New Italian pizzeria opening this summer at Lake Deaton Plaza
A new Italian pizzeria is on track to open this summer at Lake Deaton Plaza in The Villages. Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza will be opening in August at 729 Kristine Way. There are currently three Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza locations in Gainesville and two more in Ocala. The restaurants specialize in a wide variety of gourmet specialty pizzas, includin...
A New Museum Explores 2,000 Years of Jewish Life in Italy
The epigraph etched in Latin on the ancient stone tablet was short and tender: “Claudia Aster, prisoner from Jerusalem.” Brought to Rome in chains after the quelling of the revolt in Jerusalem in 70 A.D., she was apparently the concubine of a Roman notable who wanted to give her a dignified burial and added an unusual element to the funerary stone....
Dante Society to honor members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Committee
A large group of men with a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary will be honored next month at the Dante Society of Westerly's annual "Person of the Year" banquet. The 36-member Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast Committee was chosen to receive the award, the first time in its history that the Dante Society will present an entire committee with its...
Salumi Kitchen In Lodi Revolutionizes Gourmet Italian Delicacies
Salumi Kitchen has opened on Girabaldi Avenue in Lodi. Owner and chef Kenneth Collins says his restaurant is carrying on salumi , the honored Italian tradition of curing and smoking meats -- with a modern twist. "At Salumi Kitchen, we cultivate and expand those time-tested methods with new ingredients to make our meats, pasta, salads and sandwiches...
Why Young Italians Are Leaving Cities To Start A New Life As Farmers In The Countryside
Migration is usually going from rural to urban areas, pushing people out of the countryside towards cities where they can find an economic universe which is more dynamic and that can offer better job opportunities. This tendency has shown itself worldwide throughout history. People fled the countryside because of the association of the area with th...
Gianluca Guidi - Peperoncino Jazz Festival
Gianluca Guidi, Italian singer and actor, performs at the Institute opening the first edition of the "Peperoncino Jazz Festival - New York Session", which takes place from May 20 to May 26 in several locations around the city, including the Birdland Theater. The "Peperoncino Jazz Festival", now in its XVIII edition, takes place during the summe...
Randolph Italian Ice & Gelato: New venue for a longtime 'mobile' favorite
Randolph Italian Ice & Gelato, LLC has opened at Five Rivers Market at 950 Chestnut Street. The restaurant celebrated its grand opening April 24. "We have been a mobile business for six years," said Devin Randolph, who owns the business with his wife, Nakisha. "We were presented an opportunity from the Shuler Group to open in the Five Rivers Market...
Stamp marks 30th anniversary of Sergio Leone death
The Italian post office issued a stamp Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of great director Sergio Leone. The stamp shows the baddie from his masterpiece One Upon A Time In The West played by Henry Fond. Leone, who died on April 30, 1989 aged 60, was credited as the inventor of the Spaghetti Western genre starring Clint Eastwood. Leone's pioneeri...
NIAF’s 2019 Region of Honor: Molise
NIAF is thrilled to present its 2019 Region of Honor: Molise! Situated between the Apennines and Adriatic Sea, Molise is a mountainous region in southern Italy known for its agriculture and industry. Originally part of the Abruzzo-Molise region, Molise separated to become its own region in 1963. Molise is a charming, beautiful region with deep hist...
Cafe Al Dente review: Popular restaurant returns to Oyster Bay with homey, Italian-American fare
Cafe Al Dente is back in downtown Oyster Bay with some of its old bite and plenty of red sauce. The homey eatery has returned at a new location five years after it closed at 2 Spring St. over purported code violations. Lawsuits and townwide agita followed. The Town of Oyster Bay eventually settled with owner Phil Morizio, who’d sued citing denial o...
Alberto’s slam makes the difference in Trenton
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats leave New Jersey with a win, thanks to their 4-1 win over the Trenton Thunder on Wednesday morning. All four New Hampshire runs came off the bat of Albero Mineo, an 0-1 pitch that the Italian-born catcher took deep to right for the Fisher Cats’ second grand slam of the year. That would be all the offense New Hampshire...
Quentin Fiore, Who Made the Medium His Message, Dies at 99
Quentin Fiore, a graphic designer whose work helped magnify and popularize Marshall McLuhan’s maxim that “the medium is the message,” died on April 13 at a care facility in North Canaan, Conn. He was 99. Bianca Fiore La Porta, his daughter, said the cause was complications of bronchitis. Mr. Fiore spent much of his career doing conventional design...