Italian Chef Giuliano Hazan Debuts Giuliano’s Classic Italian Foods
Giuliano Hazan, Italian chef, cookbook author, culinary instructor and son of the late renowned Italian cookbook author Marcella Hazan, is launching a line of Italian specialty foods under the “Giuliano’s Classic” moniker. The products include tomato sauce, extra-virgin olive oil and carnaroli rice so Italian-food lovers can create authentic flavor...
The Wildwoods Announce the 23rd Annual North Wildwood Italian-American Festival
The North Wildwood Italian-American Festival celebrates its 23rd anniversary in the Wildwoods this year with a weekend celebration of great food, family fun and Italian-American heritage, Friday June 23 through Sunday, June 25. Festivities for the three-day event take place along Olde New Jersey Avenue in North Wildwood including FREE live Italian...
From Italy, by way of Santa Fe: Handbag designer ready to launch new item
It’s been a long road for an Italian handbag designer who is setting up business in Santa Fe and launching her first product to coincide with the opening of The Santa Fe Opera’s Lucia Di Lammermoor. The initial handbag, the Lucia Clutch, set to be launched June 29 with the opening of the Italian opera, is an embossed leather pressed on a hand-ca...
Cecconi’s, High-End Fare With a Global Presence, Opens in Dumbo, Brooklyn
This high-end Italian restaurant group, based in London, which has branches in Barcelona, Berlin, Istanbul, Miami and West Hollywood, has planted its flag in Brooklyn. Nick Jones, the founder of Soho House, which owns the restaurant group, decided on Brooklyn because he wanted a location with outdoor seating and great views. “Brooklyn has all that...
Italian Traditions in Independence, Louisiana
Citizens of Italian descent comprise a significant percentage of South Louisiana's total population, and have had a tremendous impact on Louisiana culture, from architectural masonry to foodways to jazz and brass band music. In Independence, the proportion of Italian residents is conspicuous in that Italian-Americans outnumber any other cultural gr...
Italian Summer - San Francisco Celebrates Italia in June
In the month of June, Italy’s Republic Day, the historic Statuto Race, and the 63rd annual North Beach Festival are celebrated as only San Francisco knows how. Red, white and green are proudly displayed throughout the month as these crowd-pleasing events turn the City’s streets into festive feste. Italy’s Republic Day 2017 was June 2 but was celebr...
Angeline restaurant at Borgata is 'love letter to Mom'
Michael Symon, Iron Chef and co-host of ABC’s “The Chew,” opened his first Italian-themed venture, Angeline, to huge fanfare in Atlantic City last month. But look past all the media exclamations of “Mamma mia!” and celebrity chef ballyhoo, and you’ll find that Angeline might just be the honest and unguarded account of everything that has made Symon...
Elected officials, civic leaders honor community activist Mary Sansone on her 101st birthday
More than a hundred guests gathered at the Dyker Beach Golf Club on Monday night to celebrate Mary Crisalli Sansone’s 101st birthday at the Sansone Foundation’s annual dinner. Those attending the celebration included New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon, former New York Human Rights Commissione...
The Catacombs of Domitilla open after restoration
The Catacombs of Domitilla in Rome extend over twelve kilometers on four levels underground, and are full of decorations and frescoes that tell stories about Christian communities from the early centuries of the first millennium. After three years of restoration – using cutting-edge laser technology to preserve the ancient frescoes – this archaeolo...
15 Recreational Italian Cooking Classes in NYC
If you want to enjoy the taste of Italian cuisine in your home, you are in the right place because we created a list of 15 recreational Italian cooking classes in NYC to help you learn something entirely new. The reasons and the benefits that result from learning how to cook are endless. First of all, what every young person wants to show is indepe...
Sal Santoro: Lessons learned from Italian immigrant father have guided state legislator on life’s journey
Father’s Day is the day for all dads, and for me it means so much in so many ways. My dad came to America when he was just 15 years old, alone and on a boat from Italy. In 1927, that journey took almost a month. When he arrived to Ellis Island in New York, he was processed along with the thousands of other wide-eyed, scared immigrants. Once he comp...
For Endwell deli owner, 89, business was family
For half a century, the S&M Grocery & Delicatessen has claimed the cozy corner of Norton Avenue and Watson Boulevard in Endwell. It's housed a small grocery-turned-deli on the first floor, the livelihood of the Scarapicchia family and pride of its founder, Italian-born Sam Scarapicchia, who along with his wife, Mary, raised a family on the second f...