Duello ai fornelli - Pasta Cacio e Pepe Challenge
Fri, April 20, 2018. 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM EDT. LOCATION: Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts - 41 Hampshire Street - Cambridge, MA 02139. Welcome to the Duello ai fornelli - Pasta Cacio e Pepe Challenge. Register here The four Italian Students Societies (BU, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern) of the Great Boston Area, with the precious help of the Emma...
Happy 90th birthday to Sett Firmani
Dozens of people circled the tables and lined the counters of Don's Diner Monday morning, and nearly every one was a friend of Sett Firmani. The lifelong Leominster resident celebrated his 90th birthday this week with a breakfast that brought together many of the people he's worked alongside during his long career as a community volunteer. For deca...
Italy’s 2018 Election – Immediate Impact and Future Prognosis
April 13, 2018. 4:15pm - 6:00pm. Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way - Cambridge, MA 02138. Italians went to the polls on March 4, 2018, to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. The election took place under a new electoral system, and no party or coalition won a majority of seats. This r...
Italians upon the pages of Cape Cod history
I have heard it said that of the five senses the sense of smell can bring to the surface memories long buried away beneath the cobwebs of years and decades. An aroma can, in an instant, search throughout the innumerable files of all the memories held in our subconscious to locate a precise memory, dust it off, and present it to our conscious mind,...
Salem limoncello maker branches out with new line of Italian margaritas
Family backyard get-togethers over drinks inspired the launch of Fabrizia Spirits' Italian Margaritas. Phil Mastrioanni credits his sister's "Jenna-Ritas" - a combination of lemonade, tequila and Fabrizia's own limoncello - for inspiring the company's margaritas, which debuted in 2015."What she made is the same recipe," he said last week. "We didn'...
Rocky Hill Obituary: Carlino Dondero, 84
Carlino Dondero, 84, husband of Maria (Discenza) Dondero of Newington, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2018 in The Atrium of Rocky Hill. He was born in Italy on October 26, 1933, son of the late Antonio and Chiara Dondero. Prior to his retirement, Carlino was a Machinist for the Stanadyne Corporation. He was a member of the Baranello Club of New...
Lineage Italian Bistro continues evolution (review, video, photos)
Located in a small restaurant space on Springfield Street in Feeding Hills, Lineage Italian Bistro opened in October of last year, making it one of the region's newer dining options. Perhaps it's more accurate to describe Lineage's arrival on the scene as an "evolution" rather than an opening, since the establishment's two principals, Jennifer and...
Boston: Italian start-up and mentoring day in Consolato
Una giornata dedicata a ricercatori, docenti o startupper italiani nell’area di Boston. Questo l’evento in programma il prossimo 21 aprile in Consolato generale in occasione della prima Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo. L’Italian Startup and Mentoring Day inizierà alle 12.00 nella sede del Consolato dove verranno presentate le start up sel...
Pirandello Lyceum Announces 2018 “I Migliori” Awards to be Presented at April 14th Ceremony
Pirandello Lyceum President, Dr. Dom Amara, has announced the 2018 recipients of the Pirandello Lyceum’s prestigious “I Migliori in Mens et Gesta” Award – the Best in Mind and Deeds. The Board of Governors has recognized a group of outstanding Americans of Italian descent who have made important contributions to their profession, to society, and to...
‘Cult Classics’ series features influential Italian horror film
A new digital restoration of the 1977 Italian horror film “Suspiria” is being shown at the Avon Theatre. The Dario Argento movie, which is currently being remade by “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino, is part of the Stamford theater’s regular “Cult Classics” series. The eerie tale of witchcraft in a German ballet academy stars Jessica...
More and more American students choose to study Italian
“Italian is cool!” – these inspiring words of the American students from the tri-state NY-NJ-CT can be heard today thanks to a praiseworthy commitment of IACE, the Italian-American Committee on Education. From the 2013 until today the dedication and promotional activities of the president of IACE, Berardo Paradiso, and his team made it possible to...
Maine East Italian students take culinary voyage
“Unforgettable”, “exciting”, “informative” and “fun” are several adjectives Maine East Italian 1-4 students used to describe their field trip to Barilla (the number one pasta company in America) at their North American Headquarters in Northbrook. As an Italian teacher, I wanted to provide students with an opportunity that would highlight how knowin...