Pick your pleasure: Italian Alps or Dolomites?
It’s that time of year when Italians head to the mountains in northern Italy for what they refer to “La Settimana Bianca” or “The White Week” referring to week-long ski trips during the winter months. So, once again an excuse to put their jobs on the back burner in favor of “La Dolce Vita.” Their biggest dilemma is trying to decide between the Ital...
Festa Nazionale della Repubblica Italiana Celebrated in the North End
The 73rd Anniversary of the Italian Republic was celebrated at the annual Festa Nazionale della Repubblica Italiana on June 2, 2019, held outdoors with a “Piazza Italia” at Christopher Columbus Park. Kicking off the event was Boston’s Italian Consul General Federica Sereni with local dignitaries. The day long festa featured various exhibits, childr...
Restaurant review: Romeo’s Pizza and Pasta in Lakeland is a neighborhood treasure with an Italian accent
It’s not much to look at from the outside. But pull back the curtain on this unassuming storefront enterprise and you’ll find treasure, Italian style. Romeo’s Pizza and Pasta is a welcoming oasis of comfort food, much of which is bathed in bright, light marinara tasting slightly sweet and perfectly seasoned. A touch of cream only adds to the charm...
The Tuscan coastline’s a dream
Central Italy’s Tuscany attracts locals and travelers thanks to all it has to offer – a diverse and breathtaking coastline along the Tyrrhenian Sea showcasing rocky cliffs, clear blue seas, white sandy beaches and an amazing underwater world. The Maremma coast, an area that stretches from Livorno to Grosseto, offers endless opportunities for a beac...
“Marine Art” at the Embassy of Italy
On the occasion of the National Day of Italy 2019, the Embassy in Washington D.C. inaugurated the exhibition “Marine Art”, with works by Lorenzo Mariotti. Lorenzo Mariotti “Pittore Benemerito di Marina” (“Naval Artist”) specializes in naval subjects, including FREMM multi-role frigates and destroyers, in particular the “Alpino” and the “Carabiniere...
How an American spy helped liberate Rome, 75 years ago
In the night between June 4th and 5th 1944, Allied soldiers arrived in Rome and the city became the first Axis capital to be liberated from the Nazis. One of those to greet them was an American writer and undercover agent who had spent months working with the Italian resistance to pave the way for Rome's liberation. His name was Peter Tompkins and,...
Mandara Family Brings a Taste of the Almalfi Coast to West Caldwell
Michael and Mena Mandara are bringing their New York-style pizza, slow-cooked sauces, old family recipes, classic Italian favorites, specialty cocktails and wines to their newest family-friendly restaurant, Mandara Ristorante, Bar & Pizzeria, now located at 40 Clinton Road in West Caldwell. Mena said she and her husband came upon the West Caldwell...
'Little Italy, Los Angeles' Comedy Series Now Streaming
LA's Little Italy is a neighborhood undergoing change. From corporate stores to hipster salons, foreign food trucks to gay bars. "Little Italy, Los Angeles" follows the interconnected lives of the community's diverse residents, led by its last original Italian, Frank the Barber, as they learn to adapt to its' inevitable transformation. Winner of Be...
Giardino Pantesco
How to survive in such a place? Ancient Pantellerians, over the millennia, devised an amazingly clever fog-catching garden design now known as the giardino Pantesco (“Pantellerian garden,” in Italian), each one for the sole purpose of nurturing a single sprout. Giardini Panteschi are perfectly circular and are precisely calibrated to have walls of...
'Pavarotti': Film Review
Ron Howard delivers a documentary portrait of the life and career of the titular star Italian tenor. The quintessential Italian tenor who did more to popularize opera in the latter half of the 20th century than anyone else receives a lavish and celebratory tribute in Pavarotti. Casting a net deep into the archives and calling on a vast array of the...
A young Jacobbi opening restaurant in North Boston
A young member of one of the area’s well-known restaurant families is opening his first place in North Boston. Jonathan Jacobbi will be the owner of BOCO Kitchen, at 7375 Boston State Road, next to Tops supermarket. His grandfather opened Casa-Di-Pizza on Elmwood Avenue, which was taken over by father, Joseph Jacobbi. An uncle runs JJ’s Casa-Di-Piz...
Calamari sisters coming to Newton
Back with their brand new show, Delphine and Carmela Calamari are bringing their 23rd Annual Italian Sausagefest to town. Celebrate the days of summer with these sassy, brassy broads from Brooklyn as they sing, dance, and cook delicious street fair goodies for you and your friends. Whether you're a sausage-lover or not, you'll laugh until your side...