Raise the Curtain: Novara Opens This Week in an Old Milton Theater
by Dana Hatic An modern Italian-style restaurant is opening this Thursday next door to its sister, Abby Park. The owners are unveiling Novara, which took over the former Milton Cinema in East Milton Square, starting out serving dinner from executive chef Tony DeRienzo. Novara (556 Adams St.) pulled DeRienzo from Abby Park, and he...
Your Voices: Puglisi goes from E-J, to GE, to Link
by Anthony Borrelli Don Puglisi, 84, of Vestal, was born and raised in Binghamton during the Great Depression and grew up in an Italian American family. He worked his way over the years from the Endicott-Johnson shoe factories to General Electric, to Link Aeronautical Corp., where he assisted with efforts to determine how to conserve power...
Chef Mario Carbone Opens Carbone at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas
By Elaine and Scott Harris Along with Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick, Mario Carbone is a co-owner of Major Food Group. Famed New York restaurant Carbone is an Italian-American restaurant created by Major Food Group's Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick, and a second location has opened in the Aria Resort and Casino in...
How 'Vinyl' Star Bobby Cannavale Won Over Mick Jagger
by Alex Morris A couple of years back, Bobby Cannavale went to see Mick Jagger about a job. The Emmy-winning actor had been tapped by Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter to play the lead in a show that was being kicked around at HBO, but the project was really Jagger's idea – conceived two decades ago as a film that pulled the curtain back...
Food, family and God: How Italy won the race for beauty
by Dr Grace Lees-Maffei Gathering to eat with family and friends is a cornerstone of Italian life, and so it's no surprise that the architecture of the table has inspired many Italian designers to make extraordinary objects. Designer Ettore Sottsass lovingly crafted his classic 1987 Nuovo Milano cutlery to be as "smooth as sea-worn stones...
An Italian Spritz Is the Perfect Cocktail for Happy Hour
Yes, spritz champions Talia Baiocchi and Leslie Pariseau know that plenty of Americans still associate the light, fizzy drink with its 1980s suburban incarnation, the white wine spritzer. But in their new book, Spritz, Italy's Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail, the authors make an excellent case for the chic, Italian-style cocktail—bubbly, lo...
The Made in Italy Emilia Fashion Project arrives in the States
Emilia Fashion is a project representing a selection of the best fashion artisanal manufacturers from Emilia Romagna, Italy, and has been realized to bring high quality Made in Italy in USA. The designs portray the trendiest Italian lifestyle, ranging from intricate knitwear to innovative leather handbags, graceful children apparel, ethereal weddi...
At new Calafuria in Midtown, truly authentic Italian
Home is the chef, home from the coast — and he's brought it with him. Seventeen years ago, Tim Magee left Reno for a cooking job a friend had snagged for him in Pisa, Italy. Along the way, he worked in various Italian kitchens (plus a quick stint back stateside), even, at one point, co-owning a restaurant recommended by the Michelin Guide and...
Lupino boasts impressive Italian wines at bargain prices
Italy is home to some of the oldest wine producing regions in the world. While I've not been there (it is on my bucket list) it is said that vineyards in Italy are a little like corn fields in Iowa. They are everywhere, and the smallest patch of land can have a vineyard planted on it. From jug wines to Super Tuscans to the revered Barolo a...
Al Bruno: West Side of the ’60s etched in my memory
When times change, distinct cultural practices and traditions often mysteriously disappear from city neighborhoods and our social consciousness, but they should never be forgotten. That is exactly what happened in Buffalo to the omnipresent, Italian cultural fixtures on the Old West Side during the mid-1960s: A golden yet turbulent time defined by...
Italian language: Same seasons, Different Meanings Italian and English in Comparison
WTI Magazine #79 2016 May 13Author : Giosuè Prezioso Translation by: We are in May, and soon, in a couple of weeks, we will be enjoying longer days, hotter weeks, and more pleasant mornings: summer is coming! However, 'summer' does not strictly mean 'sun' and 'sunbathing', 'beach' and 'gelato', summer may also mean t-w-e-n-t-y-f-o-u-...
A TRIP TO OPERATIC ITALY - An Audio Visual Presentation by Lou Barella
When: Thursday, June 2 at 7 pm. Where: The Center for Italian & Italian American Culture, 411 Pompton Avenue, lower level, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Payment & registration required in advance! Light refreshments will be served! Costs: Members — $8.00 Non-members — $10.00 - Call 973.571.1995 to register or e-mail...