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Is Scott Conant the chef of record at the Ponte? Then the pasta al pomodoro is the elephant in the room, a plate of spaghetti in tomato sauce with which the chef has always been identified. The spaghetti has been praised on television by Anthony Bourdain and Ted Allen, among others; its recipe has been discussed in almost every publication and webs...

Folk singer Michela Musolino ( www.michelamusolino.com )will teach 4 one hour and fifteen minute workshops on traditional Southern Italian Dances from the regions of Sicily, Calabria, Puglia and Campagna Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 7:45pm at the Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center in NYC. In this class cycle the dances presented will be: Week...

The most important association to which Italians can belong in USA is the Order of the Sons of Italy (OSIA). Its aim is to retain Italian culture while helping their community with scholarships, donations, etc. The association, individual lodges tend to also create the proper environment for socialization by throwing parties on special dates, such...

The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest is seeking applicants for its pageants, scholarship and man and woman of the year. The festival will take place Aug.4-6 in downtown Youngstown. Information and applications can be found at youngstownitalianfest.org. Pageants - The Miss Italian Festpageant is set for Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. on the main stage for young la...

One of Winthrop’s residents has recently had a touch of celebrity. East Boston’s Milano’s Deli owner and operator, Vinny Caraglia, was scouted by the hit show Phantom Gourmet. The show focuses on highlighting local restaurants that stand out for their exquisite food and cozy atmosphere. Caraglia and his father, Giuseppe, have owned Milano’s jointly...

The New York Philharmonic has put documents related to the life and work of musician Arturo Toscanini into a digital archive in the latest stage of a project that has already made millions of documents available online. The 175-year-old orchestra has been digitally archiving records since 2011 using open source software from Alfresco. There are alr...

Indossava un abito doppiopetto gessato grigio Salvatore Ferragamo quando sul ponte del «Roma» il transatlantico che nel nel 1927 lo riportava in Italia con in tasca un capitale di 250.000 dollari, da dove era partito diciassettenne per New York viaggiando in terza classe fino al ricongiungimento coi fratelli. Dopo dodici anni il ragazzo di Bonito a...

The Our Lady of Sacro Monte Society will host a Solemn High Mass with Gregorian chant along with a Grand Italian Festival in honor of the Madonna del Sacro Monte di Novi Velia, Salerno on Sunday, May 21st, 2017, at 11:30 a.m., at Holy Face Monastery, 1697 Route 3 East, Clifton, New Jersey. Following Mass there will be a grand procession on the mona...

Chicagoans will attest that there is no shortage of delicious Italian food in the Windy City. On every corner and from every price point, there’s always an option for handmade pastas (shoutout to the "pasta queen of Chicago" for winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef) or grandma’s bolognaise recipe. And yet, if you haven’t dined at Antoine Ced...

Kara McCullough, a scientist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has been crowned Miss USA. McCullough, who represented the District of Columbia in the decades-old pageant, was born in Naples, Italy, and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She said she wants to inspire children to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology,...

When: From Sunday, June 04, 2017 to Sunday, August 20, 2017 - Where: Free for Good, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024 - Organized by : Hammer Museum In collaboration with : Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Entrance : Free Bringing together five decades of work—from her early Arte Povera experiments, to the enigmatic heads and faces...

The Columbian Club of Chicago will host a Sunday brunch at 10 a.m. on June 4 at Miseracordia Home Chicago. The event will feature a performance by Miseracordia’s own group, The Heartbreakers, and raise funds to benefit the home’s more than 600 residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Proceeds from a split-the-pot will be donated...