by Kristen Peterson It's 1970, and Neil Scartozzi is cutting hair in a Detroit bookie joint that doubles as a barbershop, feeling disillusioned about the mob life he's facing and wondering how to get out. He's not made. Hasn't killed anyone, only gone to collect money. And the "life," he says, isn't for him. So one day he pic...
READ MOREThe great American Italian restaurant has changed in style probably more than any other genre of restaurant over the past several decades. Even as recently as 50 years ago, the term "Italian restaurant" conjured images of red and white checkered tablecloths, carafes of middling chianti, and a red sauce-heavy menu with classics like chicken...
READ MOREFerraro's Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar announced its new executive chef, Francesco Di Caudo. Di Caudo has more than 20 years of experience cooking in kitchens around the world. In his current role, Chef Di Caudo will work closely with family patriarch Gino Ferraro to oversee not only the staff and operations, but also the award-winning menu fe...
READ MOREBy Robin Leach The old-fashioned glamour and luxury is the first thing you're bowled over by at the new, swanky Italian restaurant Carbone at Aria that officially celebrates its grand opening Thursday night. The second thing that grabs you by your cogliones is the legendary lineup of captains — no waiters here. Just vet...
READ MOREIn 85 emotional, jam-packed minutes tonight, stage and film actor Chazz Palminteri will play 18 characters nonstop in his one-man show "A Bronx Tale." It's a powerful tour de force that's mesmerized audiences previously in Las Vegas at the Mirage and the Venetian. Now it's at the prestigious Reynolds Hall in the Smith Center for the Perfor...
READ MOREby Ryan Simoneau With so many new restaurants constantly opening up on the Las Vegas Strip, it's all to easy to overlook some real gems that are located just off The Strip. The upscale Red Rock Casino Resort in nearby Summerlin has quietly overhauled its restaurant offerings over the last couple of years. Now then casino has just...
READ MORESingers Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble were discovered when the three singers appeared individually on Italy's televised singing competition – "Ti lascio una canzone." The show's creator/producer Roberto Cenci had the lads perform as a trio during the program's fourth episode, thus launching the group's career. Now Il Vol...
READ MORESi è appena conclusa la missione di business che ha portato una delegazione di imprenditori e professionisti prima al Consumer Electronic Show di Las Vegas e successivamente a San Francisco e nel cuore della Silicon Valley. Il viaggio è stato organizzato grazie al contributo del Professor Marco Astuti dell'Università LIUC e alla collaborazione del...
READ MOREItalcheck, la start-up nata in Italia (a Torino) nel 2014 che permette ad aziende e consumatori di tracciare la filiera del Made in Italy e di certificare i prodotti realmente realizzati in Italia, sarà protagonista, insieme ad Agroqualità e alle aziende italiane certificate, di un tour americano lungo la West Coast. L'obiettivo è fare conoscere e...
READ MOREby Bradley Martin Over a year after Eater Vegas revealed Annie's Gourmet Italian was on the move, the Henderson favorite is now open with the same family run attitude and a clientele of families, regulars and also their pets. Only a mile down the road from its original West Horizon Ridge Parkway spot, the new location is open for lunch fr...
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