Italy’s pizza-sandwich is coming to NYC
In a time of cultural erasure and broad public indecency, it's nice to see traditions and heritages respected. The next street food creation to hit NYC won't be a grotesque Frankenstein monster of fatty American favorites, like the infamous Double Down; but rather a revival of an old-school favorite from Italy: the Trapizzino. The triangular pizza...
JamesSuckling.com & Zachys Wine & Liquor Announce 2017 Great Wines of Italy New York City
JamesSuckling.com and Zachys Wine & Liquor are proud to present the 2017 edition of Great Wines of Italy NYC on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Returning to New York City’s state-of-the-art IAC Building, this unique walk-around wine tasting will showcase over 115 of the region’s most sought-after producers and premium boutique wineries. Each producer wil...
Eredi Pisanò Celebrates 15 Years of Men’s Fashion in New York
New York–In celebration of 15 years on Madison Avenue, the Eredi Pisanò boutique hosted it’s annual cocktail party on December 21 for customers and brand ambassadors including Brooklyn Net Caris LeVert who hosted the evening. Guests were greeted to a red carpet entrance and photo opportunity set up outside the boutique. The Italian brand is a favor...
East Village Restaurant Spotlight: New Italian Eatery Mandolino
A new pizzeria called Mandolino opened this past weekend at 137 East 13th St. between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue. Mandolino offers a variety of Italian fare, from pizza to meat to pasta. "The magic and the art happens in the kitchen where bold flavors and fresh ingredients evolve into delicious meals created by the hands of our truly talented a...
Italian apparel co. leases Ardsley flex building
A major Italian clothing brand is leasing a large space in the flex building at 466 Saw Mill River Road, although the company would not disclose its name. Alan Weisman with Lee & Associates in Manhattan, along with his partner Jered Rutledge, represented the building owner, 466 Saw Mill River Road LLC, for the 32,500-square-foot lease. The tenant,...
Orgoglio del sangue celanese, temerarietà e audacia. Ecco il Festival abruzzese di Rochester dove un avvocato sogna di far vivere la “buona” Italia
E’ abruzzese, è orgoglioso di avere sangue per metà aquilano e per metà marsicano. Ed tutto merito suo, del suo impegno e della sua tenacia, se la città di Rochester, nello Stato di New York, tornerà dopo circa 30 anni a vivere il divertimento, il cibo e la cultura italiana con il Little Italy Festival (http://www.littleitalyfest.com/), in programm...
Must-see ‘Blaxploitalian’ (documentary on black actors in Italian cinema) screens in NYC & LA throughout February
“BlaxploItalian,” the documentary exploring director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu’s quest to uncover Black film images in his native Italy, leading him to discover a century-long heritage of Black actors, native and foreign, in Italian cinema, will have a special screening in New York City on Tuesday, February 7th. This will be followed with screenings at L...
Peppino's Neapolitan in Armory Square debuts new concept: Pasta, a bar and more
Since Peppino's Neapolitan opened in Armory Square in May 2015, it's been a different kind of pizza place. No "New York style" slices: It's offered whole pizzas, built to order, cooked Italian-style in a brick-lined oven for a soft, light and airy crust. Now the restaurant at 409 S. Clinton St. is doing something different again: It's expanding wit...
New 'Neighborhood Italian Restaurant' Coming To Cobble Hill
An new "neighborhood Italian restaurant" is coming to 127 Columbia St. this spring. Chris McDade and James O'Brien presented their plans for "Popina" to Community Board 6's licensing committee on Tuesday night, explaining that the restaurant will take over the former home of Thai eatery Pok Pok NY, which has moved down the block to 117 Columbia St....
Italian Consulate presents Italy's successful managers: focus on Luca Maestri
Luca Maestri, Chief Financial Officer at Apple, will open the series of lectures on Italian executives who hold prestigious positions in international firms. The event, organised by the Italian Consulate in New York City, will take place on 10 February at 6 p.m. at the Consulate premises in 690 Park Ave, New York. The series "Managers: from Italy t...
The Young and the Reckless: Emerging Italian American Writers
Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 6pm. The Young and the Reckless: Emerging Italian American Writers. Chloe DeFilippis, Marc Pollifrone, and Angelica Roman - The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036 Three young Italian American writers turn to memoir to explore their complicated--and on occas...
Family-style Italian restaurants on Long Island
“When you’re here, you’re family,” claims a well-known national chain. But Olive Garden has nothing on Long Island’s homegrown family-style Italian restaurants, where countless thousands of hungry diners share enormous platters of linguine and clams, veal Parmesan, clams oreganata, Caesar salad and other stars of the Italian-American repertoire. Th...