Fratelli’s artisanship sets it apart in Prairieville
And I don’t know about about you, but it takes me a little while to finish a steak that size. That’s just what I did. And I soaked up each bite with the Marsala sauce, which is basically a red wine/mushroom/beef stock concoction. A saucy 16 oz ribeye topped with mushrooms, sauteed onions and roasted peppers is my modus operandi. But when it’s serve...
Fiorentini walks unopposed into record eighth term
Like another Italian-American mayor who presided over Boston City Hall for 21 years, it seems that Mayor James Fiorentini is likely to also have the same job in Haverhill for as long as he likes. But while the 70-year-old Fiorentini, who was elected to a record eighth consecutive term Tuesday night, still has a few years to go before he catches Tho...
Borough President And ‘Uncle Floyd’ Celebrate Italian American Heritage
Floyd Vivino (l.), who hosted the beloved TV comedy/variety series “The Uncle Floyd Show,” was the featured entertainer at the Italian Heritage & Culture Month Celebration that Borough President Katz and the Italian Heritage & Culture Committee of New York hosted at Marillac Hall on the Jamaica campus of St. John’s University on October 24. The eve...
Finally: The Secret To How Italians Are So Healthy (And Happy!)
Valentina Solfrini is an award-winning recipe developer and writer. She grew up in the Italian countryside before moving to New York City to study design, where she quickly found her health reacting to the new city in a less-than-ideal way. As she says, “When you grow up in the countryside, you get privileges that you do not realize are privileges...
Perricone Quads still making history; to be added to museum during veteran’s program
The Perricone Quads made history when they made their way into the world on a cold and stormy Halloween 88 years ago and they catapulted a Beaumont family into the public eye. Maria Concetta “Bessie” Mazzu Perricone and Philip “Filippo” Perrione, of Italian descent, already had five sons and had lost a daughter to complications from the whooping co...
Celebrating Sicily: Italy at its most extreme
It may lack the Botticellis, Guccis, and touristic icons of Venice, Florence or Rome, but Sicily still packs a punch. This island -- a little smaller than Massachusetts -- is home to some of Europe's most important ancient Greek sites, the most active volcano in Europe, and some of Italy's most intriguing architecture and tastiest food. While part...
Feast of the Seven Fishes highlights Fairmont's Italian history
Amidst the various holiday festivities throughout the month of December, Fairmont’s rich Italian history truly gets the spotlight during The Feast of the Seven Fishes. The two-day event kicks off with a cooking school, The Festival Cucina, on Dec. 8. On Dec. 9, authentic Italian cuisine, artisan stalls and live music will turn Monroe Street into a...
Meet Your Leader Series: Your State Senator, Joe Pennacchio
Having both Abe Lincoln and John F. Kennedy as his early idols, State Senator Joseph Pennacchio is a unique type of leader with a passion for helping the working man and woman. Growing up in Brooklyn as the son of Italian immigrants, he was drawn to conservatism when the Democratic party moved away from it, which was about the same time that Ronal...
What KC’s startup community can learn from Leonardo da Vinci
Why is the sky blue? Modern-day scientists know it’s because of the way the sun interacts with air molecules when sunlight enters the Earth’s atmosphere. In Leonardo da Vinci’s time, however, the answer wasn’t so clear. He questioned assumptions of the day, even those that seemed simple. “It’s that type of always asking ‘Why?’ that led (da Vinci) t...
The complete guide to L.A.'s Eataly
It’s finally here. Eataly—fronted by Mario Batali and Lidia Bastianich, along with Bastianich’s son, Joe, and founder Oscar Farinetti—is a sprawling, 67,000-square-foot ode to Italian cuisine that opens three floors and multiple concepts within the Westfield Century City mall today. Part market, part restaurant, part food hall, part desserterie, pa...
A new future for the former St. Columban Center
A historic building on one of Western New York’s most prominent waterfronts, has new owners. The St. Columban Center, a 20th century mansion in Derby, will now be turned into a wedding venue and resort. The Diocese of Buffalo officially closed on the property as of Wednesday — for one $1.4 million dollars. These new partners will be the first comme...
Ostia Antica, dopo il restauro il decumano torna all'antico splendore
Monumenti, magazzini, locali commerciali. E ancora portici, tabernae e Domus. Da oggi, dopo quattro anni di lavoro silenziosi, l'esperienza di una visita agli scavi archeologici di Ostia Antica si arricchisce di un importante pezzo di storia di vita quotidiana grazie ai lavori di restauro sul Decumano che hanno consentito il ritorno all'antico sple...