Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival returns for 142nd year
What’s called the “longest-running Italian festival in the country” returns this month. The 142nd Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival, begins Tuesday and runs through July 16. Run by the independent nonprofit Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, the festival is the nonprofit society’s biggest fundraiser, with about $...
Chef Talk: Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano
Chef Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano grew up in New York City and began working in the restaurant industry as a teenager. He attended the Florida Culinary Institute, managed eateries throughout New England and beyond, and eventually launched his Sarasota restaurant, which is known for its homemade pasta and authentic Italian dishes....
The newly created “Fund of Sovereign Funds” will support “Made in Italy” businesses
The Fund of Sovereign Funds has now been created. Following the experience with the Italian Strategic Fund (FSI), this new fund will be managed by Maurizio Tamagnini, and it has a precise objective: to invest in ‘Made in Italy’, in order to bankroll the large groups with the support of major international sovereign funds: Kuwait, Qatar and, accordi...
Review: ‘Napoli, Brooklyn’ at Roundabout Theatre Company
In Napoli, Brooklyn, playing at Roundabout Theatre Company through September 3rd, Playwright Meghan Kennedy gets us started with a mimed prologue in which a family sits at the dining table, enjoying a meal and sharing the news of the day. Lights out, then up, as the dad, Nic Muscolino – played by Michael Rispoli – appears, ready for a day’s work at...
Preparing Sunday Dinner
The days of the old tradition of everyone in the extended family coming the grandparents’ home for Sunday dinner, every Sunday, might be gone, but through our stories they will never be far from our consciousness. The front door to Grandma and Grandpa Rotolos’ apartment was always left open on Sundays. The hallway smelled of freshly waxed woodwork...
Baseball, Seminati a 18 anni da Parma ai Cincinnati Reds
Leonardo Seminati, prima base del Parma Clima, è da oggi un giocatore dei Cincinnati Reds. Bergamasco, 18enne, è alla prima stagione in IBL. E a questo punto forse anche all' ultima, l'ultima intera per lo meno. Per altro si dice che a lui, per via soprattutto della sua potenza, fossero molto interessati anche i New York Yankees e i New York Mets....
To Add Value To Italian Wine, Learn Your Grapes
A windowless room, state-of-the-art in both amenities and inorganic building materials, seems an unlikely place to fall harder for Italy's sunny wines, but after five days spent in the reaches of Astor Center enriched by native grapes, lectures by writer and educator Ian D'Agata and 56 glasses of Italian wine, I did. For its first venture into the ...
Mondo Bava, A Near Complete Retrospective of Italian Horror Maestro Mario Bava and KILL, BABY...KILL! in 2K!
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mario Bava's horror classic Kill, Baby...Kill! New York's newly renovated Quad Cinema has organized a near-complete retrospective of the highly influential Italian horror maestro's filmography. But the main draw here is the world premiere and full theatrical run of the 2K restored (courtesy of Kino Lorber) Kill,...
Feast of San Lorenzo and San Rocco
The Feast of San Lorenzo and San Rocco will be celebrated from Aug. 10 to 13 in Chicago Heights. The event is sponsored by the Amaseno Lodge No. 3 of Chicago Heights. Festivities culminate on Aug. 13 with an 11:30 a.m. Mass at the San Rocco Oratory in Chicago Heights, preceded and followed by processions from and to the lodge with the statues of Sa...
Mt. Carmel Festival is Coming to Berkeley Heights July 12-15
Mt. Carmel Festival and Fireworks Extravaganza is days away and excitement is brewing for what is a main highlight and summertime tradition in Berkeley Heights. The four night festival kicks off on Wednesday, July 12 and runs through Saturday, July 15. Local residents and guests can expect nothing short of a good time at the Feast of Our Lady of Mo...
La Puglia fa breccia nel cuore di New York con i suoi Rosati
La bella e dinamica Lucia Nettis, Presidente di Puglia in Rosé, l’Associazione da lei creata che rappresenta 62 produttori di Vini Rosati pugliesi, aveva iniziato a dicembre, quando era venuta a New York proponendone alcuni all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in occasione della mostra di Guido Cagnacci. In quell’occasione era riuscita a farli degusta...
MLS: Giuseppe Rossi becomes a free agent after Celta Vigo declines player option
American soccer’s prodigal son is on the move again. The Italian-American striker had his option declined by La Liga side, Celta Vigo, after spending the 2017 season on loan from Fiorentina. The once highly touted goal scorer is currently recovering from his fourth major knee injury, which likely played a large part in Celta Vigo’s decision. Rossi...