HSN star Joy Mangano promotes new book: Inventing Joy
After more than 30 years, Joy Mangano knows a thing or two about promoting products. Now she's promoting herself. The inventor, entrepreneur and TV personality — who was portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the 2015 Oscar-nominated movie Joy — is launching a new book, Inventing Joy. Just like the products she sells, she said her book aims to make your...
“ITALIAN LAB”: A Miami il nuovo incubatore per le start-up italiane
La Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast (IACCSE) lancia un nuovo servizio per le imprese italiane che vogliono approdare in Florida. Dal 1 febbraio 2018, sara’ disponibile un incubatore di impresa che permettera’ alle start-up italiane di appoggiarsi alla Camera di Commercio italiana a Miami per iniziare un percorso di internazionalizzazione...
IACHH Meatball Madness Festival - November 18, 2017
Last July we posted an article about our Meatball Challenge, but since then, the details have changed due to Hurricane Irma causing us to cancel and reschedule our annual Feast to Honor San Gennaro. Now, we are having both events on the same day in the same outdoor venue, Shelter Cove Park on Hilton Head, South Carolina (the same location where we...
Angry Italian to open in downtown Bristol
A slice of Chicago-style deep dish pizza might sound appetizing, but driving nearly 600 miles to the Windy City isn’t feasible for most in the Twin City. By mid-November, Bristol residents will only have to take a drive to downtown Bristol for such a dining experience.The Angry Italian will open in the former Little Italy location at 16 6th St., ac...
Cape Coral's Linda Biondi is driving force behind annual Veterans Day parade
Thanks to the efforts and dedication of Linda Biondi, the annual Veterans Day parade in Cape Coral is in very good hands. Not even a hurricane could disrupt the planning of this popular and much-anticipated event. When Hurricane Irma hit the region in early September, it threw a pretty big curveball to residents and businesses. And to parade plann...
Festival celebrates Italian heritage with screenings of contemporary films
The Whitten Learning Center is now doubling as an Italian movie theater. The center has become the home base for the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures’ seventh annual Italian Film Festival this October. Once a week, for Italian heritage month, contemporary Italian films are screened on campus, free to students, faculty and community me...
Eater Young Gun Ryan Rogers Opens His First Italian Restaurant In Louisville
“We like to pioneer stuff as much as possible,” Louisville, Kentucky-based chef and restaurateur Ryan Rogers says. And the Eater Young Gun’s newest restaurant, Bar Vetti, will mark a few firsts when it opens tonight in a downtown Louisville “no man’s land” bounded by the central business district on one side and the Victorian mansions of Old Louisv...
Heritage, music and meatballs at Italian American Club of Jacksonville’s annual Festa Italiana Oct. 21 and 22
The Italian American Club of Jacksonville hosts its 23rd annual Festa Italiana on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22, at its clubhouse at 2838 Westberry Road in Mandarin. The 66-year-old club’s annual event runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday with information about Italy; pizza, pasta, hoagies and homemade desserts on sa...
Kosher Italian Bistro Coming to Toco Hills
Never telling customers no is only part of the philosophy for Formaggio Mio, said Scott Italiaander, the co-owner of the kosher restaurant opening sometime in the fall in Toco Hills. The Italian bistro will be a full-service restaurant providing quick-service options, including a pizza bar, as well as takeout and delivery for dishes ranging from pa...
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Gemelli's
It all started with a calzone. It was lunchtime. I was hungry. But I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to eat, it was as if I was bored with all the options that surrounded me. I remembered there was a new little restaurant that I'd been passing on Ocoee Street on my way to campus every day. I hadn’t remembered seeing it last semester—it was as tho...
Celebrate all things Italian at Festa Italiana
There's a big event coming to downtown Pensacola this weekend, and you just might smell it before you see it. Sausage and pepper sandwiches, meatball sandwiches, and of course the classic spaghetti and meatballs will be served at Festa Italiana. The local branch of Order Sons of Italy in America is all about celebrating Italian-American culture. Th...
Whole 30, Italian, soul food and ice cream eateries open in Knoxville
It's exciting to see Knoxville's culinary scene continue to grow. The city is bustling with places to dine, and this week three more restaurants opened. Not far behind are a few eateries still in the construction stage. Simon Hall of Simon Hall Private Chef opened his restaurant Monday. The professional chef is known for his healthy cuisine, someth...