Una tribù che canta: l'italiano delle canzoni
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Hours: 6PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI A conversation with Italian artist Lorenzo "Jovanotti" Cherubini and prof. Lorenzo Coveri (Universita' di Genova) on contemporary Italian song writing. Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy Read more...
The Heart and the Island: A Critical Study of Sicilian American Literature
March 3, 06:00 pm - 07:30 pmThe John D. Calandra Italian American Institute 25 West 43rd Street, 17th FloorNew York, N.Y. 10036 In The Heart and the Island (SUNY Press, 2015), Chiara Mazzucchelli explores the bond between Sicilian American writers and the island of Sicily. Throughout the twentieth century, the sense of a distinct sicilian...
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Remembering Justice Antonin Scalia
Center for Italian Studies Conference at Stony Brook University. September 17, Saturday, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Remembering Justice Antonin Scalia. Presenters include scholars, legislators and judges along with former Supreme Court associates who clerked for Justice Scalia, who, all together, from different perspectives, ...
'Babbalucci' features Italian cuisine in Harlem
There is nothing like pizza in New York. But in this week's "Neighborhood Eats" this pizza comes with a twist. "Babbalucci" is located at 331 Lenox Avenue in Harlem. "I got to see every aspect of the restaurant and gravitated toward the cooking side," Andrew Lo Presto's father owned pizzerias, so Andrew knows a thing or two...
Gei. Il Friendship Award all'avvocato James Periconi
È un principe del foro affermatosi in materia ambientale, nel tempo libero interpreta ruoli tetrali o cinematografici, ma soprattutto James Periconi è un bibliofilo leader mondiale delle pubblicazioni italoamericane, ora contenute in un catalogo a conclusione della mostra al celebrato Grolier Club.Ieri James Periconi ha ricevuto al Le Cirque il ric...
Bulgari toasts Serpenti collection
A 220-foot illuminated serpent coiled around the facade of Bulgari's Fifth Avenue flagship welcomed guests on Saturday night. The stunning Fabien Iliou installation was the first instance, of many, of the evening's reptilian motif at the store, where the jeweler toasted its Serpenti Collection, an exhibition on display from Feb. 9 to 28.
Eataly New York Celebrates Its 3rd Anniversary
Eataly, the Italian food and restaurant emporium opened by Mario Batali and Joe and Lidia Bastianich in New York City's Flatiron neighborhood in 2010, turned 3 years old on Aug. 31 and celebrated by transforming the space into a classical Italian food and wine festival, with more than 30 stands set up throughout the store to sell some of their most...
Porcelain Raft, un anomalo italiano a Williamsburg
di Piero Merola In Italia lo sanno in pochi, la critica specializzata della capitale ne ignora le gesta, ma dietro al nome del progetto indie newyorkese Porcelain Raft si nasconde un quarantenne nato proprio a Roma. Il compositore e polistrumentista Mauro Remiddi ha avuto una formazione classica, già a dieci anni iniziava a registrare in f...
Sagrantino Month Returns to New York City, Debuts in Chicago
The Montefalco Consortium announces the 3rd annual 'Sagrantino Month' at Eataly to be held this March. The Sagrantino Month promotion will take place at Eataly's New York City location as well as the newly opened Chicago store. The promotion marks the beginning of the third year of a national Sagrantino campaign that includes events, promo...
Antonioni’s Now Serving ‘Family Style’ Italian at 177 Chrystie Street
It took a couple years to reach fruition, but Antonioni's has finally ripened. The Italian restaurant at 177 Chrystie (at Rivington), designed by Amy Grantham and Luc Levy of Cafe Gitane, soft-opened on Valentine's Day. Right now they're only offering dinner service, but brunch is coming this weekend; lunch reportedly starts on March 24. M...
Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse Moves into NYC Near Grand Central Terminal
by John Mariani Monday night in NYC. Bitter cold: 21 degrees with wind chill factor down to 10. Nobody on the streets. Not a night to go out to dinner. Yet, upon entering the three-month-old Davio's, I found that it seemed everyone who did go out to dinner that night was in the restaurant, which was doing booming business. Which goes to pr...