Italian authors honored during 'Week of Italian Language in the World'
by Alan Henney The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. launched the 15th annual "Week of Italian Language in the World" celebration with an award ceremony and panel discussion for Italian authors Monday night. The award ceremony included a presentation of "The Bridge" literary prize. This year's theme f...
Addabbo, American Italian Cancer Foundation Sponsor Free Mammograms
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and the American Italian Cancer Foundation are sponsoring two free mammogram events in the 15th Senate District in November. On Friday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the foundation will be at the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, located at 6200 Beach Channel Dr. in Arverne, to provide no-...
Capatosta in NY brings the Italian southern flavor
Chef Antonio Mermolia and entrepreneur are two capatostas, an Italian expression meaning a volitional and stubborn type, someone who takes a different path despite knowing it will not be an easy one. "Our chosen path is the Italy of the South, an auteur South that has still to be explored," explains Mermolia, "In particular I fo...
First Ever Trust Mark Debuts In U.S. Italian Cheese
In response to decades of increased incidents of adulteration and fraud in the Italian hard cheese category, U.S. hard cheese leader Arthur Schuman Inc. (ASI) today announced the creation of the industry's first trust mark for quality assurance. The new True Cheese™ seal is intended to verify the integrity and quality of cheeses ASI makes...
Cuomo taps DiFiore as chief judge
by Joseph Spector Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore will become the state's next chief judge if she's confirmed by the state Senate next year. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday nominated DiFiore, 60, to head the state Court of Appeals, the state's top court. Cuomo had until Tuesday to name a successor for Chief Ju...
Cristiano Bonino: The Craft of Tasty Tours
by Stefano Salimbeni Cristiano Bonino organizes food tours for a living: yet, as a foodie, he is not very credible – at least not at first glance. At 45, the shape he is in is associated with enthusiasts of diets and gyms, not gourmet regional specialties — especially after living in America on and off for the past 8 years (full time...
Food chat: Q&A with a passionate Italian
by Tina Danze Corrado Palmieri is the owner of Palmieri Cafe, an Italian coffee shop and bakery, currently at the Dallas Farmers Market's shed on weekends. Soon, Cafe Palmieri will move into the Dallas Farmers Market's new venue, the Market. The move fulfills Palmieri's dream of offering an authentic Italian coffee and pastry experien...
BAIA Launches BAIA Executives Business Network
Readers of this blog will already be well familiar with the Business Association Italy America, known as BAIA, which brings together entrepreneurs, managers and professionals operating between the US and Italy for exciting events, workshops, lectures and more. Membership in BAIA means access to a rich network of passionate people and repre...
Ferrari fanatic selling 8 cars to make room for more
For anyone who has ever had to clean out an overflowing garage, consider the problem faced by Tony Shooshani: He has too many Ferraris. Shooshani, of Beverly Hills, is putting eight of his prized, rare Ferraris up for sale to make room for a bevy of new ones. The sleek cars, headed for the block at the Gooding and Company auction in Scottsda...
Capture authentic Italian with party panini
by Jodie Morgan A million years ago, a fresh faced 20-something and a curly headed 30-something walked into an Italian grocery in the heart of New Orleans and ordered a muffaletta. Hand in hand, those two love birds shared a wheel of Italian delight stuffed with salty, rich cured meats and cheeses and oozing with a briny olive salad....
Palagiano (TA), si chiama Mario Putignano il genio assunto dalla Nasa
È di Palagiano (TA) colui che dovrà occuparsi della piattaforma informatica che gestisce i lanci aerospaziali. Mario Putignano , il genio che la Nasa ha fortemente voluto a capo del team di gestione dei nuovissimi applicativi MG-0X31, è stato assunto per gestire le piattaforme di lancio dei satelliti nello spazio. Per la Nasa, la scelta di...
Shopping NYC: How to Find Italian Designers in New York
Ciao, Milano! Halfway through Fashion Month and the traveling flock of models, editors, and buyers have touched down in Italy, inspiring New York to look into the best of Italian fashion we have here. This is the city of ridiculously bright prints (hello, Etro!), new sensations (Gucci, of course) and experimentation aplenty. To relish all...