Throwback Italian Deli Promises Food Just Like Nonna Used to Make
Today is the grand opening of Regina’s Grocery, an Italian-American comfort-food joint at 27 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side, next door to The Fat Radish. The store, founded by Roman Grandinetti, principal of the “content management” firm CNNCTD, and his mother, Regina, has been in soft-opening mode for several weeks. “Old-school delis are cl...
After 30 years, The Galbani® Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival heads to the Waterfront
After years of hosting The Galbani® Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival in North Buffalo, the event is moving to a new location at the Buffalo Outer Harbor. This is a real game changer for the festival, which originated on the city’s West Side (on Connecticut Street). The “Italian Festival”, considered the nation’s second largest street festival, wi...
Thurs, July 13: Golden Door at the Italian American Museum
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a screening of "Golden Door". A film by Emanuele Crialese. Thursday, July 13th, 6:30 PM - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) New York, NY 10013. Light Refreshments Will Be Served RSVP Code: GD0713 Suggested donation of $10 per person A remarkable vision. A dream of...
Staten Island Nightlife: Trattoria Romana upholds traditions native to Italy
Whoever said Staten Island would be a ghost town on this Fourth of July weekend, obviously didn't see dine at Trattoria Romana Friday evening. The down home dining spot in Dongan Hills, where Vittoria Asoli sits at the helm, was alive with diners enjoying fine food and the exchange of good conversation -- as the fragrant aroma of freshly prepared...
Chef Talk: Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano
Chef Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano grew up in New York City and began working in the restaurant industry as a teenager. He attended the Florida Culinary Institute, managed eateries throughout New England and beyond, and eventually launched his Sarasota restaurant, which is known for its homemade pasta and authentic Italian dishes....
Review: ‘Napoli, Brooklyn’ at Roundabout Theatre Company
In Napoli, Brooklyn, playing at Roundabout Theatre Company through September 3rd, Playwright Meghan Kennedy gets us started with a mimed prologue in which a family sits at the dining table, enjoying a meal and sharing the news of the day. Lights out, then up, as the dad, Nic Muscolino – played by Michael Rispoli – appears, ready for a day’s work at...
To Add Value To Italian Wine, Learn Your Grapes
A windowless room, state-of-the-art in both amenities and inorganic building materials, seems an unlikely place to fall harder for Italy's sunny wines, but after five days spent in the reaches of Astor Center enriched by native grapes, lectures by writer and educator Ian D'Agata and 56 glasses of Italian wine, I did. For its first venture into the ...
Mondo Bava, A Near Complete Retrospective of Italian Horror Maestro Mario Bava and KILL, BABY...KILL! in 2K!
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mario Bava's horror classic Kill, Baby...Kill! New York's newly renovated Quad Cinema has organized a near-complete retrospective of the highly influential Italian horror maestro's filmography. But the main draw here is the world premiere and full theatrical run of the 2K restored (courtesy of Kino Lorber) Kill,...
La Puglia fa breccia nel cuore di New York con i suoi Rosati
La bella e dinamica Lucia Nettis, Presidente di Puglia in Rosé, l’Associazione da lei creata che rappresenta 62 produttori di Vini Rosati pugliesi, aveva iniziato a dicembre, quando era venuta a New York proponendone alcuni all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in occasione della mostra di Guido Cagnacci. In quell’occasione era riuscita a farli degusta...
In Upstate New York, a Former Factory Becomes a Private Museum of Italian Art
On June 28, the new Hudson Valley art space, Magazzino, opened its doors to the public. Like its neighbor, Dia Art Foundation, just down the road in Beacon, the collection is housed in a rehabbed warehouse nestled into the surrounding hills. A permanent home for Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu’s private collection, the site boasts 18,000 square feet...
L’eroica impresa dello skipper Andrea Mura “sbarca” a New York
17 giorni, 4 ore, 6 minuti e 19 secondi. Da Plymouth a Newport Beach, dall’Europa agli Stati Uniti, affrontando una “tempesta perfetta” e difficoltà di ogni genere. È questo il tempo che Andrea Mura, velista e skipper sardo, ha impiegato per trionfare nella Ostar 2017, la regata transatlantica in solitaria che aveva già vinto nel 2013, una delle pi...
Luigi’s Restaurant owner eyes Floral Park eatery
The owner of an Italian restaurant in New Hyde Park is planning to open a sister eatery in Floral Park. Vinny DiRico, the owner of Luigi’s Restaurant & Bar on Union Turnpike in Queens and a 22-year Floral Park resident, plans to open a new spot called Rosalia at 86 S. Tyson Ave., he said in an email. The 4,280-square-foot space is the former home o...