JCCIA division to honor 11 stellar women
Italian-American women will command the spotlight when the JCCIA Women’s Division stages its Impresa Awards Gala on Oct. 1 at the Medinah Country Club. (708-450-9050) The event will honor the following outstanding individuals: Lissa Druss Christman, public affairs specialist and award-winning journalist; Andrea Collaro, senior director, Walgreens B...
Austin Airport's New Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar Is Now Open
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport now has a new Italian market, restaurant, wine bar, and cafe with the opening of I Vini, found at Gate 20. It’s from Love Nance, the owner of Annies Cafe and Bar and her development company Paseo Brands. The menu spans Italian bites, like breakfast (pastries and frittatas), pastas, pizza, sandwiches, salads, t...
L’ex Cosmos: “Soccer USA? Poca competenza ma qualcosa sta cambiando”
In “Pastorale americana” di Philip Roth la star dell’high school di Weequahic, Seymour Levov, è campione incontrastato di baseball, basket e football, le tre colonne portanti dello sport americano. Se il romanzo fosse stato ambientato in un liceo romano o milanese, forse lo Svedese sarebbe stato una stella del calcio. Il soccer, o calcio americano,...
How One Italian Children’s Shoe Brand Is Making a Comeback in the US
Lelli Kelly is looking to make a comeback. The Italian children’s brand has signed a licensing agreement with East Providence, R.I.-based North American Shoe Co. to relaunch this coming spring within the U.S. and Canadian markets. Known for its colorful, hand-embellished girls’ shoes, the 25-year-old brand enjoyed tremendous success in the States f...
One of the Best New Italian Restaurants in Phoenix is Hidden in the Biltmore Neighborhood
At certain times of the day, the Esplanade — the mixed-used development near 24th Street and Camelback Road — can feel eerily desolate. The complex has been known to turn into a ghost town after business hours, and its sprawling, boxy design, anchored by soaring office towers, lends a gloomy air of impenetrability. From the street, it’s difficult t...
Sculpture takes shape on Westside
A man slowly took shape beneath a pair of grinders. Italian sculptors Alessandro Lombardo and Andrea Ingrassi worked at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center Friday on “Stone Legacy,” a statue of a stone worker commissioned by Mark Foley and Green Mountain Power, intended to be the first in a series of sculptures placed in downtown Rutland. Work...
Nine unmissable Italian railway journeys through magic landscapes
From circumnavigating Mt. Etna, to views of lakes, rivers and natural reserves, classic trains remain a great way to see Italy in slow motion. Some climb through snow-capped fields in winter to reach peaks of more than 1,400 metres. Others slither their way round lakes, forests and volcanoes, cutting through swathes of majestic countryside from nor...
Isola now serving Italian cuisine on Shelter Island
Isola — it’s the Italian word for “island,” and an entirely appropriate name for a new restaurant on Shelter Island specializing in new Italian cuisine. That, according to Seth Nathan, Isola’s executive chef, translates to sourcing the freshest ingredients to be found on the East End and infusing them with the flavors of the Mediterranean. “We’re s...
Beppe Severgnini Returns to Chicago with "100 Good Reasons To Love Italy"
Beppe Severgnini Returns to Chicago with "100 Good Reasons To Love Italy". Monday, September 25th at 6pm. Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Italian performance artist Laura Biagi and Professor at DePaul University will perform during the event. 1) Because we’re intelligent, when we’re not too smart for our own good; 2) B...
Una Serata Italiana con Furla (NY) on September 14
Thursday, September 14, 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Furla Fifth Avenue Store | 645 5th Avenue at 51st Street, New York, NY 10022. Free with advance RSVP — invite your friends! Join us for a wonderful evening with the National Organization of Italian American Women at Furla—the exclusive Italian luxury leather goods designer Fifth Avenue flagship store. Preview...
11 Favorite Italian Restaurants in NYC
You can’t visit New York City and not spend at least one of your meals in an authentic Italian restaurant. While the options can sometimes be overwhelming, the 11 Italian restaurants rounded up below will never let you down. From La Masseria to Villa Mosconi, enjoy some homemade pasta and vintage restaurant aesthetics at any one of these beloved es...
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in an Italian start-up: Hippeas
An idea of Livio Bisterzo, Hippeas has now launched in America as a combination of two English words: Hippies and chickpeas - designed to push the strength of a movement and the resulting change. Livio Bisterzo, originally from Busto Arsizio, left Italy at 18 and moved to London where, after completing his studies, built up his career by working fo...