UNICO Announces Membership Growth and New Upcoming Festivities
UNICO recently had their first membership meeting of the 2014-15 year at the Hanover Manor. Over 50 were in attendance to see Rosanna Cammarata, owner of Livingston based "Tutto Fresco" make her notorious fresh Mozzarella and to induct five new members into the organization: Marion Schiazzano, Gary Marshuetz, Josephine Ciatta, Lucille Lenzi, Annam...
Natalie Guiliano DeRosa is West Haven’s ‘Italian-American of the Year’
On a perfect, sunny, summery October day, a few dozen people — many wearing the green, white and red colors the flag of Italy — sat out along the Main Street side of City Hall, listened to Italian music and honored Natalie Guiliano DeRosa as "Italian-American of the Year." Then they all moved on to the basement of City Hall to eat ziti, eggplant a...
Italian exhibit opens this weekend
The Tulare County Museum is set to celebrate its newest exhibit at the Tulare County Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum. The Tulare County Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum, located in Mooney Grove Park, will host the reception in honor of the opening of the new exhibit: Passion Produces Excellence: Commemorating Italian Experiences in Tula...
Italy to showcase Abate Fetel pears at New York foodie institution
The Italian produce industry will soon be promoting a pear that is "virtually unknown" to U.S. consumers in an event at high-end New York retail outlet and cooking school Eataly. A release from the country's Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli (CSO) said the event will take place on Nov. 13 thanks to the support of interprofessional organization OI Pera,...
Five Decades of Patter - The Oldest Yellow-Cab Driver in New York City With His Own Medallion
With a half-century's worth of experience driving a yellow cab in New York City, Sal Locascio, 87, knows the streets as well as anyone. "I do all right for a hillbilly," said Mr. Locascio, a joking reference to his lifelong residency in the village of Pleasantville, in Westchester County. Read more Source: http://mob...
The D.I.V.E. of Los Angeles welcomed Consul General Antonio Verde
A group of smart, beautiful, and socially active women, the D.I.V.E. of Los Angeles invited a guest of honor to their November meeting: Consul General of Italy Antonio Verde. His mandate in the U.S. has just begun, and all of the most influential associations of the local Italian-American community are eager to know him better. The extreme...
DG's Family Restaurant in Brewerton: A comfortable place for classic Italian (Dining Out review)
by Jacqueline M. Domin Chicken parmesan is a staple on the menu at Italian restaurants, but rarely is it a standout. So when our waitress at DG's Family Restaurant in Brewerton recommended it, we were skeptical. It turns out DG's has good reason to put "parmesan-style" entrees at the top of its list of specialties.Our chicken was thick an...
Sondaggio RAI Italia
Following the Philadelphia visit of RAI Italia CEO, Piero A. Corsini, last 18th of November (see here), we are conducting a survey to ascertain the quality, distribution, reception and enjoyment of RAI Italia TV, radio and multimedia programs. If you live in the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia (Pennsylva...
At Winter Fancy Food Italy dominates, showcases robust growth in F&B exports
By Mauro Battocchi This week I had a much-needed transfusion of optimism. News on how Italy's recession still drags on keeps on coming from my country. Yet Italian F&B exporters at the Winter Fancy Food fair in San Francisco were buoyant - relishing as they were in the figures of their sales to the US. According to the statist...
Event "Love, What Language Do You Speak?" - February 14, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Please join an international gathering of cultural organizations for a multimedia, multilingual evening of poetry, music, film, and theater in celebration of Valentine's Day. Suzanne Petri will emcee and provide English language love poems amidst performances co-presented by multiple Chicago cultural institutions. Read more ...
Female startuppers grow in number and geographic spread
Claudia Spinnato from Palermo works in the hardware field, while Valentina Cianci and Nicole Novielli from Bari, or Marialba Landolfi from Lecce operate in the digital sector. They are just some of this year's 32 new entries in the ranking "Official Female Founders in Tech– Italy List," by Girls in Tech. Read more Source: ht...
Italy’s “Slow Food” Pioneer: How My Love for Food Ripened into a Life's Work
In 1986, Carlo Petrini and a group of friends threw a big pasta feed in Rome's storied Piazza di Spagna (the Spanish Steps). The event was a protest against the opening of the first McDonald's in Italy. Out of that grew Slow Food, an organization that now includes 100,000 people in 150 countries, all committed to local food and the traditi...