Calamari Sisters launch JCC CenterStage season
by Marci Diehl Stop me if you've heard this one: Two Italian-American Roman Catholic sisters are hired to cater an event at a Jewish funeral home, but they don't know the difference between a matzo ball and a meatball, let alone what's Kosher. Cultural disaster, or a recipe for success? You'll see during the Jewish Community Center's...
Behind the Plate: Cucina D brings northern Italian fare to Bedford
For the past year, Cucina D owners and husband and wife, Damiano and Christina DiCenso, have offered handmade northern Italian cuisine to local residents from their recently established Middlesex Turnpike location. From tried-and-true fare like D's homemade meatballs to traditional dishes like chicken or veal marsala, this Bedford eatery has s...
Il valore della nostra lingua italiana e l'insegnamento all'estero: il caso New York
di Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Eventi, convegni e musica in Italia e in tutti i continenti per la 15esima Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo dal tema "Italiano della musica, musica dell'italiano". Tutti gli incontri condividevano lo stesso obiettivo: valorizzare l'uso dell'italiano come strategia di comunicazione a livello...
Ecco Annabell, il cervello artificiale che ha imparato a parlare
PER ORA ha "solo" due milioni di neuroni contro il miliardo circa di un cervello reale. Ma Annabell ha ancora tanta strada da fare. Così, Annabell, è stato battezzato il primo cervello artificiale che ha imparato il linguaggio umano'dialogando' con l'uomo a partire da zero, quando era cioè una vera e propria 'tabula rasa'. Descritto nella...
'Ducale' by KREOO to Be Featured at Studium Showroom New York, NY
NYC tile and surfaces showroom STUDIUM will be offering "Ducale" by KREOO (USA), a luxury artisanal tile collection uniting marble in breathtaking new ways, streamlining design and pushing forward architectural innovation. For centuries, Italian artisans have handcrafted marble insets by hand, creating unique pieces of art. Therefore, following tra...
20 romantic hotels in Italy to live La Dolce Vita
by Claudia baroncelli If you are looking for a romantic place to spend a weekend with your sweetheart, know that Italy has plenty of wonderful fairy tale locations to enjoy beautiful landscapes with an out-of-time atmosphere. From the North to the South you can choose amongst a large variety of luxurious stays where have some moments of re...
Maravigilioso Boccaccio dei Fratelli Taviani alla National Gallery of Art di Washington
Domenica 20 dicembre alle 2:00 pomeridiane alla National Gallery of Art. East Building Auditorium verrà proiettato il film "Maraviglioso Boccaccio" (2015) di Paolo e Vittorio Taviani. "Interpretato con grazia da attori giovani e nomi noti, "Maraviglioso Boccaccio" è un manifesto di civiltà a barriera di ogni forma di barbarie", ha detto della pelli...
Developments bring new life to Omaha's Little Italy area
A redevelopment project would bring 19 new town houses to Omaha's Little Italy neighborhood, an urban corridor where new residences, restaurants and other businesses have replaced unkempt lots and boarded-up structures. New development now dots the old neighborhood. The changes excite some residents of the old neighborhood, though other longti...
Italian Sandwich Mecca Alidoro Serves Its First Hot Hero
By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite After several decades of standing by the conviction that the only good Italian hero is a cold Italian hero — not to mention surviving the pressed-panini craze of the early '00s — the superb sandwich artists at Alidorohave reconsidered their position. Chalk it up to a thaw in customer relations,...
Longtime Schenectady restaurateur Mamma Rosa Ferrari dies
By Haley Viccaro For Mamma Rosa Ferrari, God, family and work were the three most important things in life. Rosa Ferrari, more commonly known as "Mamma," always wanted the Ferrari family to live together and work together. Her dream came true with Ferrari's Ristorante in Schenectady. "Everybody called her Mamma," her son Joe...
CBS News anchor Mary Calvi to speak at Italian-American Women's Luncheon
By Carol Ann Benanti Women's History Month, celebrated annually each March, acknowledges myriad contributions females have made in America. Interestingly, from its beginnings as International Women's Day on March 8, it's been expanded twice by the United States Congress — first as a week long celebration in 1981 and to its current mon...
A guide to Italian coffee: sugar is optional, Frappuccino does not exist
by Alberto Nardelli and George Arnett Some British cafes serve drinks with 25 teaspoons of sugar per cup. Not in Italy. In Italy coffee is synonymous with espresso. Ask for a coffee in a bar from Trieste to Palermo and you will be presented with an espresso. You may drink it seated (usually more expensive), or standing, al banco....