Mama Carolla’s brings Old Italy to life with great menu, lively atmosphere
Shine your shoes and comb your hair, foodies–it’s date night in the spotlight this week! For this special occasion, we’re paying a visit to perhaps the most romantic restaurant in the entire city, Mama Carolla’s. Is there anything more romantic than exquisite Italian food in a gorgeous Mediterranean villa setting? Mama Carolla’s is located at 10...
Italian entrepreneurs plug into Stony Brook; take on Tesla's Powerwall
Italian entrepreneurs who migrated to Stony Brook University's energy incubator to form an innovative-battery startup are planning to take on the Powerwall of Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. Their Stony Brook company, StorEn Technologies, is adapting vanadium-flow batteries -- typically the size of shipping containers and found in utility or industrial sett...
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Comes to City Theater
The Light in the Piazza will be lighting up City Theater in Biddeford for 3 weekends in March. This exciting production features some the best vocal talent in Southern, Maine and an extraordinary 5 piece chamber orchestra. This new production has been said to have "the most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story" (NY Times) T...
How a Father’s Passing Sparked an Exploration of Italian American Heritage
I had just come in from visiting my father at Maine Medical Center, when the phone rang. I had a sinking feeling that it was the hospital calling. I put the receiver to my ear, and heard a voice. It was barely audible over my pounding heart. “Your father’s taken a turn for the worse,” it said. “You and your family should come back in.” I hung up,...
Food Hall a New York: intervista ad Arrigo Cipriani
La Food Hall a NYC di Arrigo Cipriani è una di quelle aperture destinate a far parlare di sé. Il luogo è New York, la data prevista “estate 2019”. Il nome ha dell’istituzionale: Arrigo Cipriani è il Patron dell’Harry’s Bar, storica insegna fondata dal padre Giuseppe nel 1931 (inventore del Bellini e del Carpaccio), amata da Hemingway e dichiarata n...
ITALY & THE ORIENT A tangled history of traders, travelers, colonists, couturiers, aristocrats & refugees
Thursday, March 14, 2019. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Organized by: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago - 500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 - Chicago, Illinois 60611. Entrance: Free. ITALY & THE ORIENT A tangled history of traders, travelers, colonists, couturiers, aristocrats & refugees. From the time of the ancient Romans, to the Renaissance Medic...
Frank Tenaglia, noted Philadelphia tenor, dies at 54
Frank Tenaglia, 54, of Bridesburg, a noted opera singer who performed to standing ovations throughout the United States and Europe, died Sunday, Feb. 17, of a pulmonary embolism in Marathon, Fla. Mr. Tenaglia had contended with health problems for a long time, but his death was unexpected, said his wife, Cathy. “We were enjoying a family vacation...
St. Joseph's Table Celebration Set For March 17
Orland Park holds its 5th annual Orland Community Saint Joseph's Table in March with catering by Joey's Pizzeria and desserts by Warm Belly Bakery of Chicago. Saint Joseph's Table is a beloved Italian-American tradition that Orland observes with a community meal and a food drive. The Saint Joseph Table tradition is said to date back to the Middle A...
Review: Authentic Italian
With her book Authentic Italian (2018), author Dina M. Di Maio aims to disseminate The Real Story of Italy’s Food and Its People, as the subtitle explains, among American readers (and, presumably, also diners). She wants to dispel the prejudices and biases about Italian immigrants and their food by demonstrating and reclaiming the authentic Italia...
Economia, in crescita l’interesse delle multinazionali americane per la Sicilia
Opportunità di affari, storie di successo, servizi di consulenza e assistenza sulla rotta che collega la Sicilia agli Stati Uniti. Numeri e nomi di chi ha saputo cogliere nel rapporto con gli States le opportunità di una svolta vincente per la propria attività d’impresa. Casi emersi nel corso della prima conferenza nazionale delle Camere di Commerc...
To Be or Not to Be an Italian Citizen: This is THE Question!
Despite an unusually brutal cold that gripped Cleveland for a few days at the end of January forcing schools, universities and numerous prominent local institutions to close or cancel previously scheduled events, the Western Reserve Historical Society kept its door open on Wednesday, Jan. 30 to welcome a large group of participants to “To be or not...
MSU Opera Theatre presents two one-act Italian operas and lots of laughs
The MSU Opera Theatre presents two comedic one-act operas to round out its 2018-2019 season. Gioacchino Rossini’s La Scala di Seta and Giacomo Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi will present hilarious stories of thwarted lovers and dysfunctional family affairs. La Scala di Seta tells the story of a young couple, married in secret, who see each other every n...