Staten Island Social Scene: Italian Consul General visits Casa Belvedere
In celebration of Festa Della Repubblica (Italian National Day), Casa Belvedere and Colavita USA co-hosted to a a cocktail reception for Francesco Genuardi, the new Consul General of Italy in New York. The meet-and-greet unfolded June 17 in Casa Belvedere, the Italian cultural center on Grymes Hill, where cocktails flowed and sumptuous hors d'...
Italy in spaceport deal with U.S. FAA
Italian civil aviation authority ENAC and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) on Thursday signed an agreement with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop a spaceport for sub-orbital flights somewhere in Italy. Sub-orbital flights cross in and out of the Earth's atmosphere without leaving its orbit. "It could take three to five years -...
What it's like to drive Lamborghini's most beautiful car
Lucca is an ancient walled city in Tuscany that has all the charms of Florence, but it is smaller, even more navigable by foot, and isn't as overrun by tourists. On this day in early summer, the Sun is sparkling on the cobblestones and the locals are sidestepping the gawping visitors. And then comes the noise. A racket of deep, burrin...
Italian-American Festival opens with sun, good food
by Brian Johnson Despite a rainy morning, sunny skies shone over Center Street Friday as people flocked in to sample the best Italian food the town has to offer. The highly-anticipated Southington Italian-American Festival got off to a great start, said Antonio Cusano, president of UNICO, which sponsors the festival along with the Son...
Casa Mia Brings Humble Italian to SE Division
Trendy restaurant concepts and Portland go together like waxed mustaches and designer flannel, but Casa Mia isn't biting. This little Italian eatery serves breakfast, lunch—yes, there are restaurants open for lunch on Division—and dinner seven days a week in the former Detour coffee shop venue at 3035 SE Division St. Opening last week, Cas...
The Sicilian of the Sicilians: The Life and Works of Giovanni Verga
By Niccolò Graffio "To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is to not have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The travesty that produced the modern country of Italy worked to suppress in no small way the native cultures of Southern Italy, but it could not destroy them. As the advocates of...
Belle Macchina Italiane in Nashville Brings Together Ferrari Club of America Members
By Janelle A. Weber A little rain couldn't dampen the spirit of the Tifosi who descended on the Music City for the 2016 Belle Macchina Italiane weekend. Guests from Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia joined members of the Tennessee Chapter of the Ferrari Club of America for three days of countryside driving and exotic auto ogling. &nb...
Vincenzo Avanzato Delivers Pasta Fundraiser Proceeds
Stella Luna's Bucatini all'Amatriciana may be the ultimate in comfort food. Tony and Vinne Avanzato began serving the pasta dish, famous in Amatrice, Italy, as a fundraiser after the Aug. 24 earthquake that devastated the town. "Our friends over there told us there were foundations we could donate to, but they would take 20-30 percent...
Paula’s Picks – Coperta – Denver’s Hottest New Italian Restaurant
Paul and Aileen Reilly, the brother and sister team who brought us the incredible American craft restaurant, Beast and Bottle, have done it again with Coperta! Coperta serves traditional dishes from Rome and South Italy like Panzanella salad, Paninis, Orecchiette with Sausage, Broccoli Rabe pasta, and lots of fresh mozzarella! Coperta is l...
Faculty soprano celebrates Italian opera with WSU Symphony Orchestra
Faculty artist Cristina Castaldi, soprano, will join the Wichita State University Symphony Orchestra for "Verdi to Verismo," a celebration of Italian opera arias, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in Miller Concert Hall. The program, featuring music by Verdi, Puccini, Mendelssohn and Kevin Puts, will be led by Director of Orchestras Mark Lay...
Italian Festival benefits Desert Arc
This year's Italian Festival was the best one yet! The venue at Rancho Mirage community park was the setting for the sixth annual festival. Weather was perfect with more food choices and music that set the mood. The U.S. National Anthem was the first music of the day followed by the Italian National Anthem. As you walked by all the food vendors yo...
Italian-American center offers memberships
The Center for Italian and Italian American Culture, 411 Pompton Ave., Suite 5, is open to new members. Anyone who loves Italian cuisine, Italian music, Italian art and Italian traditions is invited to join. The organization, which has been in existence since 1990, was founded by four professional men, who wanted to preserve and promote I...