Panzerotti Bites coming to Brooklyn
How about an Italian snack that’s packed like a French crepe with either sweet or savory goodies before it’s fried like a Spanish empanada? It’s panzerotti we’re talking about, of course, and Panzerotti Bites is coming to Brooklyn at 235 Smith St. to serve up the half-moon shaped pockets of doughy goodness. Vittoria Lattanzio and Pasquale De Ruvo,...
Storia degli italiani ai Golden Globe (in attesa dell’edizione 2018)
Luca Guadagnino con il suo Chiamami col tuo nome può essere la sorpresa italiana di quest’anno agli Oscar. Si punta tutto su di lui dopo l’uscita dalla short list di A Chambra di Jonas Carpignano, nella categoria “miglior film straniero”. Call Me Your Name ha buone chance per essere nominato tra i migliori film visto l’attenzione che sta ricevendo...
Remembering Joe Pace
It’s a typical bustling Sunday at J. Pace & Son on Main Street, and Rico Colangeli wants his special cut of fresh sirloin steak. Colangeli, of Medford, is a longtime customer of the Saugus Italian grocer, deli, bakery, caterer and hot-meals maker with roots tracing to the 1960s when Orsogna, Italy immigrants Nicolo and Rosaria Pace (pronounced “Pac...
This new restaurant in Germantown comes from a long line of Louisville Italian royalty
At 4 years old, most kids are only beginning to learn how to behave in a restaurant. But Carmelo Gabriele wasn’t just any kid and he wasn’t in just any restaurant. Dressed in a mini-tuxedo, he was busy pouring water for customers in his father’s upscale St. Louis restaurant. There was little doubt in anyone’s mind that he would one day move into th...
Memorial Mass for HM Francesco II, King of the Two Sicilies, in Newark, New Jersey
On what had to be the coldest night of the year, the Knights and Dames of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George gathered at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey Saturday evening for the annual memorial Mass to our late beloved Grand Master, HM Francesco II di Borbone, the last King of t...
Italian rights: property, inheritance, and citizenship
Wednesday, January 17 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm. Amici House, Little Italy, 250 W. Date Street (Date and Union Streets, at Amici Park). Please get your FREE ticket by January 9. Seating is limited, so reserve your spot today! Italian Rights: Property, Inheritance, and Citizenship. Presented by Sonia and Anthony Alioto of Italian Legal Language Services. Le...
A Woman Now Leads the Vatican Museums. And She’s Shaking Things Up
Vatican City has been governed by men since it was established as an independent state in 1929. A year ago, however, a woman joined the upper ranks: Barbara Jatta, the first female director of the Vatican Museums. In the 12 months since her appointment, Ms. Jatta has put her stamp on the role, resisting some of her predecessor’s initiatives and for...
Catherine Lombardi in New Brunswick channels grandma's Italian cooking
When Pascal, of Cranford, and co-owner Francis Schott of Jersey City built their first restaurant, Stage Left, in 1992 after years of working in local eateries, they frequented New York City restaurant auctions, including some in Brooklyn, to outfit their new steak restaurant since they were “as poor as can be,” Pascal said.. “If I’m in Brooklyn, m...
Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito returns to American Public Television
Following his successful premiere on PBS in 2015, Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito returns to American Public Television with another exciting musical and virtual tour-de-force. Pasquale Esposito travels to his native Italy to share with viewers the magic and history of Italy's most picturesque and romantic piazzas - and the beautiful music that the...
5 Years Of ITAL & Tiramisu For Two
On Tuesday, December 19th, a few blocks from the Vittorio Emanuele piazza in Rome, about 60 folks gathered at a funky cinema club called Apollo 11, one of those independent-community institutions respected by everyone in the Rome’s film scene. It was a small yet fascinating crowd of people who had heard about Tiramisu For Two in some way or the ot...
Chef Luca Zecchin returns to arte italia!
Back by popular demand, Chef Luca Zecchin (Ristorante Guido da Costigliole - Santo Stefano Belbo, Cuneo, Italy) returns to arte italia from Santo Stefano Belbo in Cuneo, Italy, to guest-host culinary exhibition classes January 28th-30th. Enter your name in the Random Selection Drawing, explained below, for your chance to be seated at one of three e...
Jake’s Italian Bistro and Brew offers great food
Jake’s Italian Bistro and Brew has been the local hot-spot bistro in Uptown Yucaipa since September 2011. Owners, Steve Babbitt and Jake Litras, uncle and nephew, are two of the most friendly people in town. If you stop by, you may even catch Litras in the back cooking up a storm, or you may spot Babbitt working behind the bar. When it comes to th...