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February 8 (Thursday) 6:00 pm. Concert: Quando la Banda Passo' - When the Band Went By. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - New York University - 24 West 12th Street, Manhattan. Admission: General RSVP. Member Seat Reservation. Contact: 212-998-8739. Casa Italiana programming is subject to change. For updates please visit www.casaitaliananyu.org A speci...

There’s a restaurant on Staten Island with a team of cooks unlike any other. They aren’t trained chefs. Instead, they are grandmothers. A restaurant kitchen staffed by grandmas was the vision of Jody Scaravella, who opened Enoteca Maria in 2007. At first, he hired exclusively Italian nonnas, filling a personal void left by his own late grandmother....

February 2 (Friday) 7:00 pm. FashionSpeak Fridays: Sophia Loren. The National Arts Club. 15 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan. RSVP to: [email protected] Contact: 212-475-3424. [email protected] Visual presentation and book signing. Join Cindy De La Hoz, author of Sophia Loren: Movie Star Italian Style, for a journey throu...

The Little Italy Festival has a home for this coming summer. Rochester’s Little Italy Festival is scheduled to be held at Capelli Sport Stadium on June 16. This will be the fifth year for the festival. The festival is billed as a “neighborhood celebration” featuring music and food from many cultures that form part of the Little Italy neighborhood. ...

The first American restaurant and shop of We Love Italy, the Venice-based food company, is expected to open in early March in Commack. Construction is underway at the 6333 Jericho Tpke. site, in a mall on the north side of the turnpike, west of the Sunken Meadow Parkway, opposite Pep Boys. Beatrice Galati, co-owner overseeing the Commack location,...

Francesco Coli grew up inspired by the sea. And now, he's bringing that love for fresh plucked-from-the-ocean cuisine to New Rochelle with the opening (as of October 2017) Vento Bistro. The new eatery is, as Coli describes, "a chef forward coastal Italian concept with an ever-changing seasonal menu." Fish and seafood are handpicked daily at the Ful...

At a time when retail is testing new technology and innovation, traditional footwear becomes especially compelling. Fittingly, the Italian Trade Agency — an organization committed to supporting footwear and leather goods made in the country — on Wednesday celebrated a daylong New York exhibit of Italian products. Prior to the event, Stefano Miotto...

Iceland, a major landmark and destination for skaters and hockey players, in New Hyde Park,  owned and operated by Rich Roulston, has named Previti Pizza Papazzio Dining as their “Official Pizzeria.” “They supply us with great pizza, and are located across the street with a great selection of artisan pizza, and delicious Italian dishes”  said Rouls...

Massimo Vignelli may have been Italian by birth, but he lived and worked in New York City (even designing its most notorious subway map) for most of his life—and for more than 30 years, he and his wife/collaborator, acclaimed designer Lella Vignelli, called a three-bedroom duplex on East 67th Street home. Now, that elegant apartment is on the marke...

Cambio di vertice al Club dei Carinesi d’America di Brooklyn. L’assemblea dei soci ha eletto il neo Presidente John Gallina. Suo vice Vito Badalamenti. 44 anni, titolare di un’officina dedita a lavori di verniciatura e carrozzeria, sposato e padre di quattro figli, John Gallina subentra a Tony Troia che, negli ultimi tre anni ha guidato lo storico...

Newpoli plays upbeat, danceable Southern Italian folk music that brings together influences from the entire Mediterranean region. You will hear sounds from Africa, the Middle East, and Greece. The concert will be preceded by a dance lesson, so be sure to join your fellow explorers on the dance floor for one of FTH’s Global Dance Hall events, and ta...

Siamo lieti di comunicare che l'Associazione Amerigo proseguirà il Joint Cooperation Program con la Fordham University School of Law di New York. La prima edizione di Amerigo For Law, il percorso di studi presso la Fordham School of Law, ha raccolto un gruppo di affermati professionisti, partner di studi legali e general counsel, tutti accomunati d...