The Final Days of Valentino, LA’s Most Iconic Italian Restaurant
On one of its last nights of service, guests of Valentino streamed into the restaurant from Pico Boulevard. “I hear you’re closing,” said a smartly-dressed woman. “Yes,” answered the host. “Why?” she asked, with pain in her voice. The host — the consummate host — sighed and responded, “Do you have a few hours?”This conversation in different forms c...
Adventure in the Apennines
The Apennine Mountains have been a place of passage for everyone from the Ancient Romans to Second World War soldiers. “Hiking in the Apennines is walking through living history,” says Veron McClure, founder of Italiaoutdoors. “The different ecozones and ancient routes offer a different perspective of Italy, a more authentic experience of history a...
Merrill Quacinella
On December 18, 2018 Merriel Quacinella passed away after a short illness. Her life began on June 2, 1931 in Illinois, the oldest of three children. The family moved to Modesto where she attended high school and Jr. College. Her early career began running the print shop at Mt. Sac Jr College, and concluded as a medical transcriber in Modesto. ...
Angelo’s Steak & Pasta: A local favorite for over 39 years
39 years ago, a small town pair with big dreams moved to Myrtle Beach from Steubenville, Ohio, with the intent to duplicate the family’s well-known Italian sausage and meatball sandwich shop. When visiting the previous year in July, and seeing the restaurant crowds, they were sure they were destined to make it big. Opening in a small 70 seat buildi...
Rome and Florence attract nearly 30 million museum and site visitors
Data from the Italian Statistical Yearbook 2018 outlines the dominance of cultural sites, monuments and museums in the central Italian regions of Lazio and Tuscany, especially in Rome and Florence. Just over 50 million people visited state museums, archaeological sites and monuments in 2017 across Italy. More than half of those were in the regions...
Meet The Glamorous Grannies of Milan, Our New Style Obsession
We all know that Milanese women possess an old school glamour that (rightfully) cements the city's place as one of the most stylish in the world. How often, though, do we give the Milanese nonnas (that's 'grandmothers' in Italian) credit for their chic looks? Luckily, Instagram account Sciuraglamis seeking to do just that. Founded by Angelo, a dent...
Diversi: 1938 by Giorgio Treves
When: Monday, January 28, 2019 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008 On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2019, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute invite you to the US Premiere of 1938: Diversi, a documentary by Academy Award nominated director G...
The Fiat-Stanguellini 1200 Spider America: lost and found again
Today, we are featuring the gorgeous 1957 Fiat-Stanguellini 1200 Spider America, presented at the Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance in 2004, and at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2015. Detailed documents record the purchase of a Fiat 1100 TV (Turismo Veloce) by Nuccio Bertone in 1957. Bertone was an entrepreneur in Turin, and had taken over...
Anthony’s owner has done it the old-fashioned way for 38 years
David Roberts started working at Anthony’s Pizza on Hartford Turnpike in 1980 when he was a senior in high school. He liked it so much that even though he earned a degree in mechanical engineering, he eventually bought the restaurant from the Davia family. He still uses their recipes for the sauce and pizza crust. He still serves many of the same d...
La storia di Ireneo MEO, gioielliere di Philadelphia
Pietro, Antonio, Ireneo MEO (negli Stati Uniti scelse di chiamarsi solo Ireneo) nacque a Castelguidone (CH), in corso del Popolo n.10, il 16 luglio del 1894 da Beniamino e Carmina “Carminuccia” D’Amelio. Partecipò alla Prima Guerra Mondiale guadagnandosi prestigiose decorazioni. Poi, nel 1921, decise di tentare il “sogno americano”. Arrivò ad “Elli...
Artwork Could Be the Salvation for a Shuttered Church in Manhattan
Two white marble saints keep watch over the arched doorways at St. Stephen’s Church although no one enters or leaves through them. The 160-year-old brownstone building they guard has sat in silence over this midblock stretch of East 28th Street since the parish merged with another in 2015. St. Stephen’s was closed by the Archdiocese of New York as...
Montessori Schools: What are they and why Brooklyn parents should consider them
Greenpoint is receiving a new school — just not the one residents thought they were getting. While plans for a public school slated to be built near a toxic Superfund site have stalled, one resident is opening up a different type of institution in the neighborhood. Greenpoint Montessori, located at 288 McGuinness Blvd., is set to open its doors to...