Book on history of Baltimore's Little Italy out in february
The History Press, a publisher located in Charleston, South Carolina has announced a February 23, 2015 publication date for one of its new titles: "BALTIMORE'S LITTLE ITALY: History and Heritage of The Neighborhood" by Suzanna Rosa Molino, director of Promotion Center for Little Italy. Future newsletters of Promotion Center for Little Ital...
City to mull Columbus Day name change
City commissioners again will consider a resolution to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day in Traverse City as opposed to the traditional Columbus Day holiday. City Commissioner Jim Carruthers agreed last June to sponsor the resolution requested by Native American activist group Idle No More Michigan, but then pulled it from consideration before a vo...
The 10 best Italian restaurants in Chicago
Chicago has one of the largest concentrations of Italian-Americans in the entire country, which means 1) LOTS of gesturing, and 2) plenty of delicious Italian food. The best of it? It's gonna come from one of these 10 Chicago restaurants flush with Michelin stars and red sauce classics. BalenaLincoln ParkWhat you're getting: Tagliolini neroAlthoug...
Romance at Sattui: Italian guest chef provides a sneak peek of wedding menus
Stefano Masanti, a Michelin-star chef from Italy, was in St. Helena last week to lay the groundwork for a guest chef residence he'll be doing at V. Sattui Winery from April 11 to Nov. 6. Masanti and his wife, Raffaella, are the owners of Il Cantinone restaurant in the ski resort village of Madesimo in the Italian Alps. Longtime friends of...
Amici aims to please customers through great food, service
Above the doorway to the newest Amici Italian Cafe, prominently located at the corner of Flat Shoals and Parker roads, is emblazoned a slogan for the restaurant — "Pizza, Wings, Friends" — which sums up well the food and mood at this family-owned establishment. Mike Torino, the father of Amici founder and vice-president of brand developmen...
Peter Cocoziello, Sr. Scholarship (2015) Offered by CIIAC
Apply for the Peter Cocoziello, Sr. Scholarship now! Two winners will be chosen. Each winner will be receive a $2500 scholarship. This scholarship is intended for high school graduating seniors who are of Italian descent. Certain criteria has to be met: financial need, academic standing and the submission of a...
E. & J. Gallo Winery Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights For Luxury Italian Wine Brand, Pieropan
E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today that it has been awarded the exclusive rights to distribute Italy's famed Pieropan wines in the United States beginning May 9, 2015. Pieropan will join Allegrini and Poggio al Tesoro wines in Gallo's new Luxury Wine Group (LUX Wines). Gallo started LUX Wines in 2014 to meet the evolvin...
Italian culture and history: Vietri and its ceramics
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Italia.it Translation by: All the colors of the Amalfi Coast, the sea's deep deep blue, the striking green forests and the golden orange of the citrus groves seem to meet up in Vietri, particularly in the glazes and decorations of this gorgeous Campanian town's beautiful ceramics, produced sinc...
Italian American Culture Night
Tuesday, April 14 - 6.30 pm EDTSt. James Church Rocky Hill - 767 Elm St, Rocky Hill, CT 06067Join us on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 6:30 pm in watching the great film, Italian Travelogue Movie of Sicily, Italy. All friends and members are welcome with only a $5 donation per person it would be a great movie to bring the kids and the gra...
Anthony Rizzo: Italian of the Week
Anthony Rizzo was born on August 8, 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, FL to an Italian American family with roots in Sicily. He attended Stoneman Douglas High School, where his batting average was .468 with 11 home runs in his senior year. In 2007, he was awarded the Sun Sentinel Player of the Year & the Miami Herald Player of the Year. After g...
City honors Hank Bosco's contributions
The Glenwood Springs City Council on Thursday adopted a proclamation honoring Henry "Hank" Bosco. The honor for his lifetime achievements also included a congratulatory letter from U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and a Congressional Tribute prepared by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton. The tribute was also read by Tipton on the floor of the U.S. House...
5 revelations from the Godfellas reunion
by Nick Romano On Saturday night, April 25th, the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival closed out its festivities with a Goodfellas reunion. While director Martin Scorsese couldn't attend, writer Nicholas Pileggi — who cowrote the screenplay with Scorsese and penned the book Wiseguy which was the basis for the film — joined principal cast members Ro...