Restaurant of the Year Macellaio Proves Lightning Can Strike a Neighborhood Twice
In early 2018, nearly eight years after opening their cult-favorite Dallas restaurant Lucia, David and Jennifer Uygur announced that they would open Macellaio, Eater Dallas’s 2018 restaurant of the year. From the moment the doors opened, Macellaio became an instant classic thanks to its deeply involved menu of charcuterie offerings, fresh breads, a...
ItalianSongWriters.com: per far capire agli americani la lingua dei cantautori Italiani
Ciao Francesco, parlaci di te. “Dopo la laurea all’università di Torino sono arrivato negli Stati Uniti con una Fulbright Fellowship. Fui destinato in un college di arti liberali del Connecticut, posto molto gradevole. Poi mi sono trasferito a Baltimora dove ho preso il dottorato alla Johns Hopkins University. La mia prima cattedra è stata poi in C...
Ciro Damiano looks back as he preps to celebrate two years on his wood fired pizza truck this Saturday at Low Tide
Damiano's Wood Fired Pizza, a local food truck serving Neapolitan-style pies, celebrates two years around the sun this Sat. Feb. 2 starting at 4 p.m. at Low Tide Brewing. In honor of all things pizza and beer, we chatted with owner Ciro Damiano, who was happy to deep-dish about his 'za and how he sees his food truck helping Charleston's cuisine sce...
Duecento Cocktail Lounge Opening in Italian Village
Local entrepreneurs Andrew Losinske and Ted Lawson (Bullwinkles Night Club) are injecting a bit of Italian flair into Italian Village. They’ll open up Duecento, Italian for “two-hundred,” on the corner of East Fourth Avenue and North Fourth Street this Saturday, Feb. 2. Losinske and Lawson took over the lease at 200 E. Fourth Ave. three years ago,...
I borghi più belli della Campania
Castelli medievali, fortezze e incredibili balconi sul mare. Piccoli angoli di paradiso che rendono la nostra Campania ancor più bella e ricca. Sono i Borghi più belli in Campania che hanno ricevuto il riconoscimento di “Borghi più belli in Italia”. Questi gioielli in Campania sono 11. Di seguito un fantastico itinerario tra questi luoghi ricchi di...
Elena Favilli - Italian Creators of our Time Series
When: Thursday, February 07, 2019 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York - Entrance : Free A creator is someone who invents something that was not there before: being a scientist, an artist, an entrepreneur. Italian history boasts many examples of famous creators, beginning with Leonardo da Vinci, whose 500th annive...
Older Humor In The Italian Straw Hat (Minnesota Opera)
Alignment is key. Whether it’s about car wheels, shakras, or humor, it’s essential that elements designed to work together be arranged so that they complement and build upon individual virtues and needs, rather than clash in opposition. The humor in Minnesota Opera’s The Italian Straw Hat does not align with what I want as an audience person. My ed...
Cittadinanza/ Nissoli (FI): intensificare enti certificatori per i residenti all’estero
“Forza Italia ha sempre dimostrato una grande attenzione per i cittadini italiani residenti all’estero. Per questo, oggi, durante il question time, ho sottoposto al ministro della Pubblica Istruzione, Marco Bussetti, il problema degli enti certificatori, chiedendo una soluzione in tempi rapidi da parte del Governo”. Così Fucsia Nissoli, deputata di...
A great week in restaurant news for Italian food fans
Lots of Italian restaurant news this week. In the North End, load up on garlicky red sauce at Tony & Elaine’s (111 North Washington St. at Thacher Street). It’s the latest from Nick Frattaroli, the restaurateur behind Ward 8, Bodega Canal, and North Square Oyster. Chef Eric Buonagurio serves classic dishes at lunch and dinner — spaghetti and meatba...
A Woman, Her Best Friend, and a Quick Walk Down the Aisle?
Lilly Smartelli dreams of marrying her best friend on Valentine’s Day. “Bernie and I have been looking for just the right wedding venue to stage our big Italian wedding,” said Ms. Smartelli, 55, who lives in Phoenix. Ms. Smartelli marks Feb. 14 on her calendar, not as a romantic holiday, but as a day defined by comfort, happiness and a different so...
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles presents Leo Politi’s Los Angeles: Works of Love and Protest
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) is pleased to present Leo Politi’s Los Angeles: Works of Love and Protest. Best known for his soothing watercolors of children and families, Leo Politi (1908-1996) was a beloved Italian American artist and Caldecott Award-winning author. For most of his artistic career, Politi used Los Angeles as i...
Employees reflect on the legacy and singularity of Sotto, the now-shuttered Italian-food institution
And just like that, one of L.A.’s most celebrated restaurants shuttered. Last Thursday afternoon, co-owners Steve and Dinah Samson shared that their Pico Boulevard restaurant, Sotto, would close on Saturday—a farewell without much warning and fanfare, especially considering the restaurant’s storied success as one of the best Italian establishments...