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The new Broadway musical A Bronx Tale celebrated its 100th performance on March 1. Under the direction of four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks and Oscar winner Robert De Niro, the show, written by Chazz Palminteri, is based on his acclaimed solo show and subsequent 1993 film of the same name. A Bronx Tale is set against the backdrop of racial strife an...

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They don’t normally call Utica greens Utica greens in Utica. “Somebody calls here and says they want Utica greens, I tell them we don’t have those,” said Sal Borruso, owner of the Chesterfield Restaurant in this city of 60,000 in central New York. In 1988, Chesterfield’s began serving the hearty dish of escarole, fried prosciutto, hot cherry pepper...

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Earlier this month, I had my long-awaited visit to the Italian Consulate in New York as part of my process for applying for Italian Dual Citizenship. It was a trip that I'd waited almost three years for and came more than a year after I completed my last piece of research on my great-grandfather, Calogero (in the picture below).  Although it was a...

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A un anno di distanza dal suo debutto, il ciclo di incontri Meet the New Italians of New York, promosso dal Consolato Generale d’Italia guidato dal Console Generale Francesco Genuardi, è tornato lo scorso 21 febbraio nella Grande Mela con il primo appuntamento del 2017. Il progetto, concepito come punto di riferimento per le nuove generazioni che i...

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Magazzino, a new home for Italian postwar and contemporary art in the Hudson Valley just north of New York City, will open to the public on June 28, with an exhibition dedicated to the influence and legacy of Margherita Stein, a late Italian dealer associated with artists active in Arte Povera circles and beyond. Formally designated Magazzino for I...

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Louise Fili is a graphic designer and lettering artist based in New York City. As the principal of Louise Fili Ltd., she has focused her work on brand development for food packaging and restaurants since she founded her studio in 1989. A protégé of Herb Lubalin and former carte blanche art director at Pantheon Books, her letterforms and work have b...

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New York and Los Angeles join over 100 other cities around the world in celebrating Italian Design Day, Thursday, March 2. Initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Italian Design Day...

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It’s noon in Florence, and you find a spot on the steps of the Duomo. After a bitterly cold winter, you feel your skin gladly soak up the sun shining down on you. You watch passersby marvel at Brunelleschi’s masterpiece. It’s lunchtime and you’re starved. As you bite into the salt-less bread of your panino you feel the flavors of the fresh savory m...

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Since the closing of the Extraordinary Year of Mercy and the shortening of church hours (doors now close at 6pm), my visits to the Shrine Church of Most Precious Blood in NYC’s historic Little Italy has been considerably reduced. So when I had the opportunity to attend the church’s monthly “Music & Voices” concert series Thursday evening, I jumped...

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The National Italian American Foundation will hosts it's yearly New York Gala, honoring New York State Superintendent of DFS, Maria T. Vullo; Chairman, Jackson Lewis P.C., Vincent A. Cino, Cooking with Nonna host, Rossella Rago and others at Cipriani, 42nd Street, March 22, 2017. This distinguished annual event highlights the very best in Italian f...

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