'Italian Bred' Staten Island native brings her play to Paramount
Watch for actress/playwright Candice Guardino's "Italian Bred" at the famed Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, N.J., Sunday, July 30, at 3 p.m. Based on true life events and told through the eyes of a little girl growing up Italian in Woodrow, in "Italian Bred," Candice slips in and out of multiple family characters while sharing the stage with came...
Chef Spotlight: Pat Trama of Trama’s Trattoria in Long Branch
Chef Pat Trama grew up in an Italian American family steeped in traditions that focused on faith, family and food. While he was offered a full scholarship to the Culinary Institute of America, he gave it all up in order to work with the likes of powerhouse chefs Charlie Palmer, David Burke and Pino Luongo, before eventually going back to his roots...
Livoti’s Old World Market to open soon in Middletown
Livoti’s Old World Market will soon provide locals a taste of Italy as owner John Livoti, prepares to open his third and largest location at The Marketplace at Middletown on Route 35. This week, his team of workers was putting the finishing touches on the approximately 15,000-square-foot store. Livoti said he hopes to hold the grand opening on July...
Festival spotlights Italian heritage and more
It was a great time to be Italian. Cascade Park hosted the annual Italian Festival over the weekend, featuring a variety of food from the old country, as well as such other favorites as music, a baby doll dance and bocce and morra tournaments. “The music is great, but we’ve driven up every year for the last seven years for the food,” said Tony Izon...
Hard work produces great food at Tuscany Italian Market
Though Vinny LaFranca and Sal Faenza grew up on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean nearly 5,000 miles apart, they shared two unique things in common – a love of great Italian food and a strong work ethic. Sicily native LaFranca, 50, moved to Brooklyn with his family when he was 12, working at a salumeria (pork shop) at 13 and managing a deli in B...
Candice Guardino to Bring ITALIAN BRED to New Jersey This Summer
Candice Guardino will visit New Jersey with ITALIAN BRED this summer after successful shows in NYC, LA and Chicago, where she received rave reviews and played to sold-out crowds. July 30th is her Asbury Park, NJ, debut at the Paramount Theatre, followed by Morris Museums Bickford Theatre in August. A new take on solo shows is exactly what Candice d...
Lido Civic Club Awards $60,000 In Scholarships, Grants $10,000 to Casa Italiana Language School
Congratulations to the 2017 Lido Civic Club Scholarship winners! Francesco Isgro, Chair of the Lido Civic Club Scholarship Committee, announced the winners of a total on $60,000 in scholarships at the Sixth Annual Scholarship Awards Presentations held at the Italian Embassy. The scholarship winners are: Domenic Allegra, Bridget Bagileo, Ethan Casse...
Italian feast at Zest in Fairfield
Healthy food spot Zest in Fairfield is garnering a reputation for its smoothie bowls, shakes and vegan treats, but owner Luciana Contuzzi is also holding a three-course Italian dinner on July 13. The gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan meal will consist of stuffed mushrooms, olives and cashew “mozzarella” with chickpea flatbread, eggplant rollatini and...
Easy way to learn Italian
t’s great to be bilingual and there’s an easy way to learn Italian and it doesn’t cost much. The West Shore Sons of Italy is proud of its heritage and members show it through their love of the Italian language. “I think it’s one of the most beautiful languages in the world,” language instructor Santo Paese said. Every Sunday afternoon and every Mon...
Italian Manufacturer Building $10M Plant In West Virginia
TeMa North America plans to build a manufacturing facility in the Burr Business Park in Kearneysville, WV. The 42,000-square-foot plant is expected to create 30 jobs. Italy-based TeMa has sales offices in the United States, but the West Virginia plant will be the company’s first manufacturing operation here. “We are proud to announce the opening o...
Comedian Mary Dimino to Bring SCARED SKINNY to Rahway This July
Combine the typical struggles of childhood with the emotional implications of being above average weight during that formative time, plus the nuances of growing up in an Italian-American family in New York, and mix it with a heaping spoonful of levity and humor: that's comedian Mary Dimino's Scared Skinny in a nutshell. Taking place at the Union Co...
Sparta Squires help Italian earthquake victims
The St. Kateri Squires Circle #5177 from Sparta have built a strong legacy of helping the needy in our area. In recent months, that effort has extended all the way to Norcia, Italy. In October of last year, St. Kateri Knight and Squires Chief Counselor Nick Cutrone and his wife Mary traveled to Italy on a religious tour. On that trip, they visited...