Italian deli to host meet-and-greet for indie film shot in Jersey City
by Rebecca Panico The director and actors from "The Last American Guido," an independent comedy partially shot throughout Hudson County, will hold a meet-and-greet at Bocelli's Italian Deli in the Jersey City Heights on Friday at noon. "The Last American Guido" was released in 2014 and tells the story of a former nightclub legend who...
Ramen Shop, Italian Restaurant to Open in a Shared Space in Downtown Phoenix
by Lauren Saria Later this year, two new noodle restaurants will open in a shared space in downtown Phoenix. The split restaurant concepts will be a sort of East-meets-West noodle affair, with one spot serving Japanese ramen and the other offering Italian eats. The restaurants, which both come from entrepreneur and chef Marco Di S...
Italian restaurant replaces pizza place
By Jory Schweers Indian Creek Mall in Beatrice will soon have a new restaurant. Sam and Louie's New York Pizzeria has been sold and will transition into a new Italian eatery in the near future. Florio's Italian Restaurant and Grille will replace the Sam and Louie's franchise. More than a year ago, the original owner of S...
Popoli migranti: le sfide della nostra storia tra Napoli e New York
Nel corso del suo viaggio a New York lo scorso giugno, Il Sindaco di Napoli Luigi de Magistris ha partecipato a una tavola rotonda su invito del J. D. Calandra Italian American Instiotute" della City University di New York. L'istituto è il più grande centro di studi e ricerche negli USA interamente dedicato all'esperienza italiana nelle Americhe....
Italian American Parade to step off Tuesday in Spanish Springs Town Square
Villagers are encouraged to claim their seats early for the Italian American Parade set to step off at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Spanish Springs Town Square. Among the acts appearing in the parade will be the Villages High School Band, the '57 Chevy Golf Cart Club, the Villages Twirlers and Drum Corps, the Village Cheerleaders, Clown Alley 179, the...
Burrasca Is Honest Italian
By Andrea Damewood Burrasca's menu offers no pork belly, no truffle butter, no fleeting menu item placed there to please the Yelpers. It's fucking refreshing. Like a puff of oregano-scented air over the streets of SE Clinton, Burrasca is putting out rustic, traditional—and yes, sometimes imperfect—Italian that speaks honestly and without pret...
Juvenile Justice Initiative honors Maestro Muti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti was honored by the Juvenile Justice Initiative on Sept. 16 at the Union League Club of Chicago for his dedication to sharing music with children in the juvenile justice system. The event celebrates JJI's 15th year anniversary and the organization's many accomplishments, including raising the...
Book Presentation: ITALIAN MOBILITIES
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò. 24 West 12th Street. New York, NY 10011 - November 5, 2015 - 06:00 PMItalian Mobilities. (2016, Routledge). Edited by Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Stephanie Malia Hom. The editors in conversation with: Simona Wright, The College of New Jersey; Amara Lakhous, NYU The Italian nation-stat...
St. Louis celebrity chef brings Pastaria to Nashville
by Getahn Ward A St. Louis-based celebrity chef is bringing his causal Italian concept to Nashville with a location that should open next summer at the OneC1TY mixed-use campus on Charlotte Avenue. Pastaria Nashville will be James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef Gerard Craft's first restaurant outside of his adopted Missouri hometown and...
Italy Launches "Extraordinary Italian Taste" Campaign with Key Partnership Announcement in America
As part of Italy's "Extraordinary Italian Taste" campaign, aimed to promote authentic Italian food in the United States, the Specialty Food Association announced at a media event in New York City on Wednesday, that Italy will become the first ever partner country of its Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco next year. The show, which runs from J...
Sipping With The Fishes at Avo
The Italian influences in New Orleans are everywhere from St. Joseph's Day to the muffuletta. However, Avo's chef Nick Lama is about to go full-throttle with the green, white , and red. For December, he is rolling out his take on traditional Italian "Feast of the Seven Fishes." Anyone who has logged time with an Italian grandmother can tell yo...
UNICO honors Brian Piccolo Award nominees
Five Sussex County high school athletes were recognized Nov. 15 for their dedication and courage not only on the playing field but also in the community. The third annual Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony was held at the Glade Club House in Rehoboth Beach. James Albertella, a Cape lacrosse player; Erin Coverdale, a Cape hockey player; Adam Izzo...