Inside Giada De Laurentiis' $30 Million Empire
Giada De Laurentiis had no intention of entering into the family business of show. By now, it's hard to imagine the Italian-born granddaughter of famed film producer Dino De Laurentiis as anything other than the Food Network fixture we've known her to be for the last 15 years, presiding over her ever-expanding empire from one authentic (or, some mi...
John Turturro: calling Puglia home
“My grandfather had a dream: becoming successful in America. I am part of that dream, and I am part of Giovinazzo, where my father, my grandfather and my grandmother were born.” These aren’t the words of any Italian-American, one that comes back to the motherland during the Summer to find a bit of him or herself and visit what is left of the family...
A Letter to the Editor of the New York Post Re: Mario Cuomo
Dear Mr. Lynch, I am writing to express my extreme displeasure with your unnecessary – and wildly offensive – August 14th cover story headline and illustration. I am a native New Yorker, a longtime reader of the Post, and a proud Italian American. While I am no stranger to the Post’s attention grabbing headlines and graphics, I urge you to seriousl...
2019-20 Italian Serie A TIM Season Kicks Off Exclusively on ESPN+ and ESPN
For the second straight season, ESPN+ and ESPN are the exclusive presenter of Italy’s Serie A TIM – one of the world’s top soccer leagues – in the United States. ESPN+ will feature more than 340 matches throughout the 2019-20 season, which kicks off Saturday, Aug. 24, at 11:50 a.m. ET exclusively on ESPN+ with live streaming of Parma vs. Serie A ch...
92nd Anniversary of the Sacco & Vanzetti Execution
On April 15, 1920, a double murder set off a sequence of events that led to the controversial, and later declared unjust, trial convictions of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Their execution on August 23, 1927 is blamed on anti-Italian prejudice and fear of their anarchist political beliefs. The charges against Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van...
Famed Composer Morricone Gets New Shot at Royalties
The Italian composer Ennio Morricone can pursue “a few dollars more” following a Second Circuit reversal Wednesday about his rights to the scores of six spaghetti-western films produced in late 1970s and early 1980s. Responsible for creating some of the most lush and iconic film scores in the history of cinema, the 90-year-old Morricone persuaded...
Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure
Andrew Cotto is the award-winning author of three novels. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Parade, Men’s Journal, Rolling Stone, Relish, The Huffington Post, Condé Nast Traveler and Maxim. He has lived in Italy on two occasions and visits as often as possible. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. Andrew’s...
Italian-American Food Is an Ancient, Time-honored Cuisine
In recent years, a number of food writers, chefs and those in the food media have been claiming that Italian-American food is something different from Italian food. They say it was created here in the United States. You probably heard the oft repeated line that there was a lot of beef in the United States when the Italian immigrants arrived over 10...
IAP 104: Ferragosto, Fredo, and the first American Saint- an Italian American Podcast emergency broadcast discussing the week that was in Italian America
ATTENTION FELLOW ITALIAN AMERICANS! This week marks the first emergency broadcast for the Italian American Podcast. Although the team was planning to take a week of rest and relaxation to celebrate the ultimate Italian vacation of Ferragosto, the wider world just wouldn’t let us rest because during the week leading up to the holiday the Italian A...
Suozzi Receives Prestigious Guglielmo Marconi Award, the Order Sons & Daughters of Italy in America’s (OSDIA) Highest Honor
On Saturday, August 17, 2019, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) received the prestigious Guglielmo Marconi Award, the Order Sons & Daughters of Italy in America’s (OSDIA) highest honor. The award is named for Guglielmo Marconi, the Nobel prize-winning Italian physicist who invented wireless telegraphy. It is presented biennially to an...
Cuomo Says Anti-Italian Stereotypes ‘Hurt’ And ‘Scarred’ His Father
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday in a radio interview addressed at length the heated exchange his brother Chris had with a man who called him “Fredo” — a reference to the film "The Godfather" he said was demeaning to people with Italian heritage. In the video, the CNN anchor says the label is an “aspersion” to Italians, a reference to a character fr...
How to give your home an Italian vibe
Italy has contributed to several facets of civilization. Italian fashion, architecture, food, art and sense of business continue to influence the modern world. Italians are natural lifestyle gurus the more reason why you would like a piece of Italy in your space. Traditional Italian homes are a bit overbearing with floral and peach. We show you how...