Italian luxury arrives in downtown Des Moines
A new men's clothing store called Lord Midas opened in downtown Des Moines recently. "Everything is made in Italy, exclusively made in Italy," Max Stanco said. Stanco was born in New York and raised in Italy. He opened his first clothing store in Des Moines at Sixth and Locust streets. Men's suits are priced from $1,000 to $3,000, bu...
Michael Schlow Will Open Alta Strada and a Crudo Bar in DC
By Anna Spiegel Boston-based restaurateur Michael Schlow is building a strong presence in Washington, having opened two popular restaurants in the District—Tico and the Riggsby—in under two years. Next up for the James Beard Award-winning chef: Alta Strada, an Italian osteria, and a still-unnamed international crudo bar, all bound for the...
An Old Cathedral and a Daily Aperitivo
by Julie Besonen On any given weekend, NoLIta's tastefully curated boutiques are brimming with avid shoppers. Over on the Bowery, the New Museum draws contemporary art lovers. Seekers of spiritual atonement — or the merely curious — slip into the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, a historic sanctuary on the corner of Mott and Prince...
Italian street festival denied by CB5 again
by Christopher Barca For the second straight year, Community Board 5 voted to keep Fresh Pond Road between Woodbine and Menahan free of revelers in early September. In a 27-8 decision, the board turned down an application by the Federazione Italo-Americana di Brooklyn and Queens to host its 23rd annual street fair from Sept. 8 to 11,...
Peter Rudolf Mondavi: The Pioneer of California’s Mondavi Family Winery Passes Away at 101
By Catherine Accardi Peter Mondavi Sr., Napa Valley visionary responsible for the success of his family's winery for more than 50 years died on February 20th at his home in St. Helena, California. He was 101. Mondavi was born in Virginia, Minnesota, on November 8, 1914, to Cesare and Rosa Grassi Mondavi, natives of Sassoferrato in the Mar...
At this new CBD restaurant, a journey from Italy due south from Memphis
The restaurant group that Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman have built in their hometown of Memphis is as tight knit as they come. The two chefs have been friends since the sixth grade. They live a few blocks from one another. Their three restaurants all sit on the same block. Now they've leapfrogged about 400 miles due south to New Orleans fo...
Ryan Arcidiacono: Italian of the Week
If you've been paying attention to this year's NCAA Men's Division Tournament – also known as March Madness – you've probably heard of this week's Italian of the Week. Ryan Arcidiacono was born on March 26, 1994, to Joe and Patti. Both of his parents attended and met at Villanova University. Ryan grew up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, where he practic...
La Scuola italiana stile Reggio fa tendenza nella Silicon Valley
San Francisco, 2002: i genitori di una decina di bimbi si ritrovano in una sala di periferia per ragionare su come finanziare la loro nuova "piccola scuola italiana". Sono ingegneri venuti nella Silicon Valley con il boom delle dot.com e italo-americani di seconda o terza generazione. Vogliono che i figli non perdano l'uso della nostra lin...
The Butler Center For Arkansas Studies issues Press Release on Legacies & Lunch featuring history of Little Italy
Not long after Little Italy was settled in central Arkansas, the community became a Prohibition-era oasis for winemakers and consumers. At Legacies & Lunch on Wednesday, May 4, from noon-1 p.m. in the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Main Library's Darragh Center, 100 Rock St., Chris Dorer will discuss his book, Images of America: Little...
Salvatore Ferragamo Lives On...
By Generoso d'Agnese e Angela Di Nardo When he died in 1960, everyone feared that his immense artistic and entrepreneurial patrimony would be dispersed among family disputes and economic claims. Instead, this did not happen. The label founded by Salvatore Ferragamo survived by his ancestors and gained new energy from his wife Wanda and th...
Enel commences construction of 150-MW wind park in N Dakota
by Ivan Shumkov The North American renewables arm of Italian energy group Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) has begun construction work on the 150-MW Lindahl wind project in the US state of North Dakota, its first one there. Enel Green Power North America Inc (EGPNA) expects to complete the USD-220-million (EUR 194m) project by 2017, according...
Italian Fast Casual Spoleto to Open 3rd Orlando-Area Store
My Italian Kitchen will open its new Winter Park, Florida, location on June 4. The new Spoleto, located at 349 N. Orlando Ave., is the third one in the Orlando area The concept is simple: give guests the culinary freedom to choose from more than 30 farm-fresh and house-prepared ingredients, herbs, dressings, and oils to create a custom pasta,...