The Eternal Italian American Debate: ‘Gravy’ or ‘Sauce’
by James Pasto In the first chapter of her excellent and enjoyable book "Gravy Wars," Lorraine Ranalli states that the term gravy is "unique" to South Philly Italians. By "gravy" she means what most people call "sauce" — that tomato-ey stuff that goes on pasta. I met Lorraine a few years ago when she was at a reading with Lisa Cap...
Sono in bianco e nero gli italiani di New York di Alexo Wandael
by Gloria Schiavi Manco anch'io dall'Italia da anni ma l'impressione è stata chiara: entrare all'inaugurazione della mostra di Alexo Wandael ITALIANY alla Casa Italiana NYU Zerilli-Marimò, mercoledì mi ha tele-trasportato in uno di quei vernissage di arte contemporanea dove ritrovi tutte le persone che hai già incontrato ad eventi high profile in...
President’s Message Fall 2014
By William Schievella As you read this magazine Labor Day has passed and the Columbus Day holiday is upon us. Although Columbus Day commemorates the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus the holiday is now a celebration of the accomplishments of Italian Americans in our nation as well as Italian culture in our state. Althou...
Challenge triathlon: BMW works driver Alessandro Zanardi ready for Hawaii
The countdown is on: In a week from now, BMW works driver Alessandro Zanardi (IT) will tackle his next big challenge. On Hawaii (US), he will contest his first ever long-distance triathlon on Saturday, 11th October. This triathlon is anyway a real endurance test for non-disabled athletes, as it consists of a 3.86 kilometre swim in the open...
'Masterchef' Judge Joe Bastianich Launches Italian Production Company
Joe Bastianich, the restaurant owner and star of MasterChef and Restaurant Startup, is taking his business back to the old country with the launch of his new Italy-based production company. Bastianich, who unveiled his venture to global broadcasters at international television market MIPCOM in Cannes this week, tellsTHR his goal with the n...
Italian and Italian-American Studies at Queens College
by Anthony J Tamburri Join Queens College's world-class faculty and graduate programs for a unique opportunity in Italian Studies at the graduate level in the United States! The Department of European Languages and Literatures at Queens College offers three different Programs in Italian and Italian-American Studies. Students may enroll in...
Alfred Zampa, l’ironworker del Golden Gate un simbolo del lavoro italoamericano nel mondo
di Marianna Ruggieri A soli 20 anni era già sui ponti, pronto a sfidare la forza di gravità. Non è più sceso. Neanche l'incidente che subì mentre costruiva il Golden Gate, a San Francisco, e che lo bloccò per mesi a letto, riuscì a farlo rimanere lontano da quei grovigli di acciaio che piano piano, diventavano i ponti più maestosi d'Americ...
Enigmatic priest created controversy in 1800s
by Tim Hoheisel Catholic missionaries came from Europe to Minnesota as early as the late 17th century. Some of the more well-known include Lucien Galtier and Frederic Baraga, and around here, Francis Pierz, of course. There were others who labored in relative obscurity, and finding their history requires more research. One of those is...
Turismo: l'Enit vede rosa, l'Italia tiene e crescerà
Una generale tenuta della destinazione Italia sui mercati internazionali, un andamento positivo per le festività natalizie (specialmente per città d'arte e località montane) e buone prospettive per il 2015. Il trend in salita emerge dall'indagine condotta dall'Enit sui tour operator operanti nei principali mercati dell'incoming italiano. N...
New Alitalia takes off
The first flight of the "new Alitalia" took off today from New York JFK at 01:35 "zulu time" (the time conventionally adopted by the aviation industry, (corresponding to 02:35 Italian local time) and landed in Milan Malpensa at 10:40. The flight was operated by an Airbus A330 aircraft in the Expo Milano 2015 livery branded Alitalia and Eti...
A Paradise Valley, nel Nevada, la storia degli antenati venuti dall'Italia si tramanda di padre in figlio
"Andate in Nevada? Ah, vi divertirete a Las Vegas!" ci dicono mentre ci prepariamo a lasciare Denver per la nostra personale "mille miglia" verso ovest, attraverso Wyoming e Utah. Andiamo in Nevada, ma staremo alla larga dalle luci della città: la nostra meta è poco più di una strada popolata di poche case e un centinaio di abitanti. Arriviamo a P...
Next Stop VicenzaOro: New Jewelry Designs—But Not Only From the Italians
I leave tonight for VicenzaOro, taking place Jan. 23–28 in Vicenza, Italy, and while it's long been an event to see new designs from Italian manufacturers, it's increasingly becoming a livelier international destination. Some American firms are in the mix: Great Neck, N.Y.–based Le Vian is exhibiting for the second consecutive year, and He...