The toughest restaurant reservation in the US
Think getting a reservation in your city's hot spot is tough? Just try to nab a meal at Rao's, which is so popular with its regulars that the phone lines never open. The tiny eatery in New York's East Harlem is "the toughest restaurant reservation in this country," writes Forbes' Larry Olmsted. The Italian restaurant only has about a dozen...
Tradition and Innovation Meet at Giano
By Channaly Philipp Giano, an Italian gem in the East Village, is named after the old Roman god Janus, the deity of beginnings and doorways. In mythology, Janus, has two faces looking in opposite directions, one to the past, and the other to the future. The decor at Giano takes inspiration from this in an unusual way. The front of...
It’s Leaving 57th Street, but Rizzoli Bookstore Vows Sequel
Lea Noring of Acworth, Ga., had a destination in mind for her first trip to New York, and it was not one of those crowded places like Times Square or the Empire State Building that the locals disdain as tourist traps. "I always thought that when I got to New York, the first thing I'd do was go to Rizzoli," she said. Read more &nb...
Staten Island's Garibaldi-Meucci Museum hosting June 22 trip to Magnanini Vineyards
Yeah, yeah, yeah, our borough has the best legit Italian culture in all five boroughs. However, it doesn't hurt to sample off-Island offerings once in a while. On Sunday, June 22, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will host an upstate bus trip to the Magnanini Vineyards in Wallkill, New York. After a stroll on the lush 13-acres of beautiful coun...
A Look at the 88th Annual Feast of San Gennaro, Little Italy, New York City
By Giovanni di Napoli Friday, September 19th, I made my way to Most Precious Blood Church in New York City's Little Italy to meet some friends and celebrate the Feast of our beloved patron San Gennaro. The evening began with a special Mass celebrated in English and Italian with Monsignor Cassato, visiting from Saint Athanasius Church in B...
MADGI helps Italian coffee leader bring taste of America to new offices
Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) and the Turin, Italy-based studio aCd architetti, have completed the U.S. headquarters office and showroom of the global coffee supplier and equipment manufacturer, Lavazza. Located at 120 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, the 15,000 s/f office occupies the entire 27th floor of the building. MADGI's office colla...
Bensonhurst looks to hold Weekend Walks this July
By Paula Katinas A major Bensonhurst shopping strip will turn into an outdoor plaza – where vehicular traffic will be banned and foot traffic will be welcomed – for two days in July if an application filed with the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) by a community service organization is approved. The Federation of Italian A...
Trattoria L'incontro Chef Opening Italian Eatery in Hunters Point
The chef behind acclaimed Italian eatery Trattoria L'incontro will be heading up the kitchen of a new restaurant in Long Island City that's set to open next month.Rocco Sacramone, who opened the Zagat-rated Trattoria L'incontro in 1999, is teaming up with Tommy Demaras — owner of Astoria restaurant and lounge Cavo — to open Maiella on the Long Isla...
Simona De Rosa - Live Performance
You are cordially invited to attend a special live performance by Italian jazz singer, Simona De Rosa this Saturday evening, May 9th at the Italian American Museum. Simona De Rosa is the new Mediterranean jazz voice in the United States. My Travel is the title of her debut recording, a project conceived and developed with Gennaro Esposito. &n...
Amazon vende online l’Italian food di Eataly
Amazon ha stipulato un accordo commerciale per distribuire online i prodotti alimentari di Eataly a New York. La partership tra il colosso guidato da Jeff Bezos e la catena di patron Farinetti consentirà di rendere più affidabili ed efficienti le consegne nella Grande Mela del cibo italiano e se l'esperimento avrà successo è presumibile che potrebb...
Tony Danza to Serve as Grand Marshal for Feast of San Gennaro Procession, 9/12
The 89th Annual Feast of San Gennaro, New York City's longest-running, biggest and most revered religious outdoor festival, will take place Thursday, September 10 through Sunday, September 20, 2015, on the streets of historic Little Italy, the lower Manhattan neighborhood which served as the first home in America for hundreds of thousands of Italia...
LE MARCHE: Come Discover the Heart of Italian Beauty
Lecture, Film Screening and Wine & Food Tasting. Presented by Dr. Mauro Peroni You are cordially invited to attend a special program on Le Marche region of Italy at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, September 24th. Le Marche region is a little treasure still unknown to most foreigners. The New York Times and The Guardian enthu...