NIAF 38th Anniversary Gala Weekend
WHEN:Friday, October 25, 2013 8 p.m. Vegas-Style Night, Live and Silent Auction, Evening Entertainment Saturday, October 26, 2013 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Events; 6 p.m. Reception; 7 p.m. Dinner and Awards WHERE:Friday evening: The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. Saturday: The...
First Look: Billy G's Huge Italian-American Eatery in Kirkwood
On August 6, Kirkwood welcomed a brand new restaurant, fully equipped with a wine-and-dine-worthy patio: Billy G's (131 West Argonne; 314-984-8000). Owned by the family-operated Gianino's Restaurant Group, the proprietor of nine other local establishments, Billy G's serves up Italian and American eats. The space, previously occupied by Massa's, sea...
Maestros Country Italian Cuisine
by Susan Laughlin Bill Bennett of Maestros Country Italian Cuisine brings his family Italian recipes to North Conway. After a recent kitchen fire, the menu was refocused on sustainable, organic and local products. Local farms they have teamed up with include White Gates Farm in Tamworth for grass-fed beef and Sherman Farm for local produce...
Frank Cicero— Protestant or Catholic? His Family of “relative strangers”
Frank Cicero is a trial and appellate lawyer. He has tried and argued a wide variety of civil and criminal matters in courts at all levels in the United States as well as in international arbitrations and litigations. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including The American College of Trial Lawyers and the Società di Studi Valdesi....
Joseph Gatto's shooting death stuns neighbors, artistic community
By Kate Mather and Ari Bloomekatz Joseph Gatto was a fixture in the quiet Silver Lake neighborhood he had long called home. Friends knew the 78-year-old father of state Assemblyman Mike Gatto as an easy person to talk to, a well-liked artist who spent decades teaching at schools across Los Angeles. He was a patriarch — not ju...
Personal Factory Back in L.A. to Learn the UCLA-GAP Project Key Findings
It is with great pride and enthusiasm that we introduce the first Southern Italian company participating in the UCLA Global Access Program: Personal Factory, founded in Calabria in 2004 by the Tassone brothers, is one of the most remarkable Italian STARTUP success stories of recent times. In fact, Personal Factory has created a revolutiona...
Art Institute of Chicago hosts 200-piece Italian Nativity scene from 1700s
by Frank Mathie When we think of Nativity scenes or mangers, we usually think of small religious settings under the Christmas tree. But ABC7 Eyewitness Reporter Frank Mathie says the Art Institute of Chicago has gone big time with this ancient sacred story. As always, the Art Institute of Chicago is all decked out for the holidays...
Our Editorial Director Honored As “Italian American Personality Of The Year” In Brooklyn
Tiziano Thomas Dossena, Editorial Director of L'Idea Magazine, recently gave a presentation titled "Viva Verdi" at the celebrations of the Italian Heritage Month, in the auditorium of St. Athanasius Church in Brooklyn. The presentation proved to the large audience there is a common, everyday knowledge of Verdi's works by the average Americ...
Metro restaurant recognized by publication for fine dining excellence
A local Italian eatery is garnering national attention on the eve of its 60th anniversary. Jasper's Restaurant on 103rd and State Line is one of only four restaurants in the United States to be named to the 2013 Fine Dining Hall of Fame by Nation's Restaurant News. The restaurant was founded by Leonardo and Jasper Mirabile in 1954. The Mirabile fa...
The audacity of Michael Sheerin's Cicchetti
In the early 60s the ailing Italian countess Amalia Mani Mocenigo was ordered by her doctor to adopt a diet we might today label Paleolithic. In short, she wasn't to eat cooked meat. So while she was visiting the legendary Harry's Bar in Venice, proprietor Giuseppe Cipriani did what any resourceful, self-respecting member of the hospitalit...
Dine Out Maine: Siano’s Pizzeria in Portland deals in gutsy home-style Italian cooking
By John Golden Located in the heart of Deering Center off Stevens Avenue, Siano's Pizzeria has been a mainstay in this community since 2007. But it's more than just a family-friendly neighborhood haunt. Its menu of southern Italian old-school classics is very well done. And on weekends it's chock-a-block with diners there to have a good time over...
Tony Pasquale (Radio personality)
Radio is a friend to carry with you everywhere: it keeps us company, informs us, entertains us. For the Italian-American community, for a long time it also has been a fantastic way to keep alive their link with Italy. The guest of our interview today is Tony Pasquale, who has been for many years a friendly presence via radio for many Italian Ameri...