Entrepreneur visits The Plains to speak on his successful pasta sauce venture
Inspired by the "gravy" made by his Italian great-grandmother Neal McTighe decided he had enough and decided to start "Nello's pasta sauce" Earning his PhD. from the University North Carolina Chapel Hill, entrepreneurship was not always the plan for McTighe, after graduating college, McTighe searched for an academic job, eventually settling in an a...
Regional stereotypes of Italy
Stereotypes: there’s always a bit of truth in every one of them, positive or negative, and those about Italy are plenty: Italians are loud, Italians can’t stand in a queue, Italians always stick with one another, Italians always think about food. I am sure you can think of some more yourself. But Italy is a pretty big country and very varied when...
Farinelli spotlights variety of musical instruments
A handmade gourd rattle made from a turtle shell was one of the first instruments created by Native Americans and probably earliest man. It was the first instrument demonstrated by the second featured speaker for the new Arts Council of Tahlequah 2nd Sunday at 2 history program on Oct. 8. Dr. Carl Farinelli provided facts and stories about the hist...
It’s Time to Take A Fresh Look at Lambrusco
Seeking a dry, crisp and savory wine that pairs with just about any dish on the planet and makes an excellent apéritif? Look for Lambrusco. Yes, Lambrusco. Once known as the cheap, cheerful and fizzy plonk served with ice cubes, today’s top Lambruscos are a far cry from the industrially made, cloyingly sweet versions that flooded U.S. shelves in th...
L’AIAE con Tony Lo Bianco ha festeggiato la settimana della lingua italiana
Anche l’Associazione degli educatori italoamericani (AIAE) ha celebrato la 17 edizione della settimana della lingua italiana con il tema quest’anno dedicato al “Cinema e Teatro”. “A cena con le stelle” il titolo dell’evento organizzato dalla Presidente dell’Associazione, Josephine Maietta, che ha avuto come ospite d’onore Tony lo Bianco, attore e p...
Pellegrino Artusi and the Building of a National Italian Cuisine: A Lecture by Professor Massimo Montanari from the University of Bologna
When: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Ave - Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Entrance : Free This lecture will focus on Pellegrino Artusi’s book Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well (La scienza in cucina e l’arte di mangiar bene). This cookbook, publis...
That’s Amore; New Italian restaraunt, Bella Victoria, opens in Austin
There’s a good chance that when you walk into Austin’s new Italian restaurant, Bella Victoria, you might get a hug from Mario Victoria, whose smile and demeanor speak of good will and good food.“Every single customer we had yesterday, they told us how glad they were that we were here,” he said, smiling. The restaurant, just south of Riverside Arena...
Now You Can Sleep In an 18th-Century Italian Lighthouse
Traveling to Sardinia, about 120 miles west of Italy, is like stepping back in time. Ancient ruins lie preserved, and Sardo, the island’s official language, is similar to Vulgar Latin, the mother of Romance languages. Oliver’s Travels—a London-based outfitter with more than 2,000 quirky villas and châteaux around the world—is capturing a piece of t...
Two Veronese paintings in NYC for 5 mths
A Saint Jerome and a Saint Agatha by Paolo Veronese have since Thursday been sharing a New York City roof with two other monumental paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist.Recently restored, the two large paintings with elaborate gilded frames had never before left Italy and will be exhibited at the Frick Collection on Fifth Avenue. "Veronese i...
Dine Out Maine: Chef’s bakerly instincts serve him well at Lazzari
Eating at Lazzari, a new pizza restaurant in Portland’s Arts District, I learned a few surprising things. First, you can safely put your hand on the glinting copper dome of their Le Panyol pizza oven, built in Skowhegan from imported blocks of French white clay. Even though the deck routinely reaches 750 degrees F, and the surrounding cavity snorts...
Dallas Opera offers a freshly conceived, vocally gleaming take on “Traviata”
Dallas Opera scored a second major success of the season with a beautifully sung, opulently staged production of Verdi’s La TraviataFriday night at Winspear Opera House, with a penetrating musical performance made all the more fascinating by subtle and not-so-subtle visual amendments to the drama. Vocally, Friday night’s performance was as nearly p...
D'Antoni's influence went beyond his own family
Active until the end, Lewis D’Antoni just kept going. He once said that sports were what allowed him to live a life that spanned over a century. And the one sport with which he became synonymous was basketball. In a county rich in hoops tradition, he was the king. Lewis D’Antoni was the patriarch and everyone knew it. He may have shown signs of slo...