Ashland Benefactors Donate Italian Marble Fountain
The Ashland Parks Foundation considers an Italian marble fountain purchased at the 1915 Pan American Exposition in San Francisco the "jewel" of the city's park system. The Butler-Perozzi Fountain sits high on its own terrace on the western edge of famed Lithia Park below Ashland's stately Granite Street, where a house built by Domingo Perozzi...
Kenny’s East Coast Pizza Lands In Plano This Week
by Amy McCarthy Pizza enthusiasts, rejoice –– classic East Coast-style pizza will land in Plano this week, courtesy of Boston-born Dallas restaurateur Kenny Bowers. Announced via release, Kenny's East Coast Pizza will open its doors at Park & Preston in the Berkeley Square shopping center. The concept is a natural evolution fo...
University of Brescia and Mount Sinai expand cooperation with first Internationalization Summit
Faculty from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai joined colleagues from around the world at the University of Brescia in Italy for a recent conference on the internationalization of education and research. The 2016 Brescia Internationalization Summit, held on July 13, 2016, included a roundtable discussion where participants explor...
Italian cuisine: Bucatini all'Amatriciana
WTI Magazine #83 2016 September 16Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: This is a tasty, simple and fast recipe that you can make anytime you crave for a spicy pasta dish. The amatriciana (ahm-mah-tree-CHA-na) is mouthwatering sauce for pasta, made with guanciale (or bacon), tomato and Pecorino cheese. Everything is seas...
Gelsosomo's: A Region institution with a well-deserved loyal following
Growing up in Roseland, a South Chicago Italian neighborhood, Tom Gelsosomo enjoyed the meals prepared by his Italian family so much that after spending time working in the food industry he decided to open up his own restaurant serving many of the dishes he remembered so well from his youth. Choosing an Italian restaurant in the growing co...
Italian Citizen / NM Resident Passport Renewal
The office of Italian Vice Consul Lino Pertusini is conducting passport renewal services for Italian citizens who are New Mexico residents. This includes fingerprinting on December 15. To renew your passport through Cav. Pertusini's Santa Fe office, please do the following before November 15: 1. Request an appointment for the December 15...
Sons of Italy to host ‘tour’ of Campania through film and wine
The Campania region of southern Italy is a little like the Finger Lakes in that its wines are not the most famous in the country, but they are getting better and better. One way that it varies from the Finger Lakes, though, is that its winemakers have been making vino there for over 2,000 years. Geneva Lodge 2397 Orders Sons of Italy in Am...
Mantua: Italian Capital of Culture 2016
Before this year is over, we must talk about Mantua. Every year the Italian government chooses a city to be the Italian Capital of Culture, during which the designated town enjoys the spotlight and hosts various cultural events to celebrate its past and its attractions. This year that city has been Mantua. Mantua lies in the lower part of...
A $112,000 White Truffle?! At Auction, Philly Embraces Fungi Mania
Bowtie-bedecked auctioneer Samuel Freeman was faced with the unusual task of convincing a crowd to buy something he admits he knows nothing about: the Tartufo Bianco d'Alba, or Alba White Truffle. "I've never auctioned food before," Freeman says, "and I'd never even eaten a truffle until two days ago." Apparently that first taste won him o...
Chocolate wars: what’s Italy’s real chocolate making capital?
By Francesca Bezzone In Italy you know Winter has finally arrived when, upon entering a café in the mid-afternoon, the comforting scent of hot chocolate and whipped cream embraces you like an old friend. Now, hot chocolate in Italy is a serious thing: thick and dark, sometimes flavored with hazelnuts, mint or vanilla, it is something you eat, rath...
The Critics Ate Pasta and Other Italian Food This Week
by Dana Hatic The Boston Globe's Sacha Pfeiffer pays a visit to UpperWest. There, she writes, she "found [her] favorite new restaurant of the year." The North Cambridge restaurant is more of a "wine bar that serves some wonderful food," she notes. The limited menu changes frequently and includes charcuterie, cheese, tinned fish, and pasta. ...
Italia-Usa: nuovo accordo per rimpatrio opere arte
Italia e Stati Uniti schierati fianco a fianco nella lotta contro il traffico transnazionale di opere d'arte: l'ambasciata italiana a Washington ha firmato un accordo con il Dipartimento per la Sicurezza Interna americano per il ritorno nella Penisola di alcuni pezzi pregiati trafugati. Si tratta di una pagina manoscritta del Messale di Ludovico da...