Gruppo Campari campaign promotes Italian lifestyle
by Annie Hayes Gruppo Campari's portfolio will be available in sixteen Eataly stores across the globe, including Turin, New York, Chicago, Sao Paulo, and upcoming openings. Campari and Aperol will be championed throughout the partnership in Eataly's bars, while Averna, Braulio, Cynar and small batch vermouth Cinzano 1757 wil...
‘Italy on the Patio’ at Cobb’s Mill Inn in Weston
By Easton Courier Cobb's Mill Inn on Old Mill Road in Weston is hosting an 'Italy on the Patio' dinner show on Sunday, July 26. If you've ever been to Italy, or have dreamed of going, this special dinner will evoke the flavors, sounds and allure of Sicily. On Sunday, July 26, the theme of 'Italy on the Patio is' Voyage throug...
Italian home furnishings company leases 10,000 s/f at Madison Avenue
Elliot Klein of EVO Real Estate Group, a member of NAI Global, has negotiated a lease for Poliform USA, a luxury home furnishings brand, for a showroom and store at 112 Madison Avenue. The space comprises more than 10,000 s/f on the ground floor, mezzanine and basement. According to Klein, Poliform was impressed with the space's stree...
Portillo’s Is Bringing Chicago Hot Dogs to Florida Next Year
By Samantha Neudorf Portillo's is heading to Florida in March 2016. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the restaurant known for Chicago hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches will be opening in Brandon, Florida, on the corner of State Road 60 and Lakewood Drive. Chicago hot dogs consist of a Vienna or red hot Chicago dog on a poppy seed bun w...
Retired chef receives President’s Medallion
John Minniti of Treasure Island, a retired chef from New Jersey, was among 22 foodservice professionals nationwide to be honored with President's Medallions at the American Culinary Federation convention in Orlando July 30-Aug. 3. The medallions honor those who contribute significantly to the culinary profession. Minniti has been gran...
Hoboken Italian Festival to kick off four-day celebration
The Hoboken Italian Festival, also known as the Feast of the Madonna Dei Maritiri or "The Feast," will run from Sept. 10 to 13. First held at the end of the 14th century, the festival pays tribute to Madonna dei Martiri – a religious tradition that began in 1188 when crusaders arriving at the port of Molfetta on Italy's Adriatic coast found an icon...
Enchanting Venice: VENICE’S FAVORITE SONS
Saturday September 26, 10:30 am — 12:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States Members $15, Non-Members $25 Marco Polo, Casanova, and Vivaldi are among Venice's favorite sons. Toni McKeen will provide some new insights into the travels of Marco Polo, and how he became so...
Calabria guerriera e ribelle (Calabria, Warrior and Rebel)
Friday, October 2, 2015, 6pm The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute: 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036 Calabria guerriera e ribelle (Calabria, Warrior and Rebel) by Giampiero Mele A cliché has it that Calabria's history is always in transit. Spartacus and Hannibal had gone to Calabria no...
Annie's Gourmet Italian Adds Sunday Breakfast & Happy Hour Specials
by Bradley Martin Annie's Gourmet Italian has created a new fall happy hour menu to entice humans and their pets, then hopes to lure them back for weekly football special. The $5 and $9 happy hour specials are available daily from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lost Weekend Gaming Bar or outside on the Ookie's Garden patio, where pets are wa...
Ciao Bella Living Italian Style: Italian programming hits the Philly area
By Peg DeGrassa There's reality TV, Court TV, TruTV, Scyfy-TV, Latino TV, BET, paranormal TV and just about every other kind of TV station out there. But there has never really been a station out there that highlights, spotlights and explores everything Italian American. Until now, that is. When my good friend Barbara Ann Zippi...
A book explains that Italian food is the result of centuries-old processes of migration
by Federico De Cesare Viola Are we sure we really understand Italian food? Do we know where it comes from, how it is produced and consumed, and how much traditions are changing over time? Pasta with tomato sauce, for example, is considered a symbol of Made in Italy, but it was only in the 19th century that the sauce was combined for the first...
Film Casting Call: Looking for Italian-American Families from Pittsburgh
An award-winning New York-based production company, whose previous films have premiered on HBO, Showtime, and Netflix, is currently producing a film about Italian-American families. They are looking for a Pittsburgh-based multi-generational family that gets together on a regular basis to share a meal. Think the traditional "Sunday Dinner." Regular...