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In Italy they stand to drink, whether coffee in the morning or Campari before dinner. So at Quality Italian, which opened on Tuesday, the Standing Room is what the restaurant calls its ground-floor bar and shop. And if this latest venture has a familiar ring, it's because Quality Meats, a sibling, is right around the corner.   Will the newco...

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By Riccardo Chioni La decisione del giudice che venerdì ha disposto il ripristino del servizio integrale al Long Island College Hospital è stata accolta con enorme soddisfazione dagli abitanti di Brooklyn, ma per il public advocate Bill de Blasio che s'era persino fatto arrestare ad una protesta contro la chiusura rappresenta una grande vittoria....

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The phrase "authentic Italian" gets thrown around the NYC restaurant scene much more often than it should. However, at Hell's Kitchen gem Tavola, located at 488 9th Avenue, authentic Italian only begins to scratch the surface of the gustatory delights to be found there.   Restaurateur, owner, and Italian mastermind Nick Accardi opened Tavola...

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Over the past week, two high-profile leaders in the New York metropolitan area found themselves at the center of unfolding political scandals. At least one, it seems, has some plausible deniability. In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie's political future is in doubt over the ever-widening "Bridgegate" fiasco, as emails revealed that members of his c...

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Sicilian American lawyer, writer and professor Alfred M. Zappala, Esq. returns to the Italian American Museum to give us an update on The Sicilian Project and speak about the current living conditions in Sicily. In addition, he will speak about his upcoming fourth book on Sicily which is currently in the process of completion.   The Sicilian...

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The Westchester Italian Cultural Center presents a very special screening with some extraordinary guests join us on Friday, May 16 for the presentation of Beyond Wiseguys the documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans transformed themselves from "outsiders"- stereotyped by the Hollywood establishment as mobsters - into industry insiders...

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The New Rochelle Public Library will present two special programs for Italian Heritage and Culture Month. "The Calitrani Immigrants of America" will be the topic of a free talk by historian Mario Toglia on Saturday, October 4th at 2:00 pm. Mr. Toglia is the author of a book on the immigrants from Calitri, a province of Avellino, Italy, which was th...

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Prosegue il percorso di internazionalizzazione di Italia Independent, che ha aperto un nuovo flagship store a New York, all'85 di Mercer Street.   Il negozio, si legge in una nota, e' situato nel cuore pulsante di Soho, quartiere fra i piu' trendy di Manhattan, famoso per la moda, l'arte e la sua atmosfera al tempo stesso bohemienne e contem...

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It's tempting to think of Via Carota's chopped steak as a kind of paleo burger, stripped down to its meaty essentials, pandering to the New Yorkers who kick-start their days stirring organic, grass-fed butter into their coffee.   But Via Carota, with its miniature orange trees and shelves of vintage knick knacks, isn't the sort of place to c...

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015. 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception. 7:30 p.m. Dinner Cipriani 42nd Street - 110 East 42nd St. - New York, N.Y. Chazz Palminteri, Academy-Award nominated actor and playwright, will emcee this year's National Italian American Foundation's annual New York Gala. He will be joined by actor Ralph George Macchio J...

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