Theatrical Improvisation: from the Italian Renaissance to the Modern Era
WHEN: Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)WHERE: I AM Books - 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113, United States Demonstration/Performance by the Commedia dell'Arte troupe Pazzi Lazzi and the Italian improv group ImproNati. Introduction about Commedia dell'Arte, its stock characters and its level of impro...
Virgin Mary celebrated at Italian feast
For many Italians originating from the small farm town of Cercemaggiore, America wasn't the most important discovery of the 15th century. As legend goes, a farmer was working his land when he stumbled upon a clay case buried in the ground. Inside that vase, the farmer uncovered an even greater treasure: a four-and-a-half-foot tall wooden sculp...
Interview with Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo
Local Italian-American politicians have come a long way in the past few decades, occupying some of the most prestigious and important seats in Massachusetts. And most of them have made sure their Italian heritage stood out. There are few who can compete with House Speaker Robert DeLeo when it comes to promoting Italian-American culture. R...
Remembering Coach Dom Campochiaro of the North End
In December, the Post-Gazette and the Regional Review both wrote in remembrance of Joseph "Dom" Campochiaro, who passed away on December 8 of 2014. I would like to add a few words here as well. I was one of the many lucky North End youth to have had Dom as a coach when I played Little League. Dom's patience, as Sal Giarratani stated in a quote fro...
Italian Cuisine With Imaginative Inspirations
by Patricia Brooks Uh-oh, I thought, as I approached the free-standing Tazza Osteria & Bar in Fairfield, yet another Italian restaurant to open in the area. Nothing new here, I anticipated.But after I opened the nondescript-looking menu I began to change my tune, and when the small plates arrived, my apprehensions had disappeared. &nb...
Dante Club in West Springfield kicks off 100th anniversary celebration
By Manon L. Mirabelli The Dante Club has been a local, ingrained institution in the Italian-American community for 100 years. It's a landmark being observed with celebratory events throughout the year including Wednesday's "Dante Club Bistro in the Lot." Members enjoyed a homemade Italian meal with a roast pig as the centerpiece d...
Review: Cielo, an Italian Restaurant in Wilton, Brims with Variety
by Patricia Brooks Emily and Hakan Basaran enjoyed some success with Carpe Diem, their Italian restaurant in New Canaan, but the building that housed it was going to be taken over by a post office, so they looked for a new location. They decided on a centrally located spot in neighboring Wilton and a new name, Cielo, which means sky in Italia...
Beniamino Martignetti, 87; helped others live American dream
By Marvin Pave After working in a brick factory in England and as a construction laborer in Canada to earn money that would help expand his family's farm in Montefalcione, Italy, 28-year-old Beniamino Martignetti made a side trip to Boston. That 1956 visit with his uncle, Anthony, the founder of Martignetti Liquors, changed his life and the l...
Two of Portland’s top chefs will team up to open Italian restaurant off the peninsula
Mike Smith, executive chef at Scales, one of Portland's hottest new restaurants, says he is leaving after just five months to work at a neighborhood restaurant that Chris Gould, chef/owner of Central Provisions, plans to open off the Portland peninsula this winter. Gould and his wife and business partner, Paige Gould, have purchased the fo...
Scavolini sempre più forte negli USA: nuovo flagship store a Boston
Scavolini, brand ambassador del made in Italy in tutto il mondo, annuncia l'apertura del nuovo Store monomarca di Boston. Situato nell'emergente zona Dry Docks a South Boston, al 6 °piano del prestigioso Boston Design Center - building dalla superficie complessiva di 110.000 mq dedicati ai più rinomati marchi del mondo del...
Il Console Pastorelli allo show "Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito"
Il Console Generale a Boston, Giuseppe Pastorelli, ha partecipato a "Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito", il più longevo programma di cucina della televisione americana, in onda da 23 anni su PBS e con uno share medio a trasmissione di 1,2 milioni di spettatori. Durante la registrazione della puntata, che andrà in onda nella primavera del 2013, il...
Junior's Rustico to Open in South Burlington
The 25-foot black-walnut bar and 16 taps are ready. The brick walls feel appropriately rustic, and the open kitchen gleams with all-new equipment. So why isn't Junior's Rustico open at 408 Shelburne Road in South Burlington yet? The newlyweds behind the project say they want everything to be "perfect" before inviting the eager public insid...