De Niro spotlights his artist father
Robert De Niro may best be known as an Oscar-winning actor, but in a new documentary he takes on the role of a devoted son as he spotlights his own artist father, Robert Sr, for his influential but not well-known works in the New York City abstract expressionist art movement. De Niro, 70, who won Oscars for his lead role in "Raging Bull" and his s...
A Buzzworthy Italian Restaurant Opens in Portland, Oregon
by Alyssa Bird Renata, one of the most highly anticipated restaurants in Portland, Oregon, this year, debuted recently in the southeast area of the city. Husband-and-wife duo Nick and Sandra Arnerich, who both spent time at northern California's French Laundry, tapped chef Matt Sigler—who made a name for himself at San Francisco's Quince a...
Atlantic Debuts The Italian Collection
LAS VEGAS MARKET (Building B 2nd Floor – 201-1): Atlantic Inc. returns this year with upscale furniture in The Italian Collection. "We are excited to introduce a line of high-end furniture designed and manufactured in Italy. Award winning designers have created stunning new interpretations of desirable contemporary furniture," remarked Leo Dardasht...
Dining Italian Classic: Il Mulino is worth a visit to the forum shops
Il Mulino is one of the Las Vegas restaurants least likely to be visited by locals. Not only is it on the Strip, it's nestled into a corner on the third level of the Forum Shops. This classic New York Italian restaurant—there are nine all over the world, and the original landmark is notorious for being tightly packed and tough to book—has...
Is Seattle's best wood-fired pizza right in your neighborhood?
Finding the perfect pizza is a quest pursued by many; this quest, for some, takes years to fulfill, for others, a lifetime. The ideal pie may be lying in wait in Italy, or New York, or Chicago. But what if it's right here in Seattle? What if it's right in your neighborhood? Seattle's Mioposto Pizzeria blends the traditions of Neapolitan pi...
Festa Italiana celebrates 25 years of Italian culture this weekend at Pioneer Square
By Mike Zacchino Sometime before I left San Diego I went to the Italian market my family frequented and saw a T-shirt that read:" There are two kinds of people in the world. Italians, and those who wish they were." While some may not wish they were Italian, those who do have an opportunity to experience Italian culture this weekend at...
Le calzature italiane alla "FN Platform" di Las Vegas
L'Agenzia Ice, insieme ad Assocalzaturifici, torna alla fiera Platform di Las Vegas – in programma da domani a giovedì – dopo circa 10 anni di partecipazione alla fiera FFANY di New York visti i deludenti risultati delle ultime edizioni. Infatti, nonostante le difficoltà di individuazione di una manifestazione settoriale di punta, è import...
Buddy Valastro opens Carlo’s Bakery with family, mayor and lobster tails
By Robin Leach They lined up by the thousand, not the hundreds. They started the queue at 8 a.m. Monday, and it continued until midnight. It was an extraordinary sight, and one would have thought One Direction was about to appear. Gold bricks weren't being given away for free. These fans just planned to be the first to buy a...
Behind the P-Patch community: The Italian Ernesto Picardo
by Michela Tartaglia If you have ever wondered about the origin of the name P-Patch, you are not alone. The "P" stands for Picardo, the involuntary founder of the marvelous community garden project in Seattle area. When Ernesto Picardo, with his two brothers Orazio and Sabino started farming in South Park along the Duwamish River in 1...
Nevada Opera Theatre Presents From Italy with Love
On September 19, 2014 the Grand Ballroom of the Italian American Club was filled with Opera Arias by Internationally acclaimed opera stars of the Nevada Opera Theatre Association. Eduardo Villa, Tenor and Demetra George Soprano took the stage for an evening of From Italy with Love. Eduardo Villa has appeared in opera houses throughout Europe and i...
Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero to visit Oregon
by Mauro Battocchi Bilateral relations, including political, economic and culturalties, Expo Milano 2015 and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership(TTIP) between the European Union and the United States are the key issues thatwill be raised by Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, on the occasion of his...
Between Belle Epoque and fascism: WWI and the genesis of totalitarianism
Date: Monday, April 20, 2015 Hours: 6.30 PM Venue: IIC 1023 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90024 - USA Organized by: IIC and UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Philospher Remo Bodei, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, in conversation with historian and expert of Roman Law Aldo Schiavone, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane....