Andrea Bocelli tours Ruvo Center to support program; Tony Bennett’s 90th next Keep Memory Alive gala
By Robin Leach When Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli usually takes the stage, it's before an audience of thousands in a stadium, arena, park or an Olympic or Expo ceremony. In 2011, more than 150,000 Brazilians packed into an open-air concert, and his cold, rainy evening concert in Central Park with our Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion dre...
Subs to snaps: Rick Lovato, from sandwich shop to Packers' long-snapper
by Rob Demovsky Rick Lovato can tell you everything that belongs on a No. 15 at Joyce's Subs and Pizza in Lincroft, New Jersey. "That's our Italian sub," Lovato said. "Five bucks at most for a half sub." A week ago, Lovato was putting together boiled ham, genoa salami, capicola and provolone for customers at the shop owned by his father...
Italy Amcham’s CEO Simone Crolla received the prestigious GEI friendship award
Simone Crolla, Italy Amcham's CEO, attended the annual presentation of the GEI, Gruppo Esponenti Italiani, an association of representatives from the main Italian business and financial concerns operating in the United States, and Italian leaders in the professions, in industrial design and international affairs. In this occasion he received the pr...
Ten fantastic holidays for Italy-loving foodies
Coffee is a key part of the Italian culture, but instead of simply spending your trip sipping cappuccini on terraces, why not get a taste for life on the other side of the bar? Florence's Espresso Academyoffers a range of courses including basic, intensive and café latte art, while the Terzi Coffee School in Emilia Romagna offers intimate workshops...
Save Venice Inc. Announces Distinguished New Leadership
Save Venice Inc, the American organization that has raised more than $25 million to restore hundreds of work of art and architecture in Venice, Italy, is pleased to announce Dr. Frederick Ilchman and Richard J. Almeida as new chairman and president, respectively. "After a unanimous election, the Board of Directors is delighted that Frederi...
These Days, John Baldessari Cribs From the Masters
Having taught many generations of Los Angeles artists, John Baldessari proudly displays a few of their creations on the walls of his large studio in Venice. One piece, by Analia Saban, consists of white paper cleverly made to look like a stained gym towel. Its wry humor is in the Baldessari vein. But fans of this famously off-kilter, bound...
Native Italian chef to rescue tourist-trapped Little Italy
Manhattan's Little Italy is moving beyond its tourist-trap joints drenched in red sauce. Capri Ristorante, slated to open later this month at 145 Mulberry St., is the first stateside eatery from genuine Italian chef Franco Aliberti, who has appeared on cooking shows in his native country. Capri comes on the heels of Aunt Jake's, a well-re...
An altar boy walks the seven churches
By Rocco M. Pugliese The Town Plot neighborhood in Waterbury, from which I come, was overwhelmingly Italian-American and Catholic during the my childhood in the 1940s and '50s. To serve canned spaghetti was to invite derision; other ethnicities were aberrations, and a Protestant an oddity. The one Jew in the neighborhood was the best tippe...
Carlo Piccolo and Lauren Hopkins (Founders of Your Italian Passport)
We don't know how many of you know this, but there is a thing called "Passport Index" which ranks the passports of the world, based on their Visa Free Score. The higher the Visa Free Score, the better the Passport Power Rank. Italy is ranked third : not bad, right? Still, this is not why so many Italian Americans apply for their Italian passport: a...
Bellina’s Italian Kitchen Opens at Southland Mall
Bellina's Italian Kitchen will be celebrating its grand opening at Southland Mall in Cutler Bay, FL on Friday, April 22nd at 5 pm. Bellina's is more than a great pizzeria, it serves authentic Italian, home-made cuisine. Customers will soon enjoy delicious pizzas, pasta, and more for not a lot of dough! Bellina's makes all their pasta, bread, gelato...
In Usa inizia l’anno del Piemonte
I prossimi dodici mesi saranno l'anno del Piemonte, negli Stati Uniti. Un'occasione per promuoverlo e farlo conoscere sotto tutti gli aspetti, dal turismo alla cucina, dalla tecnologia all'arte. Questo perché la National Italian American Foundation ha scelto il Piemonte come «Region of Honor» del 2016, impegnandosi ad organizzare insieme eventi dur...
Pasta Is Making A Comeback, Sales Rise After Years Of Decline
Could the dark era of low-carb dieting in America finally be behind us? U.S. pasta consumption is back on the rise after shrinking for years, according to data from research firm Nielsen. In the 52 weeks ending on April 2, dollar sales of dry pasta were up 2.9% year on year. The trend is reflected in people's online search habits as well. "Pa...