The Jewish History of an Italian Grocery Store
One of the most popular and enduring shops in the Bronx's Little Italy is a third-generation family business run by a Jewish immigrant family — not from Italy, but from Austria. Teitel Brothers Imports, opened in 1915, does not sell kosher goods, but rather all kinds of Italian items from salami and balsamic vinegar to olive oil. Why didn't the ow...
Italian American Museum to Open Aug. 14
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles has been one of the most anticipated projects in the core of Downtown Los Angeles, as well as one of the most delayed — in 2012, museum officials said it would debut the following year. Four years later, the $4.5 million effort is finally nearing the finish line. An opening has been announced for...
4 years in San Francisco in 12 pics and 3 videos
By Mauro Battocchi Cari amici, dear friends four years have flown. It is time to leave San Francisco. What a great ride it has been. When I landed in California in 2012, I had heard great things about the Italians of the Bay Area, but I would have never imagined to receive such a warm embrace, from them and a legion of Italophiles. We wo...
How to get a free pizza at Brickell's newest Italian eatery this week
By Amanda Mesa To help build the buzz leading up to its grand opening, Brickell's upcoming eatery, Tino's, is inviting guests to come get a first-taste. Helmed by Chef Constantine de Lucia, the soon-to-open Italian spot will offer guests chef-selected wine starting at $6 a glass from Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24. With every glass purc...
Palermo. “Festival Oltreoceano USA-ITA”: arriva la musica italoamericana
Sale l'attesa per la prima edizione del "Festival Oltreoceano USA-ITA", che si terrà il prossimo 6 agosto in Villa Castelnuovo, a Palermo. Sul palco salirà anche il finalista della quarta edizione di "Io canto", Antonino Buscemi, già protagonista in terra americana con l'esibizione dello scorso 26 aprile al Madison Theater ed alle prese con il su...
Italy trade tour facilitates furniture connections
Cindy W. Hodnett Made in Italy might soon be coming to a showroom near you. Last month, a group of invited architects and designers visited with 25 Italian manufacturers in the Lazio region of Italy, meeting with the business owners and learning about a diversity of product including furniture, accessories, textiles, lighting and buil...
Non solo spaghetti! How robots and innovative agriculture could help the new Made in Italy brand
Italy is fortunate to have a beloved history that is studied and cherished throughout the world. The ancient Romans proved to be one of most innovative societies, creating structures that still proudly tower throughout the countryside. Renaissance masterpieces nestled in churches or displayed in piazza's have been stealing viewers' breath for centu...
It's Festa Time
Last year, Newport's Sons of Italy celebrated the 100th year of its founding. But the committee planning this year's Festa Italiana is not slowing down. The 22nd annual Festa Italiana begins with the John Panaggio Original Ziti Night on Friday, Sept. 23, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Vasco da Gama Hall, 15 Fenner Ave., Newport. The event is...
Italian Cultural Arts Council Columbus Day and Italian Heritage Celebration Program
10:00am - 12pm 25th Annual Columbus Day Celebration will feature the Consul General of Italy, Antonio Verde and Keynote speaker Joe Sena, President of the National Italian Bar Association, who will speak about "The Future of Christopher Columbus". An exhibit of prior years events and Italian Culture will be featured including past Columbus Day Hono...
Daley vs. Little Italy
Ronnie DeMay grew up on Chicago's far North Side, but he spent his childhood hearing stories about his family's "old neighborhood" halfway across town — the Little Italy around Taylor Street, where his great grandparents settled nearly a century ago. He still visits the neighborhood to enjoy an Italian meal with his wife or to see his gran...
La Fondazione degli scienziati italiani in Nord America, premia Ilaria Iacobucci
Il Molise, pur piccolo, è un territorio con non pochi scienziati. In America in particolare dove l'ascensore sociale e la meritocrazia sono più funzionanti che in Italia, le eccellenze culturali molisane si evidenziano meglio che non nel sistema di parentopoli molisano e meridionale in modo speciale. In Italia le baronie universitarie non sono anco...
A Bronx Tale musical: Robert De Niro talks about his debut Broadway endeavor
Theater was the birthplace of drama — but you won't find any of it backstage at the new Broadway musical A Bronx Tale. "We've all heard stories about big arguments between collaborators," says legendary actor Robert De Niro, who is co-directing the production with four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks (Six Degrees of Separation). "But that ain'...