Festa della Repubblica in Filadelfia – Console Generale Luigi Scotto nominato Ambasciatore d’Italia in Tanzania
Nella prestigiosa cornice del museo storico di Filadelfia si è celebrata la tradizionale Festa Nazionale della Republica Italiana. Durante la prima parte della serata, dedicata ai discorsi ufficiali, sia il Console che il vice sindaco Michael Diberardinis hanno sottolineato i rapporti di particolare amicizia tra Stati Uniti e Italia ed in particola...
La passione per le auto italiane unisce Roma e San Francisco – La leggenda delle corse Lorenzo Lauria
di Roberto Natalini Da un paio di anni a questa parte, non vi è dubbio che la città della west coast americana nella quale è più facile vedere circolare una nuova Fiat 500 è sicuramente San Francisco, sia per le sue strade strette dove trovare parcheggio è spesso un'impresa, sia per il grande amore diffuso verso il design italiano. Presto...
The Italian American contributions to the American Revolutionary War
by Maria Gloria Dear readers, On July 4th let me refresh your memory and mine on the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776 (in Philadelphia) and learn about Italian and Italian American contributions to the American Revolutionary War. Although the colonists declared themselves independent of England and set up "The Uni...
NIAF Partners with Pirelli Tire for Second in Series of Frank J. Guarini/NIAF Media Forums in NYC
"Austerity vs. Growth: Is it time for growth policies in Italy?" was the topic of discussion at the Frank J. Guarini/NIAF Media Forum on July 25, 2013. Pirelli Tire LLC hosted the forum at its New York office on Fifth Avenue. Paolo Ferrari, CEO of Pirelli NAFTA Region, welcomed the guests and noted that this was the first of its kind at the showroo...
Robert De Niro turns 70
Robert De Niro, who has wowed filmgoers since the 1960s, turns 70 years old on Saturday (August 17). The Italian-American actor, known for his Oscar winning roles as mob boss Vito Corleone in "The Godfather, Part II" (1974) and boxer Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" (1980), has become a staple of cinema and is considered an archetype of the class...
Prince is poised to celebrate 100 years of pasta history
It is said that Eskimos have eight words for snow, and the French have a dozen words for love. But in Italy, an uber chef could fill a small dictionary with the many different words for pasta. (Think penne, ziti, and cavatappi just to name a few.) Here in Boston, in the days when pasta was still spaghetti, few brands have been more renowne...
Staten Island's 4th Annual Fig Fest moves to Casa Belvedere, Grymes Hill
by Pamela Silvestri Fig Fest this Sunday is the same time (7 p.m.) with the same program --- a fig swap, recipe exchange and general celebration of all things fig. And, it's still free. But it will be held at a different venue: Casa Belvedere, the Italian Cultural Center, on Grymes Hill. The foundation's director, Gina Biancardi,...
Come nacque la pasta alla carbonara?
By Andrea Valente Chi ha inventato la pasta alla carbonara? Come, dove, quando, perché? E l'uovo va messo così o cosà? Pancetta, bacon, guanciale o speck? Spaghetti o maccheroni? E se cucinassimo senza porci troppe domande? Ecco che da un piatto di pasta può nascere una storia, o a volte è la Storia a infilarsi nel piatto di pasta. Quel che conta,...
Brothers open Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen in Tulsa
When brothers George, Richard and Anthony Martinez named their new company Main Street Boys LLC, the street they were referring to is in Yonkers, N.Y."Our mother is from Naples and our father was from Cuba," Richard Martinez said. "Our mom raised us as a single mom, and it wasn't easy for her. Us and our sister had humble beginnings. We came from n...
Polynesian night for Italian Americans
The Bella Vita Italian American Social Club will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 25 at the St. Jude Church Hall, 32032 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. The dinner menu will feature orange chicken, ginger beef, Hawaiian rice, Maui green salad, island macaroni salad and pineapple upside-down cake. The meeting include...
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum to Host 25th Annual Fundraiser Brunch at LiGreci's Staaten, 11/16
On Saturday, November 16, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will hold its 25th Annual Fundraiser Brunch at LiGreci's Staaten. This year's honorees are Salvatore and Marjorie Moschella, editor and co-editor of the official newsletter of the New York State Order Sons of Italy in America, The Golden Lion; Cammie Brandofino, Secretary of...
Italian, anyone? New eatery set for McCook
The McCook Economic Development Corp. finalized an agreement recently with a group intending to bring an Italian restaurant to the Keystone Business Center. The new owners were unavailable for comment this week but MEDC officials confirmed they had already begun the process of preparing the historic building's kitchen for the new business. ...