Direct from sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall, Café Carlyle and 54 Below Nightclub, Anthony Nunziata – with his Michael Buble/Andrea Bocelli-esque voice – will win your heart and applause on a special one-night-only performance on Saturday December 23rd 7:30pm at Yorktown Stage. His hit holiday show includes your Christmas favorites, Italian arias...

Although Christmas Eve is when children ’round the world wait for the big guy in red to freefall down the chimney, back in the days of old in Southern Italy, December 24 was a time of commemorative waiting for the birth of Jesus Christ. This more holy vigil, or La Vigilia, was observed by abstaining from meat and indulging in what was plentiful in...

Last weekend's annual Italian Heritage Festival in Valhalla honored White Plains’ first female Department of Public Works commissioner. Each year, the Kensico Dam Plaza festival focuses on Italian pride, but this year in particular, the event recognized Yonkers native Stefania Mignone. "My father came to the United States in 1960... He came here wi...

Not for the first time will I argue that the best Italian restaurants are more often than not run by individuals who put their names and reputations on the line every day and night they’re open. The menus are their own, their purveyors work with them, their staff has longevity and their presence in the kitchen and dining room is as dependable as th...

Dominic Chianese is best known for playing brash tough guys like “Uncle Junior” Soprano and Johnny Ola in “The Godfather Part II.” The veteran actor shows a tender side in a short film titled “The Old Guitarist,” which opens the Westchester Italian Film Festival at The Picture House Bronxville this weekend. The film, which will be screened Friday,...

The Picture House Regional Film Center announced today that the Westchester Italian Film Festival will take place the weekend of April 21–23, in partnership with the Italian American Forum. Opening night, at The Picture House Bronxville, will begin with a dessert reception before a screening of the short film The Old Guitarist, made by local filmma...

Partners Imer Rraci and chef Avni Brahimaj have opened Torcello Ristorante Italiano in the free-standing house that previously housed the long-running La Riserva on Boston Post Road in Larchmont. Torcello, which is named after an island off the northern coast of Venice, espouses the classics of northern Italian cuisine. It is a fine dining experien...

On November 15th, at 6:30 P.M., the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, in collaboration with the Generoso Pope Foundation and the Westchester Italian Cultural Center will host a panel discussiontitled “Conviviality, sustainability and innovation: the ingredients of Italian cuisine for people's health and the protection of the planet”. Welcomin...

A world-famous Italian spot just opened a location in Greenwich Village. All’Antico Vinaio opened last week at 225 Sullivan St., near West Third Street, which is the eatery's second location in Manhattan. All’Antico Vinaio opened in Florence in 1991, where its three locations became popular tourist attractions for what Savaeur magazine called "the...

On Oct. 4, the Westchester County Board of Legislators held their annual Italian-American Heritage Month celebration by recognizing Anthony Amiano of Valhalla and Judy Delvecchio Fix of Eastchester for their strong community leadership. Board Chair Catherine Borgia (D – Briarcliff Manor, Cortlandt, Croton, Ossining, Peekskill) welcomed virtual and...