Italian chefs planning to break world record for longest margherita pizza
They're gonna need a bigger stove. In fact, chefs in Naples will use five wood-burning stoves- on-wheels to bake a 1.2-mile pizza this month – the world's longest margherita pie. The current record-holder was a mile-long version of the Neapolitan classic, which was baked last year during Milan's food-themed Expo, The Local reported.&n...
Look: Historic Ballard Houses Become Beautiful Italian Restaurant Today
by Adam H. Callaghan Named for a monastery near Venice, Italian restaurant San Fermo opens its doors today, about half a year later than expected. The wait has produced a gorgeous blend of rusticity and modernity inside and out of the historic Pioneer Houses, which were moved to Ballard years ago from the International District. A...
L'IT trevigiano sbarca negli USA tra i colossi dell'editoria
"Pagination.com" una piccola azienda informatica trevigiana tra i colossi dell'editoria a Pepcon, la più importante conferenza mondiale sulla stampa e l'ePublishing, che si svolgerà a giorni a San Diego (California). Pagination (www.pagination.com) nasce nel 2009 dalla scelta coraggiosa di alcuni ragazzi veneti, che decidono di non partire e s...
Formento's Continues Revamp, Names Cristiana DeLucca as First-Ever Bar Director
A trifecta of talent completes what could be called a total transformation at Formento's. The red-sauce Italian spot recently welcomed new executive chef Stephen Wambach, followed by wine director Jen Schmitt. Now, B. Hospitality Co. (The Bristol, Balena) has named Cristiana DeLucca as Formento's first-ever bar director. DeLucca comes to F...
Some of my fondest Sunday dinner memories are from the kids’ table
by Anthony Fasano Sunday dinner was an important part of my upbringing, which I'm sure is true for most Italian Americans. I wrote an entire post on Sunday dinners here. Of all of the great Sunday dinner memories, many of my fondest memories revolve around the kids' table. The kids' table was obviously the table (sometimes at the end of the l...
A tavola lo stile a Made in Italy fa scuola
di Carla Pacelli Cos'è l'Italian way of fooding? Uno stile di vita che unisce convivialità e dieta mediterranea, la cultura per il cibo tipica del Belpaese e la qualità delle materie prime. Stile, oggi, sempre più seguito anche all'estero, soprattutto nei paesi anglosassoni, dove riscuote entusiasmi e fa proseliti anche tra le star. ...
Commission Denies Italian Heritage Festival Funding Request
The Harrison County Commission has rejected a funding request from the Italian Heritage Festival board.The board will now have to look elsewhere for an additional $3,000 to help fund the 'Glow In The Park Run' this Saturday. The commission has already granted funding for the festival over Labor Day Weekend. Commissioner Bernie Fazzini note...
The Best “Little Italy’s” in North America
Italy is the source of some of the finest delights our senses can enjoy: espresso, pizza, pasta, gelato, wine and much more! For this reason, there are many "Little Italys" outside the motherland that bring together what we love about one of the star models of European quality. Who doesn't love phenomenal coffee, incredible food and wonder...
Open Rank Italian Renaissance and/or Medieval Specialist (tenure-track assistant professor or associate/full professor with tenure)
The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma seeks a highly qualified and diverse applicant pool for an open rank specialist in Italian Renaissance and/or Medieval literature and culture. OU, a Carnegie R-1 comprehensive public research university, is home to the international literary magazine Worl...
IAP 24: John Maggio on the creation of Italian-American identity, our past struggles, and our many triumphs.
In this episode, we interview filmmaker John Maggio, who has spent a decade making documentaries hailed for their social impact and exceptional craft. His work includes several films for "FRONTLINE" and "American Experience." Maggio's films have been honored with the National Emmy Award, Writers Guild Award, an Independent Spirit Award, an...
Italy to consolidate its world leadership as main wine producer, 2016 harvest expected to be excellent also quality-wise
by Giorgio dell'Orefice An excellent harvest using the standards of last year. That is what is ahead for the 2016 Italian wine label according to forecasts made by the Italian Wine Union and by ISMEA (Institute of Services to the Agricultural and Food Market controlled by the Ministry of Agricultural Policies). These estimates wil...
Great Success of Cinema Italia SF for Anna Magnani Series
Once again, San Francisco celebrated the great success of Cinema Italia with the all-celluloid "Anna Magnani - A Film Series" at the iconic Castro Theatre on Saturday, September 24. The series began with a long line for the legendary first film at 1pm, with Roberto Rossellini's "Roma Città Aperta", with a excited crowd wrapping around the bloc...