Sicilian siblings open Italian Brothers Bakery in San Jose
Two Italian brothers with a family history of baking have transferred their culinary skills from Sicily to San Jose. The Palermo pair, Marco and Giacomo Montevago, has opened the appropriately named Italian Brothers Bakery on a corner of West San Carlos Street and Meridian Avenue in the city’s evolving Midtown neighborhood. Although the business is...
W.Va. native pens novel telling story of growing up in Italian family, Vietnam war
Decades after coming home from Vietnam, a West Virginia native and WVU graduate used his experiences from childhood and service overseas to write a novel. “I never expected this to be published,”said author John Brown. “It was a bucket list item. I was doing it for myself and family.” “Augie’s War” follows Augie Cumpton from the fictional Jewel Tow...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Primo Levi's Journey
Thursday, January 24, 2019. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST. Italian Cultural & Community Center, 1101 Milford St., Houston, TX 77006. RSVP here. The ICCC will present a short lecture and screening of the film "Primo Levi's Journey" as we remember the victims of the Holocaust. Each year on January 27, the United Nations remembers the many people of Jewish or...
Roma Italian joins area melting pot
When it comes to food, Jacksonville is quite the melting pot for such a small town. Offerings range from the usual fast-food restaurants and home-cooking havens to Thai, Mexican and barbecue. Even Italian. Roma Italian Restaurant in Jacksonville -- in a strip center with plentiful parking -- looks rather nondescript. Inside, the walls are a deep pl...
Italy's foreign minister to visit Washington on Jan. 3-
Italy's foreign minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be visiting Washington in early January, meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department and with national security adviser John Bolton at the White House. Italy's Foreign Ministry said Friday that topics for the Jan. 3-4 meetings include global security, the migrant situatio...
From Gangsters to Governor Cuomo: Michael Imperioli on Playing the Tough Guys
When Michael Imperioli stars in the finale of Showtime’s historical prison-break drama, “Escape at Dannemora,” on Sunday, his roles will have traversed an almost 30-year arc from one extreme end of the law to the other: from New York gangster to New York Governor. Imperioli first drew wider attention in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film “Goodfellas,” p...
A Chance In Life's Man of the Year for 2019 NY Annual Gala
A Chance In Life is excited to announce our 2019 New York Annual Gala Honoree: Guy Chiarello, President of First Data. We are so grateful to celebrate Mr. Chiarello as our 2019 Man of the Year, and hope you will join us in honoring him on April 30, 2019 at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City. A renowned global leader in finance and commerce, Guy...
Gambero Rosso e agriturismo.it insieme per premiare i migliori 20 agriristoranti d’Italia
È notizia recente l’accordo raggiunto tra Mipaaft e Google per valorizzare sul web il comparto agrituristico italiano e le potenzialità di un settore che conta oltre 20mila strutture in tutta Italia. Uno strumento, quello digitale, che può (e deve) supportare la fruibilità di un’offerta decisamente appetibile per il turismo, specie quello straniero...
Frank Grillo Tells Us Why He Adds Vulnerability to Each of His Movie Roles
Frank Grillo, 53, hadn’t always envisioned himself on the big screen. Born to an Italian-American family in New York, Grillo started his career with a business degree and a stint on Wall Street, but fate had other plans. After starring in commercials, his path veered into the world of film and television. But you should know that he’s not your text...
Enzo Ferrari Became the Man He Wanted to Be
The great car builder who dreamt of becoming what he became. "Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire" By Luca Dal Monte, David Bull Publishing, 968 pgs. The Big Q: How could a country boy come from rural Italy early in the 20th Century to become the boss of a company that made the most elegant cars in the world? The B...
My Tarantella Book Launch at Gallery 95
Saturday January 19 2019, from 14:00 to 16:00 EST. Studios at Porter Mill, 95 Rantoul St, Beverly, MA 01915. "Rarely have a I read a collection as thoroughly haunted and haunting as Jennifer Martelli's My Tarantella, its hanging globe lamps dimming in the jewel-toned aftermaths of neighborhoods where the speaker's Italian upbringing melds into harr...
Andiamo Restaurant set to begin hiring ahead of February opening in Fenton
Interviews are set to begin next week to fill 100 jobs at the new Andiamo Restaurant in downtown Fenton set to open in early 2019. Located in the three-story Horizon Building at 102 West Silver Lake Road, Suite 1, the Italian eatery will hold open interviews beginning 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 and every weekday through Friday, Jan. 18 a...