Chef Spotlight: For Eric Nelson of Italian Kitchen, career change was his ‘best decision’
Being a chef wasn’t Eric Nelson’s first career. Instead, he came to it after years in the classroom. He calls going back to another classroom – culinary school – the best decision of his life. Here are 7 questions and a recipe with the Italian Kitchen’s executive chef. What’s your favorite dish to cook at home? Oddly, I don’t cook much at home due...
Simone Mori MD, working at Conti Lab at Scripps in San Diego and ISSNAF affiliate, won the Merck Biopharma Innovation Cup
Congratulations to Simone Mori MD, working at Conti Lab at Scripps in San Diego and ISSNAF affiliate who won with his Immuno-Oncology team the Merck Biopharma Innovation Cup proposing a new molecule that direct the immune system against cancer! Bio: A native of Italy, Simone Mori graduated in medicine at the Polytechnic University of Marche, in Anc...
Classic talk: The night Sinatra and I watched the Three Tenors
In the summer of 1994, as no football fan needs reminding (since the Republic of Ireland was there), North America hosted the World Cup for the very first time. This weekend marks the anniversary of the final and the concert that preceded it, the night the Three Tenors - Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti - who'd sung on the eve of the deciding match...
Philadelphia's pilgrimage-worthy pizzeria
The scene: Superstar chef Marc Vetri, a James Beard Award winner and former Food & Wine Magazine Best New Chef winner, who trained extensively in Italy, is best known for his elevated takes on Italian cuisine at his acclaimed upscale Philadelphia eateries Vetri Ristorante, Osteria, Amis and Alla Spina. But no form of Italian cuisine is as beloved i...
Dr. Laura L. Forese and Thomas Iovino Named Honorees of New York City's 2017 Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Citizens Foundation today announced Thomas Iovino, the Founder of Judlau Contracting, Inc., and CEO, Judlau Enterprises, LLC, and Dr. Laura L. Forese, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian, as honorees of the 2017 Columbus Celebration. They will join Barnes & Noble Founder and Chairman Leonard...
St. Joseph the Worker plans golf tourney, festival
St. Joseph the Worker Church is gearing up for its Italian Festival and Twilight Golf Tournament next weekend. John Dovec and Walter Ruszkowski are co-chairs of the events, which are sponsored by the church’s pastoral council. The twilight golf tournament will be held July 28 at Mountaineer Woodview Golf Course, beginning at 3 p.m. The cost is $50...
Casual Italian restaurant arrives to Larchmont downtown
A new Italian restaurant that toes the line between casual atmosphere and fine cuisine has arrived in the village's downtown. Trattoria 141, at 141 Chatsworth Ave, opened earlier this month and offers a distinctly casual atmosphere combined with sophisticated cuisine. It's a mix that Jimmy Resulbegu, who co-owns the restaurant with his wife, says i...
Italian street artist selected for St. Peter’s mural
The Jersey City Public Arts Advisory Board at its July 18 meeting gave the go-ahead to a mural by an Italian street artist at St. Peter’s University, the latest in a number of large mural projects being produced over the summer. Mural artist Peeta will decorate a wall of Rankin Hall at 910 Montgomery St., home to the university’s Fine Arts Departme...
Serpotta’s “Sirpuzza” on display at Palermo’s historic Oratorio dei Bianchi
In the past, artists would sometimes sign their works in an interesting way. For example, Bolognese painter Bartolomeo Passerotti (1529-1592) would paint a chubby little sparrow in plain sight in his paintings (his surname means “sparrow”), whereas sculptor Giacomo Serpotta (1656-1732), a Palermo native, would similarly adorn his statues with the i...
IAP 45: The hidden history of Southern Italy’s glory
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we talk with National Italian American Foundation President John Viola, and Anthony and Patrick O’Boyle. All three are members of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. We have a candid conversation with these passionate and active members of the Italian-American community about w...
Il filmaker trapanese Francesco Siro Brigiano vince il Los Angeles LA Film Awards e il festival Festigious
Il corto ispirazionale dal titolo Take my hand del filmaker trapanese Francesco Siro Brigiano s’è aggiudicato la vittoria del Los Angeles LA Film Awards, nella categoria “Best Inspirational”, e del festival internazionale Festigious, anch’esso di Los Angeles, nella sezione “Inspirational”. Si tratta di un racconto astratto ed autobiografico ispirat...
Serving frozen food without telling customers is fraud, rules top Italian court
Thousands of tourists travel to Italy each year to sample the famed national cuisine, but many unknowingly end up restaurants serving reheated frozen meals to maximize on profits. The country's legal system is now cracking down on this, with hefty fines issued to restaurants which serve frozen food to unsuspecting customers. While serving frozen f...