Q&A: Frankie Avalon chats about his new Italian cookbook
by Molly Eichel Singer and actor Frankie Avalon returned to his Italian Market roots last year to gather ingredients from the likes of Cannuli's Meats and Claudio's with his childhood pal Jerry Blavat for his first cookbook, Frankie Avalon's Italian Family Cookbook (St. Martin's Press, $24.99). In the book, Avalon shares recipes f...
Honoring Kansas City Italians! Jasper Mirabile
Today we honor Jasper Mirabile, Sr. of Jasper's Restaurant & Marco Polo's Italian Market. Please read the following hisory of Jasper's taken from www.JaspersKC.com. In 1954, a small neighborhood Italian restaurant and bar was opened in Kansas City by Leonardo Mirabile and his son, Jasper. The restaurant, named Jasper's, quickly became a popula...
Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin Bets on U.S. Market, Watches for Growth
Bulgari is betting on the U.S. market, innovation, and a reinvestment in of one of its most popular designs to bolster its bottom line. Jean-Christophe Babin, chief executive officer of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned jeweler, told WWD while in New York to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the house's Bulgari watch style that, "when...
Morto Dan Fante, figlio di John
di Cinzia Fiori «Mi chiamo Bruno Dante e vi racconto come andarono veramente le cose». È l'incipit di Angeli a pezzi (edito da Marcos y Marcos nel 1999), il più bel romanzo di Dan Fante, quello che lo ha reso famoso. Ossia una narrazione al galoppo, feroce, intensa, dolorosa anche quando è esilarante, dedicata alle sue disavventure e alla...
Friends of FAI: Spreading Awareness of Italy’s Cultural Heritage in the U.S.
by Silvia Donati Italy has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites - 51 - but that number doesn't even begin to quantify the immense (too immense to handle?) heritage of a country that, even in its most remote places, boasts some kind of historical or artistic treasure. The issue of how to safeguard Italy's - at times cr...
Here Are All the Roads That Lead to Rome
All road might not technically lead to Rome—but, if you happen to be in Europe, the majority of them do. In a new infographic, designers Philipp Schmitt, Benedikt Groß, and Raphael Reimann set out to answer the centuries-old question of: Do all roads actually lead to the Italian capital? To find the answer, the designers began by crun...
Lucia, an Italian restaurant, comes to downtown from North Carolina
by Mark Antonation A new Italian restaurant is coming to downtown Denver. Lucia, a concept from North Carolina's Urban Food Group, is currently under construction at 1550 17th Street. That's right between Common Groundsand Rockmount Ranch Wear, in case you're having difficulty envisioning to location, which was not previously a re...
Park Slope Gelateria 'L'Albero dei Gelati' Plans New Crown Heights Location
By Rachel Holliday Smith A specialty gelato and dessert shop from Italy by way of Park Slope is planning its second Brooklyn location in Crown Heights inside a former doughnut shop on Bergen Street, owners told DNAinfo New York. L'Albero dei Gelati, currently in business on Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street across from the J.J. Byrne P...
Grimaldi's Ristorante in East Syracuse: An Italian Feast
By Jane Marmaduke The Syracuse area has more than its share of Italian restaurants, some of which have had a loyal following for many years. Grimaldi's, in East Syracuse, is one of those. Located near the hotels around Carrier Circle, the restaurant also attracts plenty of guests from out of town. Even on a weeknight, the restaura...
Capital pauses to praise Scalia at funeral
By Peter Baker and Gardiner Harris With pageantry, spirituality and a touch of his own trademark humor, Justice Antonin Scalia was honored on Saturday as a capital riven by his death briefly set down its political weapons to mourn what his son called "the country's good servant." The nation's leaders, including justices, judges, lawmakers...
Symposium shows Italy in the White House
A symposium in the US capital on Tuesday highlighted the many influences Italy has had on the White House through the centuries, from Cicero's ideal of the gentleman politician to the concept of equality espoused by Filippo Mazzei, which influenced Thomas Jefferson in guiding the nation's founding principles. The symposium "Italy in the White Hous...
Levante - The 'Maserati Of Suvs' To Make U.S. Debut At 2016 New York Auto Show
With Maserati's highly anticipated new Levante, a new wind is blowing through the premium SUV segment. The name "Levante" is inspired by a warm wind that can change from gentle to gale force in an instant that can emerge any season or time of the year, day or night, mirroring the powerful and soulful character of Maserati's first SUV. Foll...