Trivia Night - Italian Geniuses & Colorful Personalities
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2019 at 7:00pm Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. Register Now!! Italian Geniuses & Colorful Personalities. With Carla Gambescia. Join us for a fun interactive evening led by award-winning author and cultural expert Carla Gambescia exploring Italian geniuses and some of Italy’s most colorful personalities...
Sons of Italy 5th Annual Beefsteak Dinner was a sold-out success
Sons of Italy held another successful sold out Beefsteak Dinner on Saturday, November 2. The event included all you can eat beefsteak, salad, pasta, beer, wine, soda, coffee, tea and dessert. Joining the Local Sons of Italy were Sons of Italy New Jersey State Officers who traveled a long way: Diane Santoro, 1st State V.P., Lou Santoro, N.J. Past St...
Sassicaia: A Wine And Dinner To Remember
Sometimes there are evenings where the food and wine are simply perfect, both on their own and especially when paired together. Those nights are unforgettable. One such evening I was fortunate enough to participate in was a special Sassicaia dinner at Vivere restaurant at the Italian Village in Chicago. The Italian Village is celebrating its 92nd y...
This New Italian Restaurant in Pleasantville Knows the Way to Your Heart
Using industry knowledge from his family’s restaurants, mixed in with years working under Michelin-starred chefs in Italy, and a dash of his own personal style, Giovanni Abbate has opened Dolphin South in Pleasantville. The name is a nod to his parents’ Blue Dolphin in Katonah, a neighborhood institution for more than 30 years. “My first job was wa...
U.S. Senators introduce resolution honoring Nick Buoniconti. Why this effort is rare
Nick Buoniconti was so impressive during his life that even after his death he could bring national political foes into agreement. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Ed Markey (D-MA) are scheduled to introduce a resolution honoring the life of the late Miami Dolphins and Boston Patriots li...
The Oldest Tree in Europe in Calabria, Italy
The oldest living tree in Europe, found in Calabria, is still growing at the age of more than 1200 years. Perched on a cliff, the bone-white loricato pine tree is known as “Italus” and was discovered in 2017, in the Pollino National Park. The tree, which is the oldest dated in Europe at the age of 1230, was found to be over a millennium old by scie...
The Crafts of Cinema: I mestieri del cinema al Festival Accademico di IC-CUNY
Nel giorno di Halloween, Il Graduate Center della City University of New York ha offerto alla sua città un evento eccezionale per la serata di apertura della seconda edizione dell’Academic Festival IC-CUNY (Italian Cinema CUNY): l’università ha presentato una master class intitolata The Crafts of Cinema (I mestieri del cinema), portando sul palcosc...
Like roads, many genetic lineages led to ancient Rome
At the height of its empire, the inhabitants of ancient Rome genetically resembled the populations of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, according to a DNA study published Thursday. The paper is based on genome data of 127 individuals from 29 archaeological sites in and around the city state, spanning nearly 12,000 years of Roman prehistory...
Local Businessmen Donate New Sign to American Legion Post 164
As Tom Schiano (of Mamas & Cafe Baci) was driving by the American Legion Post 164 on Willow Grove St. in Hackettstown, he noticed that the sign used for advertising the Post's Friday Night Dinners was a little worn. Thinking out loud, he suggested to himself, "What if they had a brand new sign out front?". From that thought grew a conversation with...
Mozzarella Fellas: Traditional Italian, and then some
Behind every great Italian restaurant, there is an Italian grandmother or two. Brian Ricciardi, chef and owner of Mozzarella Fellas in Winston-Salem, was taught everything he knows right in his own kitchen growing up. “As much as the food matters, it’s really something more” Brian says. “Good is good, right?”. There is a very special feeling surrou...
Italy’s iconic United Colors of Benetton is back in the US with a pop-up store
United Colors of Benetton has opened the doors to its first US pop up store in more than 4 years. Located in the Santa Monica Place shopping center, the four-week pop-up event started on October 25, 2019, and will conclude on November 24, 2019. Showcasing the brand’s evolution to streetwear-inspired design and sustainable fashion under the artistic...
Passion for horses grips 3.2 million people in Italy
The age-old passion for horses grips some 30% of Italian families, with a total of 3.2 million participants, according to a study by Fieracavalli-Nomisma on the occasion of the 121st edition of the international equestrian trade fair at the Veronafiere convention centre. It is a passion that has lasted beyond the industrial and digital revolutions....