Authentic Italian restaurant debuts in south Charlotte
This authentic Italian restaurant welcomes its first guests for dinner service on Thursday. Sensi — Italian for senses — aims to transport guests with the overall experience, from flavors to ambiance. “I want people coming in to feel Italy. To experience it. That food and atmosphere,” says Eduardo de Bury, owner. It is located in the Rea Farms dev...
Little Italy to celebrate City Council proclamation this June
The Little Italy neighborhood is gearing up for a big honor. This June, Rochester City Council will officially recognize the Little Italy Historic District on Lyell Avenue. In honor of the proclamation, Little Italy will hold a “Street Festa” on June 2 from noon to 8 p.m. “We’re just going to let the community enjoy themselves with some Italian mus...
Genova
Genova (Italian for Genoa) is the capital of the Genoa province and Liguria in northwest Italy, a city rich with history and importance. Genova is known for being the chief seaport of Italy, and for competing with Marseilles, France, to be the leader among Mediterranean ports. The harbor facilities in Genova were terribly damaged during World War I...
From the Purveyors of New York’s Best Mozzarella, a New Cafe
With the new Di Palo osteria getting ready to open, there was excitement on Mott Street last week. This is a 21st-century addition to Di Palo’s 109-year-old Italian food shop just around the corner, on Grand Street, and the enoteca (wine store) next to it. At the new place, which will open officially on Monday, you can drink wine, nibble cheese — d...
Walt Disney Family Museum to Spotlight FANTASIA with Composer Fabrizio Mancinelli
In the late 1930s, Walt Disney embarked upon a collaboration with conductor Leopold Stokowski to create a "Concert Feature," in which Disney's artists and storytellers were to be inspired by classical music when creating the visuals for the animated segments of the picture. Of course, this collaboration resulted in Fantasia (1940), which, even toda...
Local Musician Is a One-Woman Food and Live Music Show
A family-taught cook, Giulia Millanta's skills rival many professionals in town, and her dinner party series is bringing groups of Austinites together to celebrate authentic Italian home cooking. While the communal experience is fueled by her food, Millanta, guitar in tow, also performs her original songs live at each gathering, because her first l...
D’Onofrio Set To Chart New Pastry Vision For Westchester Distributor
There are lots of sources for ingredients if you are considering starting or expanding your pastry arts arena. If you are, consider being in touch with Steven D’Onofrio, Director of Specialty Ingredients at Ace Endico’s expanded pastry arts department. He was most recently the Managing Director of Gellert Global Group’s Swiss Chalet Fine Foods in D...
New book showcases Italian experience in Paterson
A new book showcases, through vintage images and narratives, the experiences of Italians in Paterson beginning in the early 1900s. Jennifer Tiritilli Ranu, author of the “Italians of Greater Paterson,” formally launched the book at the Paterson Museum earlier in the month. She recalled the immense effort in putting together the 128-page book. “I ca...
Ancient Greek City in Sicily Serves as Setting for New Gucci Campaign
Earlier in April, Gucci revealed photographs from its latest advertising campaign, which show Michele’s Gucci gang in various poses around the ancient Greek city of Selinunte. The ancient city was founded in the seventh century BC in Sicily. Alessandro Michele, an Italian fashion designer, was appointed the creative director of the house of Gucci i...
Cornells in Little Italy offers Schenectady great Italian, cozy atmosphere
George Ryon and Jack and Connie Hume love the culinary creations at Cornells in Little Italy. They are Italian-style classics—such as the house-made cavatelli served with meatballs, sausage or both. The hot antipasto for two is full of flavors, with eggplant, shrimp, clams, mushrooms, red and green peppers and homemade marinara sauce all in the mix...
Frank Duci, Schenectady's longest-serving mayor, dies at 97
Frank Duci, Schenectady's longest-serving mayor and first Italian-American mayor, has passed away at the age of 97, officials confirmed Sunday. Duci served as mayor from 1972 to 1983 and again from 1992 to 1995 and was involved in local Schenectady politics for more than four decades. He passed away Sunday morning in Florida, his Corporation Counse...
How a Dream Drove 500,000 Italians to Write a New American Story
My grandparents emigrated to Western Pennsylvania from the province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo region, in 1910. I never had the opportunity to ask them why they left, or why they chose PA. But research and histories have revealed some answers. According to a number of studies, Western Pennsylvania coal companies were booming in the late 19th and ear...