Italian Art Comes to PVD
In Providence, there seems to be an unwritten rule: if it's Italian, we approve. Many of us delight in passing under the Atwells Avenue archway where La Pigna (the pine cone or the pineapple, depending on who you ask) welcomes us into our own Little Italy, the historic Federal Hill. We proudly declare that the best Italian food can be foun...
Celebrate the Feast of San Gennaro in NYC
By Kelsey Rexroat Each September, the streets of New York's Little Italy come alive with celebrations for the annual Feast of San Gennaro. Taking place Sept. 12-22 this year, the festival commemorate the patron saint of Naples with religious processions, parades, free concerts, and of course plenty of Italian delicacies -- even a cannoli-e...
A taste of Italy in September
"La cucina Italiana è la madre cucina del mondo." ("The Italian cuisine is the mother cuisine of the (western) world.") Lorenzo II De' Medici was a banker in Florence who attained significant power and wealth by bankrolling the monarchies of Europe. When his daughter Catherine De' Medici married King Henry of France in 1547 and she moved...
Newark: chiusura consolato. Gli italiani in Usa si ribellano
Gli italoamericani del New Jersey non hanno gradito la notizia della chiusura del consolato di Newark dal prossimo 28 febbraio. A confermarla venerdì alla Camera è stato lo stesso ministro degli Esteri, Emma Bonino. E gli esponenti della comunità sperano di poter approfittare della missione del primo ministro Enrico Letta e della stessa Bonino a Ne...
MLS Expansion: Italian Financier Entering Miami Race
Just when things started to sound good for the David Beckham-Marcelo Claure Miami bid, someone had to go and add their name to the discussion. News out of Miami today state that a new party has entered into the MLS Expansion game in South Beach. The Miami Herald is reporting that London-based investment group led by Italian financier Aless...
Farinetti inaugura "Cultural Tables" a Eataly
Le stelle sotto le stelle, quasi a toccare il Flatiron Building, per il battesimo di "Cultural Tables" a Eataly "che è molto di più del solo eccellente cibo italiano" ha detto il creatore Oscar Farinetti aprendo la festa del Columbus Day alla Birreria.Passerella di star sotto le stelle nel cielo visibile dal quattordicesimo piano della Birreria tut...
Apply Now for NIAF Scholarships and Voyage of Discovery
Applications for scholarships for the 2014/2015 academic year are available online starting Nov. 1, at www.niaf.org/scholarships. Students must be of Italian heritage, have a GPA of at least 3.5, and be entering or already enrolled in college in the fall of 2014 to be eligible to apply. Applications for the 2014 Voyage of Discovery are ava...
An Interview with Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien Producers of Finding the Mother Lode
L'Italo-Americano had the opportunity to interview filmmakers Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien, producers of Finding the Mother Lode, the new documentary on the history of Italian immigrants in California. The documentary premiered last Friday, November 8th, 2013, at the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco. This comprehensive tel...
“Federico on my mind” Paintings by Annamaria Suppa
Federico on My Mind, an Art Exhibition by Annamaria Suppa, is now for the first time in the United States for the Year of Italian Culture. This Exhibition – a tribute to the Maestro Fellini's masterpieces – has been featured as one of the official side events of The 4th Bif&st Bari International Film Festival (March 16-23, 2013 Bari, I...
Italian fashion: Made in Italy triumphs in London with Miuccia Prada
WTI Magazine #10 2013 Dec, 20 Author : Annalisa Lospinuso for PoisonDrops.com Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti A prestigious award for one of the icons of Italian fashion, Miuccia Prada. The British Fashion Council gave to the Milanese designer-entrepreneur the award for International Designer of the Year, during the awards ceremony...
Prominent Austin chef to open Italian eatery downtown
By Jan Buchholz The list of new restaurant openings in 2014 continues to grow with the announcement Wednesday that chef Andrew Curren and his partners at ELM Restaurant Group have acquired the former Bar Louie site in the McGarrah Jesse building in Downtown Austin. The name of the new eatery hasn't yet been determined but the restaurant, set to o...
Sei ore per leggere al Consolato Generale di Park Avenue i nomi di 8 mila ebrei vittime della Shoah
di Riccardo Chioni È entrata nella tradizione newyorkese la commemorazione del 27 gennaio, data dell'abbattimento dei cancelli di Auschwitz che porta il nome di "Giorno della Memoria", al fine di ricordare la Shoah, lo sterminio del popolo ebraico, le leggi razziali, la persecuzione. Alle 9 di ieri mattina lungo Park Avenue sono riecheggi...