New Italian Restaurant Bianconi Offers Upscale Surf and Turf
By James Bartlett After more than a decade at Via Veneto in Santa Monica, Fabrizio Bianconi has come to Beverly Grove and put down his own roots on Third Street with an eponymous restaurant. The large space is split into separate rooms with different styles and tones. There's the casual sofa lounge, which rests under rough brick arches an...
“Io imparo l’italiano”: an Italian youth program in Seattle
“L’unione fa la forza”, is an Italian saying for “Strength in unity”, and it was the motto that Magda Codognotto, the director of “Nuovo Centro Italiano”, had in mind in 2013 when she was planning the development of an Italian language youth program called “Io imparo l’italiano”. Magda designed the program to teach Italian to children livi...
Honolulu Italian restaurant Bruno's Forno closing, seeks new owner
Bruno's Forno owner Zoran Milanovic was a dedicated customer when Bruno Iezzi himself recruited Milanovic to take over the small Italian restaurant in Honolulu's Chinatown last year. Now, Milanovic is searching for another Bruno's Forno heir before he closes the shop at the end of the month. Milanovic, a portfolio manager at CitiGroup in Dalla...
Show of pride, honor and heritage: Sons of Italy makes impact in community
by Mark Klass One day each November, Auburn's Main Street shapeshifts into a sea of military might, a mile-long parade honoring veterans of all stripes, a spirited 2½-hour march bursting with music, flags, salutes, tears and applause. For those veterans who come unprepared, the experience can be overwhelming. Over the years,...
Our Italian sister city connection
News-Miner Community Perspective: Fairbanks started because of the discovery of gold in this area by Felix Pedro (his Italian name was Felice Pedroni), an immigrant from Fanano, Italy, and the establishment of a trading post by E.T. Barnette to service the miners. Our Golden Days celebration each July celebrates and recalls Felix Pedro's disco...
Restaurant review: At Sicilia Mia, fine Italian dining feels right at home in Millcreek
At Sicilia Mia, the Mirenda family has once again brought great Italian food to an unsuspecting neighborhood in the Salt Lake Valley. Chef Franco Mirenda, who is well known from Sole Mio in Sandy and the former Amici, gathers his Sicilian family together at Sicilia Mia in Millcreek and produces well-executed takes on old family recipes in...
The D's Andiamo Steakhouse is a true throwback gem
No matter how much Las Vegas changes and evolves, there will always be demand for the retro experience, places you can go and things you can see that hearken back to the days when Sinatra or Elvis was onstage—a taste of vintage Vegas. As time goes on, it's only natural that such throwback venues will become more rare. That's what makes Andiamo so s...
City to Celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month
October is Italian-American Heritage Month in the State of Utah and the Office of the Mayor, in partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Library, is pleased to celebrate and showcase 2013 as the Year of Italian Culture in the Capital City. At 7 p.m. each Tuesday evening in October, the public is invited to visit the City Library Main Lib...
San Gennaro Festival in Seattle: Celebrating Italian Heritage and Charity
by Kerry-Lynne Demarinis Brown If you are Italian, there is a very good chance you know the story of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples. A man of unwavering Christian faith, he was known for his generosity, especially to the needy. The Romans beheaded him in the fourth century. His mourners wrapped the bishop's body and severed h...
Mariners Italian Heritage Night – Saturday June 20th
Festa Italiana invites you to participate to the Mariners Italian Heritage Night Come on out to Safeco Field & cheer on the Mariners when they host the Huston Astros, Saturday June 20th. The tickets are discounted. There is a free t-shirt. Sit with your fellow Italian-American friends & family$2.00 of each ticket sold be...
Longtime local chef Marc Sgrizzi's new Italian restaurant eclipses expectations
by Brock Radke Marc's World Cuisine. Mezzo. Parma. Novecento. Chef and restaurateur Marc Sgrizzi has moved all over the western half of the Las Vegas Valley in the 15-plus years he's been cooking food and doing business here. His local body of work has been marked with ambition, whether he's mixing global influences into his stead...
What are Portland's best Italian restaurants? Nominate your favorites
What do you think of when you think of Italian cuisine? Is it a classic pasta from Nonna? A good cioppino from Gino's? Something a bit Americanized, like Manicotti alla Jersey from Accanto? The lasagna Bolognese at Bar Mingo? A beautiful Neapolitan pizza or one of the new pastas at Nostrana? Or Piazza Italia? The possibilities are indeed numer...