Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito At Risotto Festival Raising Big Bucks for Pediatric Cancer
By Michael & Matthew Food, philanthropy and fun activities for the whole family abound at the 11th International Risotto Festival chaired by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta and husband Rob Chramosta. The afternoon of cool weather, great food and flashy fun cars raised in excess of $100,000 for The Scarlett Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research...
The Italian Way Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 15 - Part 2 - Land of Poets …
WTI Magazine #73 2015 November 27Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: In continuing my conversation on the famous line with which the Italians are popular, ("A people made of artists, poets, saints, philosophers, scientists and sailors) the description of "artists" seems to ignite a wider and more in depth conversation on "wh...
Traveling Nativity on display at Italian American Museum
An authentic Neapolitan nativity scene will be on display during the holiday season at the Italian American Museum in Little Italy. Known as the "Nativity of Peace," the nativity was created by the fourth generation of the legendary Ferrigno family of Naples, whose artistic work dates back to the mid-1800s. Donated by the government of the sou...
Ennio Morricone: 10 unforgettable soundtracks
by Jonathan Bazzi Ennio Morricone (Rome, 1928) started out as a trumpeter, but became the composer of the most beautiful and memorable soundtracks in film history. From early on he was successful in the spaghetti western genre, writing the music for the great masterpieces of Sergio Leone. As early as the 1960s he composed for nume...
Fresco Italiano: Traveling to Tuscany
by Nina King For a place so new, this feels so completely comfortable. The new Fresco Italiano in Westgate channels that open-air dining experience we so often associate with Tuscany—a peaceful table laden with delights. The décor here actually pulls in several elements of Italian influence, including the stone patio, elegant dining room...
Rapture restored to Bernini’s Baroque masterpiece after clean-up reveals unity of design
by Hannah McGivern Five hundred years after the birth of St Teresa of Avila (1515-82), Gian Lorenzo Bernini's emotive Baroque sculpture of the Spanish nun experiencing religious ecstasy has been restored. Conservators cleaned almost two decades of grime from statues in the Cornaro chapel of the Santa Maria della Vittoria church in Rome, i...
Gelato World Champion is Italy, followed by Spain and Australia
The overall winner of this years Gelato World Championship is Italy, followed by Spain and Australia. The Team USA came in 7th in the overall classification. Fourteen countries qualified and were accepted by the organizers, but Germany withdrew on short notice. The countries participating this year were Argentina, Australia, Chile, Italy,...
Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County to meet on Feb. 16
The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 6:45 p.m., at The Farm House at The Grand Colonial on Rt. 173 in Asbury. Kevin Corcoran, owner of Artista Salumeria in Chester, will be the guest speaker. Corcoran will speak about the traditional regional Italian classics he sells. Some of their...
Shore actress, 10, makes magic in 'Matilda'
by Ilana Keller GiaNina Paolantonio's performance in "Matilda" on Broadway is mind-boggling. Literally. The 10-year-old from Oakhurst plays Amanda Thripp in the hit musical, a student who is memorably picked up and thrown by her pigtails by the evil headmistress Miss Trunchbull. GiaNina is quick to single out that moment...
Rudolph Valentino Biopic In the Works From 'Ace Ventura' Composer
Robert Folk, the composer for Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, is set to produce and score a film about Rudolph Valentino, the heartthrob of Hollywood's early silent era, starring Isabella Rossellini and the voice talents of Franco Nero. Folk, who has dozens of film scores to his credit, including those for Police Academy and The Never Endi...
We the Italians: cento italiani d’America in un libro
di Anna Cugini Nessun posto sarebbe stato più appropriato ad ospitare la presentazione del libro di Umberto Mucci, We the Italians, Two Flags One Heart: One Hundred Interviews, dell'Italian American Museum. In una Little Italy che ormai è solo un lontano ricordo di ciò che l'Italia e la sua comunità rappresentano veramente oggi negli Stati Uniti e...
The Italian town where residents live to 100 – and scientists want to know why
People living in a remote Italian town are to be studied in order to try and discover why they live so long. Situated on the western coast of southern Italy, the town of Acciaroli has a disproportionately high number of centenarians in its population of about 2,000. The study, to be conducted by American and Italian scientists, will attem...