Honor Dad at Onesti’s Oakley Fest
Sausage will be grilling, families will be dancing and dads will be honored as Onesti Entertainment hosts its 26h annual Italian Block Party-Oakley Avenue Festa Pasta Vino on Father’s Day weekend, June 14 to 16. The Father’s Day tradition will feature Italian food specialties representing generations-old recipes from the restaurants located in Chic...
Barilla Pasta’s Turnaround From Homophobia to National Pride
On a warm September evening in 2013, Claudio Colzani drove his Audi the 100 or so miles from Milan to Parma, home for almost two centuries to the world’s largest pasta empire. He had joined Barilla SpA as chief executive officer less than a year before and was on his way to a dinner with its chairman, Guido Barilla, who was giving a live interview...
Tac con radiazioni dimezzate grazie a un nuovo algoritmo: premiate due ingegnere italiane
Tac con radiazioni dimezzata, grazie a due giovani ingegnere cliniche di Napoli che hanno superato la concorrenza di 162 progetti, elaborando un protocollo per ridurre del 40-60% l'esposizione garantendo una buona qualità dell'immagine. Si tratta di un algoritmo che permetterà il collaudo di macchine di varie aziende e in diversi modelli in modo da...
Culture min asks Getty for 4 works besides Lysippus
The Italian culture ministry has asked the Getty Museum in LA to return another four stolen works besides the famed Lysippus statue, sources told ANSA Wednesday. They are: a canvas by 19th century painter Camillo Miola, The Oracle at Delphi, stolen from the Istituto San Lorenzo in Aversa near Naples between 1943 and '46; two Roman era marble lions...
Italian Americans of the Year named ahead of festival in Wheeling
The 37th annual Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival Media Night was held at the McLure Hotel Ballroom on Wednesday evening. Students received scholarships, sponsors were recognized, and the Italian Americans of the Year were named -- Tom Triveri and Tony Polsinelli. “I’m extremely honored after being here for 51 years that finally th...
Bebo Ferra - Paolino Dalla Porta Duo
Bebo Ferra: acoustic and classical guitar; Paolino Dalla Porta: acoustic bass. Bebo Ferra and Paolino Dalla Porta have been collaborating together since 1995 in various groups and recording projects. The duo was born in 1997 following an invitation by the "Centro Meridionale di Cultura italiana" for a festival of acoustic duos and original music, i...
Enter Third Annual Fantini Design Awards to Win a Trip to Italy
Fantini USA is calling for entries from designers and developers who are “inspired by water and passionate about Italian design” for its third annual Fantini Design Awards, which recognize excellence in kitchen and bath design in North America. All entries must be submitted no later than July 9, 2019. To qualify, entries need to be either a complet...
Portillo's Celebrates National Italian Beef Week
Portillo's, the fast casual restaurant concept known for its menu of Chicago-style favorites, celebrates National Italian Beef Week May 25 - June 2. In honor of the food holiday, Portillo's hopes fans will share the tastiest ways to commemorate the special occasion with their favorite order. Whether guests enjoy their Famous Italian Beef dry, with...
Former Gonnella Baking Co. president dies
Robert A. Gonnella, longtime director and former president of Gonnella Baking Co., died May 16. He was 84 years old. Mr. Gonnella was born in Chicago and graduated from John Carroll University. He began his 42-year career at Gonnella in 1957, serving as a director for more than 29 years and as president for more than 5 years. He retired in 1999. Go...
La Statua della Libertà di New York? Ispirata da un'opera che si trova a Firenze
Siete a New York, nella baia di Manhattan, e state ammirando la Statua della Libertà. Come reagireste se qualcuno vi dicesse che l'opera, realizzata dallo scultore Auguste Bartholdi, è ispirata a una statua che si trova nella basilica di Santa Croce a Firenze? Per la precisione alla "Libertà della poesia" di Pio Fedi, il monumento funebre dedicato...
Is it Sauce or Gravy? Why Italians Argue About The Term
Italian-Americans are pretty split (and heavily opinionated) about whether their delicious Italian Sunday sugo is called “Sauce” or “Gravy.” As owner and content creator for Hardcore Italians for over 10+ years, I have seen this argument pop-up countless times. Opinions are always very one-sided and harsh. Nobody seems to care about where the term...
Italian American One Voice Coalition launches heritage initiative with a new video series - “The One Voice Minute”
The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition (“ONE VOICE”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, has launched a new initiative to bring interesting facts about the Italian American experience in America with a concise, interesting and fact-filled video. Dubbed “The ONE VOICE Minute” the debut edition released today con...