Lady Gaga Wore a Patriotic Look from an Italian Designer Ahead of the Super Bowl
It makes sense for Lady Gaga to be wearing lots of patriotic sports-themed apparel, like her football purse, in the days leading up to her performance at what might be the most American sporting event of the year, the Super Bowl. Which appears to be why she chose to where a red, white and blue trendy track ensemble at Thursday’s Pepsi Zero Sugar Su...
Vincent Viola withdraws from Army secretary nomination
Vincent Viola, the billionaire owner of the Florida Panthers and President Trump's nominee for secretary of the Army, withdrew his nomination Friday night citing difficulties in divesting himself from his businesses. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, said Defense Secretary James Mattis is "disappointed but understands and respects Mr. Vi...
The entertaining George Cataldo
When George Cataldo turns on the instrumental music on his karaoke system to sing along to the classic Italian song, “That’s Amore,” his face lights up. “I just love singing,” he said. It is obvious that he means it. A tall, slender man, the charming Westport resident also loves to share his talent at local senior centers, assisted living residence...
Ceretto Barolo wine maker sustains Eattiamo authentic Italian food in its gateway to the US market
Ceretto, the world-renowned brand of the best Barolo wine, doesn’t just merely sit on the greatness of its tradition, but keeps on preserving the fire of innovation by investing in brand-new technology. That’s why the family decided to become shareholder of Eattiamo (http://us.eattiamo.com), a startup born at the end of 2014 that has been going thr...
Stanford’s Italian Researcher Honored with Presidential Award
2017 could not start in a better way for Italian scientists in the world. On January 7, three scientists born in Italy and currently working in the United States received a delayed Christmas gift, thanks to Barack Obama. The former American President named 102 scientists and researchers to receive the 2017 PECASE, the Presidential Early Career Awar...
Joe Paterno Knows Real Italian Bread
Joe Paterno was and still is one of the most recognizable names in the world — something that made the winningest football coach in NCAA history quite the marketing tool. Bread distributor Holsum, who once provided delicious grain-based products to households across the country, recognized this and promptly made Paterno the face of Italian bread ba...
Italian Cooking Party
Congratulations to NIAF member Paulette Licitra on the publication of her new cookbook, “Italian Cooking Party.” The cookbook was inspired by the many Italian cooking parties Licitra has hosted in Nashville, and includes over 100 authentic Italian recipes that have been collected through Licitra’s years of studying from home cooks in Italy over the...
Michéal Castaldo’s 2016–2017 East Coast Christmas Concert Tour Raises Over $49K for Various Churches and Organizations
Michéal Castaldo’s 2016–2017 East Coast Christmas Concert Tour helped raise over $49,000 (in ticket sales and sponsorship) for the following churches and organizations located in the U.S. and Canada. Three of the concerts were sellouts, and more than 2000 people attended. The holiday tour concerts benefit the hosting churches and organizations whil...
Veteran performer and singer Tony Sacca passes away
Show producer and entertainer Tony Sacca passed away on Jan. 30 from a heart attack. His wife and partner of 12 years Josette Leblond was with him at the hospital. He would have turned 66 on Feb. 20. Sacca had debuted his matinee show “Tony Sacca’s Vegas the Story” in the Windows Showroom at Bally’s Las Vegas on Sept. 23, 2016. The show, created an...
Hollywood Directors Partner with NIAF and ISDA to Launch Film Grant Program
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo, in conjunction with the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) are thrilled to announce a new and exciting grant program for aspiring filmmakers. Known as The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum, the program each year awards multiple $7,500 grants to a...
Dreaming of Italy
Many of us dream of Italy. Kathy McCabe transformed her Italian dreams into an award-winning newsletter and a PBS travel series. Blonde-haired McCabe doesn’t look Italian—nor does her name sound Italian. But the first time she visited her great-grandfather’s village in Campania, McCabe felt that she had come home. “When I was growing up in New Jers...
THE BLACK HAND: Leonardo DiCaprio To Battle Italian Immigrant Extortionists
Variety is reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio will produce and star in Paramount's adaptation of Stephan Talty’s The Black Hand, a true story detailing the efforts of Lt. Joseph Petrosino - nicknamed “the Italian Sherlock Holmes” - to stop a secret society of Italian criminals that flourished in turn-of-the-century America. Though the phrase “Italian...