Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone endorses Bloomberg for president
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Monday that he is endorsing Michael Bloomberg in his campaign for president in 2020. Bellone becomes the first county executive in New York to endorse the billionaire businessman and former three-term mayor of New York City. “I am proud to endorse Mike Bloomberg for president because our country need...
Gli emigranti ischitani “Pe’ terre assaje luntane”
Dicembre al Museo Archeologico Nazionale non sarà soltanto il mese di “Thalassa”, ma anche di altri preziosi e raffinati appuntamenti espositivi legati al tema del mare. Da venerdì prossimo 20 dicembre 2019 sino al 9 marzo 2020, nelle sale della Stazione Neapolis, sarà in programma il percorso documentario “Pe’ terre assaje luntane”, promosso dall’...
Italian expression of the day: 'Fare le corna'
With any luck, you won't need this phrase too often. Have you ever spotted an Italian 'making horns'? Here's a demonstration in case you're not sure what that looks like: No, they're not telling you to 'rock on'. In Italy the gesture is a sign you're hoping for good luck, similar to crossing your ngers in English-speaking countries. Le corna ('hor...
Mad Bene's legit East Coast Italian is the best thing in Kapolei
A flight from Hawaii to New York is at least nine hours long. But then you have to find a way into the city, settle in, yada-yada, badabing badaboom, by the time you're enjoying a hot slice of pizza you're mad tired. Fahgettaboutit! On Saturday, I found a route that takes just 30 minutes from downtown Honolulu. Mad Bene, which is East Coast slang...
Long life of Joe Saranella of Vail runs from East Harlem to the High Country
Joe Saranella remembers it like it was yesterday. It was the summer of 1945 and he was aboard the USS Greeley steaming toward an American military base in China. The World War II campaign in Europe was won and the Allied Forces were turning their complete attention toward invading Japan, known as Operation Downfall. The Navy Department experts who...
Is This The Most Fabulous Coffee Experience In Italy?
If you had any doubt about how seriously Italians take their coffee, consider that earlier this month, a campaign kicked off with support from a bi-partisan group of the country’s MPs to help espresso gain UNESCO recognition and make it on to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list (as Neapolitan pizza recently did). Since the late 1800s the special...
These Five Dishes Define the Italian Spirit Behind Lyla Lila in Midtown
Chef Craig Richards describes the food at his new Midtown restaurant, Lyla Lila, as “Italian in spirit and technique,” but with an “expanded pantry” that also features many Georgia grown ingredients. The menu spotlights flavors and dishes found throughout Italy and southern Spain, and offers seven pastas and risottos. Pasta is a craft Richards has...
‘Buone Feste’: Celebrating Christmas in 1950s North Beach
I grew up in North Beach from 1946 through the late ’50s. I was the oldest of three sons born to an immigrant family from Sicily, a few years before Carol Doda’s breasts became institutionalized at the Condor Club, titillating tourists with silicone implants and watered-down drinks, catty-corner from City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, still gene...
Basic Differences Between Champagne and Prosecco
When comparing Champagne and Prosecco, the key difference is the regions from which they originate, as well as consumer cost due to the creation process. Champagne is a product of the Champagne region of France and is made using Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes. A standard pour, which is between five and six ounces, has about 128 cal...
Tuscan Brands to open waterfront seafood restaurant
The city will soon have a new Tuscan-themed seafood restaurant on the waterfront run by a popular Italian restaurant and market chain. Tuscan Brands, which runs several Tuscan Kitchen and Tuscan Market locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, hasn’t disclosed the name of its Newburyport “concept,” which is scheduled to open this spring at 54 M...
Rochester: Console onorario cercasi
Il Consolato Generale di New York ha avviato le selezioni per la nomina di un Console onorario a Rochester, Stato di New York. Il Console onorario, che opererà sulla base delle istruzioni fornite dal Consolato Generale di New York, sarà chiamato a svolgere funzioni di assistenza dei connazionali e tutela degli interessi italiani nel territorio di c...
Rome By Night
Rome is one of the world’s great cities. Steeped in over 3,000 years of history, it is also vibrant and beautiful. The Eternal City will open its gates to you, offering centuries of history, art and beauty. Seven layers of the same city, seven hills holding magnificent monuments, seven kings that started this beautiful adventure called Rome. There...