Buon Appetito: Osteria da Nino Opens in Shirlington Village
by Mary Ann Barton There's a new restaurant in Shirlington that held its soft opening over the weekend: Osteria da Nino. The new Italian restaurant and bar takes the place of The Curious Grape, the longtime Shirlington wine store and restaurant. The restaurant is located at 2900 S. Quincy St. in Shirlington Village. The Curious Gr...
Announcing the 2015-2016 Rome Prize Winners
The American Academy in Rome presented the winners at the Arthur & Janet C. Ross Rome Prize Ceremony, held at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City on April 16th. The ceremony featured a presentation by artist Carrie Mae Weems, FAAR'06, which was followed by a discussion between Weems and Academy president Mark Robbins, FAAR'9...
First CEO Summit of the USA Pavilion
Giovedì 23 aprile, presso il Circolo del Commercio di Milano, AmCham Italy ha promosso un incontro riservato ai CEO delle aziende sponsor del Padiglione americano a EXPO Milano 2015 che ha visto la partecipazione, come Ospite d'Onore, dell'Ambasciatore David H. Thorne, attuale Senior Advisor del Segretario di Stato John Kerry. L'obiettiv...
Ah, cruel love! Italian madrigal masterpieces in Chestnut Hill with piffaro, the renaissance band and vocal quartet the laughing bird
May 16, 2015 - Saturday 8:00 PMPresbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill - 8855 Germantown AvenuePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19118Cipriano de Rore wrote some of the most sublimely beautiful madrigals and motets ever to set ladies' hearts fluttering in Italy's 16th century villas and basilicas. Piffaro, the nation's foremost Renaissance...
Look Inside Dolce Italian, Bringing 'La Dolce Vita' to River North Tuesday
by Brett Hickman Just announced yesterday, Dolce Italian is set to open on the ground floor at the Godfrey Hotel this coming Tuesday. This marks the second location from LDV Hospitality (the team behind New York's Scarpetta empire), with the first being in Miami. The space, which you can see in the gallery above, is refined, but n...
Four Guys From the Neighborhood
Book Presentations and Panel Discussion by Vincent LaBarbera, Richard Rinaldo, John Anselmo and Thomas DiGrazia. The Italian American Museum and Four Guys from the Neighborhood cordially invite you to a stimulating discussion on growing up in the Neighborhood on Friday, June 5th at 6:30PM. Featuring three books about Little Italy...
Paul Pope, National Enquirer heiir, sells family story to Fox 21 television studios
by Kyle Swenson Knowing a good story has been part of Paul Pope's family business. It's obvious why. As the son of Gene Pope, the Italian-American businessman whose nose for gore and sex created the National Enquirer, Paul grew up surrounded by a business that literally changed the tone of American pop culture. The younger Pope's...
Biblioteca vaticana, ecco i manoscritti di Dante
I manoscritti di Dante Alighieri saranno presto accessibili a tutti. Le opere del padre della lingua italiana potranno essere sfogliate da chiunque e gratuitamente, senza dover ricevere permessi speciali come Robert Langdon, lo studioso protagonista de "Il codice da Vinci" e degli altri libri di Dan Brown. Lo hanno annunciato la Biblioteca...
A visit to Gene & Georgetti Italian Steakhouse
By Philip Potempa A visit to Gene & Georgetti Italian Steakhouse in downtown Chicago is a legendary experience. After all, this is the place where Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball stopped in while "in town" when they wanted a great char-grilled steak in an intimate atmosphere with a "family feel." And launched in...
Chef Roberto Paciullo's tin foil pasta
by Kerry Drew For a true taste of Italy, there is nothing like Roberto on Crescent Avenue in the Bronx. And if you're hungry now, just wait until you see the dish the chef is cooking for us. To say Chef Roberto Paciullo loves cooking would be an understatement. He says he has had a passion for cooking since childhood. Growing...
Friday Nights on Main - La Dolce Vita in Belvedere Tiburon
July 31, 2015 / Friday 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM /Downtown Tiburon - Main Street - Belvedere Tiburon, California 94920. Tiburon celebrates the good life with Ol' Blue Eyes, Jonathan Poretz that is, with a swingin' tribute to Frank Sinatra and the fabulous music of the Rat Pack era. Dance Arts Studios will perform a Cha Cha, Jive and an...
The challenge of TTIP, a conversation with Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, also known as TTIP, has Europe torn between its need to be more competitive on the global stage and its desire to preserve its high standards – especially in food security and environmental and consumer protection. However, according to Anna Maria Corazza Bilt, it is possible to do both....