Dinner: Ancient Roman Style
Dinner in antiquity was almost always a social affair shared with a few close friends at someone’s home. The ancient Romans thought that the ideal number of guests for a dinner party were between three, for the number of Graces,to nine, for the number of Muses. The ideal number of guests was cause for much debate in antiquity. Some hosts specula...
Nets, Hawks interested in Italian forward Nicolo Melli
Italian-born sharpshooting forward Nicolo Melli has reportedly received interest from the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks. After taking home All Euroleague 2nd Team honors in 2017, there were reportedly several teams interested in signing the 6-foot-8 forward. He declined an offer from the Hawks last season. Atlanta was also interested back in...
The VIP Lounge with ‘Lorenzo the wine guy’
Often referred to by food and beverage industry insiders as “Lorenzo the wine guy,” Lorenzo Savona has made a name for himself in New England as a leading wine sommelier. As part of its 25-year anniversary celebration, French bistro Les Zygomates has introduced a wine-tasting series hosted by Savona, who owns a wine consulting business, Porta Vino....
Patrizia Livreri, l’ingegnere “spaziale” che ha la fiducia degli Stati Uniti
Passione per i numeri, per i motori, ad una radiolina a transistor chiesta come regalo a sei anni. Patrizia Livreri è un ingegnere elettronico che ha fatto della sua professione una scelta emozionale e della ricerca un modus vivendi. Dal 1988 con laurea e tesi in comunicazioni satellitari si imbarca per l’avventura americana, dal 1992 ho svolto in...
Love Sons of Italy pasta? Reopening of group's fire-damaged building delayed
You might have to wait a little longer — until spring — for a big plate of Sons of Italy pasta. A blaze in January 2017 damaged the popular Omaha hall on 10th Street south of downtown. The Sons had hoped to reopen the hall this month. Dr. Tom Pruse, a leader of the Sons, said the delay was caused by reconstruction costs that ended up higher than e...
DelGrosso's to hold Annual Italian Food and Heritage Festival
This weekend is the 29th Annual Italian Food and Heritage Festival at DelGrosso's Park in Tipton. The Festival will be Sunday, September 23 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and is sponsored by DelGrosso's Foods, Inc. and University Orthopedics Center. "We are proud of our family heritage and traditions," said DelGrosso's Park President Carl Crider Jr. "If...
Ambassador Varricchio delivers opening remarks at the Conference on Space Economics organized with the Italian Space Agency, and Bocconi and George Washington Universities, with guest remarks by the Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
On September 13, 2018 the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC hosted an event on cooperation in the space field and on the new frontiers in terms of investments, innovation, and international collaboration. “Space Economics: challanges and opportunities, Investment, Innovation and International partnerships” was organized in collaboration with the It...
North Jersey's five great meatball sandwiches
This summer I finally watched The Sopranos. I know, call me trendy. It really was fun seeing all those North Jersey spots, and it was twice as fun to eat a really good meatball parmesan hero as I watched. What a terrific excuse to eat my favorite sandwich – North Jersey, the Sopranos, meatballs…a trifecta, so to speak. So, for five days I indulged...
Saint Louis University Study Abroad Highlight - Sorrento, Italy
La Comunita' degli Italiani - St Louis, which represents around 1500 Italians in the St Louis metropolitan region has partnered with Saint Louis University's Italian Club and Italian Studies program led by Professor Simone Bregni. Saint Louis University has a very large study abroad program in Italy and Club Italiano Per Piacere as well as the St L...
Sugar Land’s second annual Italian film festival lineup has been announced
The lineup for the second annual Umbria in Sugar Land, an Italian film festival, was announced this week. The festival will be held Oct. 26-28, and screenings will take place at the Sugar Land Auditorium, 226 Lakeview Drive, Sugar Land. The opening film, “Friends by Chance,” tells a coming-of-age story about a hot-headed 22-year-old troublemaker an...
After the Pasta
In my neighborhood, Italian families had many traditions. To mention a few, Christmas Eve always included a seafood meal called the feast of the 7 fishes, plastic slipcovers adorned the furniture in every living room and Sundays always started with mass followed by Mom frying meatballs and sausage while making the gravy (not sauce). That wonderfu...
Solevo Kitchen opens Friday in Saratoga
Solevo Kitchen & Social Club in Saratoga Springs, inspired by Italian supper clubs in 1950s Las Vegas, will open with a ribbon-cutting event at 3 p.m. Friday (9/21), followed by a free tasting of wines and samples from the menu until 7 p.m. It starts regular dinner service at 4 p.m. Sunday, with dinner available from 4 p.m. nightly thereafter. (Sat...