Francis Vigo: Italian of the Week
Francis Vigo, born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo in Piedmont, Italy, arrived in the United States in 1769 following his involvement with the Spanish Army. Living in New Orleans, Francis began to work in the fur trade and eventually settled in St. Louis. During the American Revolution, Francis became close friends with Col. George Rogers Clark,...
Tazza Cucina & Bar: Putting A Twist On Italian Cuisine
Tazza Cucina & Bar owner Rob Furnari is no stranger to Newtown. As a resident for nine years, he has enjoyed a number of restaurants in town, but felt that something was missing. "I love the area," said Mr Furnari. "I felt Newtown had great restaurants and fun bars, but not the combination of both. So, that was my goal: to keep it upbeat a...
Chelsea Market’s Buon’Italia Sets Sights on Jersey City
It's not just residents moving to Jersey City, companies are moving across the Hudson in droves. This week a report came out that four companies are moving over 1,200 jobs to Hudson County. And those are just the big ones that make headlines, many smaller companies are relocating here too. One such company is Buon'Italia, an Italian food i...
St. Paul's gets ready for Italian Festival this weekend
The St. Paul's Italian Festival kicks off Friday evening, but preparations for the festival have been going on for months. On Wednesday, you could smell the onions and peppers from the parking lot as dozens of volunteers lined up to help cut and prepare the food for the festival. There are 440 pounds of onions to peel that will pair up wi...
Scommettere sui nostri emigrati all’estero per far conoscere l’Italia
By Gianni Pezzano Chi ha avuto la possibilità di guardare in televisione la parata militare del 2 Giugno ai Fori Imperiali di Roma ha vissuto un'esperienza impressionante. Non solo ha onorato l'occasione della Festa della Repubblica ma ha potuto apprezzare le divise storiche che hanno dato al pubblico il senso della Storia del nostro Paese, di cap...
Crack the ‘egg’
I grew up long ago in the land of eggplant Parmesan. As an Italian Catholic kid in New England, the Friday meatless-meal rotation featured fried eggplant layered with mozzarella and marinara... along with fish sticks. Various family members make the dish but everyone knows that my Aunt Josie bakes the best eggplant. I did not find out unti...
Garfield UNICO will be marking its 60th anniversary
Garfield's UNICO will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and the group is looking for former members to share any pictures, memorabilia or stories. UNICO is an Italian-American service organization. The Garfield Chapter raises funds to support various charities and to assist the community. First Vice President for UNICO and...
Tiramisu: a landmark of Made in Italy known all over the world
In spite its great fame, Tiramisù is very young and it was invented less than 100 years ago. Its name became famous in the 1980s, when the recipe also started to spread. Several legends rotate around the Italian dessert and its creation. For instance, rumours say that Tiramisù was invented in Siena (Tuscany) in the 17th as a treat to pleas...
Bob Dylan, il cantante-poeta che creò la sua fortuna grazie ad un calabrese
C'è un pezzo d'Italia nella storia del neo Premio Nobel per la Letteratura, #Bob Dylan. Questo pezzo d'Italia è la Calabria. Nella sua autobiografia, Chronicles, pubblicata da Feltrinelli nel gennaio del 2005 (traduttore e curatore Alessandro Carrera), Dylan scrive: "Mike was the sicilian father that I never had". Mike, in realtà, è l'ital...
It's hard to pick a winner from this manager pairing
by Steve Wulf It's probably time to eject "skipper" from the baseball lexicon. The word is just too inadequate. The modern manager is so much more than the captain of a ship. He is a counselor, a teacher, a leader, a thinker, a storyteller, a cheerleader and a bearer of news, both good and bad. If there's one thing this epic World Ser...
Sicilian Tenors at the Bijou Theatre
When: Saturday, December 10th @ 8pm—10pm Where: Bijou Theatre Bridgeport, 275 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Purchase tickets online or call 203-258-8205 and ask for Jen. For more information, email info@bijoutheatre.org For more information visit www.siciliantenors.com Three marvelous tenor voices combine for...
Southeast Alabama Community Theatre provides laughs with a holiday meal
What: "Over the River and Through the Woods" dinner theaterWhen: Dec. 1-2 and Dec. 5-10Where: Cultural Arts Center, 909 S. St. Andrews St., DothanTimes: Doors open at 5:30 p.m. each night; Dinner served at 6 p.m.; Show starts at 7 p.m.Tickets: $40 per person; includes dinner, dessert and show. Cash bar available.Info: www.seact.com or call 334-794-...