The "Cake Boss" is now a Broadway leading man.  "It’s like the American dream," Buddy Valastro, the owner of Carlo’s Bake Shop, told Fox News Digital on Monday, just weeks after the celebrity baker quietly opened a new flagship location in Times Square in New York City. "When you walk around Times Square, you just feel that vibe, the people, the en...

As the Metropolitan Opera re-emerged from its winter recess, it provided its audience with the pleasure of witnessing two contrasting Italian masterworks on stage. The Met’s fresh production of the somberly modern ‘La Forza del Destino’ by Mariusz Treliński graced the stage, soon accompanied by Franco Zeffirelli’s lavishly traditional ‘Turandot.’ T...

March 08 2024 18:00 (Local time). IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Marco Polo (and Dante). Journeys of knowledge. Lecture and Book Presentation by Prof. Giuseppe Mussardo, Theoretical Physics – SISSA Trieste and Prof. Gaspare Polizzi, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno – Firenze. Sky and Earth. Travelling with Dante Alighieri and Marco Polo offers histori...

His photo in Times Square, New York, as he passionately kisses nurse Edith Shain on August 14, 1945, has become immortal because it symbolizes the end of World War II. The success of the shot by a master photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt was immediate because it ended up on the cover of Life magazine. On Tuesday, sailor Carlo Muscarello-known to ever...

When Maria Teresa Quaranta left her tax accountant ledgers for lesson plans, she wasn’t just changing careers; she was answering a calling. Her heart led her to the vibrant halls of the Robert F. Kennedy School in Manhattan, where she now brings the richness of Italian American culture to life using innovative teaching strategies tailored to studen...

On February 28, comedic trio Sooshi Mango performed a headlining show at The Town Hall in New York City. An Australian comedy troupe that was founded in 2015, Sooshi Mango is comprised of brothers Joe and Carlo Salanitri, and their best friend, Andrew Manfre. They played for a sold-out audience in the Big Apple. They were able to bring their YouTub...

The Raging Bull has bolstered its East Coast presence with a newly minted VIP lounge and NYC flagship. Located a stone’s throw from the High Line in the tony neighborhood of Chelsea, the sprawling two-story space offers 5,400 square feet of Lamborghini luxury. Taking cues from the marque’s facilities in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, it will offer gu...

Every so often, plans for an important new restaurant somehow remain under the radar almost until opening day. That’s the case with Tucci, a “sister” establishment to FiDi steakhouse phenomenon Delmonico’s and named for partner Max Tucci. The Italian eatery boasting northern and southern dishes will open on March 15 at 643 Broadway on the corner of...

Net of an Italian leg of 170,000 spectators and a series of sold out events across Europe, the announcement of new dates scheduled for next winter in the US just arrived. "I don’t stop because going on stage and giving my all to the audience is what I have been for more than 30 years. The hug I’m receiving in every city that has given me affection...

C’è un’Italia nella Hall of Fame del basket negli Stati Uniti, tre italiani che rappresentano una storia, sofferenze, successi, sogni. Il più vincente allenatore Sandro Gamba, e poi Cesare Rubini e Dino Meneghin. Una storia tutta italiana che ruota intorno al rapporto tra la guerra e lo sport, tra un coach e i suoi ragazzi. Tutto in un docufilm (53...