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"Family is at least as important as food," says Brookfield-based author Terri-Lynne DeFino. That's just part of the message behind her latest offering, "Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story." The book was inspired by her own family experience, growing up in an Italian-American household in New Jersey. "Any get-together we have... everybody...

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It takes a skilled writer to craft an interesting and entertaining tale about carpet installation, but David Amadio has done that and a lot more in his delightful debut novel, “Rug Man.”  Of course, the story here is not just about carpet installation, for Amadio has a larger tale to tell. In its heart, “Rug Man” is about discipline, sacrifi ce, hum...

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New film project for Oscar Generale, a well-known film producer of Italian origin who has been living and working in the United States for years. Generale is known for producing the movie "The Poison Rose" by director George Gallo, starring John Travolta, Morgan Freeman, Brendan Fraser and "The Music Of Silence" dedicated Andrea Bocelli, starring A...

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In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, then Minister to France, visited several regions in northern Italy. He studied the agriculture and language, admired the architecture and art, and enjoyed the music, food, and wine. When he returned to America, he brought Italian culture with him, infusing it into everyday American life. “Italian Culture in America: How a...

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During the Great Migration, countless Italians chose to settle in Newark, New Jersey. These immigrants developed their own Italian enclaves and preserved their culture in their own way. Churches were erected and clubs were formed. Many came with only a few dollars and were listed as “peasant” or “laborer” when they entered the United States. They c...

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Inside my seven novels, along with the familiar narrative essentials, there is a feast of Italian food. This happened organically as I love Italian food, and this passion extended to feeding my fictional characters. Said passion is surely rooted in my Italian-American background. I grew up eating Italian food pretty much every day and twice on Sund...

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Small cobblestone streets, clotheslines overflowing with bright linens and colorful underwear, tiny dogs yapping as they lick the crumbs of pastries and cornettos off the road—Italy is a picturesque destination, one colored by decades of romanticisation in the media. Despite its aspirational depiction as a nation living in rustic nostalgia where ev...

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Author and art historian Giulia Silvia Ghia talked with Fabio Finotti, the director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York (IIC-NY) on April 19th, 2023. During the conversation, she presented her latest book: “Vademecum per i mecenati della cultura. Art Bonus, sponsorizzazioni e metodi di raccolte fondi per valorizzare conservando.” The book...

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Italian literature has always given us masterpieces of various genres, from coming-of-age novels to thrillers, and that have become famous all over the world. Just think of the works of Luigi Pirandello, the repertoire of Gabriele D'Annunzio or the supreme Dante Alighieri, whose Commedia never ages and still keeps inspiring novelists everywhere. In...

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“Cucina povera, Italian peasant cooking, is the way people have been cooking in Italy for centuries,” says Tuscan blogger, podcaster and cooking school teacher Giulia Scarpaleggia. Her latest cookbook, “Cucina Povera: The Italian Way of Transforming Humble Ingredients into Unforgettable Meals,” is full of inviting writing, interesting little histor...

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