"Il valore dell'Export in USA" al Cortina Fashion Weekend 2018
Tre giorni che segnano l’inizio ufficiale della stagione invernale, un fine settimana in cui si accendono i riflettori sulla regina delle Dolomiti. Dal 6 all’8 dicembre si svolgerà il “Cortina Fashion Weekend 2018”, l’appuntamento che fonde glamour e sport, dove si parla di eccellenze del Made in Italy e nuove prospettive per le aziende italiane al...
Mangia! Food from Italy
Many Italian foods are so familiar they almost seem like American foods. If you ask a child where pizza is from, he is likely to say the United States. And the same goes for spaghetti and lasagna. Gelato, too. No wonder Italian food is still the most popular ethnic food in America. So it was natural — inevitable, really — that I would wrap up my ye...
What Part of New Jersey History Will the 'Sopranos' Prequel Explore?
According to various reports, the cast and crew for The Sopranos prequel are starting to come together. The feature film project began with a deal between David Chase, the HBO show’s creator, and New Line Cinema. Chase and Lawrence Konner, another Sopranos alumnus, will get credit for the script, which is titled The Many Saints of Newark. Meanwh...
From now on in Italy, you're only old after 75
Only over-75s should be considered 'elderly' in Italy, according to researchers, who say Italian seniors remain active for longer than their counterparts in other countries. "A 65 year old today has the physical and cognitive capacity of a 40 to 45 year old 30 years ago. And a 75 year old has that of a 55 year old in 1980," said Niccolò Marchionni,...
Serpico reopens in Perry Hall
After more than three months, Serpico Pizza and Pasta has reopened in Perry Hall. ”Thank you for being patient with us as we made these necessary changes to our restaurant,” read a message on the eatery’s Facebook page. “It took us a lot longer than we anticipated, but we can’t wait to show it off to you!!” The Italian restaurant located in Perry...
Bensonhurst record store still selling Italian goods over 50 years later
A Bensonhurst record store is going strong after over 50 years of keeping Brooklyn residents in touch with their Italian heritage. SAS Italian Records opened in 1967 and houses more than 3,000 CDs and other items. Owner Silvana Conte says the store was the first Italian importer of some items they sell like sportswear, magazines and Italian DVDs. R...
Christopher Castellani Discovers the Truth Through Fiction
Love, Italy, and alternative-history fiction that travels down a what-if path to approach a truth: these have long been preoccupations of Christopher Castellani. His first three novels, the Maddalena trilogy (A Kiss from Maddalena, The Saint of Lost Things, and All This Talk of Love), were published by Algonquin over a 10-year period beginning in 2...
Le Marche, Ascoli and the magic of Olives all’Ascolana
As big as a Robin’s egg, mildly tart with a hint of sweetness, and just-perfect chewy only begins to describe an Ascolana olive. Biting into one is a much finer manner of introduction to this enticing little fruit…and I was lucky enough to experience this (over and over again) when recently in Ascoli Piceno. Olives on the Italian peninsula are n...
Lady Gaga honours Bradley Cooper for accomplishments in Hollywood, gets emotional during speech
American singer Lady Gaga broke down into tears after she honoured Bradley Cooper at the American Cinematheque Award Presentation in Beverly Hills for his accomplishments in Hollywood. During her speech, the six-time Grammy winner opened up about how her 'A Star is Born' co-star, helped her open up through her role, confirmed E!Online. "I felt comf...
Monica Lapenta (President of the Italian Cultural Center of Maryland)
Many extremely interesting things are happening and will happen in the community that in Baltimore celebrates Italy and its cultural and artistic heritage. These activities, which have been running alongside others for some time, are carried out by the Italian Cultural Center of Maryland, thanks to a capable and committed staff led by an Italian wo...
Feast of Seven Fishes a nod to Italian traditions
Great-grandparents from both sides of the Paterno family immigrated from Italy to West Virginia in the early 1900s. Four generations later — five, counting her children — Niki Paterno Kurten says the traditions of those early Italian roots have been carefully preserved. Case in point: their annual Feast of the Seven Fishes. “My family does this eve...
Celebrating the Neapolitan Presepio
Saturday December 8, 2:00 pm. Garibaldi Meucci Museum. 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY. Admission: $10; open to the public. Contact: Carol Berardi 718-442-1608. A lecture and DVD presentation by Anita Sanseverino and Lou Barrella featuring the unveiling of a newly created Presepe Napoletano by Brooklyn Artist John Miniero. A Neapoltan Presep...