Elegant restaurant caters to those in their 30s and 40s
The new Per Bacco has gleaming mahogany and stone walls. It has a wood-fired pizza oven visible behind the new bar. And it will have the same delicious food. Bruno and Marisa Cataldo have making and serving pizzas in their own restaurants on Elkhart’s west side since 2000. On Dec. 11, 2010, they opened Per Bacco, a sit-down Italian restaurant at 28...
Italian Language Classes in OC for all Ages Now Open for Enrollment!
When: Saturday, December 8 – Kids “Project 28” Italian Music - Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pmCosts: $20 per child (8 to 12 years old only) – $5 discount with PROMO05 code Orange County Language Center This music workshop conducted by Italian music teacher, Marco Bazzi, is based on Italy’s “Project 28” program that espouses teaching music through listening, t...
Giuseppe Rossi returns home, ‘would love to sit down to talk’ with Red Bulls or NYCFC
Giuseppe Rossi has prospered as a player in La Liga, Serie A and Champions League. During his 335 professional appearances, the Clifton, N.J., native has competed with Manchester United, Villareal and Fiorentina, totaling 127 goals in all competitions over the course of 14 seasons. He has scored seven times in 30 appearances for the Italian nationa...
Petralia Soprana trionfa e si aggiudica il titolo di “Borgo dei Borghi”
Petralia Soprana, in provincia di Palermo, è il “Borgo dei Borghi autunno 2018“. Il paese madonita ha trionfato, battendo Subiaco, Lazio, l’abbruzzese Guardiagrele e il veneto Mel. Erano venti i borghi finalisti più votati online che si contendevano l’ambito trofeo in rappresentanza delle venti regioni italiane. Petralia, nel corso della trasmissio...
Josephine M. Grieco
Josephine M. Grieco, 97, formerly of Stone Street and Centennial Apartments, passed away November 20, 2018 at Samaritan Medical Center. Mrs. Grieco was born August 29, 1921, in Watertown, a daughter of Michael and Angelina Grittani Mistersaro. She attended Watertown High School. On October 20, 1940, she married Daniel J. Grieco at St. Anthony’s Chu...
The Survival Of Italian American Businesses
When most people want to donate something, they go to the Salvation Army because Salvation Army has spent years branding themselves as the place to go if you want to donate something. There are thousands of charities out there. Some are arguably more charitable than the Salvation Army. So why do we go to the Salvation Army? Because no one sees any...
Why Learning Italian Is Trending Hot
On October 22, the third edition of the Joint Action for the Italian language in the World, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, University and Scientific Research, the Accademia della Crusca and the Embassy of the Helvetic Confederation to Italy, took place in Rom...
Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian film director, dies at 77
Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director of Last Tango in Paris and The Last Emperor, has died in Rome, aged 77. Born in Parma in 1941, his other films included The Conformist, The Dreamers, 1900 and The Sheltering Sky. Winner of two Oscars, for directing and co-writing The Last Emperor, he was known for his bold visual style and the controversy stoke...
Cristina Fontanelli's 15th Annual Christmas in Italy
Award-winning singer and PBS-TV host for Andrea Bocelli and Il Volo, Cristina Fontanelli presents the annual musical celebration, Christmas in Italy. Songs and arias include Mamma, Ave Maria, and Neapolitan favorites such as Torna a Surriento. The children of the Little Language Studio of Brooklyn will sing the traditional Italian Christmas carol T...
Save Sammezzano, una ‘lotta’ per la bellezza toscana
Il castello di Sammezzano ha due facce, proprio come la bellezza: una rallegra, l’altra genera angoscia. E’ un gioiello prezioso e inestimabile, un gioiello che racchiude in sé la Toscana e l’India, la follia e la saggezza. Un gioiello abbandonato a se stesso da più di 20 anni, quasi dimenticato dalle nuove generazioni. Quasi. Questa è la storia di...
The 5 best pasta shops in Seattle
Wondering where to find the best pasta shops near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top pasta shops in Seattle, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture next time you're in the market for pasta shops. 1. Il Corvo Pasta. First up is Il Corvo Pasta, situated at 217 James St. With 4.5 star...
Stefano Miceli performing at Bruce Museum, Greenwich
The American Society of Friends of La Scala presents pianist Stefano Miceli at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut on Sunday December 16th. Miceli performs works from a variety of world renowned composers, including Beethoven, Liszt, Schubert and Schuman. This performance is the Society’s first performance in Greenwich. Miceli is considered...