Gerry Frank's picks: 'Gamberetti's', Assistance League Gift Shop and Jeffrey Murray photography
Robust Italian flavors emanate from the kitchen of Gamberetti's Italian Restaurant (325 High St. S.E., Salem; 503-339-7446) on the ground level of the Pringle Park Plaza. Big winners include molte carne tortellini (Bolognese sauce, marinara, Italian sausage and meatball on cheese tortellini), fra diavolo ravioli (shrimp, lobster and marinara over s...
Arrivederci, Newark: Italy to Close New Jersey Consulate
Arrivederci, Newark. The home state of Frank Sinatra, Tony Soprano, Frankie Valli and Samuel Alito is losing its Italian consulate, leaving a state whose Italian roots run deep in the American consciousness without an official tie to Italy. The Newark consulate is a casualty of economic troubles 4,200 miles away — an Italian economy in re...
37th Italian Film Festival Kicks Off this Weekend in Marin
By Mauro Battocchi Italian film enthusiasts across the Bay are bracing for the 2013 Italian Film Festival, which kicks off its 37th iteration this weekend in Marin County at the Marin Showcase Theater. The festival is a labor of love by film director Lido Cantarutti, who is a Cavaliere Ufficiale of the Italian Government. We're honored by...
Why Chicago loves Italian beef sandwiches
By Michael Nagrant There are things, for all time, which are decidedly the essence of Chicago: the Belushis, Michael Jordan, The Second City, thick-fingered Old-Style-drinking dudes who pronounce the word sausage as "saah-sidge," the Sears—err, Willis—Tower, hot dogs dragged through the garden, and deep-dish pizza. The most underrated of t...
Paravicini's Italian Bistro - Colorado Springs
We made it down to Colorado Springs on our late summer trip to Colorado earlier this year. After going through the Garden of the Gods and subsequently checking into our hotel, the historic Antlers Hilton, we decided we'd better start thinking about getting something to eat for the evening. We thought about German food, but then I found an...
Actor Tony Musante Dies at 77
Tony Musante, who took down drug dealers in his portrayal of a real-life New Jersey detective in the 1970s ABC series Toma, died Tuesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York following surgery. He was 77. Often playing a tough guy on either side of the law, Musante also sparkled as one of two menacing hoodlums (Martin Sheen was the other) who...
The first annual Italian Christmas Market
If the first weekend of December marked the arrival of a cold winter season in San Francisco, the Italian Christmas Market that took place at the Museo Italo Americano brought the warm atmosphere of the traditional Mercato di Natale. The first edition of the Italian Christmas Market, organized by DIVE (Donne Italiane che Vivono all'Estero), a grou...
Joanna M. Leone 1/17/14 Guest Speaker in Norwalk, CT
Joanna M. Leone, Connecticut author of "Slices of Life Italian-American Stories" will share her book at an AuthorSpeak program at the Norwalk Public Library, located on 1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT on Friday, January 17th, 2014 from 12:00pm until 2:00pm. ( Snow date is Friday, January 24th from 12:00pm-2:00pm) . The AuthorSpeak series is desi...
KKR Finances Gruppo Argenta in Its First Italian Direct Lending
KKR & Co. is to provide about 100 million euros ($135 million) to Italian vending machine operator Gruppo Argenta SpA, its first direct lending in the country. A combination of debt and equity investments from KKR Asset Management will help the Carpi, Italy-based company repay existing lenders and fund growth plans, the New York-based private...
Italian, American Airmen honor 50th anniversary at Ghedi Air Base
by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden More than 100 Italian and American Airmen gathered at Ghedi Air Base, Italy, Jan. 31 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the installation's bilateral partnership. The U.S. Air Force's 704th Munitions Support Squadron and the Italian Air Force's 6th STORMO jointly hosted a flagpole rededication cere...
Venice celebrates food and fun at Italian feast
by Shelby Webb As Bruce Bastian spoke rapid Italian to explain how to set up a tent, Secondo Bortolotto and Marino Aroncari squinted in the bright sun and smiled. The three discussed the Italian cultural tent with enthusiastic hand gestures, and how to give visitors an authentic look into the country. "You know why I came her...
Giada De Laurentiis on Her Beauty Routine, Style Icons, and the Many Uses for Olive Oil
by Stephanie Saltzman Giada De Laurentiis fills a lot of roles: TV personality, Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, mom, Italian accent coach, California girl next door, and shiny hair exemplar. In between all of that, she sat down with us to discuss her beauty routine (spoiler: it involves olive oil), style icons, and the hairstyle that now make...