Italian Eatery Gersi Opens in Carroll Gardens; La Casita Shutters
An Italian eatery specializing in cuisine from the northern region of the country opened its doors in Carroll Gardens earlier this month. Gersi, located at 316 Court St., took over the former location of Dosa Royale, which shuttered this past April. The restaurant officially opened in July 7, said co-owner Gersi Mamega, who had spent...
Festa Coloniale Italiana presented by the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club Foundation
On Saturday, August 20, the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club Foundation welcomes the Bay Area to North Beach for the 2016 Festa Coloniale Italiana. The Festa, which runs from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., along Stockton St., between Union and Filbert celebrates the rich Italian and Italian-American heritage that has existed in San Francisco for...
New York Style Italian Eatery Opens in Downtown Pittsfield
Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., Frank "Maurice" Savino loved the small Italian eateries, where the chef knew his name, what he liked, and always had something new on the menu. When he moved to the Berkshires a decade ago, that intimate setting is something he missed. So last month, he opened up his own shop on North Street serving lunch, din...
Omaggio ad Anna Magnani. Una speciale mini-rassegna dedicata alla diva del cinema italiano
Data: Sab 24 Set 2016 Orario: Dalle 14:00 alle 23:25 Organizzato da : Cinema Italia Sf In collaborazione con : Istituto Luce Cinecitta', IIC SF Ingresso : Libero Luogo: The Castro Theatre, San Francisco Istituto Luce Cinecitta', CinemaItalia San Francisco e Istituto Italiano di Cultura sono lieti di presentare "Omaggio ad Anna Magnani...
San Francisco Symphony’s ‘all-Italian’ concert is an aural feast
by Georgia Rowe This week's San Francisco Symphony program could be described as "all-Italian," and that would certainly be true. But the phrase scarcely suggests the range of eras and stylistic concerns revealed in Thursday's brilliantly programmed concert. How often, for example, do audiences get to hear Luciano Berio's 1969 "Sinfonia f...
These 100-Year-Old Colour Portraits Of New York Immigrants Reveal Incredible Outfits
Here are just a handful of the 12 million men, women, and children who arrived at Ellis Island, New York, between 1892 and 1954 to start a new life in the USA, often dressed in their finest clothes. The portraits show immigrants wearing the national dress of their country of origin, including military uniforms from Albania, bonnets from the Netherl...
Combonis to honor Serpico
The Comboni Mission Center will honor Jo Ann Serpico on Nov. 26 at Porretta's Banquets in Chicago. (708-354-1999). Jo Ann's prominence in the Chicago-area Italian-American community is a testament to her late father, Joseph R. Salerno. One of the founders of the Rosario D. Salerno Sons Funeral Homes, he was an early organizer of the Chicago-area It...
Italian art: Ippolito Caffi
WTI Magazine #84 2016 October 17Author : Enrico de Iulis Translation by: 2016 marks the anniversary of the death of two artists linked to the war: in 1916, during a training exercise, the death of Umberto Boccioni, exponent of Italian Futurism; fifty years before, during the third war of independence, Ippolito Caffi died, and it is t...
Spotlight on the First Italian Cuisine in the World in Los Angeles
The IACCW launches the First Italian Cuisine in the Word Week at WestEdge, the leading contemporary design fair in the US through a lineup of chef's live demos highlighting the extraordinary Italian culinary heritage. Demos will take place at WestEdge, within the Fisher & Paykal Culinary Pavilion on Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, N...
Owner realizes dream in Italian restaurant
By Greta Lint Facebook exploded with lively discussion when area residents learned a new Italian restaurant was opening in town. It's been a while since Seagrove had a restaurant and locals have been anxious to sink their teeth into a nice hot pizza. Primavera Italian Restaurant, 7042 U.S. 220 Alternate (the old U.S. 220), just north of t...
Brooklyn Law School Italian American Student Association students honor Chief Judge DiFiore
By Rob Abruzzese The Italian American Law Students Association (IALSA) at Brooklyn Law School (BLS) hosted its 2016 holiday gala in Downtown Brooklyn last Friday where it honored Janet DiFiore, chief judge of the Court of Appeals and New York state, as well as seven other top Italian-American jurists. "We saw the Columbian Lawyers honorin...
The intense, complex, bitter joys of fernet
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya The lowdown: Before becoming commercialized in Italy in the 1840s, fernet, an aromatic bitter that's considered a sub-sect of Italian amaro, put down roots in medicine. One of its key ingredients, myrrh, has been used medicinally for thousands of years (also makes a great gift for a potential lord and savior). When it...