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My wife and I have been fans of the Gretalia Group's food ever since one of its restaurants, Osteria Procaccini in Kingston, started serving exquisite Neopolitan-style pizza in 2011. But something wasn't quite right about Gretalia's comfort-food-driven menu at Northend Bistro, which opened in 2013.   A reviewer for The New York Times felt th...

By Lore Croghan   Our Lady of Loreto was the immigrants' Madonna. Her church was their refuge. The now-closed church in the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville was a beacon of hope for Brooklyn's new arrivals from Italy at the start of the 20th Century — a beacon they built for themselves.   "We came because we were poor," said Dr....

Start Date: 11/13/2012 Start Time: 4:00 PMEnd Date: 11/13/2012 Event DescriptionWith Maurizio Molinari (pictured), author of the book and journalist of La Stampa, and Professor Vincenzo Pascale, Rutgers University. All are invited. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by The Center for Italian Studies.Location Information:West Campus - Frank Me...

On Sunday, October 6th, at 12:30 pm, a group of Verdi lovers, and members of the Italian American Community will meet at Verdi Square, 72 St., between, Amsterdam & Broadway, to sing "VaPensiero" from Verdi's Nabucco.   The crowd will then march to Christ and St. Stephens Church, 120 West 69th, where the commemorative ceremony will conclu...

Giovedì 11 aprile 2013 - 19.00 in EDT Book presentation ofTheme of Farewell and After-Poems(University of Chicago Press, 2013) by Milo De Angelis

Be our guest on Thursday, July 25, for the Frank J. Guarini/NIAF Media Forum panel discussion: "Austerity vs. Growth: Is It Time for Growth Policies in Italy?" Panelists include Massimo Gaggi, author and U.S. Correspondent for Corriere Della Sera; Marco Martella, U.S. Representative for Banca d' Italia; and Fabio Schiantarelli, professor of Economi...

By Gina Mastrangelo   This coming Bronx Columbus Day Parade will honor Italian-Americans Hollywood style. Actor Chazz Palminteri will headline the 37th annual parade as this year's grand marshal.   Palminteri, 61, a Sicilian-American, is best known for his incredible performances in the film "A Bronx Tale" which is based on his own e...

By Hillary Dixler This weekend top Italian chefs descended upon New York City for the annual Identità New York event at Eataly. As in years past, the Italian chefs were paired with prominent New York City chefs for demonstrations and multi-course dinners. On Saturday, Massimo Bottura of Modena's Osteria Francescana (currently ranked #3 in the worl...

By Giovanni di Napoli Friday, my friends and I attended the Festa di Sant'Antonio at the beautiful Shrine Church of St. Anthony of Padua in SoHo, New York (154 Sullivan Street, New York, NY 10012).   Arriving early, we mingled with parishioners and members of the clergy before heading into the church basement to see the wonderful selection...

The public is invited to honor Christopher Columbus the discover of America on Monday, October 13 at 11:00 am at the American Italian Heritage Museum, 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY.   The event includes a program to honor Columbus, followed by a movie of his life and a reception. The museum will be open 11 am to 2 pm and no admission will be...

Trentotto stazioni della metropolitana di New York sono "firmate" con i suoi mosaici, così come gli aeroporti di Seattle, Orlando e il Ronald Reagan di Washington DC. La mano è quella di Stefano Miotto, una eccellenza "a stelle e strisce", nato nel cuore degli Stati Uniti ma con radici salde nel Friuli occidentale che ha portato oltre oceano una ab...

by Susan Jensen   Patricio Tasisto's photographic art exhibit introduced me to a word and concept missing from English. Saudade – pronounced "Saugh-dah-jey" is a word unique to Portuguese. It means a deep yearning for a loved one who is absent or dead, or longing for something profound that is missing in one's life. What an important a...