Learn to speak Italian at Lupo Verde Osteria
It’s a pretty common bucket-list item to learn to speak Italian. I mean, who wouldn’t want to absorb the language of the country that gave us Sophia Loren, pizza, espresso and those adorable little Fiats? Not to mention the fact that Americans love to travel to Italy—whether it’s to bask in the gorgeous art, drink wine with lunch every day or simpl...
Ancient villages in Lombardy
The medieval villages of Lombardy are an extraordinary artistic, historical and cultural patrimony, combined with natural attractive landscapes of great impact. It is a peaceful, antique Lombardy to be discovered, far from the great tourist attractions, but no less charming. In the province of Varese, Angera is a town that boasts a very ancient his...
"I LOVE WASTE, WORKING WITH WASTE - Luisa Cevese e il progetto Riedizioni"
From Wednesday, March 20, 2019 to Saturday, June 29, 2019. Organized by Istituto Italiano di Cultura Los Angeles, Consolato Generale di Italia a Los Angeles in collaboration with Riedizioni Milano. Entrance: Free. Location: Italian Cultural Institute, 1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024 On the occasion of the third annual Italian Design Day,...
Famiglia Fornaciari Pizzaria opens in Saugus
A new pizzeria specializing in wood-fired pies has opened on Route 1 North. On Feb. 1 Rodrigo Souza launched Famiglia Fornaciari Pizzaria at 1268 Broadway. He took over the pizza shop that was previously called Royal Taste and introduced a new menu. Famiglia Fornaciari offers a wide selection of pizza baked in a wood-fired oven that Souza had insta...
Te Deum looks to revive the largely forgotten choral music of 17th century nuns
Though he’s spent years performing music from the Baroque era, Matthew Shepard — the conductor and artistic director of the choral music group Te Deum — realized recently that he knew almost nothing about an important choral tradition: convent music from the cloisters of 17th Century Italy. “It’s not that [these musicians] were completely unknown...
Nasce la Barbie Chef, e ha il volto della cuoca stellata italiana Rosanna Marziale
Barbara Millicent Roberts compie 60 anni. Non è l’incipit di un romanzo - o forse sì -, ma la celebrazione di un mito, perché Barbara per tutte le bambine del mondo dal 9 Marzo 1959 altri non è che la mitica Barbie! La bambola più desiderata di sempre, quella che più ha fatto sognare le ragazzine e soprattutto quella che più le ha fatte giocare. Na...
Leo Marino: The House on Greene Street
For Leo Marino, author of The House on Greene Street: Life and Times of a First Generation Italian American, compiling this first book was for his family. “This started 20 years ago,” says Marino, a Branford resident. “My brother and I talked about our ancestry. This was before the days of ancestry.com.” The family research took several trips to It...
Mario Batali Exits His Restaurants
The 20-year partnership between the celebrity chef Mario Batali and the Bastianich family of restaurateurs was formally dissolved on Wednesday, more than a year after several women accused Mr. Batali of sexual harassment and assault. Mr. Batali “will no longer profit from the restaurants in any way, shape or form,” said Tanya Bastianich Manuali, wh...
Giovanni Ferrero richest man in Italy
Nutella king Giovanni Ferrero is Italy's richest man with estimated wealth of $22.4 billion putting him 39th on the Forbes rich list, the US business bible said Tuesday. Eyewear czar Leonardo del Vecchio followed him in 50th spot with $19.8 billion. Walgreen Boots CEO Stefano Pessina comes 107th, Giorgio Armani 173rd with $8.5 billion and Silvio Be...
Columbus Day debate in Southampton draws tension from both sides
The debate over Columbus Day erupted anew at a Southampton school district board meeting as members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation faced off against pro-Columbus advocates from across Long Island who sought to reverse a district decision to rename the holiday on its calendar. In the end, the school board in a split vote decided Tuesday night to ma...
Exhibition in Madison, WI: Pellegrino Artusi and the culinary unification of Italy
This exhibition explores the world-famous cookbook Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well (La scienza in cucina e l’arte di mangiar bene) published by Pellegrino Artusi in 1891. More than a cookbook, this book was a political project – the contribution Artusi wanted to give his country, laboriously unified a few years earlier. “I am exci...
Mama Stortini’s Restaurant and Bar to open in Federal Way in May
Veteran restaurateur Roger Stilson is bringing his popular Mama Stortini’s Restaurant and Bar to Federal Way. This will be the fourth Mama Stortini’s restaurant locally-owned by Stilson’s Specialty Restaurant Group. Mama Stortini’s opens in May at 1911 S. 320th St. in Federal Way. “We are excited to bring Mama’s Italian favorites to Federal Way,” S...