Nielsen Ranks Castello del Poggio as America's #1 Italian Moscato
Castello del Poggio’s IGT Moscato (SRP: $13) is now the top Italian Moscato in the U.S, according to Nielsen. Castello del Poggio sold more than 250,000 cases nationally in 2016. Overall, the winery saw a 19% sales volume increase, outpacing the Moscato category’s 2.8% volume growth. “Our Italian Moscato has taken off in the U.S with Castello del P...
June Palo Releases MRS. PECORA AND HER PURPLE HAT
Thursday, March 30th at the PepperJack Grill in Staten Island, Boulevard Books releases Mrs. Pecora and Her Purple Hat, the first book in a series by author and artist, June Palo. The series takes Mrs. Pecora and her family through their journey of ordinary days, which become extraordinary. The book is inspired by June Palo's family, heritage, trad...
Enzo Zucconi: Equipment manager, jokester, locker room psychologist
Stony Brook Football was getting ready to fly up to Maine for a game that weekend. The team lugged several trunks filled with extra uniforms, helmets, cold weather gear, tape for trainers — the standard haul for a road game. But the team was to fly on a smaller plane than they are accustomed to and would therefore not take all the trunks that they...
Art in the Roman Empire - Foreign Faces: Race, Ethnicity and Identity in the Art of the Roman Empire
When: April 14th at 6pm - What: Foreign Faces: Race, Ethnicity and Identity in the Art of the Roman Empire- Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 Free and open to the public. Registration at https://foreign-faces.eventbrite.com Third Lecture: How was the 'typical' Roman supposed to appear, and how do these visual nor...
Italian American Club Toasts Homemade Winemakers!
The Mahopac Italian American Club held its third annual Wine Tasting Festival and Competition Sunday at its clubhouse. The packed house enjoyed an afternoon of homemade vino and a meal of delicious Italian dishes. This year, Giuseppe Cambareri took home first place and was named Mastro Del Vino. Joseph Zeolla won the second-place prize and Angelo...
DeMarco's offers classic Italian in charming setting
There are so many places you can go for Italian food in the Capital Region, many of them chain restaurants with food that is the same no matter where you are. Try the local food at DeMarco’s on Central Avenue in Colonie and enjoy a classic Italian meal at a reasonable price while supporting a small, family-owned business. It’s charming in a familia...
See Italian: L'occhialeria italiana con l'ICE a New York per l'International Vision Expo East 2017
Dal 31 marzo al 2 aprile prossimi, presso lo Javits Convention Center di New York, si terrà la 31esima edizione dell’International Vision Expo East, manifestazione leader dell’occhialeria negli Stati Uniti ed uno tra i principali appuntamenti nel mondo, cui Agenzia ICE, in collaborazione con l’ANFAO-Associazione Nazionale Fabbricanti Articoli Ottic...
Italian government Scholarships for foreign and IRE students
Pursuant to the provisions of Law 288/55 and subsequent changes and additions and with a view to implementing bilateral cultural agreements and the related Executive Programs, as well as multilateral agreements, intergovernmental Agreements and specific Conventions for supporting Special Internationalization Projects with Universities, Research Ins...
Chico Sons of Italy host 'Meatball Madness'
The Chico Sons of Italy held its 31st annual spaghetti dinner to raise money for local high school scholarships Sunday. This year, the money raised will also go towards the 4-H of Chico, a group made up of students who do different community service activities in the area. The cooking began Friday and continued throughout the day Sunday. More than...
Italian Prime Minister To Meet Trump In U.S. On April 20: Diplomatic Sources
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in the United States on April 20, diplomatic sources said on Monday. Italy holds the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven industrialized nations and is due to host a summit of leaders in Sicily in May, which is expected to be Trump’s first trip to Europe as president....
Marchello’s owner to open second restaurant on west side
One of Wichita’s most popular Italian restaurants is expanding with a second location. Marchello’s, a staple at 3107 S. Seneca for two decades, is going to have a sister restaurant at Northwest Centre at 13th and Tyler. “I was asked by my customers,” owner Mikaeil Afsharpour says about opening a second location. Afsharpour goes by Mickey, though he...
Libertà e pace, nasce il premio letterario Amerigo
Presentata a Napoli allo Spazio Guida editori l’edizione 2017 del Premio letterario nazionale Amerigo delle Quattro libertà (The Amerigo Four Freedoms Award). Il riconoscimento, promosso dall’associazione Amerigo presieduta da Vito Cozzoli e che ha sede presso l’Ambasciata Americana in Italia, punta a valorizzare le opere letterarie (saggi, romanzi...