Shout Out: Dolores Pigoni-Miller, Italian teacher at Ridgewood
Dolores Pigoni-Miller teaches Italian at Ridgewood High School in Norridge. Her leadership in her AP Italian Culture and Literature class has led her students to pursue a variety of fundraisers to help Italy's victims of an August 2016 earthquake. Q: What made you decide to do the fundraiser? A: In all of my classes, we were reading artic...
Kenosha chef cooks up a state lunch
Kenosha's own internationally acclaimed chef Tony Mantuano recently put his skills to work in Washington, D.C., at the State Department. Mantuano, -owner of Mangia Wine Bar and a partner at the four-star Chicago Italian restaurant Spiaggia, and Spiaggia's chef de cuisine Joe Flamm prepared lunch on Oct. 18 for 250 people in the State Depar...
Maria's Bakery in Highwood features authentic Sicilian food
By Donald Liebenson Here's a tip if you're studying Italian and you want to impress your teacher. Take her to Maria's Bakery in Highwood. It worked for Andrea Spitzer and Judith Molinaro, two students of private instructor Maria Christina Chopra. Chopra's verdict: Authentic. "You can tell the owner is Sicilian, you can tell from the recipe...
'Top Chef' alum Fabio Viviani previews casino restaurant
His exuberant personality and thick Italian accent made Fabio Viviani one of the breakout stars of the fifth season of Bravo's reality series Top Chef, earning him the title of "fan favorite." When the season debuted in November 2008, Viviani owned two restaurants. He recently was in town to preview his 16th, which will be housed within th...
Joe Piscopo: I'm not raising money to be N.J. governor -- yet
By Claude Brodesser-Akner Joe Piscopo's not running for governor -- at least, not yet. "I'm not raising money, and I haven't officially declared," said Piscopo in an telephone interview with NJ Advance Media on Thursday afternoon. The former "Saturday Night Live" star, who was raised in North Caldwell and now lives in Lebanon Tow...
La Contea di Santa Clara accoglie calorosamente il Console Generale Mauro Battocchi
Il Console Generale Mauro Battocchi é stato invitato a presentare un discorso alle autorità della Contea di Santa Clara, centro della Silicon Valley, i quali hanno presentato il Console con una targa commemorativa e riaffermato con apposito decreto il gemellaggio tra Santa Clara e Firenze."Questa risoluzione é un riconoscimento importante del ruolo...
Matteo Pretelli, La via fascista alla democrazia americana. Cultura e propaganda nelle comunità italoamericane
Viterbo, Sette Città, 2012, pp.118, € 12. A sette anni dalla sua discussione come tesi di dottorato presso l'Università di Trieste questo lavoro trova spazio in sede editoriale. Nel tempo trascorso da allora Pretelli ha dato alle stampe numerosi altri contributi di storia delle migrazioni italiane sotto forma di saggi e volumi e si è confrontat...
Carnevale per Bambini
Celebrate the Italian Carnevale with us at the Westchester Italian Cultural Center! Learn about this very happy holiday and its tradition. Decorate your own mask, have fun dancing to some traditional Italian songs, and enjoy the most delicious Carnevale treats such as chiacchere and tortelli. Don't forget to wear your favorite costume! Children und...
Zoomark International – Bologna, 9- 12 maggio 2013
L'Ufficio Commerciale del Consolato Americano a Milano sarà presente allo Zoomark International di Bologna, fiera leader in Italia per i pet products, con oltre 30 espositori provenienti direttamente dagli USA. Prevalentemente nuovi al mercato italiano, questi espositori presenteranno i loro prodotti e le loro proposte commerciali a potenziali dist...
My First Class at La Scuola di Eataly in NYC
When I first heard that Nonna and I were going to be teaching a class at La Scuola di Eataly in New York City, I couldn't believe it! When I attended La Scuola's opening about a year ago to watch the Dean of students, the incomparable Lidia Bastianich, demonstrate a spring menu, I never imagined that I would have the honor of being able t...
Il desiderio di sentirsi italiani... anche a New York
Al Tribeca Film Festival, appena conclusosi a New York, l'unico lungometraggio italiano in concorso è stato Alì Blue Eyes (titolo originale Alì ha gli occhi azzurri), una pellicola vera e amara del giovane regista romano Claudio Giovannesi. Il film racconta la storia di Nader, un ragazzo di origine egiziana che lotta tra la cultura e le tradizioni...
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to New Italian Cinema
by Anna Husted Help us say benvenuto to an old friend, Italian cinema, with the return of our popular Open Roads festival, June 6 – 12. Featuring work from the likes of Paolo Virzi (Every Blessed Day), Marco Bellocchio (Dormant Beauty), Gianni Amelio (The First Man), and Daniele Cipri (It Was the Son), to name just a few, there's something...