Upscale Italian restaurant Tartufo coming to Midtown
Reservations-only, fine-dining Italian restaurant Tartufo Nashville has targeted a June 10 opening at the Midtown building formerly occupied by eateries Magnolia South and Mambu. In addition to dining rooms for 48 patrons, the 4,500-square-foot restaurant at 1808 Hayes St. will have a small bar, a piano lounge and an outdoor covered patio...
Chef Paulette Licitra shares favorite Italian recipe
Name: Paulette Licitra, aka Chef Paulette Current occupation: Chef/cooking instructor. She teaches Italian cooking classes out of her home in Nashville. Licitra completed her professional culinary studies at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City and cooked in Mario Batali's restaurant Lupa. Her cookbook, "Italian Cooking Party...
Prada set to open in Miami
Prada will open a store in the Miami Design District on Dec. 6, in conjunction with the Art Basel Miami fair. The one-story unit, designed by the brand's go-to architect Roberto Baciocchi, covers 3,890 square feet and carries women's ready-to-wear, leather goods, accessories and footwear.
Italy To Speak At International Symposium On Fluid Power & Motion Control 2013
Italians serve as Editorial Board Members for the 26th Annual University of Bath and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Symposium on Fluid Power & Motion Control (FPMC 2013) October 6 – 9, 2013. Italian institutions such as the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia are sending professors Massimo Milani, part of t...
Italian heritage lodge presents Jan. 17 pasta night
Order Sons of Italy in America's Richard A. Capozzola Lodge 2865 presents a family pasta night Jan. 17. Pasta with meatballs or sausage, salad, bread, tea and dessert will be served 5-8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Foxwood Country Club, 4927 Antioch Road. Adults pay $7 per plate; children 11 and under pay $3.50 per dish. Take-outs are available.&n...
U.S. flies Italian executive to Florida in first bid-rigging extradition
The United States has extradited a former executive of an Italian marine hose manufacturer to face price-fixing charges in what the Justice Department said was its first extradition on antitrust charges. Romano Pisciotti, a former executive with Italy's Parker ITR SRL, was extradited from Germany and arrived in Miami on Thursday to face a...
The real Italian debate on salting pasta water—not if, but when
It took a 300-page hedge fund report to tell Olive Garden that they had a big problem—there's no salt in the pasta. "Shockingly," says the report, "Olive Garden no longer salts the water it uses to boil the pasta, merely to get a longer warranty on its pots." Shocking indeed. The Italian word for pasta that lacks salt—"sciocca"—also means "si...
Antonello Pileggi President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community
Antonello Pileggi has been elected President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community (MSIC). Officers of the MSIC will be Vice President Fabio De Furia (Consorzio Roma Ricerche), Secretary Alessia Fornoni (Director and Chair of the Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center at the University of Miami) and Treasurer Ant...
Italian Market Plans Sixth Location
Doris Italian Market and Bakery, recently began construction on its sixth and largest specialty supermarket in North Palm Beach. Located in the Village of North Palm Beach, the 22,000 square-foot store is scheduled to open in the fall and will be the independent chain's second in Palm Beach County. The residential community, which is...
Bocce ball takes off at Simpsonville City Park
by Scott Keeler Thanks to the Italian-American Club of Greater Greenville, a sport whose ancestry dates back to games of the Roman Empire is now offered to the local public. A pair of bocce ball courts have been installed at Simpsonville City Park. While they've been in place for a few months, the unofficial opening of the courts...
The Florida Keys History & Discovery Center shows The Rose Tattoo Nov. 4
by Jill Zima Borski The Florida Keys History & Discovery Center in Islamorada features The Rose Tattoo for November's Midweek Matinees. Movies are shown in the new state-of-the-art 4K theater on the first Wednesday of each month. This first year will feature movies made in or about the Keys, and will include a historical introduction by the Di...
Cosabella First Outlet Shop
Just in time for the Holiday shopping season Italian lingerie brand Cosabella launch its first over outlet shop in South Miami. "The Cosabella Cut Sobe" is the first ever outlet store by the brand. Customers can shop Cosabella's colorful and classic collection at 40% off & more. Visit the "The Cosabella Cut Sobe" 7 days a week at 760 Ocean Driv...