In mostra le antiche lattine d'olio per gli emigrati italiani
A cavallo tra Ottocento e Novecento l'olio d'oliva partiva dalla Liguria sui bastimenti racchiuso in uniche e decorate lattine per raggiungere le comunità di emigrati italiani in America. Una collezione unica al mondo dei primi "cliché" di queste latte decorate sarà presentato a Roma il 30 novembre in occasione della prima giornata di festeggiament...
Kentucky by Heart: Lifelong musician Frank Messina finds new path as writer of murder/mystery novels
Until recently, Frank “Doc” Messina’s choice of performing arts pretty much focused in one area. He considered himself a “music guy,” and he mostly made his livelihood either performing music or as a music educator. Today, the 71-year-old Messina has embraced another art, writing, and has cranked out two popular murder/mystery novels, with another...
From beach to basilica: ‘Sand Nativity’ brings unique style to Vatican
From the beach town of New Smyrna, Florida, just a stone’s throw away from Daytona Beach, Rich Varano never imagined his unique talent of sculpting sand would take him to the heart of Christianity. Varano is the artistic director of the “Sand Nativity,” a massive 52-foot-wide sculpture made of sand imported from Jesolo, an Italian seaside resort to...
Cinema Italian Style opens with Dogman, Matteo Garrone’s movie running for the Oscars
“I have no expectations. I’m not the kind of person who expects anything from life, but I think the American audience will be able recognize a movie made with both heart and guts.” The Calabrian actor Marcello Fonte officially opened the 2018 edition of the Cinema Italian Style festival on November 13th with an intense speech from the stage of the...
Seattle’s legendary Salumi has new owners (bye bye Batali) and a new location
Salumi is a Seattle institution, a beloved cured meat producer and sandwich shop in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood with a perpetual line down the block. It was opened by chef Mario Batali’s dad, Armandino Batali, 20 years ago. And his grandfather opened Seattle’s first Italian grocery in the same neighborhood more than 100 years ago. But the...
Italian-Americans Welcome Neighbors With Open Arms At Il Centro
On most days, Bensonhurst’s new Italian-American community center looks like a miniature UN, with immigrants from all over gathering together for events and classes. Since the 1950s, Bensonhurst has been synonymous with Italian-American – the Little Italy of Brooklyn. But over the past 15 years, the demographics of the community have shifted, and n...
Eataly Plans the World’s First 24/7 Location in Las Vegas
The 40,000-square-foot Eataly plans to make its much-anticipated debut at the front of the Park MGM on Dec. 27, and now comes word that the part restaurant, part retail shopping experience plans to stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Los Angeles Times chatted with Nicola Farinetti, head of U.S. operations and son of Eataly founder Osca...
The Italian Television System Explained
The Italian television landscape is full of broadcasting companies such as Rai — the public service, Mediaset, and other foreign international groups like Sky, Discovery and Viacom. In addition to these, the newcomer over the top providers such as Netflix and Amazon, play a relevant role in offering a wide range of contents and platforms with a con...
Life on the Corner: A Shave and a Shine
When the Southern Italian immigrants first arrived in Boston at the end of the nineteenth century, one of the few professions open to them was being a barber, and the North End had scores of barber shops. My maternal grandfather had a barber shop on Haverhill Street near North Station, and my cousin’s son has a barber shop today on Salem Street. It...
The 5 best Italian spots in Houston
Looking for a mouthwatering Italian meal near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Italian spots around Houston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings. 1. Fabio's Artisan Pasta Topping the list is Fabio's Artisan Pasta. Located at 2129 W. Alabama St. in Upper Kirby, th...
Record numbers of tourists are arriving in Italy, study shows
Tourism in Italy is booming, as the latest figures show another record year for the country with more than 420 million visitors in 2017. The 4.4 percent increase in tourist numbers since the last record was set in 2016 is well above the European average, according to new figures from Istat. Most of Italy's tourists (14.1 percent) come from Germany,...
Ballad Brought to Angelic Life by Tenor Andrea Bocelli
Last December, British pop star Ed Sheeran released an orchestral version of his hit romantic ballad “Perfect,” featuring international sensation Andrea Bocelli. The video, filmed in Bocelli’s home in Tuscany, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the viral duet between the two stars. Sheeran begins the symphonic song in English, then Bocelli sweeps i...