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...
Exploring the beauties of the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a region in Italy's north-eastern side, on the border with Slovenia. It counts many arts cities, offers some nice beaches for families and has a long tradition of wine production. Trieste is the main city of this region. When walking around in the centre, you can't miss Piazza Unità d'Italia, the largest European s...
Grand Fatilla Live at Regattabar, September 4
When: Thursday, September 4, 2014 — 7:30 p.m.Where: Regattabar at the Charles Hotel | One Bennett Street, Cambridge MAThe world fusion quartet Grand Fatilla returns to the Regattabar to celebrate the release of its long-awaited debut CD, Global Shuffle (GrandFatilla Records). With its unique instrumentation of accordion, electric mandolin, double...
I Nuovi Yorkers scoprono il loro corpo: mostra di artisti italiani al NooSphere Arts
by Lisa D'Ignazio La chiamavano "Nuova York" i primi immigrati italiani che all'inizio del Novecento arrivavano ad Ellis Island. La continuano a chiamare così, quasi per gioco, gli artisti italiani che vivono in quella che resta ancora oggi la città delle opportunità. New York accoglie nelle sue braccia i suoi Nuovi Yorkers e lo fa con l'...
Week of Italian Language - THE FOUR CORNERS OF PALERMO by Giuseppe di Piazza
In THE FOUR CORNERS OF PALERMO, Giuseppe Di Piazza uses his real-life experience as a crime reporter to bring to life the second mob war of Palermo. In his newspaper career, Di Piazza covered the murders of over 300 people, many of whom he knew personally: officers, judges, and politicians. This book is his attempt to explain these dark ev...