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by Joanna Fantozzi   It's the end of an era. The New York Times announced today that Torrisi, the famed two-star restaurant and flagship of the Torrisi/Carbone fleet, will soon close. But don't panic just yet. Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi plan on turning the intimate, lace-curtained spot into an intimate 15-seat dining experience this spri...

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Meet at the Arthur Avenue Retail Market: 2344 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458. Spend your Halloween feasting on history and trick or treat for cheese, salume, bread and cannoli! Join us for a walking tour of Little Italy in the Bronx (aka Arthur Avenue) where we'll introduce you to one of the very last enclaves of family owned food shops in New...

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December 8, 2015: Presentation of Neapolitan Presepio: Nativity of MercyLocation: Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood 113 Baxter Street, New York, New York 10013   Description: Join us for The Blessing of the 'Presepio' and the beginning of the Holy Year of Mercy. The Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood presents a traditional Neap...

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Visitors and residents strolling and rolling north along India street in Little Italy may have found a good reason to cross the street at Hawthorne instead of the customary left turn at the corner after Mona Lisa. Continue north and you'll find Little Italy's newest resident on the block - Convivio Society. Located in a beautiful brick building o...

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Join us for an evening of local history as Convivio docent and local historian Jim Bregante unveils his newest multimedia presentation on the historical little yellow cottages of Little Italy, followed by his renowned multimedia journey along "San Diego's Waterfront Through the Eyes of a Child." Mr. Bregante will be available to sign copies of his...

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Appuntamento domani, 11 aprile, alle 18.30, presso la sede newyorchese dell'Italian American Museum per la presentazione del libro "The First Dish", di Angel Marinaccio. Autrice di "Be Home on Time When I Put the Water Up For Pasta", nata e cresciuta nella Little Italy di Manhattan, Angel Marinaccio condivide nel volume alcune delle sue ricette pr...

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Melodico is a short documentary chronicling the story of Tony Maiorino, a modern day Italian immigrant living in the Bronx's Little Italy. Tony Maiorino is a barber and an aspiring singer who lives and works out of the Bronx's Little Italy neighborhood. Though the narrative of the documentary is ostensibly about Maiorino's quest for some recogniti...

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Stop by the Convivio Center on Saturday, March 16, to see our newly remodeled space for arts, culture, and heritage! Join us in refreshments throughout the day, and learn about our plans for programs and events at the new destination for all things Italian in San Diego! Information:Saturday, March 1611:00 am - 5:00 pmLight refreshments and beverag...

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Our readers are cordially invited to attend a reading of Dennis Loiacono's play, "The Innocence of Maria" on Thursday, April 3rd at the Italian American Museum. The play tells the story of Maria Barbella who was the first woman sentenced to die in the electric chair. About the play:On April 26, 1895 an Italian immigrant from the Lower East Side of...

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Since it opened 2½ years ago in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center, Mia Francesca has been overshadowed, in some ways quite literally, by its sister restaurant, Davanti Enoteca.   San Diego's first Davanti location has become one of the hottest eateries in Little Italy. And the second Davanti outlet at Del Mar Highlands is situated directly i...

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