Italian restaurant opens next week in the Hilton Nashville Downtown
Trattoria Il Mulino, the restaurant opening in the lobby of the Hilton Nashville Downtown, has announced opening dates and there's good news for Italian lovers — you don't have long to wait. The restaurant, owned by the New York City-based restaurant group Il Mulino, will have a soft opening Monday for dinner service only. Lunch and brunch...
MLA Italian American Literature Discussion Group Seeking Scholars and Instructors
The MLA Italian American Literature Discussion group is seeking scholars and instructors interested in presenting at its round-table session—Negotiating Ethnic Politics: Teaching Ethnic Literature in an Italian American Context—scheduled for the 2016 MLA Convention in Austin, TX, January 7-10. The session proposes to explore approaches by...
Honolulu Italian restaurant Bruno's Forno closing, seeks new owner
Bruno's Forno owner Zoran Milanovic was a dedicated customer when Bruno Iezzi himself recruited Milanovic to take over the small Italian restaurant in Honolulu's Chinatown last year. Now, Milanovic is searching for another Bruno's Forno heir before he closes the shop at the end of the month. Milanovic, a portfolio manager at CitiGroup in Dalla...
Pier Lorenzo Pisano's MATER FAMILIAS Wins In Scena! 2015 Mario Fratti Award; Reading Set for 5/11
The third annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY, produced by New York's Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), has announced the winner of the second annual MARIO FRATTI AWARD for emerging Italian authors. The Award goes to: "Mater Familias" by Pier Lorenzo Pisano. An Award ceremony and staged reading of the play will be presented on Monday, May 11 at...
Pequannock UNICO holding open house
Rediscover your Italian roots next Sunday. The Pequannock Township chapter of UNICO National is holding an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Senior House to demonstrate what the organization is all about, and to recruit new members. With almost 80 current members, the Pequannock chapter is one of the biggest and most active, said Dan Leva...
Bar Civita to open in Woodley Park on April 28
Liam LaCivita has taken over the space of the old Murphy's Irish pub in Woodley Park, but part of it lives on in spirit. "I wanted to let people know that we're causal and you can come in just for drinks," LaCivita said of the decision to name his first solo venture Bar Civita, even though it's a restaurant. LaCivita kept Murphy's 25-...
Where to Get a Taste of the Hamptons in NYC; A New Chef at A Voce Columbus
Where can you get a taste of the Hamptons around NYC and how will new A Voce Columbus executive chef Riccardo Bilotta change the resto's menu? That and more in this month's dining menu.... Almond Lets You Escape to the Hamptons... in NYC – Almond, the buzzy new restaurant on Franklin Street (with outposts in Bridgehampton as well as o...
Actor Joe Gannascoli refuses to work with Lillo Brancato
by Frank Totaro Actor Joseph Gannascoli says he turned down a role in a new movie because he didn't want to share the screen with his former castmate on 'The Sopranos' Lillo Brancato. "I'm not here to judge, people have to live with themselves," Gannascoli told the Daily News, referring to Brancato's conviction for his role in the slayi...
Italian American One Voice Coalition Adds Johnsonville Foods To Its “Wall of Shame”
The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition has added Wisconsin-based Johnsonville Foods to its "Wall of Shame". Johnsonville Foods has been singled out for continuing to air a commercial for its 'Family Brats' that features a character resembling Tony Soprano. The spot depicts a family barbeque and is riddled with worn out organized crime refere...
MUSCA', la tradizione del carretto siciliano che ha conquistato Dolce & Gabbana
L'Associazione Carretti Siciliani Trecastagni è lieta di invitarVi a scoprire i segreti dell'arte centenaria del carretto siciliano. Una vera icona del folkore isolano che desta la curiosità di chiunque visiti questa terra. Immergetevi tra chiavi, casse di fuso e bardature che vi faranno fare un viaggio nella più autentica tradizione locale.&n...
Here’s Alfa Romeo’s next entrant into the US market–the all-new Giulia
One of the biggest moments in US history recently happened as Alfa Romeo just revealed their all-new, highly anticipated Giulia sedan for the world to see on the Interwebs. Built to compete with the BMW M3, the Audi RS4, and so on, the Alfa Romeo Giulia is a compact sports sedan with a lot of hype built around it. And just starting with the looks,...
Italian little Italies: Treia, name of the earth
WTI Magazine #64 2015 July, 10Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia Translation by: Dolores Prato wrote: "Treia shattered its history, the splinters sounded of broken echoes... the biggest pieces were used as building material, they also built the steps that climb up to the bell tower of the Cathedral". Twenty five centuries of histor...