Woman from Mount Carmel discovers her roots while studying in Italy
My last name is Italian. Unfortunately, that's all I really knew about the Italian side of my family. Most of my Italian ancestors died a long time ago, and my family wasn't in touch with those still living. My father once tried to research our family tree, but reached a dead end with my great-grandparents, who both died before 1950. &nb...
Olive Garden: Dining Healthily In Hospitaliano!
Italian-American food chain Olive Garden has been hitting headlines lately as they have recently opened their first restaurant in Chicago and plan to implement online ordering chain-wide by August. Among the high points of visiting Olive Garden, which include never-ending salad, is the chain's devotion to family friendliness – their slogan...
Luigi Del Bianco Recognition as Chief Carver on Mount Rushmore
by Lou Del Bianco Get the National Park Service to formally recognize Luigi Del Bianco as the Chief Carver on Mount Rushmore. Luigi Del Bianco lived the American Dream by coming to America and becoming the Chief Carver on Mount Rushmore. Luigi's job was in carving the "refinement of expression" in the faces. When you look at those 4 presi...
NIAF Anniversary Gala 2014
Register online today for NIAF's 39th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C., October 24-25! This year's Gala calendar is already filling up fast with exciting celebrities and events, including a special preview screening of the highly anticipated documentary "The Italian Americans" scheduled for nationwide PBS release in early 2015. Plus, r...
From a white silk yarn with Andrea Rubelli, President and CEO, Donghia; Co-CEO, Rubelli
September 18, 2014, Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMGalleria Atrium - 101 Henry Adams St - San Francisco, California 94103 Andrea Rubelli narrates the unique exhibition recently created by the Rubelli Design Studio in Venice, presenting seven amazing installations whose single common denominator is a thread of white silk. Each p...
Doria Russell's novel shares real-life tales of humanity
Fans of literary fiction know Chicagoland's Mary Doria Russell as the author of the critically-acclaimed and much-loved (by book clubs and fiction fans) novel "The Sparrow." Her latest novel, "A Thread of Grace," is based on the true experiences of many Jews in Italy during World War II. During that time, many Jews fled other European coun...
Lettera aperta al Presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi
di Marco Marinucci Signor Presidente, la sua visita in Silicon Valley è particolarmente apprezzata. Siamo onorati che abbia accolto l'appello che, insieme al nostro amato Console Generale in San Francisco, Mauro Battocchi, le abbiamo rivolto in occasione dello scorso Italian Innovation Day (qui il video, al min. 6.18), l'appuntamento...
Chefs announced for 'Rome Through Richmond Town' event over Columbus Day weekend
What's the status of "Rome Through Richmond Town," the outdoor event taking the place of New Dorp's annual Columbus Day parade? The free festival from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, celebrates Italian-American culture at Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. Borough President James S. Oddo's office announced Tuesday the upcoming performances...
Reno's Great Italian Festival gives crowds a nostalgic feel of home
Italian sausage, herbs, wine – lots of wine – and the Lazzarone secret family ingredient were just a few things Gina Lazzarone was cooking up early Sunday for the annual Eldorado Great Italian Festival in downtown Reno. Her grandmother's sauce has been a tradition in the festival's sauce-cookers competition, and after 33 years, it finally...
From Italy With Love Show Set to Air on Cooking Channel on November 5 at 9:30 PM ET
"From Italy with Love" show starring Francesco Zonin, Vice President of Casa Vinicola Zonin S.p.A is set to air on Cooking Channel on Wednesday, November 5 (9:30 p.m., ET). Additional episodes are available for viewing on "From Italy with Love's" YouTube channel beginning Monday, October 20 and another on October 27. The new show will be a...
New York, Cuomo di nuovo governatore. A Salerno il brindisi per la riconferma
Un brindisi e una torta per festeggiare la riconferma di Andrew Cuomo a Governatore dello Stato di New York. Lunedì 24 novembre alle ore 10,30 presso il salone Bottiglieri della Provincia di Salerno, il Comitato europeo per Cuomo 2014 festeggerà la riconferma di Cuomo con amici e tutti coloro che hanno sostenuto con le loro adesioni, messaggi e man...
Primo Angeli: A Retrospective
From December 5, 2014 through April 19, 2015, the Museo Italo Americano will exhibit the works of San Francisco design legend, Primo Angeli. A master of advertising art since the early 1960s, Primo Angeli created innovative branding, packaging, logos and advertising posters for such stellar clients as Boudin Bakery, Ben and Jerry's, Coca-C...