Sgt. Vincent Pantozzi a street dedication and mural in Jersey City
On Thursday, November 3, 2022, The City of Jersey City and Office of Cultural Affairs honored World War I Veteran, Sgt. Vincent Pantozzi with a street dedication and mural. Sgt. Pantozzi Plaza was dedicated next to the three story mural of Vincent Pantozzi by Jersey City Mural Arts Program artist, David Sami. The mural was rendered on the lifelong...
Andrea Bocelli, A Family Christmas is the Christmas album in which he sings together with his children
Christmas is one month away, and this is the time when records dedicated to the most beloved time of the year are presented. On the roster of Christmas records for 2022 is the return of Andrea Bocelli, who in this new project presents a series of Christmas songs performed by the tenor together with his children. Matteo Bocelli is well known to all,...
A Good Age: Weymouth woman, 94, holds on to her Italian heritage at Thanksgiving
Lucia Hotton is among the many people and experiences I am thankful for this Thanksgiving. Hotton, who is 94 and lives in Weymouth, snail mailed to the newsroom a short story titled "The Absent Turkey," inspired by the Thanksgivings of yesteryear. An editor sent it my way. Every November, I like to come up with a Thanksgiving column with themes of...
Sandro Botticelli was an Ordinary Guy with Extraordinary Talent
Works by Sandro Botticelli, one of the most revered, culturally omnipresent artists in European history, aren’t the first thing you see when you enter the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s exhibition “Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi.” He’s relegated to the second room of the show bearing his name. Instead, the new exh...
Zoppé: A weird and wonderful life in the circus
It’s a day off for the circus, so Giovanni Zoppé and his partner, Jeanette Prince, perform a juggling act more relatable to the rest of us. There is laundry to be done, kids to be tended to and tea to be made, all from the confines of a home that feels a few sizes too small. They are here, inside a trailer planted on a Redwood City parking lot, for...
Sanzari's: Upscale Italian Food In The Heart Of Bergen County
If there is one thing that New Jersey is great at, it's Italian food. Our state has one of the richest histories of Italian-American cuisine, and if you ask me, it's home to the best pizza in America. (Sorry, New York.) Bergen County might be one of the best places in the Garden State to get Italian fare. So, when you're talking about a place that...
Rossella Rago’s “Cooking with Nonna” Book Presentation at Coccia Institute
On Sunday, December 4, The Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America, at Montclair University will present Rossella Rago’s new book, “Cooking with Nonna: Sunday Dinners with La Famiglia!”, in collaboration with Watchung Booksellers. The book launch, which will take place at 2 pm, will be followed by a Q&A session with the author hersel...
Venice – The Italian City of 118 Islands
You may not know that Venice is made up of many islands. Experts actually cant really agree on the final number but its around 118-120 islands. Don´t worry, as when you travel to see Venice your visit will be to a handful of islands at the most. A popular cruise ship stop, Venice is served by Italy´s fourth busiest airport Venice Marco Polo. Here a...
The Entire Menu At Rubirosa In New York Is So Good, You’ll Want To Order One Of Everything
What do you get when you combine a 57-year-old family recipe, the culinary palate of a traditional Italian, and the heart of a New Yorker? Perfection. You also get one of the most underrated local Italian pizza joints in New York. When you ask any of the locals about where to find the best New York pizza Rubirosa tops the list because of their lege...
Tiramisu: The most famous Italian dessert with the most disputed history in the world
Everyone knows the birthplace of tiramisu, but no one really knows the birthplace of tiramisu. As conflicting as that sentence is, the love and obsession for this classic of the most classic Italian desserts is equally simple and uncomplicated for epicureans around the world. For some of us, it is the too-soft-to-be-real, velvety mouthfeel of masca...
Lamborghini vs. Ferrari: Dueling biopics on the Italian sports car icons race to the finish line
The lifelong rivalry between Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborghini, creators of some of the most iconic Italian sports cars ever built, has made its way to the streets of Hollywood. Dueling movies about these flamboyant automotive patriarchs promise to shed light on a pair of stubborn visionaries with a keen eye for winning and women. The first of...
A Voice From Above
Anneliese Alzetta, “era una bella signorina,” was a beautiful girl. Anna was the name she preferred. She grew up in the quaint village of Grizzo, in the region of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia. It lay at the base of the majestic Dolomites, about 60 kilometers west of the once-disputed city of Trieste. Young Anneliese, with flowing blonde hair, had a wonder...