Italy’s Most Celebrated Pasta Company Cooking Up Premium Pasta For 120 Years In US
Fall offers a bounty of colorful fruits and vegetables that are delicious and packed with nutritional benefits. This is the best time of year to enjoy a variety of healthful produce such as orange winter squash, yellow pepper, Brussels sprouts, okra and turnips, among others. They are especially delicious when part of a pasta dish, offering an exc...
The Family: movie review
It's too bad we can't take a hit out on "The Family."This unexciting, unfunny would-be action satire is filled with Italian-American stereotypes, decades-old TV-style Mafia cliches, bits of business that never amount to anything and actors so much better than the hoary, one-joke material. The trigger for the movie's plot is basically "American mob...
If you're looking for Italy, head to downtown Augusta
By George and Linda Smith We enjoy Italian-American food, but despaired of ever finding the authentic Italian food we love without having to leave Maine — until we got to Gagliano's Italian Bistro in downtown Augusta. It was an amazing surprise! Linda: "I've been searching for authentic Italian food ever since our first trip to Italy. It'...
Top chefs to compete in 10th International Risotto Festival Nov. 10
Fans of fine food and wine are cordially invited to attend one of Houston's finest culinary festivals. The 10th International Risotto Festival will be held on Sunday, November 10 from 2 to 6 pm at The Houston Design Center. This gourmet strolling event includes an afternoon of delicious Italian foods and wine including samplings of antipas...
California vintners branch out to Italian grapes
By S. Irene Virbila Italian immigrants were instrumental in founding the California wine industry, yet when winemakers sought to upgrade the image of their wines in the mid-20th century, they followed the then-current fashion and went with French grapes — Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Though perhaps better suited to California's climate, Ital...
“The Great Beauty”: A delirious Italian feast
Jep Gambardella, the aging Roman journalist played by the great Toni Servillo in Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's tour de force "The Great Beauty," tells us that when he was young his friends always had the same answer to the big question: "pussy." His answer was different: "The smell of old people's houses." The question was, "What do you value...
Italian culture -- a fine salute, says JJ reader
This is regarding the celebration of Italian culture that took place at the William V. Musto Cultural Center, Union City, on Oct. 11. The event was sponsored by Mayor and state Sen. Brian P. Stack and the Board of Commissioners. And it was co-hosted and coordinated by Mr. Renard Petronzio, a former city resident. Members of the Histor...
A rischio due consolati italiani in Usa
La Farnesina sta considerando la chiusura di una ventina di sedi consolari nel mondo. Fra queste, secondo indiscrezioni raccolte dal Sole 24 Ore, vi sono i consolati di Detroit e Filadelfia. Si tratterebbe di una decisione storica, soprattutto per Filadelfia dove sono state proclamate la dichiarazione di Indipendenza e la Costituzione, che...
Open house at Naples Italian American Foundation
Naples Writer's and Authors Club is sponsoring a book sale from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Spanky's Speakeasy. The author's will be discounting their books. The restaurant is at 1550 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples. Information: 239-216-2317 Writers will submit original short fiction, poetry or essays to be read from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the...
Belinelli all'All Star Game: sarà alla gara dei tiri da 3
La Nba ha reso noto i partecipanti alla gara del tiro da 3 punti dell'All Star Game di metà febbraio e come tutti i tifosi italiani speravano e si aspettavano ci sarà anche Marco Belinelli. Si tratta del primo italiano a partecipare alla gara delle stelle «selezionato» dopo Gallinari nel 2010, escludendo quindi la partita delle matricole. ...
Giada De Laurentiis made modeling debut at New York Fashion week
Italian-born Food Network host Giada De Laurentiis made her modeling debut Thursday during 2014's New York Fashion Week. The 43-year-old television personality took on the catwalk during the Heart Truth Dress Collection show. "I'm super excited; I've never done this before. I used to think being a model and walking the runway was an easy job, but...
World War II-era Italy comes to life in ACT’s ‘Napoli!’
War is hell for the soldiers called up to fight in "Napoli!" For those at home, it's a pretty good way to turn a profit. Eduardo De Filippo's 1945 play — originally titled "Napoli Milionaria" and currently onstage at American Conservatory Theater in a 2005 translation by Linda Alper and Beatrice Basso — depicts an Italian family working th...