This family-owned Italian restaurant in NYC has been a celebrity hideaway for more than 70 years
While New York City sees a constant shift in its restaurant scene, one family-owned restaurant is still going strong after 70 years. Since Patsy's Italian Restaurant opened on 56th Street in between 7th and 8th Avenue in 1944, it has only had three chefs: Pasquale Scognamillo (or Patsy, as he became known), his son Joe, and his grandson, Sal....
How to help: the Italian American fundraisers to help Italy after the earhquake
We the Italians is setting up a page promoting all the different initiatives that are starting to raise funds to help Italy after the terrible earthquake of August 24. Please write us at [email protected] if you know of any activity not yet listed here. This is a work in progress. To donate, please click on the logo of the institution bel...
Diana Nicosia to Show New Encaustics at Opening
Modern encaustics inspired by ancient Roman frescoes by Boston artist Diana Nicosia will be shown throughout September at M Fine Arts Galerie in Boston. Entitled "Surfaces Revisited," the show of encaustics is reminiscent of the ancient frescoes at the home of Livia Drusilla, the wife of Emperor Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. M Fine...
Little Italy Neighborhood Calls on Gates Town Leaders for Recognition
Silvano Orsi has a vision for the Lyell Avenue/Spencerport Road corridor in Gates. "What we are trying to do is revitalize the area, attract investment, fill up the plaza that has been vacant in Gates for close to 15, 20 years," said Orsi, CEO of Little Italy Neighborhood Association. Orsi hopes to turn this area into an Italian desti...
Survivor of Andrea Doria tells tale, solves mystery
by Susan Bromley Pierette Simpson was terrified to fly on an airplane to America when she was a child. So instead, she sailed on a ship that sank. She survived and tells the tale, as well as solves a cold case, in the new documentary, "Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?" which has its world premiere at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the D...
Immigration experience, diversity drive Redlands artist
Ever since she was a child growing up in the upstate New York community of Rochester, Danielle Giudici Wallis has been acutely aware of her cultural surroundings. She was always drawing and writing what she refers to as bad poetry, but she was also taking notice of the community. "Rochester, while I was there, was pretty homogenous," says...
E l’Asta del tartufo quest’anno vola in America
Sempre più internazionale l'Asta del Tartufo bianco d'Alba. L'edizione di quest'anno, la diciassettesima, si terrà domenica 13 novembre nel castello di Grinzane Cavour ma in collegamento via satellite con la sede dell'Union League di Philadelphia, negli Stati Uniti. Nella città americana saranno riuniti 200 ospiti invitati dalla Niaf (National ital...
Italian Heritage Website Created By Local Residents
Gene Morabito remembers his father as a man who immersed himself in the Ellwood City community. As a prominent local contractor, Cosmo Morabito played an active role in building Ellwood City both literally and figuratively. Cosmo passed away in 1946 when Gene was 11. Sadly, in the 70 years since his passing, Cosmo's contributions to the El...
Maciano's pizza and pasta restaurant treats customers like family
There's more to Maciano's than pizza. Since 2003, this casual and contemporary restaurant has treated local diners to fresh and authentic Italian cuisine at its location on South Eola Road in Aurora. "Our crispy thin crust pizza is by far the most popular and people just love it," said manager Sue Paustenbach, "but we represent more of an...
The Legend Continues – Charlie Gitto Jr.
Charlie Gitto Jr. – He may have one of the most recognizable names and faces in St. Louis...and that's not surprising since Charlie Gitto Jr. is the owner of the most beloved Italian restaurants in St. Louis that has been serving satisfied customers for a respectable 36 + years! He was recently interviewed by St. Louis Magazine and shared a few of...
Savoy Royal Family Visits New York City for 19th Annual Savoy Foundation Charity Ball for Earthquake and Hurricane Victims
On December 10, 2016, at The American Foundation of Savoy Orders' 19th Annual Benefit Gala, "Ballo di Savoia" (Savoy Ball) in New York City, guests of honor - HRH Prince Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, HRH Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia and Azaea Beatrice Reyna di Savoia - together with 300 patrons, benefactors and guests, raised funds for victims of It...
Mia Lucci’s a mix of Italian style, casual fare
By Caroline Lee In an Adirondack-style building on Central Avenue, where Truman's Restaurant used to be, Mia Lucci's, a new restaurant, makes wood-fired pizza and other casual food. Traditional Adirondack-style buildings are made with materials from the environment in which they are found, and they are designed to bring serenity to the surrou...