Portland chef Jenn Louis brings Italian comfort home with terrific 'Pasta by Hand'
by Grant Butler Portland chef Jenn Louis' star has been steadily rising in recent years. In 2012, she was named one of Food & Wine magazine's Best New Chefs, a prestigious honor, given that the list of past recipients reads like a "Who's Who" of modern American cooking. The following year, she competed briefly on TV's "Top Chef Masters."...
Not about the book sales
The common question people ask me during these months of book presentations, signings, and book talks of Baltimore's Little Italy is: "How many books did you sell?" And my standard answer is that the sales don't matter. I'm not paying attention to the numbers ... I'm more interested in the reactions. It is much more meaningful how the bo...
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
by Roberta Holland Globalization hasn't made manufacturing clusters obsolete, but the geographically concentrated pockets of industry have to be smart to ensure their survival, according to new research from Harvard Business School. Gary P. Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and researche...
Italian Festival hopes to help heat Guilford homes
by Tim Rizzo The St. George Men's Group is back to host its second annual Italian Festival to raise money to benefit fuel assistance programs for town residents in need. The festival will take place Aug. 28 and 29 at the St. George Church grounds, featuring homemade Italian food, live music, a grape stomping contest and a bocce tournament.&nb...
Cinemilia: Emilia Romagna in/and film
Given its special relationship with film (many of the most important directors come from there, and the University of Bologna hosts the most important program in film studies in Italy), the image of Emilia-Romagna in modern Italian culture has been intensely established by film, and its culture has been strongly influenced by it. The session solici...
One-armed wonder “Wingy” Manone
by David Witter In an entertainment career that spanned 70 years, Joseph "Wingy" Manone become one of the pioneers of jazz despite losing his right arm in a childhood bicycling accident. Growing up in New Orleans at the turn of the century, he would listen to the music that floated across the bayou from the black section of town,...
Have we pronounced 'Nutella' wrong our entire nutty lives?
by Marilyn La Jeunesse Nutella is the world's favorite chocolate hazelnut spread. Usually it brings people together. Not today. After the Italian brand released a commercial, the Internet's collective head exploded: It seems some people have been pronouncing Nutella "wrong" their entire lives. Many say the hazelnut spread is...
From the Echoes of Mulberry Street to the First Italian Folk Revival of the 1970s
Lecture and performance by John La Barbera, composer and author of Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin and Fiddle Tunes and Italian Folk Music for Mandolin. Wednesday, October 7th (6:10pm) - Columbia University in the City of New York - 702 Hamilton Hall - 116 Street at 1130 Amsterdam Avenue - New York, NY 10027 Free...
It’s apple time! Italian tasty recipes to make at home this Winter
by Claudia Baroncelli Generally associated with Fall and Winter, apples are the healthy and tasty ingredient you can add to yourseasonal recipes to create original and delicious dishes by yourself. Typical of the Northern Italy culinary tradition where they are used as the essential ingredient all year long, especially in Trentino...
Essex celebrates Italian-American heritage
by Mark Romano Patty Spango, the newly appointed Essex County deputy superintendent of elections/deputy commissioner of registration, and Frank A. Cocchiola Jr., a retired educator and administrator, were recognized as "Stellas della Contea di Essex" (Stars of Essex County) at the Essex County Italian-American Heritage Month observance hel...
Get married in Rome historic sites
by Claudia Astarita Getting married among the everlasting beauties of Rome is a quite popular dream that might become true. Either you think about the Colosseum or the Imperial Fora, Domus Aurea or Villa Borghese, the eternal city stands as an amazing place where to celebrate an "unforgettable day" of many women's life. Even more memora...
Frank Giordano receives Philadelphia Music Alliance Award Platinum Award
For the first time in more than two decades, the Philadelphia Music Alliance (PMA) hosted a stellar evening gala to celebrate its newest group of inductees on the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame. It was held at The Fillmore Philadelphia on October 26, 2015. At the induction ceremony that took place during the day on the Avenue of the Arts...