Tratto: A Bianco Restaurant Without Pizza? Not To Worry
If you take even a passing interest in Arizona's culinary scene, you know the name Chris Bianco, the self-made pizzaiolo and restaurateur whose handicraft and devotion to quality ingredients has singlehandedly made Phoenix, of all places, synonymous with world-class pizza. Bianco's pizza has been lauded as one of the best in the country by...
Costco shifts again on sourcing olive oil
After little more than a year of using olive oil from Greece for its Kirkland Siganture extra virgin olive oil, warehouse giant Costco has apparently switched back to Italy as the source for its green-gold elixir. Costco switched to using extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) from Greece for its private-label 2-liter bottles last year after the di...
Niagara Wheatfield rejects Columbus Day, adopts Indigenous Peoples Day
An Italian-American teacher and some Tuscarora Indian students created a movement that led the Niagara Wheatfield School Board last week to do away with the Columbus Day holiday. Instead, the second Monday in October will be observed as Indigenous Peoples Day by the school district, the board decided. That's because Christopher Columb...
Social club forms to experience Italian culture
A new social club in Hendersonville has been created to promote Italian culture through celebrating, learning and experiencing its many forms. Friends of Italy is a new group open to anyone who is enthusiastic about Italian culture, passionate about Italian food and curious about Italian traditions, according to founder Gene Sconduto...
Building influence, Italy-Philly-D.C.
Joseph Del Raso, the Pepper Hamilton partner who chairs the National Italian American Foundation -- NIAF -- had to send out for an extra tuxedo shirt Wednesday night so he could go to the Union League dinner honoring Philadelphia Energy chief Phil Rinaldi. It's been that busy and formal a week for Italian American leaders, what with Italia...
UNICO Rehoboth Beach presents Opera at the Beach
UNICO Rehoboth Beach Chapter presented Opera at the Beach Oct. 22 at St. Edmond Church, featuring Andrea Arena, mezzo soprano; and Dante Fiore, tenor. Arena has been recognized for her extraordinary talents through her ability to bring polished classical style and rich soulful emotion to the operatic stage. A native Delawarean, and a gradu...
IC student establishes charity event for Amatrice earthquake
Students, faculty and family wearing pressed suits and flowing dresses gather at round tables and share pasta Amatriciana, an Italian dish created from a recipe that has been passed down through generations. While traditional Italian music plays, people get up from their seats to dance the tarantella, an Italian folk dance. Junior Nicole V...
Italian Monastery Seeks Salvation in Beer After Devastating Quake
by Elisabetta Povoledo The Rev. Cassian Folsom was preparing to celebrate morning Mass one recent Sunday when suddenly the earth started trembling. "Stones and roof tiles started raining down on our heads," he recalled. "It was a terrifying experience." When the dust settled, he and the other monks — almost all of them transplanted fr...
Donna’s brings classic Italian food back to “The Hill”
By Lauren Halligan Guests can soon return to 14th street for good old fashioned Italian food. Located at 1 14th St. in the neighborhood known as The Hill, Donna's Italian Restaurant will soon open to the public. This space, formerly a family-run eatery called Minissale's, has been known for offering hearty and delicious Italian fare for the l...
Award-winning Italian Pianist Alessio Bax Brings Classical Music to Life, Jan. 20
Award-winning classical pianist Alessio Bax will take the stage at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University on Friday, January, 20 to perform a concert of Scriabin and Ravel at 8 p.m. Deemed by International Piano as "a pianist of refreshing depth," Bax shows off an extensive concerto repertoire and is a recurring pe...
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador David H. Thorne at “Best in Class Awards Ceremony” at La Sapienza University, Faculty of Economics
ROME (Oct. 31, 2012) Professor Ciccarone, Professor Celant, faculty members, current and former students of the Faculty of Economics of La Sapienza University. Thank you for your invitation to join today's gathering for the "Best in Class" Awards Ceremony. You honor me with your welcome at this time-honored and greatly respected university and wit...
La scomparsa di Joseph Coccia. Morto a 83 anni uno dei più importanti italoamericani del New Jersey
La comunità italiana del New Jersey ha subito una grave perdita. S'è spento giovedì scorso, 3 gennaio, all'età di 83 anni, il cav. Joseph Coccia, fondatore della "Coccia Foundation", della quale il 17 settembre scorso aveva nominato presidente la figlia Elisa nel corso della "Grand Cocktail Reception", nell'11.o Annual Italian Studies Golf Classic...