What Scalia Meant to Italian-Americans
by Christopher Woolf Antonin Scalia made history when he became the first Italian-American appointed to the Supreme Court. Scalia, who died Saturday was the son of an immigrant from Sicily, and his biographer, Joan Biskupic, says the judge was always proud of his Italian heritage. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey, but moved...
Slice of Italian culture coming to La Paloma
The San Diego Italian Film Festival returned to La Paloma Theatre in February, with a new film each month from March through August. Four years ago, the festival expanded to La Paloma in downtown Encinitas, a move that festival board member Anthea Beletsis said has been enthusiastically received. The festival's home base is the Museum of P...
N.J.'s best Italian restaurant finals: Where the tiramisu is to die for
I told Salvatore Scarlata, chef/owner of Vidalia Restaurant, a small, casual restaurant in Lawrenceville, just how serious the competition in our N.J.'s best Italian restaurant showdown has become. "The guy at the last place played the piano for us,'' I explained to him, in a reference to Filippo Russo, chef/owner of da Filippo in Somervil...
Shortstop Marten Gasparini’s unlikely journey from Italy to Royals’ minor leagues
Like so many Italian kids before and after him, 10-year-old Marten Gasparini would play in his backyard and dream of one day becoming a professional athlete. But here's the curveball to your assumption: Gasparini's aspiration was to play baseball, not soccer. Those hopes are often dashed for American kids who grow up with easy access...
A fresh, spirited Verdi 'Falstaff' from Muti, CSO and cast
Lately there have been grumblings among some, though not all, of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association board members, wondering why the orchestra should be taking on expensive projects like lavishly cast concert operas in a city that already has a world-class opera company. Performances as glorious as the all-star concert version of V...
Tony Pasquale uomo dell'anno
La Federazione delle Associazioni Italoamericane del New Jersey (Federation of Italian-American Societies) ha tenuto il suo 83mo gala sabato 23 aprile presso l'Hanover Monor di East Hanover. Alla manifestazione, diretta dal presidente Pasquale Meola con la collaborazione dei dirigenti Edie Peters Liguori e Michael Grillo, hanno partecipato olt...
M Italian is a grown-up treat that welcomes kids: Family-friendly restaurant review
My 5-year-old stuffed spaghetti in his mouth like it was some kind of contest. My 3-year-old happily devoured her pepperoni pizza. And my husband and I clinked drinks in the sunshine, savoring a moment of leisurely serenity with two normally picky, occasionally whiny eaters. (This was a treat, and not just because we didn't have...
Premio speciale del Lido Civic Club di Washington DC ad Angelo Puglisi
Angelo Puglisi, un membro del Lido Civic Club, ha ricevuto una targa dal Presidente Brian Della Rocca. Angelo non è il membro più vecchio del Club, però è il primo nella storia del Club, fondato nel 1929, a raggiungere sessanta anni di associazione. La targa gli è stata presentata alla riunione mensile di maggio. Tanti membri hanno parlato del con...
Osteria Francescana Is Named the World's Best Restaurant
Osteria Francescana was named the best eatery on the planet at the World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards, an annual tradition that has become a beloved—if lightly regarded—annual tradition in the culinary world. Last year's winner, El Cellar de Can Roca, dropped to second place, while Modena, Italy's Osteria Francescana won raucous applause for its wi...
Lamborghini Celebrates Opening Of Carbon Fiber Research Center In Seattle
Lamborghini has officially cut the ribbon on its new Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory in Seattle, Washington, paving the way for the Italian automaker to continue its relentless pursuit in further developing carbon fiber technology. The research center is going to operate as an outside entity from Lambo's headquarters in Sant'Agata...
Italian agriculture goes digital with a hand from Google
A pilot project "Growing digital" that teams farming lobby Coldiretti with US tech giant Google and the Ministry of Labor will be presented today that aims to digitalize agriculture and create new jobs for young people in the farming sector, where employment is growing (unlike other areas of the economy). The latest data published by ISTAT...
John Travolta to film John Gotti movie in Cincinnati
Cincinnati is getting typecast: The Queen City will stand in for New York City in yet another major motion picture this year. John Travolta, of "Pulp Fiction" and "Saturday Night Fever" fame, will star as the title character in "The Life and Death of John Gotti," a biopic on the life of New York mob boss. The Golden Globe-winning actor's r...