Un libro + un caffè + una conversazione = gruppo di lettura
Il Gruppo di Lettura nasce con l’idea di creare uno spazio e un luogo di scambio per persone amanti della lingua e della lettura italiana. I partecipanti leggono, ognuno per proprio conto, il libro scelto per poi riunirsi successivamente per condividere la lettura discutendo il libro letto. Lo scopo del gruppo è di esercitarsi con la lingua italian...
Robert De Niro’s Talking, Wearing Italian: Ermenegildo Zegna Reveals Its Campaign Coup
Tonight in New York, the Italian menswear company Ermenegildo Zegna will host a dinner to celebrate a new campaign that packs a seriously powerful casting coup: It features Robert De Niro. To secure the services of such a storied star is quite something—especially one who, his long-standing friendship with Giorgio Armani apart, is rarely spotted in...
BELLA LUNA 2.0 Now Open on the Upper West Side
Beloved neighborhood Italian restaurant Bella Luna has reopened in its new location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with the same traditional Italian dishes residents and visitors have come to love for nearly 30 years, as well as some brand new selections, including pizza baked in a traditional brick oven. Bella Luna was founded in 1988 by owne...
Meet the New Italians: Ricercatori protagonisti al Consolato di New York
Il prossimo 21 febbraio dalle 18.30 riprenderà al Consolato generale d’Italia a New York il ciclo “Meet the New Italians of New York”. Il primo appuntamento dell’anno sarà dedicato al mondo della ricerca.Saranno ospiti presso il Consolato Generale illustri ospiti, tra cui Elena Aprile, Ph.D. (Professor, Physics Department, Columbia University), Luc...
Italian festival headed to Buffalo's Outer Harbor
Buffalo's annual summertime salute to Italian heritage will have a new home this year, on Buffalo's Outer Harbor. The festival, which draws tens of thousands of people to Hertel Avenue - the Queen City's version of Little Italy - celebrated its 29th year in North Buffalo last year. The Italian Heritage Festival originally started on Connecticut St...
Nicoletta Puts Midwestern Twist On Italian Classics
At first glance, a mix of the American Midwest and classic Italian fare seems like the ultimate disaster, but Michael White’s Nicoletta Pizzeria in the East Village manages to marry the flavors of these two distinctly different regions in menu items such as Midwestern pizza and soft-serve gelato. Although the pizza doesn’t live up to its hype, Whit...
NIAF New York Gala Returns to Cipriani 42nd Street
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) will host its annual New York Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on March 22, 2017. This distinguished event, held at this world-famous, historical, New York City venue will highlight the very best in Italian food, beverage and cultural experiences – along with celebrate some of the most notable and impactf...
Luca Pisaroni makes his much anticipated ROF debut this August!
Most American Rossini lovers will remember Luca Pisaroni as the unforgettable Alidoro in the Metropolitain Opera’s “La Cenerentola” a few season’s back. Fortunately it was transmitted in HD, so people all over the US had the chance to experience this exceptional artist. Pisaroni is back at the Met this month for “I Puritani”, and those lucky enough...
A taste of Italy coming to Le Roy
Italy may be over 6,000 miles away, but for those hungering for food from the old country, Capish Pizza-ristorante in Le Roy delivers. “I hear there are a lot of Italians living here, and that we can remind them what their grandparents how they used to cook in the old days,” said Jim Frascati, the location’s owner. Capish will be serving pizza — bo...
That's Lunch: Bella Regina an Italian classic
About the restaurant: Bella Regina remains a classic Italian-American restaurant in the heart of downtown Utica. Located in the middle of the thriving business district on Genesee Street, it calls to mind many of the authentic old-time Italian restaurants in New York's Little Italy. Photographs of famous singers and actors like Marlon and Dean and...
Centro Trattoria review: Italian-American restaurant offers updated classics in Hampton Bays
At Centro Trattoria in Hampton Bays, a vintage black-and-white photo mural on one of the dining room walls shows how much fun and glamorous Italian dining can be. Five Broadway showgirls, circa 1948, participate in a pasta-eating contest where they each eat a plate of spaghetti without their hands. If you choose wisely at this updated roadhouse, yo...
At America’s Oldest Cheese Shop, Tony Danza Commands Your Attention
That’s me you have seen marching double-time through the streets of New York’s Little Italy, my eyes glued to the pavement, determinedly dodging the catcall invitations for free sangria and heaping bowls of pasta. So it is not surprising that I never noticed the Alleva Dairy cheese shop snuggled at the intersection of Mulberry and Grand Streets; ac...