Italian Grilling Recipes To Start The Summer Off
The keys to good Italian grilling are the use of olive oil and fresh herbs. The fresh herbs play a large role because they help bring out the full flavor of the dish. The Italian grill also uses a lot of skewered meatsl, which is great for parties. So, if you're looking for something a little different when planning your next cookout, you...
Mt. Carmel Church to celebrate 123rd feast
The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will celebrate 123 unbroken years of devotion to the Blessed Mother from July 14 to 17. Festivities will culminate on July 17 with a 9 a.m. Solemn Mass in Italian in the church, a morning procession to a noon field Mass and a second procession following the Mass. A street festival will run from July 14 to 17,...
Great American-Italian slices, strands, sweets
WHEN it comes to Italian food, the first few dishes that come to mind are pepperoni pizzas, garlic bread, chicken Parmesan, and the like. But what most people don't know is that these dishes are actually American-Italian hybrid dishes, created by Italian immigrants who used ingredients available in the United States to do their cooking. In Cebu, w...
Ustica: ha 30 anni la prima riserva marina protetta italiana
di Maria Laura Crescimanno Trenta candeline per Ustica, la prima riserva marina d'Italia, paradiso per i sub, che emerge dal blu a circa 30 miglia dalla costa palermitana. Ormai adulta, inizia a raccogliere i frutti di un lungo e non facile cammino che l'ha vista, da pioniera, sperimentare il turismo sostenibile e subacqueo in Italia. L'A...
Morelli's: Cheap liquor and red sauce nirvana
Every liquor store parking lot is busy. Two things human beings will always need and and will always spend money on: dentistry and liquor. You can't go through life with a sore tooth and most of us can't go around without at least the occasional day-ender. But Morelli's parking lot is busy in a way that others are not. The driving is espec...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series–Saturday, August 13th–featuring Joey Nicoletti and Nicole Santalucia
WHERE: Sidewalk Café, 94 Avenue A (6th Street) East Village, NYC-10009 WHEN: Saturday, August 13, 2016 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm 9781599540870-Perfect.indd WHO: Joey Nicoletti is the author of two-full length poetry collections and four chapbooks, most recently Reverse Graffiti (Bordighera, 2015) and Counterfeit Moon (NightBallet Press, 2016)...
Amanda Beagle's Italian-American Songbook CD
by Amanda Beagle I truly believe that one of the keys to success in life is appreciating where you come from! The granddaughter of Italian immigrants, I grew up in Northeast Ohio where Italian-American music and culture enriches the region. I am passionate about the Italian music tradition and want to keep it alive for future generations t...
Rustic Italian Eatery Casa Apicii Opens in the West Village
Two years ago, chef Casey Lane read a story about Marcus Apicius, a gourmand who lived in Ancient Rome. "He was a socialite who loved everything about throwing parties, being on the scene, great cooking, and great wine," he explains of the first century bon vivant who inspired him to open his West Village restaurant, Casa Apicii, last month. ...
Filmmaker Laurence Vannicelli: the new Fellini?
By Valerio Viale Why am I comparing up-and-coming, Italian-American filmmaker, Laurence Vannicelli to Federico Fellini, the most celebrated Italian auteur of all times? Well, because the source of inspiration for Laurence's upcoming film, La Certa - set in the surroundings of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo region of Italy – is the same as Federico's. T...
Ciao Philadelphia! - Italy in a Day
Date: 5 October 2016. Time: 6:00 pm. Location: Fisher Bennett 401, 3340 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA, 19104. Join us for a screening of Gabriele Salvatores' Italy in a Day (2014), a crowdsourced documentary on how the Italian view themselves, their present worries, and their dreams for the future. - In Italian with presentation and...
Rome Central Market opens at Termini station
Rome's Central Market opened yesterday at the Via Giolitti entrance to the main Termini station. The foodies haven selling fresh seasonal delicacies and artisanal products is the brainchild of experienced restaurateur Umberto Montano, who opened a hugely successful similar outfit in Florence that has already seen three million visitors this ye...
Little Italian Grandmothers
One of the most memorable homilies I've heard was given by a New York City priest when I was in the seminary. He introduced his homily with a droll comment about "little Italian grandmothers" and their big families. The details escape me. But his quip drew twitters of chuckles from the seminarians. The popular caricature of little Italian grandmoth...