LaScala's Fire offers a unique experience in Marlton
One of these days, and it will happen, there will be a chill to the air. When that happens, and as your favorite beach chair and sunblock go into hibernation, head to LaScala's Fire in Marlton. The restaurant, located in the spot Harry & David left empty at The Promenade at Sagemore, is like a mini-getaway to South Beach, Italian-...
Succasunna woman fetes 100 years
Thanksgiving marks an extra special day for Succasunna resident Martha Rose Brucato, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Nov. 24. Brucato earlier marked her centennial at La Strada restaurant in Randolph on Oct. 22 with 50 family members and friends. At 100-years young, she is still very active. She reads the newspaper from cover to...
The team behind Fiola is opening a new Italian restaurant on Tuesday
By Becky Krystal A lot of what you need to know about Sfoglina is inside one small room. By day, the window-lined space overlooking Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness is a pasta room, where staff at Fabio and Maria Trabocchi's fourth Washington restaurant, opening Tuesday, will churn out its signature strands and shapes. By night, it will serve a...
Gabriele Marrangoni al Gran Galà di beneficienza “Italian American Spirit” a Philadelphia
Si è fatto carico di una buona causa il ristoratore di Mosciano Sant'Angelo Gabriele Marrangoni, patron e "scièf" (come ama scherzosamente definirsi) della country house Borgo Spoltino: il 27 gennaio 2013 ha cucinato abruzzese per i 300 partecipanti al Galà Abruzzo & Molise organizzato dall'associazione Italian American Spirit a Philadelphia.La...
Italian-American Actor Anthony Gurino Takes on New Role With Foundation 'Dad's Away'
With more than a dozen acting credits to his name, it certainly can't be denied that Italian-American actor, AnthonyL. Gurino isn't new to the industry. Born and raised in Howard Beach, NY, Gurino is a Meisner-trained actor and has studied at a number of highly-regarded programs in both New York City and Los Angeles, including the Esper Studio, Act...
Hubert Opici is NJ's 'American Wine Legend'
As someone who learned to love wine by tasting the great Napa Valley cabernets that first came to market in the 1970s and 1980s, I've long felt a sense of gratitude to Hubert Opici. As head of American B.D., a wine wholesaler based in Glen Rock, Opici established the earliest pipeline connecting New Jersey to avant-garde winemakers on the...
Italian Festival Honors Veterans
Four local men were honored with the prestigious Legion of Honor award from The Chapel of Four Chaplains during a ceremony Saturday morning at the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival in Wheeling. Source: http://theintelligencer.net/
Hundreds march in Columbus Day Parade in Jersey City
By Jonathan Lin Hundreds of people have taken to Jersey City's streets this afternoon in celebration of Italian-American culture in the city's sixth annual Columbus Day Parade. The parade has set out from Dickinson High School and will make its way through Downtown Jersey City before concluding at City Hall. Leading it all wi...
CiaoDC Chats with Giada Valenti on Love, Health and her PBS Music Special, "From Venice with Love."
CIAODC.com (CDC): Ciao from Washington, DC Giada! It has been so long since we have chatted and graced with your beautiful voice here in the DMV (DC, Maryland and Virginia)! Last time we worked together was in 2011 at the Taste of Italy. A lot has happened since then. Share your journey with us. GIADA: It is first of all wonderful to be ba...
Capricio's Italian Grill & Kitchen opens along Route 30 outside Lancaster
by Chad Umble Capricio's Italian Grill & Kitchen has opened outside Lancaster near Rockvale Outlets. The 1,800-square-foot restaurant at 2481 Lincoln Highway East is taking a space formerly occupied by Jake's Wayback Burger. It has seating for around 40. The menu at Capricio's features pizza, subs and wraps as well as pas...
Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture @ University of Pennsylvania
The Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will host an important international conference to celebrate "Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture", 11-12 February 2016. Sicily, land of culture, art, cinema, literature; land of travellers and dreamers, of artists and thinkers; land of division and unity. Sicily presents the pecu...
Commissioner of Education and Consul General
On Monday, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commissioners met with New Jersey's Commissioner of Education David Hespe and Chief Academic Officer Kimberly Harrington to discuss how the NJ DOE can contribute to NJIHC's 2016 initiatives. Also in attendance were representatives from Ocean County Community College (OCC) and the Honorable Andrea Canepari, Con...