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Food, glorious food, is at the Hamilton Farmers Market. Hot fresh food is made to order plus baked and specialty items are available. New food vendors include Reel Flavors Food Truck & Catering, Two Chicks’ Scratch, The Grind and The Montana A Cappella Society fundraiser will offer food seasoning items with a taste of Italy. Reel Flavors Food Truck...

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San Francisco has always been an important location for the Italian emigration. History is mixed with innovation, and both tell the story of how Italian hard work and creativity are rewarded by the entrepreneurial spirit that finds a perfect welcome in San Francisco and its surroundings. Consul Lorenzo Ortona heads the Italian Consulate General in...

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Nancy Sinatra Sr., the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101. Her daughter, Nancy Sinatra Jr., tweeted that her mother died Friday and a posting on her web page said she died at 6:02 p.m. but didn't indicate where she died. "She was a blessing and the...

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Fred and Rita Grimaldi opened a small restaurant on Bleecker Street in Utica in 1943. They were young newlyweds, married with one child. They lived over the restaurant, which served lunches and dinner, and gave away pieces of garlic pizza. During the next seven decades, three generations of Grimaldis opened and ran restaurants across Upstate New Yo...

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After more than a year of preparation, the Merced County Courthouse Museum opened the “Grazie America! From Italy to Merced County” exhibit on March 16, 2017. The exhibit collected personal stories from more than 130 contributors. As this successful exhibit came to an end on August 6, the process of documenting and preserving their stories continue...

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Zanelli's Italian Restaurant & Bakery has joined New Cumberland. Earlier this month, the BYOB restaurant moved from Dover, York County into the former Shugar's Philly Deli at 314 Bridge St. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for July 14 with live music by Mike Henry on guitar and Ken Gehret on fiddle from 2-5 p.m.  Brother and sister, Dan Sta...

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Just because the temperatures are back in the 90s doesn't mean you have to hide indoors. Organizers with the inaugural Italian Heritage Summer Festival say they've got ways you can beat the heat and still enjoy the outdoors. "We're ordering more ice, " says Organizer Sos Codispoti. He says you don't have to be Italian to enjoy the day. "There's foo...

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"Trivial Pursuit" Italian-Style, Presented by "La Dolce Vita University" at Capri Ristorante, 145 Mulberry Street, NY, NY . Tuesday July 24th at 7:oo PM. Test your knowledge and discover surprising new facts and intriguing insights about "The Boot!"  An entertaining evening for anyone in amore with Italy and its rich culinary & cultural gifts. Carl...

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DeNovo's Family Trattoria already does breakfast, lunch and dinner, and now they're adding dessert to the menu. The restaurant located in Ocean Pines did a practice run of its ice cream stand last year from mid-July to Labor Day. Now, the DeNovo's Ice Cream Bar is back for a full summer season. "We thought it would be a nice complement because we'r...

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In Sicilia le belle spiagge non mancano. Qualunque sia il vostro stile di vacanza sull’isola troverete di certo il vostro personalissimo angolo di paradiso. Basta solo scegliere. Come? Abbiamo selezionato per voi le 30 spiagge più suggestive dell’isola. Lasciatevi ispirare. A due passi da PalermoPartiamo da un luogo davvero imperdibile, la Riserva...

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In occasione della pubblicazione dei resoconti sull’Export dei prodotti agroalimentari dall’Italia del 2017, abbiamo intervistato Maurizio Forte, attuale direttore dell’Agenzia Ice di New York e Coordinatore della rete USA, per capire quali sono le aspettative per il 2018 che riguardano l’importazione del “Made in Italy” negli Stati Uniti. Qual è i...

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Marianna Randazzo is an Italian-American author from New York City. Teacher, wife, mother and grandmother, she taught for over 35 years, both in the educational system of NYC and as an instructor at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. After retirement, she devoted all her energies to teaching Italian culture. Marianna is an officer in Staten Island’s Capo...

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