Porto Badisco - popular southern Italian beach town with literary significance
Italian Enthusiasts know that Italians love “taking” sun just as much as they love “taking” their espresso. For me, I enjoy a nice beach day every now and then for maybe, 3-4 hours, but for many Italians during the summer months, it’s an everyday, all-day, affair. Last month while in the southern Puglia area of Salento, I joined my local friends...
Little Italy district coming to San Pedro, dividing public opinion
When the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion a year ago recognizing a “Little Italy” historic designation for San Pedro, the zigzagging boundaries and the point of it all left some folks scratching their heads. While Italians have been among the largest European ethnic group to settle in the port community, an obvious physical landmark that...
Bay Shore's ITA Kitchen opens on Main Street
Downtown Bay Shore’s new sit-down Italian eatery swung its doors open on Thursday. ITA Kitchen, which is short for Italian American, started accepting patrons at 5 p.m. It is located in the old Gino’s Pizzeria at 45 West Main Street. It has been a longtime coming for ITA’s owner, Salvatore Sorrentino, who has longed wanted to open a restaurant in t...
Town adds Indigenous Peoples’ Day to calendar -- but Columbus is still there, too
Princeton is now the second New Jersey town to officially recognize “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” as the second Monday in October. While some towns across the country have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day, officials in Princeton say they plan to celebrate both. "We wanted to make it a positive thing. This is something we hope that eve...
Being Leonardo Da Vinci, an impossible interview
Monday October 14, 2019 | 7:00 PM | The Hiland Theater, 4800 Central Ave SE | Advance tickets $10 at www.holdmyticket.com $12 at the door. Albuquerque is the first stop on director/screenwriter/actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory’s tour of the Southwest, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles to commemorate the 500th year since Leon...
Michéal Castaldo’s Digi Single of “Mary, Did You Know?” (English version) Drops October 4
Michéal Castaldo will officially release his digital single of “Mary, Did You Know?” on Vital Records, October 4, 2019. This digital single is available on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and other digital online music e-tail stores worldwide. Castaldo, an Italian tenor who sings in the style of Andrea Bocelli, chose this modern-day holiday classic becau...
Building Bridges: Emerging Filmmakers Awards - Now accepting submissions
In 2020, the Italian Film Festival (IFF) celebrates its eleventh anniversary! This time again, the IFF will offer two award opportunities for the best short films made by emerging filmmakers working and living in Italy and Minnesota. The Building Bridges: Emerging Filmmakers Awards ask filmmakers to submit short films that present their very own ar...
"Feast of the Seven Fishes". A Brooklyn-Italian’s Recipes Celebrating Food & Family By Daniel Paterna
In Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn-Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family (powerHouse Books from Penguin Random House, November 5, 2019) , Daniel Paterna takes you on a magical journey into a hidden world. Through recipes handed down in his family, stunning photos taken by the author himself, and three generations of memories, Paterna...
Il Consolato Generale si rinnova: Cristiano Musillo presenta la “Squadra Italia”
Ieri si è svolto un incontro molto piacevole ed inaspettato presso il consolato generale italiano, all’incontro erano presenti il Console generale, una squadra di giovanissimi collaboratori ed altri colleghi. Innanzitutto una accoglienza molto piacevole e cordiale con l’energia necessaria per iniziare una positiva giornata di lavoro, accompagnata d...
Washington Italian Festival to honor city’s historic barbers
Italian Americans are known for barbering – an occupation that combines artistry, precision and personal service. The career didn’t have much of a presence in the United States until Italian immigrants arrived here. During the years of mass emigration from Italy – 1880 to 1930 – nearly four million Italians, mostly from southern Italy and Sicily, s...
White truffles have their own festival in Italy, and it's a celebration we can get behind
I'm standing in a room with a glass in a holster around my neck and I'm surrounded by truffles. I'm talking the "dog snuffled" variety, not the chocolates. White truffles at that – the most prized of all. And I am in heaven. I'm in Alba in Piedmont, an hour from Turin in Italy for the annual International Alba White Truffle Fair or Fiera del Tartuf...
The Alchemy of Italy with Travel Writer, Lecturer and Award-Winning Author Carla Gambescia
Saturday October 12 2019. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. NYC Flatiron, 200 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010. $110.00. What is it about Italy? Cultural superpower, yet merely a mountainous Mediterranean peninsula, Italy has exerted an outsized force on Western civilization and the popular imagination over the course of millennia. Discover why and learn about Italian...