What a pleasure to highlight some pretty epic meatballs found across Upstate New York. Lucky for me, the National Food Calendar says that we should celebrate the "mighty meatball" on March 9 every year. So lets do it. I have eaten at all of these places over my many years as a food journalist, author, and Upstate New York road warrior. And thes...
READ MORENonna Dora’s, a handmade pasta restaurant out of Kips Bay, has taken a 10-year lease at the former Tribeca’s Kitchen/Marathi space at 200 Church at Duane. Thanks to K. for sending the announcement in Traded. The restaurant opened in 2022, a showcase for the homemade pasta of Addolorata Marzovilla, known as Dora. Now about 87, Dora immigrated here i...
READ MOREKnown for contemporary landscapes that fuse art and technology, Eric LoPresti is a Brooklyn-based artist with a strong sense of Italian identity. “My father’s family emigrated from Sicily via Ellis Island in 1905, which might explain a deep connection I still feel with that incredible Italian landscape,” LoPresti explains. Before attending gradua...
READ MOREAndrea Bocelli è il primo premiato per il gala NIAF del 50° anniversario a Washington DC il prossimo Ottobre Pueblo, in Colorado, sarà la sede del primo Museo Leonardo da Vinci del Nord America Il più importante gruppo italoAmericano di Chicago afferma che le statue di Colombo devono essere reinstallate perchè sono espressioni artistiche L'ex Gover...
READ MORESaturday, March 15 · 3 - 5pm EDT. Italian American Museum, 151 Mulberry Street New York, NY. Step into the world of Little Italy in 1919 when the Manteo family brought their Sicilian puppet theater to Mulberry Street from across the world. This form of entertainment proved to be the most popular for Italians in America in the late 19th and early 20...
READ MOREItalian-American actress Isabella Rossellini is part of a bevy of local women leaders who have been chosen to receive special awards as part of Women's Recognition Night at Brookhaven Town Hall this month. Rossellini, who has a home in Brookhaven, has been tapped to receive a special commendation award from the Town Board, representing the 4th...
READ MORECulture Lab LIC has announced a new international gallery exhibition featuring Italian art, offering Long Island City residents a chance to explore emerging talents and experience art’s power as a unifying force. “Art Exchange: A Bridge Between Italy & America” will run from Thursday, March 6, until Easter Sunday, April 20, at Culture Lab, located...
READ MOREA Serie A executive has opened up on ambitious plans to become the first major European league to host regular season games in the US - within three years. Speaking from Serie A's office in New York, Michele Ciccarese, the league's commercial and marketing director, outlined the organization's desire to be a 'trendsetter' by becoming the first Euro...
READ MOREItalian menswear brand Boggi Milano has opened its first store in the United States, with two additional retail locations in the pipeline. The first store, located at 115 Mercer Street in SoHo, Manhattan, spans 1,900 square feet and officially opened its doors to the public earlier this month. Marking the start of Boggi Milano’s expansion across th...
READ MOREWhile it’s still winter in Central New York, it’s never too early to think about your summer plans. For Syracuse University, students have an opportunity along with community members to travel to Italy. Students will get the chance as part of EDU-Tourism organized by the Whitman School of Management to travel along with professors to Florence for e...
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