Bronx's Little Italy to Welcome ACF Fiorentina With a "Pep Rally"
From Florence, Italy to the Bronx’s Little Italy. Italian Professional Football Club ACF Fiorentina to be Welcomed on Arthur Avenue With a Celebratory “Pep Rally” Sunday Afternoon, July 21. In Advance of Their Final USA International Champions Cup (ICC) Game, ACF Fiorentina Will Be Greeted By Fans, Local Officials & Business Owners, including Mario...
Under the Tuscan Sun in Chicago Party & Fundraiser
Thursday, August 8, 2019. 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CDT. Eight Eleven Uptown High Rise, 811 West Agatite Avenue, Montrose & Clarendon, Chicago, IL 60640. Travel to Italy in Chicago at this Summer Party Benefiting In My Brother's Shoes., Inc. with a Chance to Win a Real Trip to Tuscany!! Join us for a Party & Film Screening to benefit In My Brother’s Shoes,...
Abruzzo Stars & Stripes, volume secondo: la presentazione a Pescara
Sabato 20 luglio 2019, ore 11.00, presso i locali dell’Acceleratore d’impresa "The Hive", in via Ravenna n. 9 a Pescara si svolgerà la presentazione del libro Abruzzo Stars & Stripes, volume secondo - gli abruzzesi di oggi nella vita statunitense. L'evento è organizzato dall'Associazione culturale APP Abruzzo, ingresso gratuito. Interverranno gli a...
Murder, Italian Style: A Primer on the Giallo Film Genre
In the late ’60s and early ’70s, while Hollywood was in the throes of the Easy Rider movie-brat revolution, six thousand miles away, the Italian film industry was too busy ripping off Hitchcock and splashing the screen red with blood to take much notice. Dismissed by American critics at the time as low-rent imports barely deserving of the bottom ha...
Exhibit Opening- Fashions and Faces of the Regions of Italy
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum is celebrating 100 years as a museum. This small home on Tompkins Ave. has been a beacon of light for history, learning and the Italian culture. To commemorate this monumental achievement, a series of exhibits will be highlighted. They will include all of the regions of Italy with a colorful display of their regional d...
Italian writer, director Luciano De Crescenzo dies at 90
Luciano De Crescenzo, an Italian writer, actor and director, has died in Rome after being hospitalized for a few days. He was 90. The publishing house Mondadori announced his death on Thursday. Born in Naples on Aug. 20, 1928, De Crescenzo gained famed in 1977 with his best-seller “Così parlò Bellavista” (“Thus spoke Bellavista”), a collection of a...
Taking a fresh look at Steve's Piccola Bussola in Syosset
What’s the best restaurant on the Island? Steve’s Piccola Bussola in Syosset, at least according to my own recent, completely unscientific survey of Uber drivers who’ve picked me up over the past few days. I myself had never heard of the place, further proof, if any is needed, that I’ve lived on Long Island for exactly five minutes. As anyone who’s...
Italian fashion house Moschino returning to Madison Avenue
Lower retail rents and the pedestrian energy along Billionaires’ Row have brought the Italian fashion company Moschino back to Madison Avenue for the first time in over 15 years. Sources say the upcoming 1,200-square-foot boutique is in 635 Madison Ave. on the northeast corner of East 59th Street. The fun fashion firm leased the former Camper store...
The White Bull’s Pat Pascarella is bringing Italian fare to Piedmont Heights with Grana
Despite his heritage, chef Pat Pascarella never wanted to cook Italian food. A first-generation American, he focused his career on fine dining, working at Le Bernardin and the Optimist before opening the White Bull in Decatur last year. But it was while cooking at White Bull that nostalgia changed his mind, and by the end of 2019, Pascarella will b...
When in Rome: Seven traditional Roman foods you have to try
With so much to see and do in Rome, from museums to galleries, ancient ruins and the beautiful chaos of the city to get lost in, it can sometimes seem overwhelming when it comes to finding the right place to sample the traditional local fare. There are some things you just can’t miss when you’re visiting Rome and while you’re working through your...
Marin nonprofit aims to revive street painting festival
San Rafael’s revered Italian street painting festival took a hiatus this year, but a new nonprofit has announced plans to revive the event, making it bigger than before. “Street painting is always going to be the focal point,” said Kevin Marlatt, executive director of the festival. “But we want to expand upon it and do some other things within the...
An Italian restaurant in South Boston just scored another national award
Since opening its doors in February, Fox & the Knife has garnered local and national acclaim, with James Beard award winner Karen Akunowicz at the helm. Five months later, the victory train shows no sign of slowing. The Italian enoteca in Southie just landed on Eater’s 2019 Best New Restaurants in America list, a roster of 16 restaurants that made...