Al’s Italian Beef serves Chicago favorites in Chino, Alhambra
So, what comes to mind when you think of Chicago cuisine? Certainly deep-dish pizza; hot dogs served with bright green relish, hot peppers, dill pickles and tomato slices; and Italian beef sandwiches, right? Well, the latter, I must confess, has always left me wondering what all the fuss was about in the Windy City. My prior experiences w...
Meet the author: Dacia Maraini - February 24, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Award winning writer and playwright Dacia Maraini will talk about and read from her most recent novel, Chiara di Assisi. Elogio della disobbedienza (Rizzoli, 2013), a vivid portrait of Saint Clare, one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi and the author of the Rule of Life—the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman.P...
The Works of Anthony Vigorito
Thursday, March 5th, 6:30PM Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) - New York, NY 10013 Acclaimed author, Anthony Vigorito presents a retrospective of his works including excerpts from Pier 48 South Brooklyn, 17 West and Seeing in 17 at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, March 5th...
Video Art: Follow Me
Date: Friday, March 27, 2015 - Saturday, April 18, 2015 Time: Opening: 6:30 PM. On view: Mon-Fri 10-4:30. Location: IIC (814 Montgomery Street, San Francisco). Organized by: IIC, Katharina Rosenberger. In collaboration with: Galleria Il Ponte, Firenze; Wallspace, New York; Gallery Schleicher Langer, Berlin; ADC & Building Bridges Gallery, L...
New York's Eataly next best thing to Italian holiday
If you don’t have the time—or the money—for an Italian holiday, consider a visit to Eataly in New York City where the Italian tastes and scents are the real thing. An upscale 50,000-square-foot Italian food hall, Eataly has become a mecca for foodies from around the world. “We’re a food temple,” declares international celebrity chef Mario Batali, a...
Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization 2014 Honor & Hope Gala
The Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization will honor Joe Calafiore as Humanitarian of the Year at its Honor & Hope Gala on April 18 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. When you first see Joe, the words "Serve and Protect" seem so appropriate, and not just because he was a police officer. He's an imposing figure; a big guy with sl...
Robert De Niro to play legendary Enzo Ferrari in ‘movie epic’
by Charles Bradley Hollywood superstar Robert De Niro has revealed that he is to play Enzo Ferrari in a big-budget biopic of the legendary Italian marque founder. In an interview with Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, De Niro has announced that this project will have his top priority, and that production will begin soon. The f...
Italian traditions: The Carrese in San Martino In Pensilis, Campobasso
WTI Magazine #58 2015 April, 17Author : folclore.it Translation by: The Carrese of San Martino in Pensilis is among the dearest events to the population of Molise. A poet from San Martino has described it as an "archaic collective prayer in honor of St. Leo": a race of ox carts, each led by three men and "pushed" by riders behind and to...
Connecticut Boxers Included In New Book
Long before "Rocky Balboa" and Sylvester Stallone of "Rocky" fame, there was a long list of Italian Americans in boxing, including a few from Connecticut. The three "local" guys, Middletown native and Hartford hero Guglielmo Papaleo, better known as "Willie Pep," Bridgeport's Luigi Buccassi, professionally known as "Lou Bogash" and Hartford's...
‘Natural Resistance,’ a Documentary on the Italian Wine Industry
by Ben Kenigsberg "Natural Resistance" returns its director, Jonathan Nossiter, to the subject of his 2005 documentary, "Mondovino." That film examined the effects of globalization on the wine industry, a business that might seem like a haven of elitism and individuality — hardly a trade susceptible to homogenization. Not so, that...
Mario Batali's Eataly Is Officially Coming to Boston's Prudential Center
by Marian White Earlier this spring, the Boston Globe reported that Eataly was close to signing a deal at Prudential Center in 2016. Now, according to a release sent from Boston Properties, we've confirmed that Mario Batali is indeed opening his 45,000 square foot Italian food emporium inside Back Bay's Prudential Center. A lease was signe...
A 'Global Prosecco Shortage' Isn't Happening, Italian Wine Producer Says
by Joe Satran It's been a very scary week for prosecco fans. On Wednesday, Robert Cremonese, an executive at prosecco producer Bisol, told Drinks Business that bad weather in several Italian wine-growing regions may have caused prosecco production to drop enough to spark a "global prosecco shortage." Since then, news out...