NEWS FROM :  

Italian Cafe Gelato opened earlier this month at 21 Chestnut St. in Quincy, as previously reported, serving up cups, cones, and take-home containers of gelato; gelato sandwiches (on brioche); gelato affogatos and milkshakes; and some non-gelato items, including salads, panini, pastries, and savory croissants. There are also a variety of hot and col...

In 1989, when Andrea Mugnaini began importing open hearth wood-fired Italian ovens to the United States, food had not yet become a national obsession. There was no Food Network, and few celebrity chefs. People said Italian ovens were a risky investment. The Italian manufacturer thought a country used to simply pressing "start" on a microwave oven w...

Dr. Anne Prisco was named the recipient of the Mother Italy Statue Recognition for 2017 by the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York (IHCC) in cooperation with the Consulate General of Italy. Dr. Prisco received the Mother Italy Statue Recognition at the site of the eponymous work of art, located at Hunter College in Manhattan, during...

Ben Cotto opened this week at 361 Hanover Street on the corner of Fleet Street, bringing pizza and Italian cafe entrees to the location formerly occupied by Circle Pizza for nearly 50 years. Translating to “Well Done,” the pizzeria has a wood-fired brick oven, about 40 seats and a dining counter. Both North End / Waterfront neighborhood groups supp...

Once again, it’s time to get your nostalgia on! The Annual Pullman Family Reunion Picnic is scheduled for Aug. 5. It’s time to come together to reminisce about Roseland’s good times. It’s another opportunity to visit with old friends that you haven’t seen since our beloved neighborhood went through major changes in the 1960s and 1970s. Throughout t...

“Altro che cervelli in fuga: tra creatività, eccellenza e innovazione, il nostro Paese vanta molti giovani cervelli ‘in viaggio’. Giovani desiderosi di formarsi all’estero, per poi tornare però nel nostro Paese”. Non usa mezzi termini Massimo Veccia che, in un’intervista a Labitalia, parla di ‘Learn Italy Usa’, di cui è presidente, che, dopo l’espe...

il Canale, Georgetown is the only D.C. restaurant ever to receive the top culinary honor from the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce and the National Institute of Tourism. “…we are able to recognize and reward excellent purveyors of Italian food…” the Chamber said in presenting the award to Georgetown’s il Canale and a contingent of leading Italian...

Comic actor Stoneham native and Emerson alum Mario Cantone is coming home June 24 for a performance at The Cabot theater in Beverly, capping off his time at New York’s famed Cafe Carlyle.“It’s going to be crazy between family and friends,” Cantone told the Track. “I’m going to be torn in so many different ways! Torn apart! Ripped at the seams! I wo...

La Vucciria food concept è un marchio made in Sicily composto da 500 piccoli e medi produttori agroalimentari siciliani che punta al mercato americano, giapponese ed europeo. Per questo, è stato presentato in Italia all’Avvinando Wine Fest e a breve arriverà ufficialmente negli States, al Fancy Food Show di New York (dal 25 al 27 giugno), dopo un’a...

Significant upgrades are in the works for the Italian Community Center at 631 E. Chicago St., an entity which has only seen minor renovations since opening in 1990. The improvements are taking place beginning this month, thanks to capital investments from both the ICC itself and the Bartolotta Restaurant Group, which assumed responsibility for the...

Italian pianist Luca Buratto, the Honens International Piano Competition's 2015 Prize Laureate, will make his New York debut at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. His program features works by Adès, Janá?ek, Ligeti, Prokofiev and Schumann. The concert is presented by the Honens International Piano Competition....

The Oyster Bay Italian American Citizens will be holding its St. Rocco Festival in July. The festival features fireworks, rides for children and thrill seekers, games of skill, an international food court with Italian specialties, a local entertainment stage, a raffle with a $10,000 grand prize and more. The event will be held from Wednesday, July...