D'Angelo Italian Market in Princeton chosen to cater NFL's official 'VIP Tailgate'
By Nicole Mulvaney/The Times of Trenton It was a hail Mary pass that paid off big time for the owners of D'Angelo Italian Market, who won the Super Bowl of catering gigs. No, really. "When we found out the Super Bowl was coming to New Jersey, we contacted the NFL Host Committee to find out how we could get involved," said Daniell...
Sicilian Chef Salvo Gaglio and Chris Salerno Give revere Top Italian Restaurant Volare
by Nicola Orichuia There are a number of things that can lead a restaurant to success: a great chef, stunning interiors, friendly staff... Combine all three elements with a chef's 20-year experience of preparing authentic and delicious Italian dishes, and you get the culinary wonder that is Volare. Having recently celebrated their...
Italian Tenor Vittorio Grigolo to Perform Solo Recital on the Met Stage, 3/9
Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo, who has earned praise for his elegant and expressive vocalism in performances at the Met and other opera houses around the world, will perform a solo recital on the Met stage on Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m. He will be joined by pianist Vincent Scalera for the recital, which will feature songs and arias by Bellini, Rossi...
Enrollment Open for CASIT 2014 Innovative Italian Summer Camp Program
C.A.S.IT. Inc. (Centro Attivita' Scolastiche Italiane), in cooperation with the Eliot Innovation School and the Office of the Education Director of the Italian Consulate, is proud to sponsor its second Full Immersion Italian Summer Camp for students ages 4‐10.Dates: July 7, 2014 – July 18, 2014Times: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 noonLocation: Eliot Innovation...
A Lifetime in Little Italy; Behind the Line at Filippi's Pizza
by Candice Woo A fixture on India Street since 1950, when Vincent DePhilippis and Madeleine Stefani first founded a deli and grocery called Filippi's Cash and Carry, Filippi's Pizza Grotto in Little Italy was the first in a chain that now includes 14 locations in San Diego and California. The restaurant, with its red and white che...
Tamìa gold, un olio (viterbese) da oscar
Il miglior olio d'oliva del mondo è roba nostra, della Tuscia. Lo ha detto il più prestigioso concorso del mondo, cioè il New York international olive oil competition (Nyiooc), che si svolge ogni anno in aprile nella Grande mela. E che stavolta ha assegnato all'azienda agricola Sergio Delle Monache, di Vetralla, e al suo olio Tamìa gold bi...
Celebrity Chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich to be Featured at Saint Martin’s University 2014 Gala
Saint Martin's University will welcome celebrity chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich for its signature fundraiser, the Saint Martin's Gala, this fall. The Gala takes place Saturday, Nov. 1, at Marcus Pavilion on the University's campus. Bastianich, a revered Italian-American chef and restaurateur based in New York City, joins the...
Frazetta Museum reopens on May 17th and 18th
After nearly five years, the Frazetta Art Museum will be opening once again. Frank Frazetta Jr. and his wife Lori are now the sole owners of the estate property located in Pennsylvania, in the heart of the Pocono Mountains. "We are working diligently," says Frank Jr., "to meet our anticipated opening date of Saturday and Sunday, May 1...
The thirty-sixth anniversary of the Museo ItaloAmericano
by Maria Gloria Dear Readers,Looking back "Anniversario numero 36" coming up for the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco, reminds me that actor Charlton Heston and his wife Lydia Heston were Charter Members of the Museo ItaloAmericano when it first opened its doors in 1978, atop Malvina's Caffé, in a gallery space generously donated by t...
Camosci, record in Appennino: "Sono i più belli del mondo"
COME LORO nessuno mai. Lo sguardo fiero, il mantello dorato e il muso elegante. Sono i camosci appenninici. Solo 30 esemplari al principio del secolo scorso, ora poco meno di 2 mila. Quasi un miracolo, in tempi d'estinzioni delle specie animali. E' una bella rivincita quella dei "Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata" (l'esatto e impronunciabile nome...
Nissoli (PI): attorno al Made in Italy costruiamo una rete amica coinvolgendo gli italiani all'estero
Nell'ambito del dibattito sulle mozioni inerenti la tutela del "Made in Italy", l'onorevole Fucsia FitzGerald Nissoli il 7 luglio è intervenuta per illustrare la mozione di cui è prima firmataria, presentata a nome del gruppo "Per l'italia". Nel sottolineare lo stretto connubio tra cultura e promozione del made in Italy, l'On. Nissoli ha a...
Italian Film Night @ Casa Belvedere - This Thursday, 7/24 "Il Sorpasso"
Directed by Dino Risi, Il Sorpasso follows Roberto, a shy law student and Bruno (Vittorio Gassman), a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man during the summer of 1962. The time they spend together in Rome and Tuscany is a hilarious, but sometimes an emotionally merciless accelerated maturation process. While Bruno's easy going "l'usage d...