Arizona restaurateur Tomaso Maggiore opening new concept in Scottsdale
Arizona restaurateur Tomaso Maggiore is unveiling a new concept in North Scottsdale. The new restaurant, called Tomaso's When in Rome, will open Wednesday, June 14, in a 5,000-square-foot space at 23655 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 120 at The Pinnacle of Scottsdale center. The concept, which representatives are calling the "first derivative of the ori...
Congratulations to the Craco Society — Serving Our Community Since 2007
On June 1, 2007 The Craco Society, Inc. was incorporated and a few weeks later, from August 15-17 fifty-three individuals from Canada, Italy, and the United States with roots in Craco, met in the first gathering of the “Crachesi del Nord America.” They agreed to support the non-profit organization to preserve the history, culture, and traditions of...
€1.3 billion on the way for young people who want to start a business in Italy’s South
“I’m Staying in the South” looks set to be the name of the new incentive to encourage entrepreneurship among young people who decide to not leave the South of Italy, where youth unemployment is a record highs. The norm under study would merge with the so-called “Decree for the South” that the government is preparing to help boose the economy in thi...
Tom’s Cookbook Library: Authentic Italian dishes – all in 30 minutes
Seemingly indefatigable chef-restaurateur Fabio Viviani cuts to the chase in his latest cookbook, “Fabio’s 30-Minute Italian” (St. Martin’s Press). This just-released volume encompasses more than 100 quick and easy Italian recipes “perfect for busy families and emerging cooks.” Born and raised in Italy, Viviani currently calls Chicago home. He is n...
CultureBlast: Italian Cantautori music with Francesco Ciabattoni
When: Thursday, June 15, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 7:30 pm - Where: Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Court Northwest, Washington, DC 20008 The songs of the Cantautori (singers-songwriters) have accompanied Italy's changes and transformations since the 1960s, often shaping people's perception of cultural renovations and historical events. Many of these artis...
Open Roads, il cinema italiano fa scuola a New York
Il cinema italiano continua ad essere grande protagonista a New York. Sabato, alla Casa Italiana della New York University, ha avuto luogo un interessante appuntamento con i registi e gli attori della rassegna cinematografica Open Roads: New Italian Cinema. Non era semplice, in una sette giorni dai ritmi così intensi e serrati, riuscire a riunire i...
Bassetti’s Manifesto, a Wake-Up Call for All the Italics of the World
“Let’s Wake Up, Italics!“ will take place on Wednesday, June 7th, at 5.30 pm at the Consulate General of Italy, 690, Park Avenue, New York NY 10065. “A wake-up call” are the words that open Piero Bassetti’s latest discussion of his notion of Italics and Italicity in his book, Let’s Wake Up, Italics! A Manifesto for a Glocal Future, which is the Eng...
Dean Martin at 100: Celebrating the King of Cool’s Greatest Songs
Dean Martin died in 1995, but he’s still one of America’s most beloved entertainers. The Italian-American actor, singer and comedian made his big break when he formed a comedy-music duo with Jerry Lewis in 1946. By the ‘50s, he had launched a successful solo career, appearing in films and taking his place in the legendary Rat Pack alongside Frank S...
Rita’s Italian Ice expands to Pleasanton, Campbell
Rita’s, an icy institution since 1984, has been spreading the gospel of Italian ice and frozen custard throughout the Bay Area. The newest purveyors, a Pleasanton one (320 St. Mary St.) and a Campbell shop (475 E. Campbell Ave.), join the locations in San Jose, Hayward, Castro Valley, San Carlos, Scotts Valley and Brentwood. The chain’s specialties...
Viva l’Italia! Italy’s National Day and the 71st Anniversary of the Republic were celebrated in Washington DC and across the United States
During the celebrations held at the Embassy of Italy in US, Ambassador Armando Varricchio recalled the “values of freedom, democracy and human rights” that are the tenets of the Italian Republic and of Italy’s friendship and alliance with the United States of America. Italy — he also underlined — is at the forefront in providing security worldwide....
Italian Summer Enrichment Camp
The Italian American Association of Monmouth County is accepting registration for an Italian Summer Enrichment Camp to run from July 23 through Aug. 4 (Monday-Friday), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (included, lunch made by camper on premises) at St. Rose of Lima, Freehold Borough. Cost: $300 for child/grandchild of an IAA member; $350 for non-member. Ages: 5 y...
Bill Cellini Jr: It’s Time to Discover your Italian Roots!
Bill Cellini Jr. is a true blue expert in Italian ancestry. For about thirty years, he has been holding seminars and workshops across the United States, to teach Italian-Americans how to trace back to their roots. Between 1876 and 1930, out of the 5 million migrants who embarked from Italy to the U.S., 80 % came from Southern Italy, mainly from Cal...