Walter Ferrante: Bringing Bari Street Food to Portland
Passeggiata and street food; all over Italy, the two words go hand in hand. The same is true every evening in Bari Vecchia, the old city of Bari, when the streets come alive with friends and family, and the air is rich with the aromas of fried sgagliozze and popizze, soft focaccia, fresh handmade sausage, sweet cream-filled cornetti, and delicious...
Coffee Conversation
When: Thursday, October 6, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 pmWhere: The Chicago Cultural Center | 1st Floor Garland RoomCosts: $10 for Non-members - Free for WorldChicago members! To register please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). Stefano Boeri, a Milan-based architect will talk about the "Bosco Verticale," a project...
Cultural Iconoclasts Continue Assault on Columbus Day
As the nation celebrates the federal Columbus Day holiday on October 10 (the traditional observance was for many years on October 12, the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492) a small but persistent movement to replace the holiday with alternative holidays such as "Indigenous People's Day" continues to po...
Italy's 'Barter Week' Lets You Trade Skills for a B&B Stay
Living la dolce vita is about to get a lot easier: Thanks to an initiative called La Settimana del Baratto—or "Barter Week" in Italy—visitors can get a free stay at any one of thousands of Italian bed and breakfasts by being willing to work for it. Literally. It's not so much a "wash the dishes" arrangement; rather, interested guests can get matche...
Why Chazz Palminteri Never Gets Sick of His Bronx Tale
The biographies of some artists simply can't be told without mentioning a certain credit, so intertwined are the person and the play. You can't tell Yul Brynner's story without bringing up The King and I. Rex Harrison is forever associated with My Fair Lady. And when you think of actor Chazz Palminteri, you immediately think of A Bronx Tale. ...
Get Cozy with Italian Comfort Food at Cucina Americana
When Jeffrey, "Cheffrey" Wilson, owner of Capitol Hill's Americana, was searching for a second location, he wasn't expecting to fall for an Italian restaurant in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood. But once he visited 9400 Roosevelt Way, Wilson was inspired to give his classic American comfort food menu an Italian twist, and called his new restauran...
Bleed for This review: Boxing drama that rises above the clichés
By Tara Brady Director Ben Younger debuted in 2000 with Boiler Room, a tart drama set at a brokerage firm and powered along by the unbridled machismo of that dubious sector. Bleed for This could easily play on a double bill with that earlier film. The true, incredible story of Vincent Pazienza, aka Vinny Paz, aka PazMania, is a compelling...
Bella Italy opening soon in former Sam's seafood restaurant
We didn't get a chance to post this last week, but we dropped by the future Bella Italy restaurant on South Gloster Street in Tupelo. We were told last Wednesday that it would open "in about two weeks," so that puts is opening sometime next week. If you'll recall, the building was the former Sam's Southern Eatery, and it was located between Captai...
All’Italian American Museum il documentario di Federica Martino sulla Little Italy di New York
"Little Italy: Past, Present and Future" è il titolo del documentario di Federica Martino che verrà proiettato domani, 23 agosto, alle 18.30 all'Italian American Museum di New York. Il lavoro della regista è un vero e proprio viaggio nel cuore di Little Italy e delle persone che la abitano o l'hanno popolata nel passato, contribuendo a farla diven...
Recchi inducted into Italian-American Hall of Fame
While it's not quite the same honor that awaits him at the Hockey Hall of Fame a few years from now, NHL legend and former Bruins forward Mark Recchi was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame last week. Recchi was inducted on Nov. 17 in a hockey-centric ceremony along with New Jersey Devils President and Rhode Island lege...
Arte e ambiente, la Provincia di Venezia incontra l'international art festival di Buffalo
Giovedì 10 gennaio nella sede della Provincia a Ca' Corner, l'assessore Paolo Dalla Vecchia ha incontrato l'artista Andrea Rusin coordinatore del primo "International Art festival in Buffalo" organizzato dal Consolato italiano di Buffalo, città degli Stati Uniti d'America capoluogo della contea di Erie nello Stato di New York, in occasione dell'Ann...
U.S. Department of Commerce: l’Italia si conferma, nel 2012, il primo fornitore di vini degli Stati Uniti. Il fatturato delle aziende vinicole italiane in USA è pari a 1,5 miliardi di dollari per una quota di mercato del 29,2%
L'Italia si conferma, nel 2012, il primo fornitore di vini degli Stati Uniti e il fatturato delle aziende vinicole tricolori sul mercato Usa è stato pari a 1,5 miliardi di dollari per una quota di mercato del 29,2% del totale importato. Le cifre, pubblicate dallo U.S. Department of Commerce, è stato diffuso dall'Ice (Agenzia per la promozione all'e...