Via Carota Turns Out To Be Mainly Italian and Mainly Delicious
After many thoughtful delays, adjustments of décor, menu tweakings, and downright experiments of all sorts on the part of chefs Rita Sodi and Jody Williams, Via Carota opened somewhat stealthily last week with little fanfare. A companion and I dined there Friday night, arriving when the door swung open at 5:45, figuring that was the way to...
Black hole development in Little Italy
by Ian Anderson One block of West Date Street, between Columbia and India, was permanently closed to car traffic on December 1st for the groundbreaking of Piazza Famiglia, a European-style pedestrian plaza projected "to become the new 'heart' of Little Italy" in 2016. Plans for the public square include "classic Italian architectural detai...
St. Leo's two homeless dinners serve over 1,000 meals!
The Christmas and Thanksgiving Dinners for the Homeless held in November and December served approximately 1,000 meals to approximately 600 guests. Both dinners are hosted annually by St. Leo's Church. Numerous volunteers of all ages, including students from Loyola Blakefield High School, worked together to make the dinners a lovely experience for...
An archaeologist from Siena University leads Bethlehem Nativity’s church restoration
by Cinzia Dal Maso Restoration work on the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem is being led by an Italian archaeologist, Alessandro Fichera. The work, which started a year ago, was entrusted to the firm Piacenti from Prato, which won an international tender in 2013. This is the first restoration performed on the Basilica since the Veneti...
Lecture "Tasso, Monteverdi and the Arts" at the National Gallery of Art - January 25, 2015 at 6:00 pm
The National Gallery of Art, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and Georgetown University, presents Tasso, Monteverdi, and the Arts. Lecturers Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) and Peter Lukehart (National Gallery of Art CASVA) will present Torquato Tasso's poem Jerusalem Delivered and the works of art it inspired....
Trattoria Neapolis in Pasadena is closing
Trattoria Neapolis, an Italian restaurant and bar on South Lake Avenue, has announced that it will close after 2 1/2 years. The last day of service is set for Feb. 1. "We are proud of our restaurant's food, drink, service and ambiance," the restaurant's crew wrote on its website. "We hope to see you in the next two weeks in the restaurant...
A Kid from Philadelphia: Mario Lanza “The Million Dollar Voice”
The Italian American Club of Mahopac Is Proud To Feature An Audio-Visual Presentation On: A Kid from Philadelphia, Mario Lanza "The Million Dollar Voice"By Professor Emilio Iodice, Vice President of Loyola University ChicagoDirector John Felice Rome Center When: Friday, March 13, 2015Time: 7:30 PMWhere: The Italian American Clu...
From e Ice promuovono le mele italiane nel New Jersey
La collaborazione tra il Consorzio FROM Italian Alps e l'ufficio di New York di ICE Agenzia continua con una promozione avviata lo scorso sabato 14 febbraio presso la catena di supermercati Corrado's, nello stato del New Jersey. A due anni dalla firma del protocollo commerciale tra Italia e Stati Uniti, il Consorzio FROM continua le attivi...
First Look: Rocky Slims Brings Italian-American to Kips Bay
by Kelly Dobkin The gist: Brooklyn restaurant-hopping chef Angelo Romano (The Pines, Masten Lake) has surfaced at this new Italian-American inspired eatery in Kips Bay, owned by Drena and Tim Gashi of GL Hospitality Group. The space: The 45-seat spot was designed by Josh Held and sports an industrial look with reclaimed wood, retractable...
The Caglieron Caves and the houses in Vittorio Veneto
We like to imagine the rocky gorges of the Caglieron Caves – in Breda, a hamlet in Fregona, Treviso – as the smithy of structural and decorative elements destined to pretty houses in the area. Indeed, the parapets and lintels of in and around Vittorio Veneto are often made of sandstone extracted from these deep and fascinating cavities since the 15...
A Look at the 2015 Festa di San Giuseppe in Ridgewood, Queens
Hundreds gathered at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Ridgewood, Queens on Sunday (March 22nd) to celebrate the annual Festa di San Giuseppe. Mass was held in Italian by Father Thomas, followed by a procession through the neighborhood with marching bands and the saint's statue. Sponsored by the Associazone Cattolica Italiana di Miraculou...
Italians of the Frontier Book Coming out Mid April
by Mauro Battocchi For those interested in the interplay between Italy and Silicon Valley, make sure to pick up a copy of the forthcoming book "Italiani di frontiera. Dal West al Web. Un'avventura in Silicon Valley", by Roberto Bonzio. The book traces the journey of Italians into the West — into the depths of Silicon Valley as well — and b...