The Italian character of Spaghetti and the Importance of the Intercultural Exchange
Occasionally, someone will speak of the real origins of spaghetti. It is one of those questions close to our hearts but it's hidden behind a truth which few know very well. The world market has not existed for only a short amount of time and over time it has had the ability to "alter" the distances, which today can only surprise us. In 200...
Hot Italian hosts annual design, film, and food festival
Hot Italian pizza bar, a Californian concept, is partnering with Niello Fiat in hosting the seventh annual Moderno Italiano Festival being held Aug. 12 -14. Events will be held at all three locations: Midtown Sacramento, Davis and Public Market Emeryville, and will include an Italian-style field day at Fremont Park, "How to Drink Like an I...
Firing Up Italian Classics on Route 66
Italian Festivals of New Mexico collaborates with The Guild Cinema and Scalo Northern Italian Grill for a first-ever FUN-Raiser / FRIEND-Raiser: Classic Italian Films, Food, Music. Saturday, September 17, 2016 – UMBERTO D, 1:30 PM at The Guild, followed by Scalo patio party; Sunday, September 18, 2016 – BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET, 1:...
Seattle’s oldest houses become home to San Fermo, an inviting Italian restaurant
By Providence Cicero Opening a restaurant is never easy, but the owners of San Fermo cleared historic hurdles in renovating The Pioneer Houses to create an inviting, unpretentious neighborhood Italian restaurant. Erected in the 1850s, the twin, two-story structures are believed to be Seattle's oldest, intact residential properties...
'You can taste the difference': the secrets of Coney Island's gelato master
Along Coney Island's boardwalk, in between hotdog and nacho stands and White Castle burger restaurants, stands Coney's Cones, a colorful gelato shop where for the last two seasons, under the supervision of a young Italian gelato master, hundreds of secret recipes are used to produce fresh, old-fashioned handcrafted iced delicacies for thousands of...
Longtime Gene & Georgetti Chef Opening Italian Spot In Mirabell Space
Arturo Aucaquizphi has spent his last 20 or years as executive chef at Chicago steakhouse stalwart Gene & Georgetti. The Ecuadorian native is now heading out on his own, taking over another Chicago classic, the Mirabell. In about three weeks, he said he's opening Mirabella Italian Cuisine inside the space at 3454 W. Addison St. He'll f...
Terra in Albany abandons kosher concept, reopening as Italian spot
Terra Italian Restaurant is the new name and identity of the former Terra International Cuisine in Albany, which for 22 months was the only full-service kosher restaurant between the lower Hudson Valley and Montreal. It is located at 238 Washington Ave. The Facebook page is here. "There just wasn't support for kosher," Dzavid Cekic, who owned Terr...
NIAF Full-Tuition Scholarship At Accadedemia Teatro Alla Scala In Milan
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) leadership is proud to announce for the second year a scholarship in partnership with Accademia Teatro alla Scala, one of the most renowned institutions for training professionals in the performing arts, and Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business (MIP), an internationally recognized managem...
Fabio's: Bringing 'grandma's' Italian cooking to Syracuse (and the suburbs)
Fabio Santalucia learned to cook from both of his grandmothers in the Italian region of Abruzzo. He later served food "inspired by grandmother's teachings" for 14 years at his restaurant in Cortland. Now Santalucia has opened Fabio's La Buona Cucina inside the Clarion Hotel in Geddes, and has his sights set on a fine-dining location in dow...
Job Opening at the Italian Film Festival
Italian Film Festival - Opening Night Coordinator. The Italian Cultural Center is urgently looking for a Coordinator for the Opening Night Party of the 9th Italian Film Festival, which will take place at Saint Anthony Main February 16-20, 2017. Details: 15-25 hour commitment / Work with Italian Film Festival Executive Director Peter S...
Pompeii opens Italy's longest path for disabled
Culture Minister Dario Franceschini on Friday inaugurated Italy's largest path specially designed for the disabled at the archaeological site of the ancient city of Pompeii. "When I came here for the first time as minister two and a half years ago it was because of collapses (of parts of the site)," Franceschini said. "Now architectu...
Frank Guerrera Joins The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences
The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences has announced, Punzoné Vodka Founder, Owner and Creator, Mr. Frank Guerrera as the newest member to join the prestigious Board of Hospitality Industry Professionals and has been appointed International Trustee Honors. Frank Guerrera is the entrepreneurial brain behind Punzoné – The Ultra Premium...