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A Message From Staten Island Borough President James Oddo - "The Italian-American community on Staten Island continues to be large and vibrant. It is the largest community of its kind in the country. As a diverse community, we embrace these roots and celebrate them with our families through food and culture. In fact, we are thrilled to be the home...
AVA to rediscover a lost masterpiece Montemezzi's L’amore dei tre re
The Academy of Vocal Arts will present its award-winning Resident Artists in the first professional Philadelphia production of Italo Montemezzi's opera L'amore dei tre re ("The Love of Three Kings") in over half a century January 23 & 26 in the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater and February 2 at Centennial Hall in The Haverford School. This prod...
Sicilian Villas, the perfect movies locations
If you have seen the Godfather, the Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece, you will remember the scene of the Sicilian wedding of Michael Corleone and the following scene with the car explosion that murdered Apollonia the Italian bride of the young Michael. The atmosphere in that scene is so intense thanks to the place where the scene was filme...
National Tortellini Day: Get the best 'belly buttons' on Staten Island
By Kathryn Carse National Tortellini Day is Saturday, Feb. 13. Yes, it's got the day all to itself. I know what you are thinking: "If there is a Tortellini Day, what isn't there a day for?" But the tortellini does not come unheralded. It's got Roman mythology and a fraternal society, La Dotta Confraternita del Tortellino (The Lea...
Local slow food chapter supports school gardens
by Claire Loew Local slow food enthusiasts gathered Sunday to enjoy a four-course, locally sourced dinner and to support school gardens. The eighth annual Comfort in the Cold dinner was held at Luke Palladino Seasonal Italian Cooking in Central Square. Chef TJ Ricciardi prepared risotto fritters and fried spaghetti with cured...
Red Gravy adds St. Louis nuances to well-executed Italian food
The former Lucha Cantina storefront may still look unassuming under its new name, Red Gravy. Don't be fooled. Beyond the faux-urban decor of the quaint dining area, square footage abounds. A trip to the restrooms leads past an expansive private dining room, down a hallway that feels too long to fit in the building. In the basement, the Oli...
Dad Makes Pastiera for Easter
by Ed Iannucilli This is one of my favorite Easter stories.... On Holy Saturday he wore a mopine...a dishcloth tucked in his belt while he scurried about the kitchen on an Easter pilgrimage; cooking pastiera, the traditional Easter rice pie. Dad found his recipe years before and wrote it on a 3×5 card, as if he had invented it. I...
Paid summer internship opportunity at the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles seeks one, qualified undergraduate student, preferably inthe fields of History, Art History, Education, Social Science, Urban Planning, Museum Studies and otherrelevant areas of study, to serve as a summer intern funded by the Getty Grant Program. ABOUT THE ITALIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES (IAMLA)It...
Bard announces festival lineup, with focus on Puccini
Giacomo Puccini, the man behind "Tosca," "La Boheme" and other beloved works in the opera repertoire, will be the first-ever Italian composer to be showcased in the Bard Music Festival at Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson. Scheduled for Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 14, "Giacomo Puccini and His World" will include 11 concerts as w...
FSLC & Luce Cinecitta Announce 16th Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Istituto Luce Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, June 2-8. For 16 years, Open Roads has proudly offered North American audiences the most diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian film available. As always, the series includes both commercial and inde...
Varricchio a New York spinge le nuove idee dell’Italia per l’America
By Stefano Vaccara Il nuovo ambasciatore italiano a Washington, Armando Varricchio, era questa settimana a New York per incontrare chi si deve conoscere nella città che non dorme mai. "Ho visto il sindaco Bill de Blasio, bellissima e calorosa accoglienza. Non ho ancora visto il governatore Andrew Cuomo, ci sarà presto l'occasione". ...
Beretta opens outlet store near Chicago
Famed gun maker Beretta opened a retail store at an outlet mall in Aurora, which is a suburb of Chicago. "We are excited to present our merchandise to the discerning shoppers who visit this premium outlet shopping destination," said Patrick Mocorro, who manages commercial clothing and accessories for Beretta, in a statement Monday. The 2,...