New Book Delves Into Italian Cuisine and Family Life in the 30's
Joe Famularo, who grew up with his Italian-American family in New York when the Great Depression was in full swing, recounts his youth, and how his family's love for authentic Italian food helped them weather those difficult days. The narrative of his book, Crazy for Italian Food, primarily occurs in Hell's Kitchen, on the far west side of...
Henry Zunino: Sculptor at Heart, Candyman by Profession
Imagine a lobster on a stick: not a real one, but rather a small crustacean-shaped lollipop to take home as a souvenir of a trip to Boston, or — why not — after a real Lobster dinner with your kids. The lobster-shaped treat is not mass produced in China for some giant corporation, but rather crafted and created by local sculptor Henry Zunino, a se...
Daily News gets a sneak peek of the best Italian delicacies in the Feast of San Gennaro
San Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples. But it's New York City he blesses every year with an 11-day festival highlighting delicious Italian-accented food, much of it from local chefs and restaurants. It's also a welcome departure from the usual grub at Big Apple street fairs. We love gyros and mozzarepas as much as the next New Yorker, but by S...
Condé's Night at the Opera
La Scala has rarely seen a more fashionable— and powerful — audience. Giorgio Armani, Prada's Patrizio Bertelli, Stefano Pilati, Diego Della Valle, Alberta Ferretti, Renzo Rosso, Roberto Cavalli, Frida Giannini and a healthy sampling of Ferragamos, Zegnas, Missonis and Marzottos were among industry heavyweights who joined a battalion of Condé Nast...
New York Italians in collaboration with Fordham University presents: “Italian Identiti(es): Media Mafia Stereotypes”
Dear Friends, New York Italians in collaboration with Fordham University, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Italian Honor Society C.I.A.O. is very happy to invite you to: "Italian Identiti(es): Media Mafia Stereotypes" - A voyage through the maze of symbols that say who we are. October 11 at 6:30 PM at Fordham...
Luxottica puts importance on North America
North America is an integral market in Luxottica's strategy with more than 4,800 stores in the region and 40,700 employees. As stated in usfashionmag, in 2012 the Italian company's number one market generated revenue of €4 billion ($5.3 billion), with a total of €7 billion across all markets. At the company's recent investor's day held in Mason, Oh...
San Jose Looks To Revive 'Little Italy' Neighborhood
A new effort is underway in San Jose to revive the city's "Little Italy" neighborhood, which was home to many Italian immigrants' decades ago. Len Ramirez reports. Read more Source: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/
Capogrossi, 55 anni dopo
di Fabiana Yvonne Lugli Ci sono voluti più di 50 anni per riportare a New York uno dei nomi più importanti dell'arte contemporanea italiana. La Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della NYU ospita, fino al 13 dicembre, una mostra che raccoglie decine di quadri e studi per litografie di Giuseppe Capogrossi. Esponente della scuola romana con Cagli...
Vito Marcantonio Forum celebrates 2nd anniversary
On Sunday, Nov. 3, the Vito Marcantonio Forum sponsored an event at Gaetana's Cucina Italiana restaurant in Greenwich Village. The forum honors the memory of Vito Marcantonio. Marcantonio, a protégée of LaGuardia and one of the most progressive Congressmen in history, has been called the Thaddeus Stevens of the 20th century. Marcantonio re...
La Grande Bellezza nominated for Golden Globe
Italian film 'La Grande Bellezza' (The Great Beauty) has been nominated for a Golden Globe award, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Thursday. Paolo Sorrentino's film, compared by some to the work of the great Federico Fellini, has been nominated as Best Foreign Language Film in the awards to be announced next month. The Golden Globes hon...
Italian children's fashion design
The Westchester Italian Cultural Center in Tuckahoe (NY) in collaboration with Sacred Heart Gift and Apparel in Mahopac (NY) presents Italian children's fashion design. Meet celebrity stylists and fashion designers, Joan Calabrese and Mary Jane Tomasino and preview the newest designs from their 2014 collection of children's fashion. ...
Chrysler becomes subsidiary of Fiat
The Italian carmaker Fiat says its acquisition of the final Chrysler stake is complete, making the U.S. car company a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat. Fiat SpA said Tuesday that it closed the deal announced Jan. 1 with the cash payment of $1.75 billion to a union-controlled trust fund. That's on top of an initial $1.9-billion payment, whic...