The Life & Times of Enrico Caruso (Thurs, 12/21)
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend: "The Life and Times of Caruso". A lecture on the life of opera legend Enrico Caruso and a screening of the silent film "My Cousin" presented by Comm. Aldo Mancusi, Founder and President of the Enrico Caruso Museum of America. Thursday, December 21st, 6:30 PM. Italian American Museum - 155...
A New York è Arancino Day, impazza lo street food siciliano
L'arancino, il gustoso street food siciliano, prende per la gola anche i newyorchesi. Lo chef Philip Guardione, di origini catanesi, annuncia di aver portato in America il cosiddetto "Arancino Day", la giornata in cui in Sicilia, ogni 13 dicembre, c'è l'usanza di rinunciare a pane, pasta e farinacei in generale per devozione. Al loro posto, arancin...
Perfectly Framed: Gucci Unveils New Art Murals in New York and Milan
Go get your Gucci glasses for your Instagram moment! The Italian luxury brand has been turning out some seriously appealing advertising murals on buildings in New York and Milan and their latest iteration is a brilliant social media play. The label’s new Art Wall project covers a wall on New York City’s Lafayette Street in SoHo and a wall in Milan’...
Italian-American Baseball Foundation honors Bobby Valentine
Imagine a great Sunday Italian feast, only this time with 100 members of your extended family. And at the helm, sits the incomparable Bobby Valentine. For those in attendance Thursday evening at Carmine’s in Brooklyn, this epic gathering was a reality, led by the former New York Mets manager in support of the Italian American Baseball Foundation. V...
Historic Families to Ring in the New Year with Amarone Tasting Events in New York City
Historic Families (Le Famiglie Storiche), the organization that represents thirteen quintessential producers of Amarone della Valpolicella, the Italian noble red that hails from Italy’s Veneto region, will be coming to the United States in January 2018 to host two tasting events in New York City. Historic Families aims to educate trade and consumer...
Tony’s New York Pizza II on Louetta Road serves Italian food with a Brooklyn background
After spending years honing his craft making pizza in New York, Antonio Portillo moved to Houston and opened Tony’s New York Pizza on Jones Road in 2005. Four years later, Portillo opened a second location on Louetta Road in Spring. While in New York, Portillo said he spent some time working at a Greek restaurant before leaving to open his own pizz...
Forza Colombo: l’onorevole Nissoli, a New York, difende l’esploratore genovese
Domenica 10 dicembre, l’on. Fucsia Nissoli (coordinatrice di Forza Italia in Nord e Centro America), invitata dal Presidente Simone Galotti, è intervenuta alla Festa augurale di Natale dei Liguri nel Mondo, a New York, dove ha portato anche il messaggio augurale del Presidente Berlusconi. Tra gli altri, erano presenti all’incontro: la coordinatrice...
Mario Batali drops out of Andrew Cuomo's fundraiser
Mario Batali will no longer headline a campaign fundraiser for Gov. Andrew Cuomo next week after the celebrity chef was accused of sexual harassment. Batali had been slated to appear at a $15,000-a-seat "Holiday Dinner" benefitting Cuomo's campaign on Dec. 19 at the Columbus Club in Manhattan. But the chef dropped out of the event after Eater New Y...
Emanuele Leopoldo "Manny" Bomben
Richmond - Emanuele Leopoldo "Manny" Bomben, age 77, of Richmond, Indiana, died Friday, December 8, 2017, with his family by his side. Born April 15, 1940, to Francesco and Angelina De Marco Bomben, Manny moved from Fanna, Italy, to the United States when he was 17 years old. He graduated from Scecina Memorial High School and from Marian University...
Il cuore a Napoli, la testa a New York: Stephen Lash e l’arte del business
Stephen Lash, Fondatore e Chairman Emeritus di Christie’s USA è un distinto signore dall’aria patrizia. A suo agio in italiano, francese ed ovviamente in inglese ci riceve al 20 Rockefeller Plaza, quartier generale di Christie’s USA. L’incontro avviene a pranzo. Servito da una catena alimentare fast and casual, acqua minerale e caffè per bevande. “...
Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti Releases Original Holiday Single: When Christmas Comes to Town
Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti, Long Island native and celebrated crooner from season 11 of America's Got Talent, released an original Christmas single entitled When Christmas Comes to Town. Inspired by Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, and Dean Martin, Valentinetti's voice is ideally suited for the holiday season. "I'm excited to be sharing this new Chr...
New York State Grand Lodge Foundation, Inc. Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America Announces the 2018 Winter Charity Ball
This gala affair will be held on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Chateau Briand in Carle Place, New York. The cocktail hour will begin at 7:30pm followed by dinner and dancing. To commemorate this special event, a Souvenir Journal will be published. With over 250 guests expected to be in attendance, the evening promises to be a social and financial...