The Quest for the Perfect Spaghetti Carbonara
In the Italian American household where I grew up, red sauce ruled. Every Monday, my grandmother Mama Rose made gallons of it in a giant tarnished pot. She started that sauce by cooking sausage in oil, then frying onions in that same oil and adding various forms of canned tomatoes: crushed, pureed, paste. Without measuring, she’d toss in secret ing...
Donald J. Croatti, 84, of Southborough
Donald J. Croatti, 84, of Southborough, died Jan. 11, 2019 at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick after a battle with cancer. He was the devoted husband of Mary Ann (Alberti) Croatti for the past 64 years. Don was a graduate of Framingham High School, class of ’52, and earned a bachelor’s degree at his beloved Boston College in 1960. He was also a fou...
Bill de Blasio Blasts MTV for "Peddling Stereotypes" in 'Made in Staten Island' Reality Show
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has taken issue with MTV's upcoming reality series Made in Staten Island, which follows a group of young people who are trying to distance themselves from families connected to organized crime in the area. "Anyone who has spent any time on Staten Island knows MTV is peddling stereotypes in a shameless ratings grab...
Longshoreman Serves Up Pizza And Pastas At New Columbia Waterfront Spot
Brooklyn's Columbia Waterfront District is a quiet micro-neighborhood that feels more isolated than a glance at a map would suggest. Separated by the BQE from Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill to the east, cut off from Red Hook by the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the south, blocked from the actual waterfront by the shipping yard, it's not the sort of p...
La ricetta di “pasta faggioli” del sindaco La Guardia
Vi piace la pasta e fagioli? La evitate come un piatto pesante e poco raffinato, la mangiate pensando alla nonna o nelle nuove trattorie fighette, che hanno recuperato le vecchie ricette del passato? E poi, usate i borlotti o i cannellini, la salsa al pomodoro la mettete oppure no? Tutte queste domande avevano già ottenuto risposta più di 70 anni f...
Philly Bike Cop Sues City, Claiming Other Cops Repeatedly Called Him a “Dago”
Daniel Leone has been a Philly cop for more than 23 years. But recently, things have gone downhill on the job for the 47-year-old Northern Liberties resident. In a just-filed federal lawsuit, Leone claims that members of the Philadelphia Police Department have discriminated against him because he’s an Italian American. It all started close to ten y...
La Pasticceria
Eataly USA Head Pastry Chef Katia Delogu was trained in Torino, Italy, the home of Eataly’s pastry program. Every day, she and her team create typical Italian pastries, cakes, and gelato that are as beautiful as they are delicious. In keeping with Italian tradition, Katia pays meticulous attention to the quality of her creations, selecting only the...
Tormenta bringing back Micaletto
Italian midfielder Marco Micaletto has signed with South Georgia Tormenta FC’s USL League One team, pending league and federation approval. As a starting midfielder for Tormenta’s 2018 League Two team, the Rome native helped the team clinch the Deep South Division championships, scoring 4 goals and completing 2 assists throughout the season. "Marco...
Celestino Drago, lo chef più amato dalle star di Hollywood è il nuovo chef Ambassador di Gustoso Sicilian Food
Un importante accordo che presto vedrà protagonista il progetto Gustoso negli USA. Nel suo ristorante di Los Angeles, considerato da Food&Wine uno dei dieci migliori chef degli Stati Uniti, porta le tradizioni e i sapori della Sicilia. Oggi la costellazione dei ristoranti della famiglia Drago a Los Angeles è fatto da 13 locali: tra i più noti Drago...
Announcement of vacancy: Beauty Made in Italy Desk
The Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ITA) is currently seeking a Beauty Market Specialist for the Beauty Made in Italy Desk operating at the Italian Trade Agency in New York. The Italian Trade Agency (“ITA”) is a governmental entity with diplomatic status which promotes the internationalization of the Italian companies, in line with the strategies...
LA PASSIONE: How Italy Seduced the World
Imagine a world without Italy: Painting without Michelangelo. Literature without Dante. No Valentino red. Your readers know Italy embodies a culture that transformed art and architecture, language and music, food and fashion. But how did a peninsula smaller than California leave such an imprint? Award-winning author Dianne Hales credits la passion...
Cittadinanza e lingua: Nissoli (FI) interroga Moavero e Bussetti
In seguito alle numerose richieste pervenute dai connazionali residenti in Nord America, ieri Fucsia Fitzgerald Nissoli, deputata di Forza Italia eletta in Centro e Nord America, ha presentato una interrogazione ai ministri dell’Istruzione e degli Esteri per venire incontro alle esigenze delle famiglie italiane all’estero che devono certificare la...