Gourmet Italian Presents the Flavors of Christmas in Italy: Panettone and Torrone
Italian food specialist Gourmet Italian is pleased to offer the fresh flavors of Christmas in Italy—ready to be enjoyed by friends and family for the 2014 Christmas season. The annual batch of panettone is in stock, along with the sweet nougat treat, torrone. A variety of imported panettone and torrone flavors and brands are now available...
Andrea Pallaoro's Debut Feature 'Medeas' Opens in New York City on December 19th
A lyrical portrait of a rural Southern California family's inner lives, their relationship to their ever-shifting landscape, and their growing alienation with each other, "Medeas" is the acclaimed debut feature of Italian-born filmmaker Andrea Pallaoro. Offering a contemporary variation from the pov of an Italian art filmmaker, on the time...
Seminar on Italian Diaspora Culture
by Anthony J. Tamburri Study Italian Diaspora Culture. In Calabria through a Unique Summer Program. This three-week summer program at the University of Calabria (Arcavacata di Rende) takes place June 15th through July 3rd and is designed to introduce participants (doctoral students and professors) to cultural studies of the Itali...
Cascone’s remains a North Oak landmark
by Joyce Smith On the Saturday before Christmas — one of the busiest nights of the year at the Northland's Cascone's Italian Restaurant —partner Jimmy Cascone still stopped to reminisce with longtime customers. One customer who had been celebrating the season with his family there for decades forgot to make reservations for his pa...
Fare un’exit da € 5,5 milioni a 20 anni: le turbine di Parrotto
Il 2015 sarà un anno decisivo per il movimento degli startupper italiani. Lo avevamo detto presentando l'ebook delle 100 startup che saranno in grado di rivoluzionare il 2015 e sono passati solo pochi giorni per avere la prima conferma. Gianluigi Parrotto (1994, Casarano) fondatore della Gp Renewable, che produce mini-turbine eoliche, ha c...
Special Members-Only Event: Snow Orchid starring Angelina Fiordellisi
Join NOIAW for the new play Snow Orchid, starring longtime NOIAW member and honoree Angelina Fiordellisi. The play will be followed by a special discussion on the Italian American experience with Angelina, director Valentina Fratti, and NOIAW's Founder and Chair Emerita, Dr. Aileen Riotto Sirey. Tickets for this special presentation are pr...
Ribalta a New York. Rosario Procino e Pasquale Cozzolino presentano la loro pizzeria
Hanno lasciato senza parole Matteo Renzi in visita a New York lo scorso settembre: il premier, in quella occasione, dopo aver ordinato una pizza ai pomodorini ciliegini, ha commentato con stupore che era una pizza italiana al 100 per cento. Lo sanno anche gli americani di Time Out New York che l'hanno premiata come la pizza migliore nella...
Announcing I Tatti's Art Conservation Fund
In order to conserve and protect I Tatti's remarkable and unique art collection, a new fund has been created: the Art Conservation Fund in Honor of Lino Pertile and Anna Bensted. The collection is still displayed much as it was a century ago, just as Berenson had wanted, but works need specialist care in order to ensure that they are kept...
Italian researchers find 'tumour-blocking' gene
Italian researchers have found a gene they say is able to "shut down" tumours with a "new and unique" mechanism. The team at a research institute at Rozzano near Milan said the discovery of the Ptx3 gene was "unexpected". "We hope it will have major implications on the clinical front," said research leader Alberto Mantovani of the Humanita...
Wines benefit Ballet in Cleveland for 2nd year; gala set
by Mark Bona For the second consecutive year, Ballet in Cleveland will offer private-label, dance-themed wines in conjunction with Firelands Winery of Sandusky. The wines are from Firelands' Italian collection - Vermentino, a white wine, and Cannonau, a red also known as Garnache. Both are commonly grown in the island of Sardinia off...
Sons of Italy announce 2015 'Pasta Festa' set for April 26 in Whitehouse Station
Since 1990, Marconi Lodge of the Sons of Italy in America has held a "Pasta Festa" spaghetti dinner in Readington Township, to benefit local charities and causes. The event started in Whitehouse Station, and was held there until 2011. In 2012 and 2013, the Pasta Festa was moved to Three Bridges. After a successful return to Whitehouse Stat...
Margherita Moscardini - Andrea Nacciarriti New York Prize 2014-15 Winners
The Italian Cultural Institute and The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies - Columbia University present: Margherita Moscardini - Andrea Nacciarriti, New York Prize 2014-15 Winners. Final Projects Monday, March 30, 6 - 8 PM. Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York, New York 10065.&...