo), che insieme a Maddalena Ischiale, ha lavorato in Unbroken (nelle sale dal 29 gennaio), il secondo film da regista della signora Pitt. "Angy – come la chiamano sul set – è una persona deliziosa, ha una grande passione per il suo lavoro e...
Italian family's century-old farmland will be new community garden
If you wanted to find out what some of the first truck farmers around Denver grew, Rick Grippa would be the man to ask. His family's farm in unincorporated Adams County goes back four generations to the Italians who settled near Clear Creek, only a few decades after famed Colorado mountain man Jim Baker built his ferry across it. ...