After the Pasta
In my neighborhood, Italian families had many traditions. To mention a few, Christmas Eve always included a seafood meal called the feast of the 7 fishes, plastic slipcovers adorned the furniture in every living room and Sundays always started with mass followed by Mom frying meatballs and sausage while making the gravy (not sauce). That wonderfu...
Solevo Kitchen opens Friday in Saratoga
Solevo Kitchen & Social Club in Saratoga Springs, inspired by Italian supper clubs in 1950s Las Vegas, will open with a ribbon-cutting event at 3 p.m. Friday (9/21), followed by a free tasting of wines and samples from the menu until 7 p.m. It starts regular dinner service at 4 p.m. Sunday, with dinner available from 4 p.m. nightly thereafter. (Sat...
Sicily: Land of Love and Strife Made It In New York
The New York City Premiere of the documentary Sicily: Land of Love and Strife was held on September 12, 2018, for a full house at Goddard Riverside. Because of unexpected building maintenance, the screening was moved from The Bernie Wohl Center to Goddard Riverside. The change, though, did not prevent the crowd from attending this Upper West Side e...
Incontro con i Rappresentanti dell'Associazione Italiani del Centro Nord Florida ad Orlando
Si e' svolto ad Orlando capitale di Disney World, l'incontro tra il Presidente del CTIM e cons.del CGIE Vincenzo Arcobelli, con i Rappresentanti dell'Associazione Italiana (INCF) Italy North Central Florida. Si e' discusso sia di tematiche generali riguardanti gli Italiani all'estero, che nella specificita' degli Italiani residenti in Florida ed in...
Job Announcement: The Italian Trade Agency - Chicago office is hiring
The Italian Trade Agency – Chicago office is seeking to fill the position of Accounting, Human Resources and Administration Manager. The Accounting, Human Resources and Administration Manager will work under the direct supervision of the Trade Commissioner and his Deputy. Job description: Budgeting, accounting and bookkeeping of the office; Budget...
Ricatoni’s Italian Grill is a Florence tradition
Every college town has a go-to pizza place. Some might have two or even three. But only one town has Ricatoni’s. This Italian restaurant in historic downtown Florence has been around for decades serving tasty, homemade food, supporting its community and employing lots of local students, but the passion of owner Rick Elliott is what makes Ricatoni’s...
Milan Fashion Week embraces 'green' fashion and sustainability
Milan Fashion Week kicked off on Tuesday September 18th with cutting-edge couturiers taking over the city to present their women's ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2019 collections, while doffing a collective cap to the environment. Following on the high heels of New York and London fashion weeks, and ahead of the biggest of them all in Paris, Milan's c...
Washington Italian Heritage Festival set for Sept. 28-29
The third annual Washington Italian Heritage Festival will take place from noon to 9 p.m., Sept. 29 in downtown Washington PA, with a special kickoff event the night before. This year’s festival will begin on Sept. 28, with a 5:30 p.m. spaghetti dinner at the town’s Community Pavilion on Main Street, featuring music by the Tony Janflone Jr. Duo at...
Valli Art Gallery Opens New York Location, Joining Top Galleries in High Line Nine
This fall, Miami-based Valli Art Gallery will expand its footprint with a new location in New York City, joining the highly anticipated High Line Nine development, which offers a new kind of immersive arts space in Chelsea. Our initial presentation of masterworks from our collection will be on view at 507 West 27th Street beginning September 13th....
Italian flavor at Attleboro's LaSalette Shrine
Of Massachusetts’ 6.8 million citizens, 13 percent — or more than 1 out of 8 residents — are of Italian descent. That’s second only to the Bay State’s Irish community, which comes in at nearly 20 percent. In nearby Rhode Island, those claiming Italian descent number 19 percent or nearly 1 in 5. Still, Teddy deCaro and the Rev. Flavio Gillio are ne...
The Bernina Express — Travel Paradise for 45 Minutes
What’s the most magically memorable train trip you’ve ever taken? Mine was a few years ago when I rode the Bernina Express in sunny, snow laden Switzerland on the Bernina line section that runs from St. Moritz to the charming Italian town of Tirano. Although the entire journey is a train lover’s nirvana, I thought the most mesmerizing section was t...
The Factory Kitchen coming to The Venetian this winter
When The Factory Kitchen opens at The Venetian in December, it’ll be with a Las Vegas veteran at the helm. The executive chef will be Eduardo Perez, formerly of several local Wolfgang Puck restaurants including Mandalay Bay’s Trattoria del Lupo, where he was executive chef from 2007-2014 before decamping for Smith & Wollensky in Miami Beach. “We’re...