Pizza in Seattle: more than a simple pie
Ask any Italian in Seattle about the topic of pizza and it will certainly cause a fair amount of debate. Some of us have our favorites, our guilty pleasures and some might say good pizza outside of Italy doesn't exist. "De gustibus non est disputandum", an old Latin maxim says, "In matters of taste, there can be no disputes", and it cannot be more...
2 for $20: Zozo's — Great Italian food at great prices
THE PLACE: Zozo's Ristorante is a family-run Italian restaurant owned by Sid and Judy Ashton, who moved to Reno from the Bay Area in 1986. Their son, Kevin, a graduate of the Western Culinary Academy, is the chef. Zozo's, in the Moana West center, is open weekdays for lunch and nightly for dinner. THE LOOK: As soon as you walk through the...
Il ristorante della settimana. "La Volpe" di Centers Moriches, Long Island
Porto Empedocle è una ridente cittadina ai piedi di Agrigento, in Sicilia. Un posto fantastico, con il suo mare, la sua costa, il suo porto, è uno di quei luoghi che fanno sognare. Reso celebre dalla penna del famoso scrittore Andrea Camilleri che a Porto Empedocle, "Vigata" nella finzione, ha ambientato le celeberrime vicende del Commissario Monta...
Unveiling Plaques Ceremony at Petrosino Square - November 5th, 2014 at 11:30 A.M.
NYPD officials and NYC Parks to dedicate bronze markers honoring heroic police officer Lt. Joseph Petrosino. The project has been sponsored by the Columbia Association of the NYPD and the Lt. Joseph Petrosino Association of America, Inc., in collaboration with the Italian American Museum and the New York City Parks' division of Art & A...
Thrillist names the best Italian restaurant in St. Louis
by Kelly Moffitt With The Hill and toasted ravioli at our fingertips, it would have been a travesty to leave a St. Louis eatery off a "Best Italian restaurants in America" list. Luckily, Thrillist has chosen a spot many St. Louisans are likely to agree is the best in the city. The food and drink website named Trattoria Marcella as one...
Italian lifestyle: Gardens on the roof against the expensive bill
WTI Magazine #48 2014 November, 26Author : Living Adamis Translation by: The company based in Trieste, with its Division called "Harpo verdepensile", adheres to the task force of professionals working for the energy (and environmental) requalification of residential complexes in Milan. Energy saving? Put green on the roof. A journey...
Italian Eatery Will Open in Collegetown
By Molly Karr This month, couple Sam Epps and Kami Drake will open Gola Osteria, a new restaurant in Collegetown focusing on local ingredients and Italian tastes. "We will cook in a way that an Italian would: with Upstate New York ingredients," Epps said. "The difference between our restaurant and others [around the area] is that...
Frank A. Cimini marks 100th birthday
Frank A. Cimini recently celebrated his 100th birthday with a reception in the Weinberg Memorial Library at University of Scranton, where Keystone Chapter of UNICO National presented him with an Extraordinary Member Recognition Certificate. Born Oct. 20, 1914, Mr. Cimini is the son of the late Giuseppe and Maria Ferraioli Cimini. Mr. Cimin...
Mary Torrieri, radio host
by Jacques Kelly Mary Torrieri, the host of an Italian-American radio program who was also active in local charities, died of heart failure Dec. 29 at Riderwood Village in Rockville. The former Towson resident was 94. Born Mary Nagro in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Joseph Nagro, a stonemason, and Agatha "Ida" DiBrigida Na...
Book Presentation: Dante's Lyric Poetry - February 04, 2015 at 06:15 pm
Edited by Teodolinda Barolini - Translated by Richard Lansing. The editor in conversation with Maria Luisa Ardizzone (NYU). The first comprehensive English translation and commentary on Dante's early verse to be published in almost fifty years, Dante's Lyric Poetry includes all the poems written by the young Dante Aligheri between c....
15 Essential Italian Neorealism Films You Need To Watch
In Italy, fascism and cinema had always been in a strange relationship. After millions of deaths, years of war and violence; fascism left only two positive things behind: Venice Film Festival and Cinecitta. Fascism, as a consequence of WWII, left thousands of people homeless in Italy; and of course, filmmakers studioless. Great Italian Stu...
Janine Molinari to Choreograph THE WILDEST at Seven Angels Theatre, 2/12-3/08
Janine Molinari, will be choreographing Seven Angels Theatre's upcoming musical "The Wildest" which runs February 12-March 8. In the Spring, she will choreograph their Production of "Footloose". "The Wildest", features the musical sounds of Louis Prima and Keely Smith is conceived and written by Randy Johnson, Thomas Porras, Luanne Pr...