An exhibition tells the story of Rome’s most sacred spot (which in turn relays the history of a unique city)
Did you know that Palazzo Caffarelli, a 16th-century building housing part of Rome's Capitoline Museums in the heart of the city's most "sacred" spot, was from 1817 until the beginning of World War I the seat of the Prussian embassy? And that in 1919, in the wake of post-war nationalism, it was demolished, just like that, with the aim of c...
National dessert chain to test new concept in Albuquerque
A national Italian ice brand that serves frozen treats will test a new cafe concept in Albuquerque.Rita's Italian Ice, headquartered in Trevose, Pennsylvania, plans to expand its Italian ice and frozen custard offerings to include made-to-order doughnuts and coffee-based drinks. The company said the new concept will allow it to capture more daytim...
Sixth annual Italian Film Festival in Memphis
Three recent critically acclaimed Italian films, never before show locally, will be shown at the University of Memphis next month as a part of the Italian Film Festival USA. This is the sixth year Memphis has hosted the Italian Film Festival. It is just one of 13 cities in the United States to participate in the festival. The cities a...
Italian wines: Di Majo Norante of Molise Rocks the Mediterranean
WTI Magazine #78 2016 April 15Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: Like some of the other regions we have covered since the beginning of the New Year, Molise is one of those regions not well sought after or on the list of your must go to regions within Italy. It's surrounded by a number of region...
Hank, l’italiano che ha giocato in NBA e in MLB
By Mario Salvini Vent'anni fa, il 20 aprile 1996, a Dearborn, Michigan, moriva Hank Biasatti. E il fatto che probabilmente non sappiate chi è la prova che c'è ancora molto da scoprire nella storia dello sport, della nostra emigrazione, della nostra cultura. Hank in realtà non si chiamava Hank, si chiamava Arcado, un nome troppo difficile da pronun...
Cristina Fontanelli to Perform at Baruch's Engelman Recital Hall, 5/15
Acclaimed singer/PBS-TV host Cristina Fontanelli (www.cristinafontanelli.com) will perform selections from her concert, "The Great International Songbook" (plus wine reception) on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 4:00 PM at the Engelman Recital Hall at the Baruch College Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, in New York City. Ms. Fontanelli'...
Lee Casazza (author of the book "Big Mamma's Italian-American Cookbook")
In our journey between Italy in the US it's time we address one fundamental topic regarding the relationship that links our two countries: the Italian American cuisine. It is a delicate, important topic, and so we decided to interview somebody who has written a book about it. Lee Casazza is the author of "Big Mamma's Italian-American Cookbook",...
Nuovo spazio per Minotti a Miami
Il quarto flagship store Minotti negli Stati Uniti, trentunesimo nel mondo, ha aperto nel cuore del Miami Design District. Realizzato in collaborazione con DDC su progetto curato da Minotti Studio, lo spazio, con pavimenti in resina e pareti in cemento intervallate da boiserie in legno, si sviluppa su un unico piano di 900mq e declina materiali e c...
Mobile pizzaiuolo Gianni Gallucci
It's been more than a century and countless pies since Raffaele Esposito popularized pizza as we know it today in 1889. His pizzeria is still open in Naples. And Gianni Gallucci, owner of the Chicago area's Zero Ottantuno Mobile Pizzeria Napoletana, has worked hard to master that region's style. "I've been making pizza professionally for more 10 y...
An Italian Journey: A Lecture by Robert Mealy
Data: Ven 29 Lug 2016 - Orario: Dalle 18:30 alle 20:30 Organizzato da : American Bach Soloist - In collaborazione con : Istituto Italiano di Cultura Luogo: Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Avenue S, SAN FRANCISCO Ingresso: Libero - To register please click here. For more information about the Festival (August 5 -14, 2...
Presentation of Ciao Philadelphia 2016 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Consul General of Italy, Andrea Canepari, has announced the new edition of Ciao Philadelphia 2016! NBC10 Philadelphia's Rosemary Connors was the Master of Ceremonies at the Philadelphia Museum of Art where we were joined by several authorities and by the Philadelphia Museum of Art's President, Gail Harrity. We heard the National anthem...
Chefs of New York expands into downtown Modesto
Vinny Altadonna is about the most colorful person I have interviewed since starting this column and certainly the most expressive. Altadonna recently opened Chefs of New York in downtown Modesto. The restaurant is an offshoot of Chefs of New York on Oakdale Road, which Altadonna bought in 2006, almost on a whim. At the time, Altadonna said, he...