The Good, the gad and the groovy: Rediscovering the music of Hugo Montenegro
It was sometime in 1966 when Hugo Montenegro went into an RCA studio with some session musicians on a Saturday to do a cover of the theme from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” Italian director Sergio Leone’s third installment of his “Dollars Trilogy” of spaghetti westerns. All three of the films had been scored by the prolific Italian composer Enn...
27th Annual Newport Italianfest
June 7 - June 10. Newport Italianfest - 1 Levee Way, Newport (Kentucky) 41071. Join us for the 27th Newport Italianfest, named a Top 20 Event for June by the Southeast Tourism Society and held along Newport’s Riverboat Row between the Purple People and Taylor-Southgate Bridges. The festival has authentic Italian food and live Italian music performe...
Primo’s Italian Cuisine a pleasant and tasty diversion for any road trip
While Johnson City’s restaurant boom has been grabbing all the attention lately, our neighboring towns and counties are quietly growing a diverse sampling of new restaurants that are gaining interest and customers. One example of this is a local area restaurant named Primo’s Italian Cuisine. Long successful in their Elizabethton location, Primo’s d...
Memphis: the 29th Annual Italian Festival
After 29th years the Italian Festival in Memphis continues to draw crowds. The East Memphis event offered live music, Italian food, and games Saturday. People ate in Luigi’s Café which included meals from several local restaurants. Local 24 spoke with a cook whose team has competed in the gravy competition for 20 years. “Just the family atmosphere....
Ciancia is looking for event hosts and door volunteers
Ciancia IS a non-profit organization based on volunteering. We need receptionists at our events at the Ciancia desk. There, you get a chance to talk to new attendees about our club and to recruit new members. All our volunteers get great benefits throughout the year. This is also a unique chance for you to practice basic Italian. Please, contact...
Review: Pazzo
I would not be surprised if one day soon Michelangelo’s David statue, a symbol for Sarasota, is replaced by a sculpture of a giant meatball resplendent on a mound of melting mozzarella. That’s how strong the Italian restaurant trend is locally. One out of two eateries that opens is Italian, and, frankly, there’s not much difference in the preparati...
This new Italian restaurant in Wynwood will make you forget about your keto diet
A little taste of Italy via D.C. comes to Wynwood in the form of Sette Osteria, which debuted its first location outside of the nation’s capital quietly over Memorial Day weekend at 2103 NW 2nd Ave. Italian born corporate chef, Nicola Sanna, and executive chef, Nicolas Flores have assembled a team that includes Italian chef Gaetano Ascione and exp...
Opening date set for Italian eatery at Columbus Park Crossing
It’s time to boil the pasta, cook the marinara sauce, and warm up the breadsticks. The Italian fast-casual restaurant Fazoli’s is preparing to open its doors at Columbus Park Crossing, the city’s shopping and dining hub. The 3,750-square-foot eatery, which seats 128 and has a drive-thru window, is scheduled to open at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Greg...
La Marca (Pd): Il MAECI riconosce l'esigenza di un contrattista in più al consolato di Miami
Ho avuto conferma che la sollecitazione da me rivolta ai responsabili del Ministero degli esteri, in occasione del recente incontro con il Direttore generale per le risorse e l'innovazione, Ministro Plenipotenziario Luca Sabbatucci, in ordine all'esigenza di rafforzare la dotazione di personale nel consolato di Miami, sia andata a buon fine”. A dar...
An Italian American Who Fought for Freedom, and Helped Save the World
Joe Sacco, the only son of Italian immigrants, left his Alabama farm and landed at Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion in 1944. While serving in the 92nd Signal Battalion and Patton’s famed Third Army, Sacco and his second family found themselves at the forefront of the Allied push through France and Germany. After more than a year of fighting...
Paolo Maldini still the king of cool as globetrotting AC Milan legend splits time between Miami and chilling with superstar friends
His handsome looks, flowing locks and easy style of play all helped create a mystique around the AC Milan and Italy legend who has gone down as, arguably, the greatest defender ever. Maldini was the complete player, quick, tall, strong and brilliant on the ball with both feet, but his brain - his ability to spot danger before it happened and his ic...
Updating 'Pia de' Tolomei': Donizetti opera gets a 20th-century interpretation
Andrea Cigni’s production of “Pia de’ Tolomei,” a 19th-century opera by Gaetano Donizetti that has its origins in Dante's "Purgatory," comes to the United States after playing limited engagements at three theaters in Italy in late 2017 and early 2018. While the opera in Charleston features a mostly new company of singers, Cigni’s production include...