Week of Italian restaurateurs in New York
On the occasion of Summer Fancy Food 2013 June 30-July 2, 2013 - New York City Fancy Food Show is the largest exhibition in the agri-food industry in North America. The eventhappens twice a year: the winter edition which takes place in January in San Francisco, and the summer show, whichtakes 'place in New York. Read more &...
Si ritrovano a Pievepelago (MO) i Pasquesi emigrati negli USA
Il 23 giugno prossimo i discendenti delle famiglie Pasquesi emigrati negli Stati Uniti d'America a fine '800 e nei primi decenni del '900 si ritroveranno per trascorrere una giornata a Pievepelago, il paese sui monti dell'Appennino modenese dal quale i loro avi sono partiti. Il tradizionale incontro, che si svolge già da 25 anni, solitamen...
Incontro dei devoti di Padre Pio degli Stati Uniti - Organizzato dalla Puglia Center of America
Nell'ambito delle iniziative per ricordare il 45° anniversario del beato transito al Cielo di Padre Pio, la Puglia Center of America ha organizzato per le ore 19 di lunedì 16 Settembre 2013, presso la Chiesa del Sacro Cuore e Santo Stefano di Brooklyn, una solenne Celebrazione Eucaristica presieduta dal frate cappuccino Fr. Carlo Laborde, Segretari...
Franny's' Cookbook Brings the Neighborhood Italian Joint to Your Kitchen
by Will Budiaman There are so many Italian cookbooks that get released every year, adding to the already formidable collections in bookstores, that it can be hard to figure out which ones are worthwhile (and worth the money, too). So why does Franny's: Simple. Seasonal. Italian. (Artisan Books, $35) matter? Francine Stephens and A...
Italy is the best place to retire
Specialized agencies and international magazines agree that, for a foreigner, Italy is the best place to retire. Its advantages are diversely identified, but the judgments converge on the result. After a life of work and sacrifices, it is worth moving to Italy to spend the last years of life. Why is it? Business Insider, a U.S. business an...
Muti conducts Verdi and Brahms
September 19, 2013 - Chicago Symphony Center - Concert starts at 8.00pm Music Director Riccardo Muti leads Giuseppe Verdi's powerful ballet from Macbeth in honor of the opera composer's bicentennial and rounds the concert off with the sunniest of Brahms's symphonies, which opens with horns rising like the dawn over brooding lower st...
Joseph Mattone (President - Feast of San Gennaro)
La religione cattolica è storicamente e culturalmente alla base del senso di omogeneità che pervade la comunità italoamericana. Quando i nostri connazionali attraversarono – spesso tragicamente - l'oceano per un futuro incerto ed estremamente duro, presto trovarono nella celebrazione della loro fede e dei santi patroni delle comunità dalle quali pr...
60th Anniversary Boys' Town Rome
BGTI is celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Boys' Town on Sunday, October 6. The weekend-long festivities include speeches by President Emeritus of the Italian Supreme Court Giovanni Maria Flick, award-winning journalist Eraldo Affinati, and founder Monsignor Carroll-Abbing's first assistant Eloise Festa. Many BGTI donors are attending alo...
Disney disegnerà la mascotte di Expo Milano 2015
Sarà Disney Italia a disegnare la mascotte di Expo Milano 2015. Lo ha annunciato, questo pomeriggio a New York, il Commissario unico del Governo per Expo Milano 2015 Giuseppe Sala, nel corso della missione che lo vede impegnato in questi giorni negli Stati Uniti. La celebre azienda americana, leader nel campo dei media, dello spettacolo e dell...
Revamped Tosca Cafe opens in North Beach
by Paolo Lucchesi San Francisco got its historic Tosca Cafe back last week, though the North Beach classic now comes with a touch of New York. The new owners are Ken Friedman and chef April Bloomfield, who run the Spotted Pig and other several successful restaurants in Manhattan. They've restored Tosca with some subtle change...
Our Town: Italian-American women of Williston Park
So far we have tried to describe the nature of American women, Latin women and Asian women. This week it's time to take a look at the Italian women of Williston Park.One can always understand the nature of people by understanding the history of their country. America's constitution tells us that we were created equal which means we must endlessly p...
ItaLingua Fundraiser
Please mark your calendars for Friday, November 22, 2013. Our annual ItaLingua Fundraiser is here again! We are pleased to announce that this year's event will be held at the beautiful Italian Consulate in San Francisco. It promises to be an exciting evening with live jazz, delicious food, donated by some of the best Italian restaurant in San Fran...