Northern Italian-inspired restaurant and wine bar opens in Portland’s West End
Rossobianco, a wine bar and restaurant serving northern Italian-inspired food, opened recently in Portland's West End and will have a grand opening in early September. The restaurant, at 3 Deering Ave., is a collaboration between David Levi, the owner/chef of Vinland in Portland, and Colleen Callahan, who most recently ran the wine and bee...
Fuhgeddaboudit! Oxford Dictionary says this N.J. exclamation is a word
A word that is synonymous with the New York and New Jersey dialect thanks to the pop culture portrayal of Italian-Americans in mafia blockbusters and television series is now in the Oxford English Dictionary. Fuhgeddaboudit is among almost 200 new words included in the September update to the dictionary, along with Yoda-like, clickbait and 'Me...
The best in Italian-American sweet treats — now on K-Card
Stepping off the Mount Vernon square into the Ferrari Baking Company, you might never expect to find a tale of true romance that stretches across continents. But that cross-cultural love affair — between two professional bakers — gave birth to this small storefront. About eight years ago, Carlo Ferrari met Denise Davis through a mutual fri...
Il 26enne italiano che vuole conquistare New York con le piadine
Tavoli di legno e tovaglioli di carta. I cestini del pane intrecciati di vimini. Un piccolo giardino sul retro che sembra una serra. L'impressione è di essere a Bologna, in una delle classiche osterie romagnole dove si mangia tanto e si spende poco. Dove tutto viene fatto in casa e dove il fiasco di vino non manca mai. Questo locale però,...
Pizza is alive and well in Charlotte County
The pizza parlor business is showing big signs of growth here in Charlotte County. Just last month, I introduced Vic's Primo Pizza in the Punta Gorda area, and this month there's news of an expansion at Pioneers Pizza in Port Charlotte — not to mention the official ribbon-cutting for the not-so-new Bella Napoli Pizzeria & Restaurant, whose owne...
Rising from fire to fame, barber shop proves its staying power
By Nilou Mouchhala Continentale Hair Salon, with a well-appointed maroon exterior and simple but bold letters across the top, has been at 214 Massachusetts Ave. for over 38 years. When I entered this hair salon I was greeted warmly by Joey DiSpena, the cheerful Italian-American owner who started this business back when he was an impetuous...
Sprezzatura pop-up series focuses on regional Italian culture and cuisine
A brand new pop-up concept focusing on the food and beverage of Italy will launch its inaugural dinner series in Milwaukee in January 2017. Sprezzatura, a collaboration between industry veterans Chef Erik Hansen, "liquorist" Jordan Burich and designer Caressa Givens will offer curated dinner experiences focused on regional Italian cuisine...
Ponte Vecchio: Florence Oldest Bridge
By Elizabeth Salthouse There's been a bridge at the site of Florence's legendary Ponte Vecchio since the days of the ancient Romans. Today it's a focus for Florence's jewellers and draws tourists from around the world. But the bridge has had a fascinating history. Where jewels now sparkle and shine, there once were butchers shops. High ab...
10 Italian Cookies Most Americans Don’t Know About
By Lisa Fogarty Ask a random group of Americans about their favorite Italian cookies and their responses, though sincere and ardent, will likely begin to blend into one universal chorus of: "Rainbow cookies...those colored, layered cookies — You know, those cookies that look like an Italian flag...wait, do Zeppoles count?" (For the record, no, the...
Balagio Ristorante coming to Mokena
By Bob Bong Balagio Ristorante, an Italian restaurant and banquet hall that has been open in Homewood since 1997, plans to open a second location in Mokena next month. The restaurant is remodeling the former Scrementi's Italian Grill at 9716 W. 191st St. in Mokena's The Boulevard shopping center that closed last year. Calls for comme...
Pennsylvania: l’emigrazione Friulana documentata in un libro
L'emigrazione friulana sarà documentata in un libro: è l'annunciato dato nei giorni scorsi a Philadelphia, dove si è svolto un incontro con il segretariato Efasce della città, e Michele Bernardon dell'Efasce di Pordenone. Fra le varie iniziative annunciate quella del gruppo di lavoro, costituito da circa un anno, che sta raccogliendo materiali (do...
Italiani all'estero - Made in Italy - dieta Mediterranea al centro iniziativa Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York
Nutrizionisti italiani e americani per l'affermazione della Dieta Mediterranea negli Stati Uniti. All'iniziativa partecipa anche l'Istituto Italiano di cultura di New York per il rilancio del Made in Italy presso strutture ospedaliere e centri salutistici "Credo molto che questo progetto vada proprio in direzione di un rinnovato slancio delle espo...