M Italian eatery opens in heart of Chagrin Falls
by Brenda Cain As signs of spring burst around the Chagrin Valley, so does the flavors of new eatery M Italian in Chagrin Falls. The restaurant, which sits at the entry of the west side of the village, was created to celebrate the Italian heritage of Burntwood Tavern owner Bret Adams' wife, Michelle, and boasts an Italian farmhouse at...
‘A Queen For A Day’ Starring Vincent Pastore Opens At St. Clement’s Theater
Set in an abandoned warehouse in New Jersey, Michael Ricigliano Jr.'s new play, Queen for a Day, is a story about organized crime, family, loyalty, and love. The play follows mafia member Giovanni "Nino" Cinquimani (David Proval) as he agrees to meet with prosecutor Patricia Cole (Portia) for a "queen for the day" or proffer agreement under the gui...
'Festa Faiello' brings family's American, Italian members together
The Faiello family of Stark County spans decades and countries. Nearly 100 members of the clan gathered Saturday night at McCall's Restaurant and Banquet Center to celebrate a long family history and to welcome seven relatives from Italy. The party — titled "Festa Faiello" — was more than a typical family reunion, however. Decades ago, C...
Italian-American Tasting for 10
You know how hosts love to alternate men and women when planning their seating charts for dinner parties — "boy-girl, boy-girl"? This week, we have an equal number of Italian and American wines to taste, so we will alternate them throughout the tasting. Hopefully, no wine will find the one before or after it terminally boring.We'll st...
Dancing of the Giglio & The Feast of Saint Anthony
Bronx Little Italy. Arthue Avenue & East 187th St, The Bronx 10458The Feast of Saint Anthony starts on Wednesday, June 10th and goes thru Sunday, June 14th. The Dancing of the Giglio is Saturday, June 13 from 4-6pm and the Procession is Sunday, June 14th at 5pm. The feast will be full of games, rides, raffles, amusements and of course food...
Veterans Post Commander Diana Fecarotta
by Lou Carlozo With a great uncle, two uncles and a father serving in World War II, Diana Fecarotta had a tough act to follow. But because of her family's example, Fecarotta went on to distinguish herself in service to her nation: serving in the Marines from 1966 to 1968 and the Air Force Reserve from 1972 to 1975. Yet her contributions a...
An Italian point of view on the Getty’s paintings collection
by Silvia Simonetti Almost a year ago, Italian art historian and curator Davide Gasparotto was appointed Senior Curator of Paintings of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Born in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto region in Northern Italy, Dr. Gasparotto is "A leading figure in the field of Renaissance through 18th century Italian art, while...
Salvatore’s Restaurant To Host “Chef’s Playground”
by Carla Balzano Salvatore's Restaurant, which has five locations around the Greater Boston area, will be hosting its first ever "Chef's Playground." And no, it does not involve chefs playing on the monkey bars. However, it does involve chefs digging deep into their creativity to prepare delicious dishes! There are no limitations...
Ciancia next meeting: Go eat give goes to Varuni
WEDNESDAY JULY 29, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.GO EAT GIVE c/o Varuni Napoli1540 Monroe Drive, NE - Atlanta, GA 30324 Since Go Eat Give's next destination is Italy, with a meeting to be held at Varuni-Napoli - an award-winning, pizza venue in town - we decided to skip our regular meeting in favor of Go Eat Give. Go Eat Give is a non-profit organiza...
Bittersweet Move
By Giovanni di Napoli Last Monday morning (July 27th) I joined members of the Craco Society and Saint Rocco Society of Potenza at St. Joseph's Church in Chinatown for the big move to Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan's historic Little Italy. Sadly, after nearly 90 years, St. Joseph's will be shutting its doors as part of the latest w...
Italian restaurant inked next to Fillmore in Fishtown
Travinia Italian Kitchen - a chain with a dozen restaurants mostly in the South - will be part of that enormous entertainment complex under construction across from the SugarHouse Casino in Fishtown. Core Realty, developing a passel of parcels around Frankford Avenue and Richmond Street, has Live Nation's Fillmore and a smaller concert venue c...
Italian American Social Club one of the best in Vegas
by Marco D'Angelo Sometimes when writing my column I say to myself, "Do I really want to write this place up? This place is too good to share." But I can't do that to my loyal followers even though I'm making it harder to get my own reservation. In eight years in Vegas I had never been to the Italian American Social Club (2333 E. Saha...