Trial and Error
By Sam Tanenhaus The dubiously accused almost always disappoint, once their full stories are told. It is the crime that magnetizes our attention. Remove the stain of guilt, or at least of strong complicity, and what's left? One more casualty, and casualties don't command interest. They spread unease. And so it is with Amanda Knox — the Sea...
Russo’s Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen opening for dinner Monday
Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, an Italian restaurant chain on the Mainland, planned to open its first Hawaii store for dinner Monday evening at the Safeway-anchored Laulani Village Shopping Center in Ewa Beach on Oahu. Robert Carlisle is owner and operator of the Ewa Beach restaurant, which Russo's said will act as a flagship store for future...
Great Italian Festival hits downtown Reno
The heart of downtown Reno will once again be transformed into a Little Italy for the 33rd annual El Dorado Great Italian Festival this weekend. "It's hard to believe that we've been doing it this many years in a row," said Lisa Carano, El Dorado's Food and Beverage Manager. "It's our best festival." Read more Source:&nbs...
Chef Geno Bernardo Is Back for More
By Al Mancini Las Vegas has a reputation as being a transient city. But for many, once this city gets ahold of you, it's a tough habit to kick. Chef Geno Bernardo is one of those who tried to get away for a while, to no avail. Thankfully, he's finally back where he belongs. Bernardo is a self-taught chef raised on the East Coast w...
Michelangelo: sacred and profane. Masterpiece drawings from the Casa Buonarroti
Date: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - Sunday, March 27, 2016 Hours: www.phxart.org Venue: Phoenix Art Museum Organized by: Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William and Mary in Virginia In collaboration with: with Fondazione Casa Buonarroti and Associazione Culturale Metamorfosi www.phxart.org Twenty-six rare memorable figurative studies...
Italian design debuts in the desert
By Kristen Cook Some things you must be in Italy to truly experience — the charming unevenness of a cobblestone street, the gooey ribbon of melted, fresh mozzarella stretching from a slice of hot-from-the-oven pizza Napoletana. Some things you don't — like sinking into a sumptuous Italian leather couch right in your own living room. Ital...
Italian American Club honoring Angelo Cassaro
It just goes to prove that if you have the right mixture of speakers, and a special guest, the masses will turn out. And, to show you what I mean, Nelson Sardelli, who is the founding President of the F.I.O.R.E Club (Fun Italians Organizing Ridiculous Events), booked as his guest speaker this Thursday evening, our former Mayor and his entourage (Os...
Seattle’s Italian Community
Most Italian immigrants crowded into cities on the eastern seaboard. Only a small fraction made it to Washington, which in 1910 had less than one per cent of the Italians living in America. Most of them were men who had first lived in the east or who had worked their way west building the railroads. Few came directly from Italy to Seattle. ...
Estate bolognese a Portland
Lo scorso 7 maggio, a Bologna, l'Associazione Lavitabella ha presentato il progetto "Casa Bologna" del Comitato Bologna Portland, istituito in occasione del 10° anno di gemellaggio tra le città di Bologna e Portland, nello Stato americano dell'Oregon. Il Comitato nasce dalla collaborazione tra la stessa Associazione Lavitabella e la Portla...
Consul General Perrone to end his mandate in L.A.
After 3 years representing Italy in Los Angeles, Consul General Perrone will end his mandate in September. "It has been a great honor to serve Italy in City of Angels and in the South-West of the US," he indicated, extending his gratitude "to local authorities, business and individuals for their outstanding cooperation and partnership." "Witnessing...
Japan's Angelo Pietro Italian restaurant finds new Hawaii location
by Duane Shimogawa Angelo Pietro, the popular Japan-based Italian restaurant chain, which closed down its only Hawaii location near Ala Moana Center in Honolulu in September, has found a new location, but a little further east to the Kaimuki neighborhood, the restaurant's general manager confirmed to PBN. Angelo Pietro's will open in the spring o...
Panevino Italian Grille Introduces 55 New Dishes Inspired by Italian Family Tradition
"Authentic Italian cuisine, impeccable hospitality and entertaining in the Italian tradition have long been the cornerstones for Panevino ever since Tony Marnell first opened the doors in 2002," said General Manager Vincenzo Granata. "A longtime innovator and visionary in the community, Tony's passion for hospitality coupled with his dee...