Flashes of Gelato Brilliance in Old Town Scottsdale
If you’re a fan of pistachio ice cream and gelato, then you may know from reading ingredients labels that many are secretly loaded with almonds. Large producers often balk at spending what they should on the pricey green nut. They advertise pistachio, and they often deliver mostly almond. Sacrificing flavor, seeing dollar signs, they try to buffalo...
Italian general chosen to lead EU military committee
The top general in Italy’s armed forces was elected Tuesday to lead the EU’s highest military body as the bloc gears up for greater integration of defense and security initiatives.The general, Claudio Graziano, has served as chief of the Italian Defense General Staff since March 2015. He was selected by the EU’s chiefs of defense to be the next cha...
Brian Gionta Named Captain of U.S. Men’s National Select Team
Brian Gionta (Rochester, N.Y.) will serve as captain of the U.S. Men’s National Select Team at the 2017 Deutschland Cup, it was announced today by USA Hockey. The event runs from Nov. 10-12 in Augsburg, Germany, and includes the U.S., host Germany, Slovakia and Russia. Gionta has represented Team USA at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Ital...
Italian buffet more upscale than you might think
When I noticed an Italian buffet was coming to the old Ocean Zen building a while back, I didn’t think much of it. I’m not one who normally enjoys buffets, but when a reader told me The Hill on East Battlefield was unlike any other buffet around, my interest was piqued. A restaurant family, a logical choice. Chef Angel Kim knows restaurants in Spri...
De Gregori, a New York, canta ai ragazzi andati in America per non morire
A Francesco De Gregori piace creare occasioni di incontro intime, anche a New York. Se vi sembra un paradosso, dal momento che parliamo di uno dei cantanti italiani più seguiti, la chiacchierata di lunedì sera, 7 novembre, alla Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò e il concerto del “Principe” al Town Hall del giorno dopo lo hanno confermato. Infatti, i 150...
WWII vet, 93, handling fame as Tinton Falls mayor elect
Vito Perillo was roused from his sleep at 7:50 a.m. by a phone call from a neighbor congratulating him on winning the mayor's race. The congratulatory phone calls and knocks on his front door kept coming. A national news network wanted an interview. Another showed up on his porch. A borough public works employee stopped by to shake his hand. "I...
Hancher hosts Culinary Arts Experience for the second year, spotlighting a local Italian restaurant
A fire ignites inside a small kitchen buried deep in Baroncini Ristorante Italiano, the heat is sweltering, and the chef’s face glows as he prepares Italian delicacies for a sold-out venue. The banquet was a part of the Hancher Culinary Arts Experience, which took place in the Stanley Café Wednesday evening. The event features renowned local restau...
New study shows Montessori can level the playing field for low-income kids
About 150 years ago, the Western world, in the midst of a major industrial revolution, began an experiment. It started gathering all children during weekdays into rooms where teachers told them what they should know: memorizing letter symbols to read and bits of knowledge to recite and repeat on tests. Learning was rewarded in various ways. Soon th...
Roma-New York, decolla in Italia l’era del low cost intercontinentale
Un comandante italiano nella cabina di un velivolo realizzato anche in Italia, in partenza oggi dalla Capitale e con la livrea di una compagnia norvegese che in questi mesi sta creando qualche grattacapo a quelle «tradizionali». Eccole le premesse del volo Norwegian Air DY7023, il primo collegamento diretto low cost intercontinentale dall’Italia. D...
Bonci May Open a Second World-Famous Pizzeria in Chicago
Wicker Park could be where Bonci opens its second U.S. location following the world-famous Italian pizzeria’s American debut with an August opening in the West Loop. Bonci USA, the company tasked with growing Gabriele Bonci’s famed pizza restaurant stateside, has been long interested in a space at 1566 N. Damen Avenue, where Dox Quality Greek stood...
Invitation to the ICS's new headquarters, November 19th and 20th
Dear friends, You are cordially invited to the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC, at 4833 Rugby Avenue Suite 201, Bethesda MD 20814. Sunday, November 19th, at 4:00-6:00pm or Monday, November 20th, at 6:00-8:00pm. Join us for an Italian style Aperitivo, to celebrate our new space and learn about th...
De Blasio’s ‘problematic statues’ commission to hold public hearings in each borough
The city is holding public hearings in all five boroughs to let New Yorkers give their two cents on whether potentially-offensive statues should stay or go. The commission created by Mayor de Blasio is reviewing “symbols of hate” on city property, and is expected to give recommendations on monuments to scrap or keep by the end of the year. “Our pub...