Lecture for members only- Pizza in US: istruzioni per l’uso – Francesca Simonella
WHEN: Friday, March 25, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)WHERE: 14300 Greenwood Ave N – 14300 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98133 Questa lecture in italiano e' aperta ai soli membri de Il Punto! This lecture in Italian is open only to Il Punto members. Due to the size of the room, we must limit the number of participants to 25. Re...
The wood and furniture industry sees the light again after seven years of crisis
Overall, the Italian wood and furniture industry restarted to grow in 2015 for the first time after seven years (if we exclude the "little rebound" of 2010), with production growth at 2.6%, not solely due to the foreign markets (very dynamic, with a rise around 6%), but also to the domestic one that recovered about 1% in a year. The 2016 forecasts...
Today Is Caffe Trieste's 60th Anniversary
Thanks to tipster Patrick R. for letting us know that the iconic Caffe Trieste at Vallejo Street and Grant Avenue, a cornerstone of the North Beach community, celebrates its 60th anniversary today—no foolin'. Co-owner Ida Zoubi says they're planning a celebration at a later date. On this day in 1956, Trieste was established as the very fir...
The Brilliant Career of John Cazale
John Cazale made only five movies in his brief, brilliant career, but man, what five movies: The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, The Deer Hunter. Five movies. Five best picture nominations. Three best picture wins. Cazale's films racked up a total of 40 Oscar nods, with 14 for his fellow actors. Yet C...
Emanuele Aldrovandi's BUTTERFLIES Is In Scena's 2016 Mario Fratti Award Winner
IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY announces the winner of the 2016 Mario Fratti Award: BUTTERFLIES by Emanuele Aldrovandi. Presented annually to an emerging Italian playwright, the winning play is translated into English and the playwright receives a specially commissioned lithograph by artist Victoria Febrer. The award is named after...
Celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Venice Ghetto
The Venice Ghetto: 500 Years of Life. Film at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Venice Ghetto - Thursday, May 12, 5:30 pm - Museum of Fine Arts - 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Click here for more information The rich story of the Jews of Venice is celebrated in this charmi...
A New Italian Cocktail Bar Opens in Brooklyn With Amaretto Sours and Lambrusco Spritzes
by Chris Crowley Carroll Gardens has long been one of New York's Italian-American strongholds, a heritage that's maintained by enduring establishments like Caputo's Fine Foods and referenced by newer, homage-paying restaurants like Frankie's 457 and Lucali, two of the neighborhood's best restaurants. And hospitality-industry vets Frankie R...
Italytime - Serata Italiana - June 18th, 7 PM - NYC
Come have fun ITALIAN STYLE! PIZZA, PASTA & ITALIAN SONGS, TREASURE HUNT FOR THE KIDS, WITH A SIDE DISH OF THEATER! The evening will be in Italian. SERATA ITALIANA. 18 Giugno 7:00pm. OUR LADY OF POMPEII THEATER - 238 Bleecker Street. New York, NY 10014 Italytime e' lieta di invitarvi ad una serata par...
Italy native finds success with new garden center
Salvatore Montemarano came to this country from a small town in Naples, Italy, called Avellino that was once a thriving farm community. What he thought was a routine visit with family in Brooklyn when he was a 17-years-old turned into a career opportunity -- one Montemarano jumped on and never looked back. Read more Sourc...
Daniela Pasta & Pastries serves Italian with a Sardinian twist
Daniela Useli joined the ranks of Baltimore's family-owned Italian restaurants in 2011 when she opened tiny Daniela Pasta & Pastries in the heart of Hampden. She brought a Sardinian twist to town, adding her own touches to pasta dishes such as ravioli and lasagna, and to sweet treats like tiramisu and sugar-sprinkled palmier cookies — reci...
The Italian Region Where Co-ops Produce a Third of Its GDP
Picture a day like this: You wake up and head to your job at a small company you own and manage together with your fellow workers, doing high-tech, advanced manufacturing that's too specialized for bigger factories. For lunch, you swing by a restaurant owned by another worker cooperative, this one a national-scale firm that serves millions of custo...
Parola mantenuta! Fondi ripristinati come promesso!
di Fucsia Nissoli Esprimo soddisfazione per l'assegnazione, nella legge di assestamento di bilancio, di 2,6 milioni di euro alla Direzione Generale per gli italiani all'estero, al fine di essere utilizzati per reintegrare la dotazione destinata ai corsi di lingua e cultura italiana all'estero tagliati nella scorsa legge di Stabilità. Sent...