What Le Cirque Will Be Remembered For
After forty-two years, three homes, uncountable chefs, one Nazi-related Yelp scandal, and a dozen Times reviews (one of them arguably the most iconic work of restaurant criticism in history), the Upper East Side gastronomic institution Le Cirque has announced that it will be closing its doors after service on New Year’s Eve. The Maccioni family, wh...
Aesthetics Versus Utility: ‘Scaffali’ by Michelangelo Pistoletto at Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York
Meddling with the harmony between aesthetics and usefulness, Michelangelo Postolettoin has created a collection for a new solo exhibition in New York. Titled ‘Scaffali,’ the exhibition by the well-known Italian artist, is taking place at the Luhring Augustine Gallery until November 4. Luhring Augustine Gallery presents ‘Scaffali,’ the fourth solo e...
29th Annual Fundraiser Luncheon of the Garibaldi Meucci Museum
The Board of Commissioners of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum cordially invites you to celebrate with us at The 29th Annual Fundraiser Luncheon - Saturday, November 11, 2017. 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. honoring Carolyn Reres - State Immediate Past President; Glen V. Cutrona - Chair, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce; Rossella Rago - Author of “Cooking with...
Brother's Pizzeria wins 'Best Grandma & Sicilian' pizza on Staten Island
That first bite of a Brother's Sicilian square and Grandma slice yield a remarkable taste and textural sensation. Since 1975, the Giove family has turned out these pie recipes from their corner parlor with remarkable consistency. And those matters figured into Brother's win in the Advance's 2017 Best of Staten Island Awards. Bite into one of those...
La Lingua Italiana si rafforza negli USA
Un importante passo sarà compiuto a New York il 27 e 28 ottobre prossimi, quando verrà firmato un protocollo di collaborazione tra la Società Dante Alighieri e il John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, istituto universitario del Queens College della CUNY, City University of New York, diretto da Anthony J. Tamburri. A New York infatti la Dante...
Couple turns private Italian art collection into Magazzino
Set back from a leafy stretch of U.S. 9 in Cold Spring stands an industrial building that has served as an agricultural products distribution center and a computer factory, but you wouldn’t know it now. The structure has been remodeled, expanded and reborn as an art exhibition space called Magazzino Italian Art, home to a rotating display of one of...
Don Angie Redefines Italian-American Cuisine In The West Village
Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli cook some of the best Italian food in New York City. If you ever dined at Quality Italian you know this to be true; same goes for their stint at dinnertable, the tiny restaurant located in the back of an East Village bar. The moment I knew I would follow them unto the ends of the earth: their outstanding pasta omakase...
Mary Dimino to Headline at Davenport Center for The Arts
Davenport Center for The Arts is proud to present Halloween Comedy with a Psychic Twist. Headlining the event is award-winning New York City comedian and television actress Mary Dimino. Dimino is a multifaceted entertainer. Winner of Best Female Comedian (Manhattan Association of Cabaret & Clubs)) and Winner of a Gracie for Best Actress, Mary Dimin...
Cultural Laughs Coming Up
I was taking a cartooning class at IHS in the late ‘70s and one of my assignments was to create a cover for an ethnic joke book, which were all the rage back then. Unthinkable today, perhaps, but political correctness hasn’t quite managed to kill ethnic humor. CRT Downtown in Cortland presents an “Italian Comedy Festa” on Saturday, October 21 at 7:...
Italy’s “Prince of Singer-Songwriters” FRANCESCO DE GREGORI to make US Debut
Italian singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori is as esteemed in his homeland as his American contemporary Bob Dylan. After an award-winning career spanning nearly 50 years, De Gregori will finally make his US debut in November. A pair of intimate theater shows has been announced for Sunday, November 5th at The Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA (Bo...
Italia protagonista della “New York Wine Experience” di “Wine Spectator” (19-21 Ottobre)
L’Italia leader del vino straniero in Usa grande protagonista, come sempre, alla New York Wine Experience di Wine Spectator, di scena dal 19 al 21 ottobre al Marriot Marquis Hotel di New York City, anche per cercare di riprendere la corsa delle esportazioni sul mercato americano, che nel 2017, ad oggi, ha rallentato un po’ il suo ritmo. Sotto i rif...
Italian contemporary art in New York
The opening of CIMA (Center for Italian modern art) first, followed by Magazzino Italian Art (to which is dedicated the photo exhibition currently on view at the Institute) shows confidence about the interest for Italian art from early 1900s to contemporary art. In this respect, the extensive exhibition dedicated to Burri at the Guggenheim Museum i...