Taste With Tori: ITA101
SummerFest makes its way to Medford, New Jersey this week. If you’re looking for a spot to eat in town, you can find a number of restaurants along Main Street. In this week’s Taste With Tori, there’s a quaint BYOB called ITA101 where they’re serving farm-to-table Italian cuisine so moving you just may be tempted to take that trip to Italy!
Festa della Repubblica Celebration in Washington, D.C.!
Located in the Washington, D.C. DMV area? Don’t miss out on an incredible Festa della Repubblica celebration on Saturday, June 9th at 6 p.m. at the Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va.! The event is organized by the Church of the Nativity Italian Heritage & Cultural Society and St. Mary of Sorrows Italian Heritage Society, in association with The A...
Cross the line - mostra fotografica a LA
Si è recentemente conclusa a Los Angeles, presso la galleria d’arte The Loft at Liz’s, la mostra fotografica “Cross the line” di Marinella Paolini. La mostra, allestita dal Direttore artistico Patrizia Biba Mogherini, è stata curata da Guy Dill, famoso artista-scultore californiano. L’artista è nata a Civitavecchia (Roma), ha iniziato il suo perco...
High-End Italian Chef To Open Casual Pizzeria
A new pizzeria is coming to the Meatpacking District Monday. SIMÓ Pizza is set to open its doors at 90-92 Gansevoort Street on June 4th, and while this will be the pizzeria's first location, the pizzas themselves already have a fan base. Chef Simone Falco has a thriving West Village fine dining restaurant, Rossopomodoro, and serves up his fresh Ita...
La festa per il primo italiano a NY: Alberti, originario di Malamocco
Esiste una festa, il 2 giugno, che viene celebrata ogni anni da molti italiani. No, la festa della Repubblica non c’entra. È una festa che risale all’epoca della Serenissima e racconta una storia del 1635, che unisce Malamocco a New York. Ci sono tutti gli ingredienti per appassionarsi: la fuga di un uomo, l’avventura attraverso i mari, la speranza...
Buon Onomastico, The Italian Name Day
Besides their birthday, many Italians also celebrate their onomastico. This term, which in English translates to “name-day,” derives from the Greek verb onomázein - chiamare per nome (to call by name). The onomastico has a strong religious background and is a common observance in many Catholic countries. Simply put, it refers to celebrating a perso...
Review: Pazzo
I would not be surprised if one day soon Michelangelo’s David statue, a symbol for Sarasota, is replaced by a sculpture of a giant meatball resplendent on a mound of melting mozzarella. That’s how strong the Italian restaurant trend is locally. One out of two eateries that opens is Italian, and, frankly, there’s not much difference in the preparati...
A mysterious deck, with Italian origins: the tarots
Only naming them brings to mind mystery and divination, the magic aura of the unknown surrounds them: but are tarot cards really that difficult to decipher? They may be - for those who believe in such things - at least when it comes to reading the future, but their history is not at all unclear, and it has strong Italian roots. This may come as a...
Italian studies minor is back
As a sign of continued recovery from the Great Recession, the University of Nevada, Reno has revived some course offerings, including Italian studies. Beginning this fall, the Department of World Languages & Literature in the College of Liberal Arts will offer an Italian studies minor. The minor's courses include Italian language through film, conv...
The Feast of St. Giovanni Battista
In Italy, I have come to believe that you don't need much reason in order to celebrate life! It seems like at least a few times a month, there's a reason to get together, order cake, celebrate! There are also a lot of "Saint" holidays in Italy! St. Francis, St. Antonio, St. Giuseppe and of course, St. Giovanni, or St. John. Celebrated just two week...
OLLI Students Create Lifelong Memories During Educational Tour of Rome
Seventeen Osher Life Long Learning Institute students recently concluded an eight-day class and educational tour of Rome. The trip, which was organized by the University of Arkansas Rome Center and the Office for Study Abroad and International Exchange, was the first of its kind for OLLI and marked the institute's 10th anniversary. "It was a pleasu...
Nuclear Scientists Calculate Value of Key Property that Drives Neutron Decay
Using some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, an international team including scientists from several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories has released the highest-precision calculation of a fundamental property of protons and neutrons known as nucleon axial coupling. This quantity determines the strength of the interacti...