COMITES Houston: XI Conferenza dei Ricercatori
Organizzata dal Comites di Houston, si terrà il prossimo febbraio l'11esima edizione della Conferenza dei ricercatori italiani nel mondo. promossa in collaborazione con il Consolato generale d'Italia, la conferenza si terrà il 26 e 27 febbraio 2016. La due giorni è aperta come sempre a tutti i ricercatori - italiani o che lavorano con istituzi...
Grappa dinner: a menu with ideal pairings for 5 top grappas
by Chiara Giovoni While it's true that distillation is the art of concentrating aromas, scents and sensations from raw plant ingredients, cuisine is also an art of alchemy that combines raw materials to create new sensations and flavours. The world of spirits is very large in terms of its variety, which is due to the fact tha...
Ancient city of Pompeii unveils a facelift
By Jareen Imam Newly restored ruins in the ancient city of Pompeii, with intricate mosaic tiles, bathhouses and were officially unveiled to the public on Thursday after a lengthy restoration process. The project, including six restored homes, is the result of a 2012 partnership between the EU's European Commission and Italian authorities. The...
National Park Service honors Jesuit missionary with legacy day
By Nancy Wiechec Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, an Italian missionary to the American Southwest known as the "Padre on Horseback," was honored Jan. 10 at the Tumacacori National Historical Park with Kino Legacy Day. The celebration of the priest -- who founded 24 missions and was also known as an astronomer, builder, mapmaker,...
The Historic U.S. Restaurant Returns to San Francisco’s Little Italy
by Catherine Accardi Many people, especially native San Francis-can's, certainly noticed when the historic North Beach establishment, the U.S. Restaurant, closed for remodeling in April, 2015. Patrons would walk by 515 Columbus Avenue looking for signs of a much anticipated reopening. Months went by, people with worried glances an...
Italian Market's Bar One readying brunch and beer for spring opening
Ralph's Italian Restaurant Manager Ryan Rubino sat around idly for two decades while ownership changed hands at nearby 767 S. Ninth St., which was most recently neighborhood pub The Wishing Well. This time around, when the bar shuttered in October, sitting idly by didn't feel like an option. "As soon as that [space] opened up, I thought, '...
At Fortina, Expect A Sizzling Atmosphere And Killer Pizza
by Elizabeth Keyser Fortina pizza is blistering: This new addition to Stamford contemporizes Italian American cooking with a youth Fortina is blistering! The newest addition to Harbor View in Stamford, Fortina contemporizes Italian American cooking with a youthful, hip atmosphere: loud music and a wood-fired oven that cooks more than...
'Romeo & Juliet' Backdrop Honors Italian Ancestors
The mausoleum that serves as the backdrop for Hartford Stage's current production of "Romeo & Juliet" is etched with dozens of Italian names. Who are these people? Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak, who directed the show, reveals that "Colin McGurk, associate scene designer, got the names from a website called billiongraves.com....
It’s Official! La Scuola Receives IB Accreditation
By Mauro Battocchi I'm delighted to report that La Scuola has officially received accreditation from the International Baccalaureate Organization, which makes this special organization San Francisco's very first PreK-8 International Baccalaureate for the Primary Years Program (IB PYP) school. These welcomed news calls for a resoun...
An Evening of Italian Literature
Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. Tuesday, April 12, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT), Chicago, ILSelected Readings of Italian Short Stories in English Translation performed and translated by Lawrence Garner Lawrence Garner has been performing on the stages of Chicago theatres for more than 20 years, a "second career" precede...
Pop's Espresso Bar: Now serving breakfast
Pop's Espresso Bar, the pastry shop and coffee bar in New Rochelle that's garnered a cult following for superbly rich coffee and its dannoli -- a doughnut stuffed with cannoli cream -- will start serving an all-day breakfast on April 19. And this is no ordinary bacon, egg and cheese joint. For the bacon, owner Giovanni Cucullo will braise...
Sports greats, industry leaders honored in New York City
Sport legends Mike Piazza, 12-time MLB All-Star elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame; and Luigi P. "Lou" Carnesecca, legendary coach of St. John's University's basketball team and inductee of the Naismith Basket Ball Hall of Fame, headlined the list of gala honorees with industry executives in business, finance, and real estate at the Na...