Clawson chef to open Italian restaurant for health-conscious diners
Italian food and calories usually go hand-in-hand, but a new Clawson eatery — set to open in July — won't be so harsh on your waistline. Zeoli’s Modern Italian, at 110 E. 14 Mile Road, is housed in a larger Regeneration Clothing store, which downsized its space and remains next door. Chef/owner, Scott Brown, who used his wife’s maiden name as its...
IAP 64: How Much Should You Put in the Envelope? – Dissecting the Italian American Wedding
This is the first full episode of the Italian American Power Hour. These episodes will air periodically and will feature Italian Americans talking about the Italian American community today and current cultural topics. In this episode we will be dissecting the Italian American wedding today versus years ago. Times have changed dramatically since ou...
Tumori, ecco i «magnifici dieci»: giovani scienziati italiani premiati negli Usa
Dieci. Cinque donne e cinque uomini, tutti sotto i quarant’anni. Parità di genere, al momento nella lotta contro il cancro. Ma hanno un’altra cosa in comune: sono i globetrotter della ricerca. Sono giovani italiani che stanno studiando strategie per combattere il cancro nei laboratori e negli ospedali, in Italia e all’estero. A questi va, quest’ann...
Air Italy Begins Operations with Inaugural Flight to New York
In a major step forward for the reincarnated Italian airline Air Italy, the airline flew its first ever flight in its new branding from its home base at Milan’s Malpensa Airport to New York’s JFK Airport. The joint venture between Alisarda, the controlling shareholder, and Qatar Airways aims to displace Alitalia, Italy’s current national carrier th...
Round two: Italian spot Tutto Fresco reopens in Lakeview
Craving Italian food? You're in luck: a new business has opened its doors in Lakeview. Called Tutto Fresco, the new addition is located at 2901 N. Ashland Ave. After a seven-year run at 3829 N. Broadway, Tutto Fresco has made its way to Lakeview, with the same menu of Italian appetizers, soups, salads, pastas and pizzas.Start your meal off with sau...
L’Italia con le ali ai piedi a Central Park: grande successo per “Italy Run”
“Un successo di pubblico favoloso, 11mila persone iscritte: penso non ci sia maniera più bella di festeggiare l’Italia a New York”. È un Francesco Genuardi sorridente, quello che incontriamo, poco dopo le 7, agli stand di partenza della corsa “Italy Run by Ferrero”, sulla 67esima strada, pronto a partire per la five mile race in onore del Belpaese....
San Francisco renames street in honor of singer Tony Bennett
San Francisco celebrated singer Tony Bennett Saturday by re-naming part of a street in his honor. A stuntman disguised as Bennett rappelled down The Fairmont Hotel to get the party started. Moments later, Bennett himself took the stage. Bennett first performed his iconic hit "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" at the Fairmont in 1961. The block of M...
Romana Raffetto, Pasta Matriarch in New York, Dies at 85
In 1906, when Marcello Raffetto opened his pastificio in Greenwich Village, selling red sauce would have been considered presumptuous by Italian-Americans because it was almost invariably prepared from fresh ingredients at home. And its customers could buy just two choices of pasta, referred to generically as macaroni. Today, 112 years later, Raffe...
La Comunita' degli Italiani - St Louis welcomes Consul General Giuseppe Finocchiaro to St Louis
La Comunita' degli Italiani - St Louis, Club Italiano Per Piacere, the St Louis-Bologna Sister Cities Organization, the Vice-Consolate of Italy in St Louis with Giuseppe Colagiovanni, the World Trade Center - St Louis, the St Louis Economic Development Council, the St Louis Mosaic Project, CTIM Tricolore and COMITES are very proud to welcome Consul...
Opera, Sinatra & Italian Pop
Wednesday, June 6. 9:30AM - 10:45AM PDT. Seattle University Department of Modern Languages and Culture - 901 12th Ave, Seattle 98122. The Modern Languages and Cultures – Italian Program invites you to a Musical Matinee with acclaimed Italian-American entertainer Tony La Stella. Tony will meet students enrolled in Italian language courses and any ot...
From the Italian American Press - Dream of Venice Series
Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, is losing its cultural identity. Over the years, it’s been taken over by tourists – most staying just one day – to the extent that UNESCO has warned the city it might be listed as a world heritage site in danger. Besieged by tourism, the city is being destroyed, but one frequent visitor, with h...
Carbonara: one recipe, so many stories
Italy is always associated with pasta so I thought I'd write about one of it's most celebrated pasta dishes which is a traditional Roman recipe, and often made incorrectly around the world. I'll confess that for many years I was making this recipe all wrong. While I will frequently rave about my mother's cooking and her wonderful recipes, I am so...