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By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Tutti gli studenti amano viaggiare, fare nuove esperienze, investigare e conoscere nuovi luoghi. Giovanissimi e adulti che vivono periodi fuori dei loro paesi imparano di più e si sentono connessi alla cultura e alla lingua straniera che studiano.   Gli studenti liceali e universitari e gli studiosi di lingue,...

Celebrity chef, restauranteur and Bravo's "Top Chef" who earned the "Fan Favorite" title, Fabio Viviani will be opening his very first restaurant in New York State at del Lago Resort & Casino.   Portico by Fabio Viviani will open in February 2017 when del Lago Resort & Casino officially opens its doors. The restaurant will feature a...

By Rachel Holliday Smith   A specialty gelato and dessert shop from Italy by way of Park Slope is planning its second Brooklyn location in Crown Heights inside a former doughnut shop on Bergen Street, owners told DNAinfo New York. L'Albero dei Gelati, currently in business on Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street across from the J.J. Byrne P...

By Jane Marmaduke   The Syracuse area has more than its share of Italian restaurants, some of which have had a loyal following for many years. Grimaldi's, in East Syracuse, is one of those. Located near the hotels around Carrier Circle, the restaurant also attracts plenty of guests from out of town.   Even on a weeknight, the restaura...

Since chef Ignacio Mattos and restaurateur Thomas Carter's Nolita restaurant, Estela, became a perennial favorite of savvy New York diners and earned them a James Beard nomination, the city's culinary crowd has been eagerly awaiting the opening of their sophomore establishment. Well, their second act is here: Café Altro Paradiso. Set on a quiet co...

Northern Italian native Massimo Fedozzi always had a knack for translating languages but one thing was missing: passion. After he began working at his parents' salumi shops in Genova, he discovered a piece of himself that had been lost in the shuffle.   "I don't really have heroes in my life but my parents," said owner and chef Massimo Fedoz...

di Riccardo Chioni   C'è una spiegazione pratica al superaffollamento nel padiglione italiano al Summer Fancy Food Show: qui gli operatori americani del settore vanno sul sicuro nella scelta tra la straordinaria varietà di prodotti d'eccellenza in vetrina da proporre ai consumatori per un salutare pasto tutto italiano, dall'aperitivo fino al...

By Pamela Silvestri   Seafood, store-made pasta, international cheeses, prime meat, sausages, fresh mozzarella and a full line of Italian specialty items will be the product line-up available at D'Vento in West Brighton. Chris Vento, the store's proprietor, says the store's shelves will be stocked in the next few days. The entrepreneur...

by Melissa Kravitz   The Italian Alps have arrived in NYC! And you don't even need to ride a ski lift to appreciate all the winter coziness. A short ride up Eataly's elevator to La Birreria transports you to Baita, a rooftop Italian ski lodge serving up hot cocktails, fresh pastas and plenty of festive holiday decor.   Baita...

by Pamela Silvestri   Of all Mary Coppola's dishes, none is loved by the Scaffidi family as much as her Italian wedding soup. She has been making this soup for 50 years. "For Easter, New Years – oh they devour it," Mrs. Coppola says. "It's easy to make but too many things to do. My bones wont let me do this anymore, but I still do it."...

di Alberto Magnani   Menù di vini, carta dei piatti. Un refuso? No: il principio che anima Mulino a Vino, il wine restaurant che ha appena aperto i battenti nel cuore di Manhattan. I clienti possono scegliere tra una selezione di 50 vini italiani al bicchiere o alla bottiglia, con abbinamenti preparati su misura dallo chef Davide Scabin: il...

Planned by Alice Biagini under the auspices of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce (IACC), this event was promoted as "The Authentic Italian Table," an evening of fine dining, a showcase for new Italian products trying to find distributors along with signature dishes from New York's top-tiered Italian restaurants.   And there was also a Ci...