Maria: Home Cooked Italian in New Rochelle
“Maria”, I just discovered a restaurant named Maria, and it is quickly becoming a favorite. I had the pleasure of chatting with the hospitable Giovanni Cucullo, the co-owner and chef at the new Maria in New Rochelle. He and his brother Peter have been feeding guests on Huguenot Street in New Rochelle throughout the day. Y ou can enjoy breakfast, pa...
OSIA: Announcing the 2019 National Leadership Grant Competition
Through the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF), and hundreds of thousands of family members located in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) has awarded nearly $61 million in scholarships to date. In past years, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership G...
Bangor’s Momma Baldacci’s resurrected
Momma Baldacci's has been resurrected, a decade after the bricks-and-mortar Bangor restaurant closed, as a food truck. The Bangor Daily News reported that Paul Baldacci Jr., the fourth generation to be involved in the well-known restaurant, was in his early 20s when his father died in 2006. Baldacci Jr. wasn't ready for the operation, which closed...
Massimo and Leonardo Ferragamo Honor Their Mother & Her Love for America at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
When Wanda Ferragamo brought two of her sons, Massimo and Leonardo, to the United States for the first time in 1970, she wanted to make sure it was a trip to remember. She set out with them from Italy on a boat, the same way her late husband — the legendary Salvatore Ferragamo — traveled when he emigrated to America in 1914. “She wanted us to exper...
Space and the "space economy" increasingly at the core of the relations between Italy and the United States.
Space, cooperation in the space field, and the so-called "space economy" represent an increasingly important element in the relations between Italy and the USA, as underlined by Prime Minister Conte and President Trump at the White House at the end of July. This was highlighted during a conference held at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC in col...
The Best Italian Pastry Chef is ..Sicilian
The prestigious Accademia Maestri Pasticceri Italiana (Italian Accademy of Master Pastry Chefs) has conferred on Santi Palazzolo from Cinisi (province of Palermo), the meritorious award of “Pasticcere dell’Anno 2018-2019” (Best Pastry Chef 2018-2019). The Trofeo Pavoni was bestowed on Santi Palazzolo “in recognition of his commitment and constance...
Southern Italy’s Calabria - The Echo of An Era Past
Carefully tucked away in an envelope with my mother’s belongings is a photo of her as a young woman. She is leaning against a terrace. Behind her, the sun is setting over the azure waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, its fiery glow illuminating Santa Maria dell’Isola, a fairytale-like church perched on a rocky promontory. Growing up, I would sit and star...
Fausto Rossy Elected to the IAPSNJ Executive Board
The Italian American Police Society of New Jersey is proud to announce the election of Officer Fausto Rossy of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office to its Executive Board. Officer Rossy started his career as a NJ State Correctional Police Officer assigned to East Jersey State Prison in Rahway. After serving in a variety of assignments at Rahway, Ross...
Italian-American restaurateur is a Milwaukee sufganiyot source
Ferrante’s Restaurant & Signature Catering in Mequon has delighted taste buds and filled stomachs for over four decades. Many of its dishes are original family recipes from Rome that have remained unchanged. Like some Italian-American restaurants, Ferrante’s—as its name suggests—offers catering. But unlike other Italian-American restaurants, Ferran...
La pianista ternana Cristiana Pegoraro incanta New York con un repertorio dedicato alla figura femminile nella musica
Applausi, standing ovation e bis. È stata accolta con il consueto calore e un grandissimo apprezzamento la performance che la pianista ternana di fama internazionale Cristiana Pegoraro ha regalato alla Carnegie Hall di New York City per una tappa della tournée mondiale che l’ha vista esibirsi tra l’Italia e l’America dal mese di ottobre in 18 conce...
Michael Angarano: What the 'This Is Us' Actor Is Worth
Michael Angarano plays the role of Jack’s brother in This Is Us. When fans heard that the character, whose name is Nicky Pearson, was being played by Angarano they had a lot of questions. Who is Michael Angarano?A native of Brooklyn, New York, Angarano is of Italian descent. His mother runs three successful dance studios in the area, all of which a...
Janet Bosi Elected to the IAPSNJ Executive Board
Janet R. Bosi is a Deputy Attorney General at the State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General. She is a member of the Financial and Computer Crimes Bureau in the Division of Criminal Justice. Janet’s work is focused on the prosecution of complex white collar, money laundering and cybercrime cases.