Le Virtu’s Epic 40-Course Italian Feast Is Back
La Panarda, a marathon meal at East Passyunk Avenue’s Le Virtu lasting more than 40 courses and nine hours, is back for its seventh year. The epic Southern Italian feast, which takes over the entire restaurant, is planned for Sunday, January 27, starting at noon. Le Virtu will begin accepting La Panarda reservations beginning Friday, December 7, at...
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Renewed at HBO
My Brilliant Friend is getting another chapter: HBO has renewed the critically acclaimed literary adaptation for a second season, TVLine has learned. Based on the bestselling books by Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend follows Italian girl Elena and her childhood best friend Lila as they grow up together, covering a whopping 60 years of their live...
Luigi's opens in Madisonville
Madisonville locals can now add authentic Italian eatery to their restaurant repertoire with the opening of Luigi’s Italian Grill on East Main Street this week. The new location will be focused on the old family recipes and dynamics that have made the Luigi’s name successful in the past. Antonio Haxhiraj, who will run the Madisonville location, is...
7 things to know about Aaron Caruso's show at Andiamo Showroom
Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren closes out its 2018 schedule this weekend with holiday shows from two crowd favorites -- Frankie Scinta and Aaron Caruso. Here are seven things to know about the shows. 1) For Frankie Scinta, the show must go on. Scinta's Thursday and Friday shows come one year after the death of his younger brother and bass pla...
Tombola, Panettone & Pandoro. An Italian Holiday Tradition
Thursday, december 20 2018. 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. The Italian Cultural Center, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 502, Minneapolis, MN 55403. PRICE: Member - $20 & Non-member - $25. Join Ileana Tamberlani, native Italian from Rome, for a fun night of Italian Holiday Traditions! Tombola is the most traditional Christmas game in Italy, everybody plays it with t...
Downtown Bangor’s Tesoro to reopen in late December, and it’ll take credit cards
Two months after putting it up for sale, Tesoro Pizzeria & Restaurant owners Fortunata and Rocco Agrusa have sold their business to a pair with extensive experience in the local restaurant scene. Johanna Harvey and Mark Greenleaf, both of Bangor, purchased Tesoro from the Agrusas last month, and have been busy over the past few weeks renovating the...
13th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World Concludes with Great Success
The 13th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World concluded with great success on December 1, 2018. The event was organized by Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel Mondo (CTIM) with the assistance of COMITES ~ Houston, which represents the Consular District including Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma, and with the support of the Co...
AmCham Italy, Transatlantic Award Gala Dinner 2018
Oltre 850 persone, appartenenti alla business community italiana e americana, hanno preso parte al tradizionale Transatlantic Award Gala Dinner, organizzato dall’American Chamber of Commerce in Italy. La serata, che si è tenuta mercoledì 5 dicembre presso gli East End Studios, si è aperta con il video-saluto dell’Ambasciatore degli Stati Uniti d’Am...
Feast of the Seven Fishes continues to be Greater Fairmont's premier holiday celebration
Many in Greater Fairmont believe the holiday season officially kicks off when the Feast of the Seven Fishes takes place downtown. The annual celebration of Italian Christmas tradition returns for its 13th year Saturday. Every year, it features Italian cuisine, music and fun for the whole family. Named a top 20 event for December by the Southeast To...
Silvia Chiave nuovo Console Generale a Los Angeles
È iniziato il 3 dicembre scorso il mandato di Silvia Chiave, nuovo Console Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles. Milanese, classe 1975, Chiave si laurea in economia aziendale alla Bocconi ed entra in carriera diplomatica nel dicembre del 2000. Il suo primo incarico è alla Direzione Generale Paesi Asia, Oceania, Pacifico e Antartide, mentre all’estero de...
Nicholas Tamagna: Le Nuove Musiche Fra Passato e Futuro (New Music Between Past and Future)
Friday, December 14, 2018, 7-9pm Magazzino Italian Art Foundation, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring, NY 10516. Magazzino Italian Art Foundation is pleased to present Le Nuove Musiche Fra Passato e Futuro, an hour-long concert program exploring the repertoire from Italy and the Italian diaspora over the course of the 20th century until the present. Organiz...
Bar Rione Is the New Waiting Room for Piazza Italia, but It’s a Destination in Its Own Right
Portland has its fair share of restaurant waiting rooms—attached taverns with their own identities that help corral diners who have no patience for idling drinkless while hoping a table opens quickly. There's Whey Bar, essentially a lobby with cocktails to keep you entertained before your name's called at Ox. There's La Taq, the spirited cantina th...