Two-time MiLB Manager of the Year Blake Butera to serve as Team Italy bench coach in World Baseball Classic
Having been named Carolina League Manager of the Year for two years in a row, Charleston RiverDogs manager Blake Butera will join Team Italy manager Mike Piazza as the Azzurri bench coach in the 2023 World Baseball Classic Heralded as one of the best coaches in Minor League Baseball, Blake Butera is ready to help Team Italy at the World Baseball Cl...
Violinist Giuseppe Gibboni: A Victory for the Italian Violin School
When violinist Giuseppe Gibboni won first prize the Paganini International Violin Competition in 2021, he was the first Italian to do so in 24 years. And he won decisively, also capturing the audience choice prize and special prize for the best interpretations of Niccolò Paganini's Capriccios and Violin Concerto. Gibboni was born in Italy in 2001,...
Casa Bufala Opens in Miami’s Sunset Harbour Neighborhood
Experienced Italian restaurateur Luca D’Angelo, one of the founders of Miami Beach’s first and oldest Neapolitan pizzerias Fratelli La Bufala, announced the official opening of Casa Bufala in Miami’s Sunset Harbour neighborhood. The modern 2,500-sq. ft. restaurant expands the initial Fratelli La Bufala concept into a first-class Italian trattoria a...
Exports boom for Italian truffles
In 2021, exports of Italian truffles increased by +48 percent, especially to countries such as the U.S. which has always been a great lover of this product. A true feather in the cap of Italian food, truffles have recently received recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage, confirming the great value that the whole world attaches not only to the truff...
Parsippany Wrestling Pasta Dinner Fundraiser was a Huge Success
The cooking crew of Morris County’s Sons of Italy ~ Lodge 2561, armed with their pots, pans, and culinary skills, arrived at Parsippany’s Police Athletic Building, 33 Baldwin Road, to provide and prepare a hearty Italian dinner of pasta, meatballs, in support of Parsippany Wrestling Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser. Over Three Hundred attendees were...
How to Spend the Perfect 3 Days in Rome Itinerary
Chaotic, noisy, and plain stunning, Roma is one of the most fascinating destinations in Europe, and even when the city has so much to offer that three days would never see enough, there is quite a lot that you can do to see the best of Rome is such a short time, even if you only have 3 days in Rome. This Rome itinerary comes with ideas to visit in...
This New LA Coastal Italian Pop-Up Is Big on ‘White Lotus’ Vibes
High-end Amalfi Coast destination Hotel Santa Caterina is popping up at the Peninsula Beverly Hills for most of February, meaning spritzes and seafood for everyone on a very luxurious LA patio. Chef Giuseppe Stanzione from Santa Caterina’s on-site restaurant Al Mare will be in Beverly Hills with his team from February 7 to February 25, turning out...
It’s official: Italy is in love with the New York Yankees
I didn’t expect to get into a baseball discussion in the shadow of The Vatican, but Paolo wasn’t going to let me leave his restaurant without some questions about the upcoming season and showing me his New York Yankees hat. Wearing his Yankees hat inside a restaurant aptly named Spaghetti (a good one, by the way, if you’re ever in need of some food...
"Modigliani Up Close": Revealing secrets of the master
Narrow faces, haunting eyes, elongated necks … all well-known characteristics of an Amedeo Modigliani masterpiece. Less well known? The brains behind that brush. At the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, curators and conservators are using new technologies to unearth old secrets from beneath the canvas. Their findings are part of the exhibition "Mo...
Top 10 destinations not to be missed in Italy in 2023
Even in 2022, Italy was among the most sought-after, loved and visited countries by tourists from all over the world. Its attractions, cities and culture are synonymous with an unforgettable trip at any time of the year. Beyond the most famous and overused destinations, new travel trends are emerging for the year that has just begun. Where will tho...
The 13 Most Perfect Parms In NYC, From Traditional To Outrageous
While trendy restaurants are all the rage right now, there’s nothing like the classic red sauce Italian joint. Think red checkered tablecloths, Mahogany booths, and photo murals of A-listers and NFL players who frequent these eateries on the weekends. Old school is the name of the game, and which dish is the most instagrammable is a mere afterthoug...
Italian American Heritage Club supports military veterans
Members of the Italian American Heritage Club of Sussex County recently presented supplies and toiletries to staff at Home of the Brave in Milford for military veteran residents, along with a surprise Italian meal of baked ziti and garlic bread. The Home of the Brave mission is to reduce homelessness among the military veteran population. In additi...