Aurora mourns passing of Tony Prisco
Friends and family are mourning the death of Tony Prisco, whose legacy they said will live on at the grocery store he and his family have continued to operate in Aurora. Prisco, 89, passed away from natural causes Sunday at home. Born in Aurora June 16, 1927, he was the owner, operator, and meat cutter for Prisco's Fine Foods, Inc., which...
Hide and seek championship to be held in Italian ghost town
There is so much to be dismayed about when considering the world at large right now, reading the daily news is enough to drag one deep into a swamp of despair. And while complete escapism may not be the best approach into avoiding said swamp of despair, it feels important to find some ways to maintain some sanity. With this in mind, it's a...
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria toasts its food with its new signature wine, Mille Gradi
By Debbie Hall With the temperatures dipping to the 90s in Southern Nevada, Grimaldi's Pizzeria is keeping it a thousand degrees and that is not just for the ovens baking pizzas (which can reach 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit). The introduction of its new signature wine, Mille Gradi (which means a thousand degrees) is a red blend incorporating t...
School AMICI - An Italian Haven in Cincinnati
by Jan Angilella After studying Italian in Italy last year, one of the first things I did when I returned home was seek out ways to maintain my progress. I continued the lessons with the school in Italy via Skype, but I also returned to the Italian language school here in Cincinnati, School Amici. The two hours a week at the school with t...
Get Ready for Bar Roma in Andersonville This November
Bar Roma (5101 N. Clark, Andersonville) will open in early November, in the space that's previously housed Tapas Las Ramblas, Il Flasco, and Riojas. Julia Zhu, a one-time partner in the Michigan Avenue incarnation of Oysy Sushi, is masterminding the project. To reimagine this storied address, she teams up with executive chef Fred Ramos (Gioco); übe...
You Say ‘Anguria,’ I Say ‘Cocomero’: Italy’s Many Dialects
Say you're shopping at a farmer's market in Rome, and you'd like to pick up some nice, ripe watermelon. The signs at some stands call it "anguria"; others say "cocomero" or "melone d'acqua." Why so many different words for the same fruit? Because in their daily lives, many Italians don't speak Italian. That is, they don't shop or chat...
Believing the Impossible: Neapolitan Identity and the Cult of San Gennaro
When: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 @ 6:00 p.m. Where: Beck Rooms—University Library, Lower Level, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079 R.S.V.P. to [email protected] or (973) 275-2967. The Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute is pleased to present Believing the Impossible: Neapolitan Identity and the...
Little Italy a cozy spot for delicious dishes
by Teresa Lane MENU: Italian eatery and pizzeria, with appetizers, salads, soups, hot and cold sandwiches, pasta, chicken, seafood, veal, pizza, desserts. ATMOSPHERE: Warm and cozy, with Italian-themed paintings on the walls and plenty of inviting booths and tables. New York City street names hover above the tables, and there's...
Italy a world leader in green economy, a surprising ENEA report reveals
by Jacopo Giliberto In its report on energy efficiency, ENEA (the National Agency for Energy and the Environment), has highlighted the fact that Italy is one of the leading nations in Europe in this field, "with a level of energy intensity 18% lower than the EU average." This the outcome - the report says - of a more efficient Ita...
Now Accepting Applications for NIAF 2017 Scholarships
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications for its NIAF 2017 Scholarships. For the past 41 years, NIAF's scholarship program has grown to over 80 annual scholarships ranging in value from $2,500 to $12,000 in the fields of Italian language and culture, medicine, engineering, business...
What Is Nduja and Why Is It Suddenly on Every Menu?
by Richard Vines When chef Francesco Mazzei put nduja on the menu in London back in 2006, he had to add a note explaining what it was: a spicy, spreadable sausage from his native Calabria in southern Italy. "No one had heard of it," Mazzei says. "But the flavor is amazing. And I also wanted to provide business for Calabrians."&nbs...
Gulino's adds Italian take on pizza to family's Bay City legacy
By Jacob Hamilton Alberto Gulino's family has been serving up slices of their Italian heritage from the day they came to Bay City from Sicily half a century ago. And for the past six months, Gulino has been back at one of his family's original West Side locations cooking up wood-fired, Italian-style pies. Gulino's Pizza & Sons, 1406 N...