World Class Manufacturing: Stark contrasts in US, Italy
The blue and white shop floors shimmer. Machinery is spotless. Line workers in matching white and gray jackets and pants appear ready to enter operating rooms. It's nearly incomprehensible that this factory in rural southern Italy produces the Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. There are few sparks and no T-...
Isabella’s Bistro & Salumeria
by Karen Newton Who doesn't appreciate a man with a mission? "My name is Sterling and I'm going to make sure your whole evening start to finish is a good one." Our amiable server at Isabella's Bistro & Salumeria is nothing if not enthusiastic, later dropping off our entrées with the pronouncement, "They're going to be delicio...
Gardening secret to living to 100
by Anne Neborak Eleanora Pezza 's daughter, Franca still tends the garden for her mom who is turning 100 years-old on July 23. She plants flowers on the front lawn and has potted plants of herbs on the porch. Her mom was known for her garden of fruit and vegetables. The Italian born Pezza used to make everything from wine to tomat...
Italian veteran Paolo Nespoli to return to the ISS
by Chris Bergin The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced Paolo Nespoli is to return to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017. The veteran Italian astronaut will be making his third trip to the orbital outpost, following missions in 2007 and 2010 – the latter concluding with stunning and unique photography of Shuttle Endeavour...
MadeInItaly Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Comes to US Market
After introducing the AlfaRomeo 4C to the American market last year – and winning the Popular Mechanic's Best Sport Car Award – the Modena-based automobile manufacturer has announced the arrival of the 4C Spider this summer. The engine is a turbocharged V4 and delivers 237 horsepower to a remarkably lightweight auto body, a carbon fiber sh...
The Finale Italian Nights at Giracci Vineyards
Come join us at Giracci Vineyards & Farms for our annual summer Italian Nights. We will be offering dinner and music on September 4th. Time: 6pm-9pm Enjoy an Italian buffet including appetizers, a delectable entrée, salad, dessert and a glass of wine. Michael Cipolla will be singing the songs from an era dominated by great It...
Pisaroni opens vocal festival in style with Italian song
by John Y. Lawrence The Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago's fifth annual Collaborative Works Festival began Wednesday night with a solo recital by Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, accompanied by pianist Craig Terry at Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University. Although the series as a whole is titled "American Spirit" and the remaining t...
Piad'Amore, la piadina italiana che fa innamorare l'America
Dietro un grande progetto c'è sempre un sogno altrettanto grande. E un team affiatato, appassionato. Complementare. È la storia di Piad'Amore. Una storia che è un viaggio, quello che ha portato Antonio Pagano, avvocato salernitano con anni di esperienza nel marketing e nella comunicazione, in California. Con un obiettivo dal sapore di un s...
Dine Out Maine: Rustica Cucina Italiana in Rockland
by James H. Schwartz Restaurant names run the gamut. Some are pretentious, many are eponymous, a few become iconic (think Chez Panisse), and others remain purely descriptive. Rustica Cucina Italiana in Rockland falls into that last category. Chef John Stowe's rustic kitchen serves enormous portions of hearty, familiar Italian and...
Traditional Italian restaurant opens in Menands
by Megan Rogers A restaurant serving traditional Italian dishes is now open in Menands, New York, a village outside of the city of Albany. Jessica Lamoreaux and Christian Lofaro opened IL FARO, a restaurant and bar, for full service this week. They moved to the region from Manhattan to open a restaurant. "We figure we're close enough...
Alberto Burri: A Symposium at the Italian Academy of Columbia University
Concurrent with the Guggenheim Museum's retrospective, Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting, on view October 9, 2015, through January 6, 2016, this symposium, co-organized by Ernest Ialongo and the show's curator Emily Braun, will address the exhibition itself as well as Burri's work in the context of postwar and contemporary art. Partici...
Monsignor Ralph Chieffo, Cannavo family honored at 24th Annual Abruzzese Dinner Dance
By Barbara Ormsby Monsignor Ralph J. Chieffo, pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Upper Providence, and the Cannavo familty of Delaware County were honored Oct. 25 at the 24th annual dinner dance of the Associazione Regional Abruzzese Delco at the Heritage Ballrooms in Ridley Township. The association fosters an appreciation and knowled...