Taste the Ark: News from Slow Food Utah. Better join up.
Slow Food USA has recently rolled out a "Members Only" program–basically a bonus opportunity for dues-paying members. The idea is to express appreciation for members' commitment, dedication, and financial contribution to the slow food movement. And to increase membership, obviously. Read more Source: http://saltlakem...
Il Punto - Italian Cultural Center
Dear Friends, it is my pleasure to announce that an Italian Cultural Center has been founded in Seattle. The name chosen is "Il Punto!" (the Point) because it is envisioned that the center will be "il punto d'incontro" (the meeting point) for all Italians, Italian-Americans and people passionate about Italy from around our region. The miss...
Ballet Arizona’s ‘Napoli’ Embodies a Culture of Exuberance
Naples, a city I adore, and its environs burst to life onstage in "Napoli," a ballet choreographed in 1842 by August Bournonville. When the curtain rises on Act I, the audience applauds the view of the city's famous bay, with Vesuvius dominating the horizon. When it rises on Act II, the applause is accompanied by gasps, because here we're...
Tucci Ristorante expands, remodels popular Lido Bar
Lake Oswego's Tucci Ristorante has completed an expansion and remodel of its popular Lido Bar, adding custom-designed "Hollywood-style" booths created by Portland's Trio Furniture. The renovation was led by Alter Areas, a Portland design and carpentry firm that specializes in repurposed materials and artistic architectural elements. The ba...
Annual Festa celebrates local Italian heritage
By Karlene Ponti Be Italian for a day! The annual Italian Heritage Association Festa dinner will take place Oct. 10 at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds. This year's dinner marks the group's 30th anniversary of celebrating local Italian heritage. #The purpose of both the IHA and the Festa is the same: to preserve Italian heritage...
Fiat 500X: il crossover da spettacolo a Las Vegas
Una delle automobili più ammirate nel corso del SEMA di Las Vegas, che si è svolto in questi giorni nella città americana, è proprio la nuova Fiat 500X. Il crossover made in Italy della principale casa automobilistica del nostro paese dà spettacolo durante l'importante kermesse americana. All'edizione 2015 della manifestazione, infatti, Fi...
Pizzeria 88 Will Replace Corretto on Broadway
by Ronald Holden Taking over the space on Broadway currently occupied by Corretto is a new pizza venture from Karim Bonjrada, whose tiny Sicilian café in Magnolia, Mondello, has just celebrated its 13th anniversary. The name, Pizzeria 88, is a tribute to a nightclub that Bonjrada's mother, "Mamma" Enza Sorrentino, ran in Palermo, Sicily, befo...
After Columbus Day revision, City Council votes to recognize Italian American heritage
Christopher Columbus' holiday is gone from the Spokane calendar, but the City Council is suggesting another way to celebrate Italian heritage. City Councilwoman Amber Waldref will forward a proposal Monday to proclaim Oct. 1 each year as "Italian-American Heritage Day" following the contentious decision in August to rename the second Monday of...
Debutta Giacomo Sagripanti, uno dei più giovani direttori della Seattle Opera
Ha solo 31 anni, ma talento da vendere. Giacomo Sagripanti è uno dei più giovani direttori d'orchestra a essere mai saliti sul podio della Seattle Opera: ha debuttato con la "Cenerentola" di Rossini e ha raccolto critiche per lo più favorevoli, grazie a "una performance espressiva, accompagnata da uno stile energico". A Seattle è stato ospite per s...
A Taste of Tuscany
"This is the best part of the whole meal," swoons Julie Mottes between spoonfuls of honey and brittle semifreddo atop Guanaia chocolate fondue. "You should write your story starting with dessert and work backwards." Considering the out-of-this-world-delicious meal we've been enjoying this particular February evening, Mottes' assertion is a bold on...
Casa Vinicola Zonin Receives Market Watch "Hot Brand" Awards
Casa Vinicola Zonin, leading Italian wine producer is proud to announce that it has won two "Hot Brand" awards from the leading industry analyst Impact Databank. The awards were presented at the Impact & Market Watch Hot Brand Awards Reception, held during the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention, in Las Vegas on April 8, 2014....
Sinatra in Las Vegas
Sinatra in Las Vegas, the restaurant, is an appropriately Vegas-style, well, contemporary Vegas-style tribute to the singer who is still equated with the raffish, heady days of the city as it grew into a gambling and entertainment Mecca. Appropriate in that it's located in one of most the city's most luxurious hotel-casinos, that the resta...