Bill of Fare: Hopewell's Basilico Trattoria on the rise
Fine Italian restaurants are a reflection of the heritage and training of the chef, and Basilico Trattoria in Hopewell Borough is no exception. Chef and co-owner Giuseppe "Joey" Trani was born in Princeton, and at age 6 moved with his family to their hometown on the island of Ischia, Italy, located in the Bay of Naples. He grew up and went to culin...
Pier Forlano nuovo Console Generale a Philadelphia
Pier Forlano è il nuovo Console Generale d’Italia a Filadelfia. Nominato il 14 agosto scorso, Forlano succede ad Andrea Canepari, nuovo ambasciatore italiano a Santo Domingo. Forlano è nato a Ferrara ed è laureato in Scienze Politiche. In carriera diplomatica dal 1987, ha preso servizio al Ministero degli Affari Esteri ed è stato nominato Vice Capo...
DC Councilman Wants to Scrub References to Christopher Columbus From District of Columbia
A Washington, D.C. councilman has reportedly proposed bills that would remove references to the Italian explorer from the nation's capital. David Grosso, a city councilman since 2013, has also suggested that Columbus Day should be renamed “Indigenous Peoples' Day.” In an interview with NBC Washington's Chris Gordon, Grosso shared his thoughts on Ch...
From Italy to the Mountain State, this olive oil rocks
I finally got to try a fantastic artisan olive oil from Italy that’s now available in West Virginia, thanks to two of the Charleston sisters whose family makes it. Luisa DiTrapano and Lia DiTrapano Fairless graciously offered to share a bottle with me in exchange for my “professional” opinion. Professional or not, this stuff is fantastic. Made on t...
Lo straordinario viaggio nel mondo radiofonico di Tony Pasquale
Anthony Pasquale, al secolo Tony, producer, conduttore radiofonico, ideatore di programmi di successo come “Ciao Tony show”, lavora a ICN Radio New York da 15 anni. Ai suoi microfoni ospiti internazionali che arrivano nelle case di tutti, dagli Stati Uniti all’Italia. Oggi al Golfo Mistico ci racconta gli inizi, la vita, i traguardi straordinari. W...
Bishop DiLorenzo dies; headed Diocese of Richmond since 2004
Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond died at a hospital late Aug. 17. He was 75. A native of Philadelphia, he was named the 12th bishop of Richmond by St. John Paul II March 31, 2004. Before he was appointed to the Virginia diocese, he was the bishop of Honolulu. He also was a former auxiliary bishop in Scranton, Pennsylvania. “He was a faithful...
After 30 years in pizza, this family from Italy is betting big on Fishtown
Medusa Pizzeria owner Ernesto Villico was grinning, though you could hardly tell because of the giant orb of fresh mozzarella he’d shoved in his mouth as a joke. He held a pizza peel with a freshly-stretched dough in his hand, had his name stitched along the back of a custom Italia soccer jersey and sported a lipstick outline on his cheek from wher...
Oldest Christopher Columbus monument in the US vandalized in Baltimore
A Christopher Columbus monument in Baltimore was vandalized overnight on Monday by protesters rallying against “hate-filled monuments,” the Baltimore Brew reported. Protesters smashed a hole in the monument, rendering its inscription, “Sacred to the Memory of Chris. Columbus Oct. XII MDCC VIIIC,” unreadable, the Brew reported. The destroyed monumen...
Palmyra woman opens Italian food stand to keep family tradition alive
Susan Requena grew up with a love of ravioli and Sunday family dinners at her grandmother's house. "That's what my Italian heritage revolves around. Sunday dinners. Sunday. Two o'clock at Nana's house," Requena said with a smile. "Your meatballs, your sauce, your Antipasto. Those are the things I decided to carry and wanted to pass on. Because that...
Vandals Strike Frank Rizzo Mural In Italian Market
Earlier this week, the Frank Rizzo Statue was twice the target of vandalism. Now, vandals have struck the mural depicting the former mayor in Philadelphia’s Italian Market. Around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, as a group of residents guarded the Frank Rizzo statue in Center City against potential vandals, spray painters – yet again – targeted his mural at 9t...
Italian Fest returns to Huntington for third year
Classic red and white tabletops checkered 4th Avenue on Saturday as Facing Hunger Foodbank's Italiano! Italian Festival returned for its third year. Italian restaurants from around the Tri-State served meatballs and a variety of famous pasta dishes while people in attendance dined with family and friends, sipped on wine, watched dance performances...
WVIHF and pasta cook off help NCWV hold onto Italian roots
For years, the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival and the festival’s Pasta Cook-Off have been celebrating the Italian-American traditions and culture that thrive in North Central West Virginia. The Pasta Cook-Off, set for Aug. 26 this year, allows both amateur and professional cooks to compete, said Tyler Terango, president of the festival boa...