Louie’s Italian Restaurant comes to Darien
Customers of Darien Social shuffled out its doors for the last time Sunday, but the space at 10 Center St. was not dormant long. On Wednesday, April 5, renovations began on the restaurant that will soon become the second Louie’s Restaurant and Bar, an Italian eatery which has been in Cos Cob since 2009. “We’ve been looking around for the better par...
What to Expect When Traveling to Italy for the First Time
My first trip out of North America was to Italy. I was in college and my (overly kind) mother booked us a 10-day trip through Venice, Florence and Rome. Sure, I had seen plenty of movies, but I still didn’t know what to expect when I arrived in Italy for the first time. In fact, it is probably those very movies that color so many expectations for f...
Mama Maria’s Opens in New Location
After 35 years in the Milford Plaza Shopping Center, the owners of Mama Maria’s, Salvatore, Franco and Giuseppe Laragione, decided it was time for a change. In 2013, the company built a new shopping center near Burger King with plans to lease the storefronts to other businesses with no plans to move their popular restaurant to the new building. “It...
Can Alfa Romeo, Maserati Bring Italian Luxury Cars to the Masses?
Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) is injecting life back into Italian luxury cars. For people who can’t afford Ferraris and Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeo and Maserati will offer a far bigger presence in the U.S. this year with new SUVs and premium sedans. The two Fiat Chrysler-owned brands, which are running on an influx of cash from their parent company, are lookin...
How Does A Restaurant In The American Desert Serve Fresh, Sustainable Italian Seafood Daily?
Thanks to one Las Vegas chef, you can now dine at a sustainable Italian seafood restaurant in the middle of a desert. Costa di Mare at the Wynn Hotel boasts a seafood program in which hard-to-find breeds, seasonal specialties and wild fish not often found on American menus are flown in every other day. With sustainability in mind, Chef Mark LoRusso...
L'emigrante in cerca di papà diventato poeta per amore di una donna
Una vita sospesa tra due continenti, il vecchio e il nuovo. L'America e l'Europa, l'Italia, terra d'origine. I due mondi che uniscono la vita di Joseph Tusiani, poeta e traduttore dei grandi classici italiani in inglese. I suoi versi hanno segnato la storia della letteratura americana, tanto da fargli guadagnare, oltre la fama negli States, la vice...
Inspired by Italy, born in the Santa Ynez Valley
Specializing in varietals, like nebbiolo, dolcetto, lagrein, malvasia bianca and vermentino, Palmina stands alone among wineries in our region. Owned by winemaker Steve Clifton, Palmina exclusively produces wine from Italian varietals grown in Santa Barbara County. It's a model that has earned Palmina international acclaim, even in Italy. Clifton m...
The Best Italian Movies to See Before You Go to Italy
If one picture is worth a thousand words, what are pictures and words worth? It’s through the power of movies, after all, that many of us have experienced the frozen tundra of the arctic; the thick jungle of the equator; or the dessert storms of the Sahara. But more than just seeing a place, movies can also evoke local attitudes and culture. Popula...
Review: A square deal at Sicilian Oven
I had pizza on the brain, but not in my belly, after the troubled recent inaugural edition of the Fort Lauderdale Pizza Festival. Like other attendees who felt short-sliced, I wound up hankering and hunting for cheesy goodness in the aftermath. Such is the power of pizza. It is America’s ultimate communal comfort food, the stuff of teen sleepovers,...
Italy Comes To Long Island With Italia Vera At The Nassau Coliseum
A taste of Italian lifestyle is coming to Nassau Coliseum in September, and tickets for the event go on sale Friday. Italia Vera: The Ultimate Italian Lifestyle Festival will land at the Coliseum for one day only on Sept. 9, but with two sessions: one at 12:30 p.m. and one at 5:30 p.m. The event will transform the Coliseum into a slice of Italy, fe...
Two of Dallas' Best Italian Restaurants Are Teaming Up for a Mind-Blowing, One-Night-Only Feast
On Sunday, April 9, chefs David Uygur and Justin Holt at Lucia, which is normally closed on Sundays, will share their tiny kitchen with Sprezza chef Ryan Ferguson. There are only two seatings for the dinner, which is likely to fill up fast. “We thought it would be fun to get together and cook with someone else who does Italian,” Uygur says. “We dec...
The Italian list of the best startups 2017 – Part II
Last week we started our spring selection of the best startups 2017 born in Italy in the last years. Certainly, the list was not finished there. We are glad to present you three more Italian startup companies that, in our opinion, are among the most promissing ones this year. You know, Italy is known for its healthy and delicious food. That’s why i...