Bratalian by Chef Carla Pellegrino Offers Brunch, Live Entertainment & Extended Hours
Bratalian Neopolitan Restaurant, known for its authentic Italian hospitality, now hosts weekend brunches, live entertainment and extended hours. In addition to the cantina being opened daily for dinner, award-winning Chef Carla Pellegrino now offers both breakfast and brunch on weekends. The delectable breakfast menu, prepared with a Frenc...
Three Italian Reds for Changing Times
A millennial fellow speaking about his interest in wine: Him: "I'll drink anything, man, but I'm all about the reds." Me: "Cool. What do you look for in a red wine?" Him: "Massiveness. Total big-ness." I smile politely, knowing it will be a short conversation. Strangely enough, though, the reality of that real life exchange prett...
Educating Sicily and Italian Americans with You Me & Sicily
Irresistible Sicily has lured me into her clutches once again. Without fail, it is precisely like every other time that I hop on the ferry to cross the Messina straight. Instinctively, I close my eyes and take a deep breath of sea air. As I feel the warm Southern Italian breeze blow through my hair, I can't help but feel like I am coming h...
Washington - Opening on September 7 of exhibit on the Requalification of Iraqi Cultural Heritage
"Heritage in Danger. The Centro Scavi Torino and the Requalification of the Iraqi Cultural Heritage" opens on September 7, 2016. The exhibit is organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Washington, in collaboration with the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino (Research Archaeological Excavations Center of...
After 72 years in business, Ralph Dispigno of Ralph’s Italian Restaurant still loves the cooking
by Michael Klein Six days a week, Ralph Dispigno Jr. drives the 35 minutes from his home in Delaware County to work in South Philadelphia at Ralph's Italian Restaurant. This would be unremarkable if he were not 87 years old. If Ralph's is the oldest family-owned Italian restaurant in the United States, Ralph Dispigno may be among the olde...
Alex Folla & Elena Trailina: Unknown Monk, Mostra
Quando:DA Ven 7 Ott 2016 a Ven 11 Nov 2016Dove: Getty Center di Los Angeles, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049Organizzato da : Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles - Ingresso : Libero Una selezione di opere di Alex Folla ed Elena Trailina realizzate con la pittura e punzonatura della foglia d'oro su tavola, la stessa...
Franco Harris on Franco’s Italian Army, the Immaculate Reception, and growing up in a multicultural family
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with four-time Super Bowl champion Franco Harris. Harris began his professional football career when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the first round of the 1972 National Football League Draft—the 13th player chosen overall. In his first NFL season, he became only the fourth rookie in...
WW II Vet Leno Santacaterina takes Honor Flight to D.C.
by Nancy Donohoe My dad, Leno Santacaterina, turned 90 in June. His life has been pretty full so far – married for 66 years to my mom, five children, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren, with another on the way. He was born in Turin, Italy, and came to the US – to Chicago – when he was a child. Just as his family arrived, the Depress...
A Taste Of Italy At St. Francis
"A Taste Of Italy," Sponsored by the St. Francis of Assisi Parish Holy Name Society will be held on Sunday, November 6th, 1:30 pm. The Holy Name Society, under the leadership of Dr. Art Gualtieri, President, is hosting the event to help raise funds to provide scholarships to the students of St. Francis of Assisi Church Parish. Event coordi...
Eataly opens in Copenhagen and Boston as it targets €600 mn sales in 2019
by Emanuele Scarci Eataly is inaugurating its first major location in Northern Europe, in Copenhagen, as well as its fourth site in the U.S., in Boston. Everything's ready for Nov. 17, the day of the ribbon cutting at the 2,000 square-meter Copenhagen location at the Illum shopping center in the heart of the Danish capital. The Boston stor...
Langhe – a fall destination in the Northern Italy
Traditionally every Tuesday in Italian Good News we talk about one of the Italian cities, about its peculiarities or interesting facts. Today we decided to change the tradition a bit and talk not just about a city but a bigger zone located in the Northern Italy that definitely deserves attention and especially in this period of year, in autumn. &n...
Grappa, prossimo sbarco in America
La Grappa sarà il primo distillato a Indicazione Geografica italiano a sbarcare negli Stati Uniti, grazie ai fondi europei. Lo annuncia AssoDistil, associazione nazionale rappresentativa del settore, che si è aggiudicata un importante finanziamento tra quelli previsti dal Regolamento 1144/2014 per la promozione dei prodotti agricoli, nel periodo 20...