Experience is a major ingredient in new Autentico’s Kitchen
When it comes to restaurants, this adage tends to be proven again and again: There’s no substitute for experience. The concept may be intriguing, the menu may be well-crafted and the décor may be dazzling (and often terribly expensive), but the confidence that comes with experience usually outshines them all. The new Autentico’s Kitchen with its It...
'Comedy's gotta push people': Joe DeVito to perform in Auburn
Joe DeVito turned 50 in December. And the perspective that comes with that milestone age can be found throughout both his comedy and his approach to it. Performing at Auburn Public Theater Saturday, DeVito said that much of his material focuses on being single at his age. Most comedians in their 40s and 50s talk about being married and having chil...
Italy's Uffizi Gallery wants nazi-looted artwork back from Germany
One of Italy's top art galleries has appealed to the German government for help in returning an artwork stolen by Nazi troops in 1943. The chief of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Eike Schmidt, released a video calling for the return of the painting, "Vase of Flowers," by 18th-century Dutch artist Jan van Huysum. Until the original is returned, a...
The History of Italian-Americans in Northeastern Pennsylvania - Friday January 18, 2018
Friday, January 18, 2019 9 am - 10:30 am Light Breakfast (coffee & cookies), Networking, and Presentation. History of the Italian Immigration Museum - 1834 E. Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19148. Leading this session is Stephanie Longo, an Italian American writer based in Dunmore, PA. Boasting one of the nation's largest and most diverse Itali...
First Look: Nina & Rafi brings pizza maker Anthony Spina back to O4W
Soon after New Jersey transplant Anthony Spina opened O4W Pizza in Atlanta’s Irwin Street Market in 2015, his signature Grandma Pie became a sensation, gathering a cultlike following and “best-of” accolades from dining critics. But in 2016, Spina left Irwin Street for a restaurant on Main Street in Duluth, where his famous 16-inch square pan pie c...
Cirque Italia starts tour in Central Florida
There's a circus in town that's giving a whole new meaning and twist to what we usually see at these fun family shows. Cirque Italia presents a new, modern-age show and it has set up tent in Melbourne with 35,000 gallons of water to make for a one-of-a-kind circus. From contortionists to mermaids to an act on the "Wheel of Death," this is one show ...
Voyage of Discovery Applications are Open!
NIAF’s Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery Program provides all-expenses-paid, two-week tours in Italy for Italian American college students. Trip Date: June 2019. Trip Destination: NIAF’s 2019 Region of Honor. Application Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2019, 11:59 p.m. PT. Applicants Notified: Friday, March 1, 2019. Applicant Acceptance...
The Newest Italian Restaurant Opens at the Venetian
A touch of Italian fare with Los Angeles roots arrived in Las Vegas for the new year. The Factory Kitchen opened in the former B&B Ristorante space on restaurant row at the Venetian. Restaurateur Matteo Ferdinandi, who formerly worked at Spago, and chef Angelo Auriana, who spent 18 years as the chef at LA’s Valentino, serve traditional Italian dish...
12th Annual Taste of Little Italy presented by Galbani
Saturday January 26 and Sunday January 27 - 10824 Village Parkway Drive Port St. Lucie, Florida 34987. Tradition Taste of Little Italy at Tradition in Port St. Lucie. The two-day family Italian street festival will have national entertainment, authentic food, festival rides and games, free wine and cooking demonstrations and lots more. Admission is...
Se non vi alzate in piedi per le vostre libertà siete spacciati, urlò Mario Savio
Berkley è sicuramente la più antica e probabilmente la più famosa fra le università statali della California, lo sanno quasi tutti. Quello che invece molti ignorano è chi sia Mario Savio, di cui l’intero campus è tappezzato di riferimenti – tanto che può succedere di sedersi su quelli che, dal 1997, sono diventati ufficialmente “Mario Savio’s steps...
2019 Positive Image Awardees announced
The Columbia County Sons and Daughters of Italy 659 announces that JoAnn Del Forno Lewicki and Guy Apicella will be awarded the prestigious 2019 Positive Image Award. The lodge is hosting the annual Italian American Recognition Reception 1-3 p.m. Jan. 6 at the Lodge, 27 Bridge St., Greenport. Presentation will be made to Lewicki and Apicella. An It...
Get ahead of the crowd and book now to visit Matera, the 2019 European Capital of Culture
Matera is one of the longest inhabited cities in the world— people have been living there since the Neolithic period. It’s a Unesco World Heritage site that has inspired writers and movie makers and it will also officially become the new European Capital of Culture in 2019. Matera is the second biggest city in the region of Basilicata, in the south...