What's cooking in Italy on a warm summer's night?
You may be surprised to learn that Italian cuisine has much more variety to offer than the Americanized version of pizza, cheesy baked pasta, and crusty bread. As a matter of fact, Italian cooking changes drastically from season to season. So much so that if you were in #Italy in the winter and then decided to return in the #Summer, you might think...
New additional passport appointments at the Italian Consulate in San Francisco
In light of the extremely high volume of requests for passports during this summer period, this Consulate General has authorized under exceptional circumstances the opening of 54 additional passport appointments from 12 June 2017 through 07 July 2017 at 9:20am, 10:00am, and 10:40am. These appointments are available on a “first come first served” ba...
Festa Italiana Portland 2017
Festa Italiana returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square, " Portland's Piazza" August 24-26, 11am to 11pm. Get ready for nonstop Italian! Italian Food, Entertainment, Vendors, Opera and 2 Wine/Beer Gardens For Entertainment we will feature two large bands. Ray Massa's EuroRhythms, from Dublin Ohio is an Italian American show band that will have you on y...
Nyack People & Places: Nino Turiello’s Pizza
Strategically located at the corner of Main and Broadway in downtown Nyack, Turiello’s Italian Restaurant has been in the village since 1980 under the ownership of Girolamo (Nino) Turiello. When asked where he lives, he says in the store, although his real home is in Brooklyn. Nino came to America in 1972 from Bari, Puglia in Italy. In Bari they ma...
Unusual Places in Italy for a summer vacation pt.1
Find some unusual places to visit in Italy for the summer vacation can be the perfect solution to avoid the mass tourism that characterizes the famous locations of the peninsula. Cities like Rome, Florence or Venice are beautiful, but it’s often very difficult to visit them properly. Fortunately, Italy has a lot of amazing spots outside the common...
Thursday 6/15: Road to Valor
The Italian American Museum and the Brooklyn Velodrome Vintage Wheelmen cordially invite you to attend a book presentation by author Aili McConnon for "Road to Valor: A True Story of World War II Italy and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation", a non-fiction work by Aili McConnon & Andres McConnon; and a screening of the documentary film "Assisi 1943...
Prisoners Learn to Make Pizza in Chicago
Chef Bruno Abate owns one of the best pizzerias in Chicago. His restaurant makes thin pizzas, heated in an oven with a wood-burning fire. They come with toppings like mushrooms, onions, olives, tomatoes and Italian meats. Each pizza sells for between $12 and $18 at Abate’s restaurant, Tocco. But did you know you can get a similar pizza for half the...
Traditions Resume: It’s St. Anthony’s Festival Weekend
The St. Anthony’s Festival is this weekend at the Church on Pomeroy Street in Cortland. On Saturday, a spaghetti dinner, then mass in Italian, followed by music and fireworks. On Sunday, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Syracuse offers a Centennial Mass of Thanksgiving at 9:30.Dick Martin of the Oldtimer’s Band says following the mass, they ta...
Pizza, cannolis, more at Italian Street Festival
The smell of homemade pizza, cannolis and cheesecake will waft through the southeast side of downtown Friday and Saturday. Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 520 Stevens St., is hosting its annual Italian Street Festival. It’s billed as Indianapolis’ most-attended church festival. This year’s event runs from 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and including mu...
Formazione online: 14 docenti americani a scuola di italiano con i corsi ICoN
Si è conclusa il 5 giugno l’esperienza formativa di 14 docenti americani appartenenti alla Scuola d’Italia “G. Marconi” di New York, che hanno studiato italiano online attraverso i corsi di lingua ICoN, Consorzio di Università italiane che opera in convenzione con il ministero degli Affari Esteri. La scuola italiana “G. Marconi” (http://lascuoladit...
Spend a day in Sicily without breaking the bank by heading to Wilmington's 38th annual St. Anthony’s Italian Festival
Are you Italian, or maybe you just love Italian food? Think you can make the best wine? Maybe you've always wanted to experience Italian culture? Always wanted to go to Sicily but don’t want to break the bank? Then you're in luck: the 38th annual Saint Anthony’s Italian Festival brings the experience of Sicily right to Wilmington. “There are a ton...
Roma’s Italian Restaurant Celebrates Its New Location with a New Pasta Dish
Roma’s Italian Restaurant celebrates its new location with a deeply satisfying spaghetti dish covered in smooth, silky mushroom and artichoke sauce with a hint of lemon. Enjoy Larger Space, New Dishes, Best Hospitality. Roma’s new larger space at 7033 Greenville Avenue (just north of Park Lane) allows guests to host larger gatherings for special oc...