The Magic of Nocino Liqueur
There are many recipes in Italian cuisine related to ancient traditions, popular beliefs and even magic rituals. One of the most fascinating is linked to the preparation of nocino, a dark brown liqueur from the Emilia-Romagna region, made from unripe green walnuts. Its preparation is shrouded in an aura of mystery (as is the walnut tree), linked to...
CANDICE GUARDINO: ITALIAN BRED Comes to NJPAC
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Presents Candice Guardino: Italian Bred on Saturday January 26 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Created, written by and starring Candice Guardino, Italian Bred is based on true-life events seen through the eyes of a little girl.Having written down everything her loving and outspoken grandmother ever uttered, Guardino s...
Former FIBS Academist Oscar Tucci accepts baseball scholarship offer from Clarendon College in Texas
Following in the footsteps of fellow Italian players Stefano Berini, Matteo Pizzolini, and Maurizio Andretta, Oscar Tucci has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball for the Clarendon College Bulldogs in Clarendon, Texas as a result of participating in the 2018 International Stars Showcase in Arizona. Oscar Tucci in azione sul monte (ML...
Una Serata Italiana at Furla Nov 28th (GNY – Metro)
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. FURLA - 645 Fifth Avenue | New York, NY 10022 Directions here. TICKETS: Free event, reservations required. RSVP here. National Organization of Italian American Women Greater New York Region presents Una Serata Italiana at FURLA! Join fellow NOIAW members and friends as FURLA unveils their Autumn/Wi...
Cipriani Las Vegas Opens Its Doors In The Wynn Plaza Shops At Wynn Hotel
With locations in some of the biggest cities in the world, including New York, Miami, Hong Kong, Moscow and Dubai, one of the most iconic Italian restaurants, Cipriani, has opened its latest location in none other than Las Vegas in the Wynn Plaza Shops at the Wynn Hotel. Designed by Florentine architect Michele Bonan, the classic Cipriani design el...
Lime is debuting its line of shareable vehicles in Seattle this week
Lime, the well-funded startup known for its fleet of brightly colored dockless bicycles and electric scooters, has a new way for its customers to get around: cars. Beginning this week, Lime users in Seattle will be able to reserve a “LimePod,” a Lime-branded 2018 Fiat 500, within the Lime mobile app. There will be 50 cars available to start as par...
Italian schools abroad unite to combat “Italian sounding” products
By invitation of the Ministry of Economic Development, at the recent plenary assembly to instate the National Anti-Counterfeiting Council (CNAC) for 2018-2020, the Foreign Ministry joined the Protocol of Understanding on training activities against counterfeited and Italian sounding products, and committed to involve Italian schools abroad in the e...
Phantom Gourmet: Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca
Mario LaPosta was pretty much born to be a chef. “From the age of five, my nicknames were Mario Mozzarella and Mario Meatball and pizza was my favorite food. My whole entire life I said, I’m going to become a pizza maker and have my own pizzeria and this and that,” said Mario. And now he is at Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca, located in Boston’s Seaport....
At Officina, Stripped-Down Dishes Showcase High-End Italian Ingredients
Three weeks after opening Officina, chef Nicholas Stefanelli stands in red Nike high tops and a short-sleeved chef’s coat and explains how opening a restaurant is like working on a sports car. He had been through it once with his first place; Michelin-starred Masseria just turned 3. But this building, with all its moving parts, presents a more diff...
Some candids from IACC’s ‘Festa Del Vino’
“Festa Del Vino,” the Italian American Cultural Club’s annual wine-tasting fundraiser, was held Friday evening at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville. The event included various wines, Italian food and biscotti, a “Pot of Gold,” an Italian (Chinese) auction, a silent auction and a door prize. Proceeds support the club’s scholarship program and summer...
Italian Christmas Concert in St Louis starring Benedetta Orsi
The St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities Organization invites you to its very first CHRISTMAS CONCERT (Concerto di Natale) on Saturday, December 1st at 7PM starring Benedetta Orsi, a native of Bologna, and many more famed international musicians. A special thanks goes out to Grace UMC Church for so generously offering their space. The church is a magni...
A seaside cafe in Le Marche is Italy's newest three-star restaurant
A seafood restaurant that started in a beach hut in Le Marche has become the tenth in Italy to win a maximum three Michelin stars. Uliassi, where chef Mauro Uliassi and his family have been serving beachgoers in the resort of Senigallia on Italy's Adriatic Coast for nearly three decades, was awarded its third star on Friday, 18 years after its firs...