This Rhode Island pizza maker makes a feast for the taste buds AND the eyes
We’ve grown up being told not to play with our food but a pizza maker in Rhode Island does just that to create works of art that will make your stomach growl. Eric Palmieri is a fifth-generation Italian baker. But it wasn’t until a devastating fire destroyed his more than 110-year-old family bakery in 2007 that Palmieri found his calling. “I starte...
A family making a 3D-printed Lamborghini replica is surprised with the real thing when the carmaker heard about the project
What started out as a simple game between a father and son turned into a Christmas surprise of a lifetime from Italian supercar maker Lamborghini for a family from Erie, Colorado. Sterling Backus, 54, and his 12-year-old son Xander were playing the racing simulation video game "Forza Horizon 3" one day when Xander asked his father if they could bui...
Mike Piazza appears at CON6 Italian Baseball Softball Convention 2020
National Baseball Hall of Famer and Team Italy manager Mike Piazza will be joined by an international fraternity of fellow managers as well as coaches, scorers, athletes, and medical professionals at the CON6 Italian Baseball and Softball Convention at Palacongressi di Rimini from January 24-26, 2020. “Ten questions for Mike Piazza” is the first o...
Streeterville pizzeria wants to bring taste of Rome to Chicago
A Streeterville pizzeria is serving up pinsa, a next-generation Roman-style pizza. Chef Adam Weisell from L'Aventino Forno Romano spoke with ABC7 about the new take on the Chicago classic. Pinsa has an airy texture, moist and fragrant crumb and crispy exterior, according to the restaurant's website. It's naturally lower in gluten, carbohydrates and...
The Italian American Dream
Italian Americans have made their mark on American history since arriving from Italy during the late 1880’s. By 1920, more than four million Italians called the U.S. their home. While the majority suffered prejudice and hardships, many were able to turn those difficult times into prosperity. Notable Italian immigrants and children of immigrants bec...
The Sanctuary of the Fortuna Primigenia in Palestrina
Palestrina is a town not far from Rome, at the foot of Mount Ginestro. Here, the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia (or Fortune of the First Born) was built in the 2nd century BC: inspired by the monumental complexes in the eastern Aegean Islands, today it is considered one of the most relevant examples of Hellenistic architecture in Italy. In its day...
Bucco Italian American Kitchen Wins 2019 Downtown Bloomfield Holiday Window Contest
The Bloomfield Center Alliance recently announced the winner of its annual downtown Holiday Window Design Contest. Now in its fourth year, the organization sponsors the campaign as a way to not only help make the downtown look more festive with a little friendly competition amongst local businesses, but also market and promote those participating a...
‘Ford v Ferrari’ editors keep the tension high, with help from the ‘Zamboni Pass’
Director James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” race car epic has a lot of moving parts, and not just on the track. The 2 ½-hour tribute to Le Mans star Ken Miles and genius engineer Carroll Shelby piles conflict upon conflict. Besides the heroes’ schoolyard fisticuffs, the film pits Henry Ford II versus Enzo Ferrari; Shelby versus Ford’s corporate minio...
Fabio Fognini reveals his main goal for 2020
Fabio Fognini played a great 2019 and reached the Top 10 for the first time in his career. A few days ago, the Italian announced the birth of his second daughter Farah with his wife Flavia Pennetta. At the Monte Carlo Masters, he defeated Dušan Lajović in the final in straight sets, winning the biggest title of his career and becoming the first Ita...
Il "Premio Nonino Quarantacinquesimo anno" riparte da San Francisco con una visione internazionale
Il Palace of Fine Arts di San Francisco ospiterà la ventesima edizione del prestigioso “Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards”, il più importante premio internazionale nel mondo del vino e degli spiriti. A rendere speciale questa cerimonia per l’Italia sarà la presenza della Distilleria Nonino di Percoto, prima azienda italiana a essere premiata nella s...
Baldini & Rossi: Fantaisie - Concert
When: Friday, January 10, 2020 From 7:00 pm To 9:30 pm - Where: Americas Society 680 Park Avenue, NYC - Organized by: Americas Society In collaboration with : ICI - Entrance : Free For the Music of the Americas Concert Series - featuring music and musicians from the Western Hemisphere, including Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada - the Americ...
Garry Pastore Starts Filming Opposite Nick Vallelonga on 'Silent Partners'
Garry Pastor , who portrayed the legendary Genovese Crime family boss Matty "The Horse" Ianniello in HBO series The Deuce will be working with multiple award winner Nick Vallelonga and many other established talents on Ciro Dapagio’s Silent Partners. Filming starts this week in Fort Lauderdale. Set in 1980’s Silent Partners is based on true events...