Pecorino Italian Bistro Showcases Italian Cooking With Passion
by Pete Allman In Italy, people enjoy every moment of life. The pace of everyday living is much different than life in America. This style of life, encompassing good wine and authentic Italian cuisine is what Italy is known for. For the last 10 years Giorgio Pierangeli, Mario and Raffaele Sabatini, two brothers from the region of Abruzzi,...
8 marzo/ l’iic di los angeles celebra La festa della donna con "La scelta di Catia - 80 miglia a sud di Lampedusa"
In occasione della Festa della Donna, che si celebra in tutto il mondo l'8 marzo, l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura ospiterà la proiezione de "La Scelta di Catia - 80 miglia a sud di Lampedusa" (90', 2014). La docufiction è diretta da Roberto Burchielli ed è dedicata a Catia Pellegrino, la prima donna italiana Comandante della Marina, coinvol...
Alberto Burri retrospective at Guggenheim New York
From 9 October 2015 until 6 January 2016, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York will host a major retrospective of Italian artist Alberto Burri, entitled "Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting". The exhibition is organised by Emily Braun, guest curator at the Guggenheim museum and professor at Hunter College. The show will be the first retr...
Why Italian migration is growing exponentially
With the help of Marco Mancassola, an Italian author and journalist based in London, a few weeks ago the New York Times tried to explore the reasons why Italian migration is growing so rapidly. According to the author, in the 1990s Italian migration was "mainly associated with the flight of researchers, scientists and other highly sk...
For the love of La Bella Lingua
Meet John Zarola, a first generation Italian American who founded the popular and spirited Italian language and conversation group known as Il Circolo. John admits to a strong background in the Calabrian dialect that he heard as a child. "Learning to speak and read standard Italian has been a challenging and enjoyable experience," he told us. &nbs...
Bocce in Baltimore is a pastime for all ages
Bocce has been a staple in Little Italy for as long as anyone can remember. But it was always a game the old folks played. "I never played as a kid," says Francis Blatterman, who helps run the Tuesday and Wednesday night Little Italy Bocce League at the D'Alesandro Park courts, off Stiles Street. "Some of the older men, they played."&...
Roberto Esposito comes to America with help from local musician
When local singer Frank Manzi met Roberto Esposito at a music fest in Italy last summer, the piano virtuoso had never been to America. "He had been accepted to Berklee in 2009 but didn't have the money to go," Manzi said. "He told me he always wanted to come so I invited him to come and stay with me." Not only did Manzi open up his ho...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 59
WTI Magazine #59 2015 May, 1Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! As previously announced, We the Italians is working in partnership with a few other friends on Tony Lo Bianco's "Little Flower" one-man show, for the first time in Italy on May 18 here in the Eternal city. It will be a legendary evening, with VIP and t...
Yogi Berra at 90: The life and times of a Yankees icon
by Josh Peter Yogi Berra turns 90 on Tuesday, and for readers there is a gift: rarely heard "Yogi-isms," the inimitable quotations that turned Berra, a Hall of Fame catcher for the New York Yankees, into an American icon. Millions of people know the most famous ones: "It ain't over 'til it's over." "It's déjà vu all over again." A...
DeFranco 50th
Luigi and Maria DeFranco plan to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a family party at the Italian American Club. Luigi and the former Maria Gentile met in Italy as children through family members. Luigi's family eventually immigrated to Kenosha for a better lifestyle. After seven years, Luigi returned to Italy, where the...
Morto a New York Claudio Angelini, stava curando il premio Capri 2015
È morto martedì a New York il giornalista e scrittore Claudio Angelini. Aveva compiuto 72 anni lo scorso 29 marzo. Lo ha comunicato la moglie, la giornalista Olga Cortese, ad amici che vivono a Capri (Napoli). Angelini - si è saputo dalla moglie - si è spento in serata a causa di una malattia che lo aveva colpito di recente. Era presidente...
Retaking Rome with Virginia Vitalone
American expats in Rome hear the same question all the time from fellow Americans visiting the Eternal City: "Rome is SOOO beautiful! But why is there so much trash and graffiti around? Don't the Romans care about their amazing city?" Well, the answer is complicated and I admit that it's hard for me to understand, too. But today on my podc...