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di Riccardo Chioni   A giudicare dalla moltitudine di visitatori che ieri si sono riversati al Javits Center per il ritorno nella Big Apple dell'atteso appuntamento con il Summer Fancy Food Show, la più grande fiera di specialty food del Nord America ha già incassato un significativo successo. È la 59esima edizione della fiera, che negli ul...

The Italian American Club of Mahopac will be hosting the annual Putnam County Miss Columbus & Little Miss Columbus Pageant on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 6:30 PM.   The event will be held at the Italian American Club of Mahopac at 141 Buckshollow Road, in Mahopac. Young ladies ages 10 to 14 and 5 to 9, who attend a Putnam County school...

Six writers converge from various points on the West Coast and New York City for an afternoon of readings hosted by Laura Ruberto, co-chair of the Berkeley City College Department of Arts and Culture.   On hand for the afternoon will be Giovanna Capone (Oakland); Jennifer Lagier Fellguth (Santa Cruz); Paul Fericano (Santa Barbara); George Gu...

My job as a contributing writer to The Citizen is to accurately convey the tastes, textures, smells, presentation and healthiness of food eaten at local restaurants here in Auburn. I do enjoy this, as I was raised in an Italian/Native American family that placed the highest of value on food(s) and the total dining experience.   That is why I...

A touring art exhibition that condenses 500 years of Italian art through 40 paintings is open to visitors of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Museum curator Alison Amick has worked more than two years organizing Of Heaven and Earth, a collection of Italian paintings from the Glasgow Museum in Scotland. The show presents five sections covering...

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) celebrates the Year of Italian Culture in America with its new production of Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Verismo Opera presents the grand production live with a full cast on Sunday, October 20, 3:00 p.m., at the Bergen Performing Arts Center...

The Little Italy Colonnade is nearing completion after the Rome Board of Estimate and Contract awarded a $25,000 contract to All Seasons Landscaping and Gardening Center of Lowville.The board called a special meeting for Wednesday in order to allow the planting of 29 deciduous trees and a variety of perennials to begin. "We tried to get this going...

Il nuovo ceo di Intel, Brian Krzanich in occasione del Maker Faire a Roma ha presentato la scheda Intel Galileo, il primo prodotto di una nuova famiglia di schede di sviluppo compatibili con Arduino. Arduino e' la principale piattaforma hardware open source nella community di maker e nella didattica. Krzanich ha annunciato una donazione di 50.000 s...

Not happy with just designing great watches, clothing and homeware, Roberto Cavalli has revealed plans to open a new restaurant. The fashion guru has revealed details of the Cavalli Restaurant and Lounge on his blog. Based at Miami Beach on the infamous Ocean Drive, the two-floor Art Deco Villa boasts the largest terrace in the area and i...

by Calogero Lombardo   The history of the Sicilian neighborhood on the Near North Side of Chicago begins around the time of the Chicago Fire. Scandinavians and Germans had by then established colonies there, and were infiltrated by the Irish soon after. Italians had begun filtering in by the 1850s, but their inhabitation would not coalesce i...

By Mauro Battocchi If you can't sneak away to bucolic Tuscany this week, then stop by the Italian Cultural Institute instead and drink in calming Italian landscapes by Hans Schirmacher. His use of subtle shades and soft nuances to capture landscapes from different parts of Italy pairs dramatically with sharper lines and contrasts that trace the va...

For those who have traveled at least once to Italy and indulged in the genuine flavors of La Dolce Vita, there is finally a new place in The City where you can find authentic desserts and many more unique delicacies.   Inspired by her extensive travels to Italy and Europe, owner Aliah Warmund of "Caffè Dolci" brings the experience of a real...