Watch the New Trailer for Reimagining Sicily and Tell Us What You Think
Here we have the trailer for the documentary Reimagining Sicily. Director, Mark Spano, has said that he made the film because he found a gap in cultural and historical representations of the island. Sicily, as one of the most invaded corners of the planet, has a plethora of influences and much to offer in this regard. A crossroads at the h...
Primanti Bros. to open its first Michigan restaurant in Taylor on Wednesday
By Adrienne Roberts Primanti Brothers Restaurant and Bar, a Pittsburgh-based chain known for its sandwiches with coleslaw and French fries on them, will open two restaurants in metro Detroit: one in Taylor on Wednesday and the other in Novi by early September — the restaurant's first locations in Michigan. The Primanti Bros. restaurant in Tay...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 82
WTI Magazine #82 2016 August 19Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 82nd issue of our online magazine. It is August, but we don't stop! At the end of July, We the Italians has organized part of the Italian mission of the Kansas Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer and Commerce Secretary Antonio J. Soave, a...
Let's learn from the past: Richard S. Caliguiri
By Lauren Ball Pittsburgh's 55th mayor, Richard S. Caliguiri, dedicated his life to serving Pittsburgh, helping it survive de-industrialization in the 1980s and setting it on the path for future prosperity. Born of Italian descent in Greenfield on Oct. 20, 1931, Mr. Caliguiri began his service to Pittsburgh as the director of the city's p...
When cooking Italian food, it’s OK to be ‘lazy’
By Catherine Smart Francesca Montillo thinks Italian cooking is for everyone. The Calabrian native, who has lived in the Boston area for 28 years, launched her business, Lazy Italian Culinary Adventures, last year to help the most novice cooks enjoy a taste of her homeland. She started teaching classes at adult education centers in Brookl...
Italian Film Composer Fabio Frizzi Performs At Brick By Brick
By Beth Accomando Fabio Frizzi may not be a household name in the U.S., but he has created some of the most memorable scores for Italian horror and Western films. He will be performing in San Diego Thursday night at Brick By Brick. Frizzi has been composing scores for Italian genre cinema for decades. Most famously, he provided at...
Il Console Generale d’Italia negli USA in visita al Club San Cono di Brooklyn
Il Console Generale d'Italia a New York, il Ministro Francesco Guenardi, in visita ufficiale al Club San Cono di New York, una delle associazioni degli italiani all'estero tra le più importanti d'America. A dare il benvenuto all'illustre ospite è stato il Presidente delle Associazioni campane negli Stati Uniti, Nicola Trombetta, unitamente...
The Italian Roots of L.A.'s European Inspired Cuisine
You probably couldn't mistake an Italian grandma in New York's Little Italy, nor question her Sunday gravy. In Montreal, there's that je ne sais quoi about the Québécois and their chocolate-covered confections called Whippets. But Angelenos, whether natives or transplants, carry an amorphous identity, and their culinary badges are just as undefined...
Eataly’s COO on creating an 'Italian village' on Boylston Street
Eataly, a 45,000-square-foot Italian marketplace, will open on three levels of what used to be the Prudential Center food court on Nov. 29. I caught up with Alex Saper, Eataly's managing partner and chief operating officer, to discuss creating an old-style European market and why Eataly chose Boston's Back Bay. For those who have never see...
Italian handcrafts: Apuan Versilia Marble
WTI Magazine #85 2016 November 21Author : Unioncamere Translation by: The Apuan-Versilia territory hosts one of the oldest production activities in Tuscany, that has been conducted uninterruptedly since pre-Roman times to the present day with different intensities and characteristics, but always with a reputation of production and an...
Naturally, both Lamborghini and Ferrari World Finals are this weekend
By Tony DiZinno As an Italian American, I'm allowed to make the joke that Italians are occasionally disorganized and sometimes do things that make no sense. Such a scenario occurs this weekend where two Italian luxury car manufacturers, Lamborghini and Ferrari, are holding their individual World Finals on the same exact weekend. ...
The Italian roots run deep at Gamba Ristorante
"Every day is a memory," says Michaelle Gamba, manager at her family's restaurant, Gamba Ristorante in Merrillville, as she waves a friendly hello to six men arriving for lunch, regulars she's known since childhood. When asked if she has any favorite memories to share, Michaelle has a hard time pinning down just one particular moment or pe...