A North End Italian restaurant is one of Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.’ in 2020
It’s the beginning of a new year, and the “best of” lists are still coming. On Tuesday, Yelp released its annual list of the “Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.,” a quirky roundup recognizing both fine-dining and ultra-casual eateries from across the country. Three Massachusetts restaurants were featured, including No. 49 Carmelina’s, a North End re...
Agresta’s affecting Mimi brings humanity to the spectacle of Met’s “Boheme”
There are few operas as relatable as La Bohème, Puccini’s beloved tale of young, broke city hipsters living for themselves and each other, and for love or something like it in newly bourgeoisie 19th-century Paris. Anyone raised on Rent, the opera’s rock musical adaptation, or for that matter the sitcom Friends will recognize in La Bohème an ensembl...
We Asked An Italian Pasta Chef To Help You Stop Screwing Up Your Home Pasta
Let’s face it, navigating the world of pasta and sauces can be downright confusing when you have an endless resource like Google at your fingertips. Recipes vary and opinions differ when it comes to what makes a good pasta sauce, sometimes even regionally! Who should you trust, the big California Food Network star promising the “perfect Italian rec...
Panziera, Quadarella, Paltrinieri, Detti to train in U.S. for five weeks
A squad of top Italian talents under coach Stefano Morini will spend five weeks training in the United States, Margherita Panziera revealed in an interview with Italian media last week. The 24-year-old Panziera spoke to Italy’s La Tribuna last week. One of four Italians already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Panziera told La Tribuna that he...
Between Two Slices: Andrea Salumeria
One of my life’s goals is to find the perfect sandwich. Thankfully, New Jersey is home to thousands of delis to choose from. And with this new monthly column, I’ll be exploring as many as I can. First, let’s lay down the law. What is a sandwich? What is not a sandwich? Here’s how I see it: A sandwich consists of at least two slices of bread with me...
Welcome to the Italian Culture Podcast: Tricolour, Many Shades
Italian Culture is a biweekly podcast that looks into Italian traditions, customs and lore by uncovering unheard stories and obscure facts. Everyone loves pizza, Vespa, the Coliseum – we sure do, but we also believe that Italy is something more than a list of stereotypes. Italian Culture unveils a complex, multifaceted country that has plenty of st...
Houston Symphony celebrates Italy in grand style
With the city in the grip of what passes for winter, the Houston Symphony treated Thursday’s audience to an Italian holiday. Both guest conductor Jader Bignamini and the evening’s featured soloist, violinist Augustin Hadelich, are Italian-born. The repertoire included Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, a technically flabbergasting monumen...
Internships open to US students in energy fields
A new cooperation project between Enel Foundation and the Fulbright Program, an educational and cultural exchange initiative between the Italian and US Governments, will offer four internships to US students in the fields of electricity, energy transition at large and climate mitigation, to be carried out at Enel Foundation in Rome. The scholarship...
Terranova’s family recipes bring a taste of Italy to Alabama
For nearly 13 years, Dan Oliver had enjoyed success owning and operating a popular Italian restaurant in Huntsville. When property became available about 35 miles away in downtown Athens, he decided it was time to branch out and open a second location of Terranova’s. “Athens is a wonderful, growing, caring community,” he says, “and they did not hav...
Christopher Columbus met ‘marauding cannibals’ when he invaded the Caribbean 500 years ago, scientists show
CHRISTOPHER Columbus may have encountered hoards of savage cannibals when he arrived in the Caribbean. The legendary explorer claimed that South American “cannibal marauders” were running riot on the islands during his 1492 visit, and now scientists have backed up his tale. They revealed that an indigenous South American group known as the “Caribs”...
New Adams Morgan Italian spot Reveler’s Hour opens its doors
A new Italian restaurant specializing in pasta dishes has made its debut in the neighborhood. The fresh addition to Adams Morgan, called Reveler’s Hour, is located at 1775 Columbia Road NW. Featured pasta dishes include Genovese-style beef ragu and grilled carrots on capunti, Huntley's pork sausage on garganelli and beans and greens with red peas a...
Marino Marini and Henry Moore: An Italian Friendship
Tuesday, January 14, 2020. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST. CIMA - Center for Italian Modern Art, 421 Broome Street - 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013. The talk will explore the friendship between two of the most celebrated sculptors of the 20th century, Henry Moore and Marino Marini. Having met through the New York art dealer Curt Valentin, throughout the 1960...