Fratellos has been part of the landscape for more than 40 years
Fratellos does not have an apostrophe in its name. That's because "fratellos" means "brothers" in Italian. And the Lakemoor restaurant was really started by brothers Larry and Lou Carvelli in a tiny trailer back in 1975. Today just one brother, Lou, of Westchester, is at the helm of the casual eatery, which serves local favorites like Chicago-styl...
Four Fabulous Italian Wines And A Great Dinner In New York
Every year Frederick Wildman & Sons, importers of some truly serious wines, lead a gang of Italian producers on an American grand tour showing off their wines to the trade and press. Last Tuesday there was a dinner at Landmark in Tribeca – nine wines, Landmark's fine modern American cuisine and some very congenial company made for a jolly eveni...
At Aquazzura, the Artwork Goes on Your Feet
The new Aquazzura store on Madison Avenue sells shoes that complete perfect outfits: colorful high heels and slightly less high heels that lace up around the ankle, tied with tassel-ended bows that dance with a woman's stride. In photos on the company's website tagged Follow My #Aquazzurasteps, shoes act as visual punctuation: Zigzag strap...
Mets great Mike Piazza agrees to purchase majority share of Italian soccer club
by Maria Guardado It's been a big year for Mets great Mike Piazza. In January, Piazza was elected to the Hall of Fame, and he'll be formally enshrined at Cooperstown (with a Mets cap) during a special ceremony on July 24. Shortly therafter, the Mets will honor Piazza by retiring his No. 31 during "Mike Piazza Weekend" from July 29-31...
Charlotte Hornets trade for Kings guard Marco Belinelli
by Rick Bonnell The Charlotte Hornets agreed to trade the No. 22 pick in Thursday's NBA draft to the Sacramento Kings in return for veteran shooting guard Marco Belinelli, an informed source said. The deal cannot be formally completed until next month, when the NBA's new salary cap kicks in. But the two teams agreed that the Hornets w...
IAWA at NYC Poetry Festival – July 30th — and August 13th Reading – Joey Nicoletti & Nicole Santalucia
The next IAWA reading in July will take place on July 30th at Governors Island, as part of the New York City Poetry Festival. The Italian American Writers Association is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series every 2nd Saturday of the month. Readings begin with an Open Mic: IAW...
Italian report: Io sono Cultura 2016
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : Fondazione Symbola Translation by: The crisis, which finally seems to loosen its grip on the country, has left us a legacy made not only of suffering but also of awareness: it has taught us that in the global world of the twenty-first century we must be able to deal with change, whether it's shoc...
Updating Downtown Summerlin’s $3 Million Maggiano's Little Italy
Maggiano's Little Italy has been a fixture of the Strip's Fashion Show mall since 2004 and are well on their way to creating a hard-to miss expansion for the next generation of mall-dwellers at Downtown Summerlin. Now hiring and promising future staff to look forward to a fall debut, the oversized 9,732-square-foot restaurant is quickly be...
Ryanair ups its bet on Italy and will invest $1 billion next year
by Laura Di Pillo An investment of $1 billion, 10 new aircraft, 44 new routes and 2,250 jobs. Low cost airline company Ryanair ups the ante for Italy and announced a record investment in 2017 after Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government decided to cancel an increase in municipal airport taxes. "Today we have some good news, a huge d...
A BRONX TALE's Chazz Palminteri Explains How To Address Robert De Niro
It's not exactly an everyday occurrence when two powerhouse directors combine to stage a big new Broadway musical, but the chemistry seems natural for the upcoming tuner based on Chazz Palminteri's A BRONX TALE. After all, it was Jerry Zaks who directed the piece when it was an autobiographical solo play about an old Italian neighborhood,...
Giovanni DeCunto: Pioneering Expressionist
Giovanni DeCunto realized he could live with his art at the tender of age of 12, when the mother of one of his best friends bought a painting for $35. "I thought I had a million dollars!" he recounts. Hailing from Lawrence, Mass., where his grandparents moved from outside Naples, the 67-year-old artist has come a long way since the days of selling...
Brendan Marsden details Modesto's 'American-Italian' replacement, Mona's
When Modesto closed last month after a 15-year run, owner Brendan Marsden had already announced that he would open a new concept in the restaurant's space on the Hill (5257 Shaw Avenue), and that this new concept would involve pizza. Yet another Italian restaurant on the Hill? Not exactly. As Marsden first revealed to St. Louis Magazi...