by Riccardo Chioni A ricevere il "Gei Friendship Award" ieri nella Stella Room del ristorante Le Cirque è stato invitato il celebrato scrittore italoamericano Robert Viscusi, in occasione della presentazione della sua raccolta di scritti "ItaloAmericana: The Literature of the Great Migration". Ieri ad accompagnare l'intellettuale italoamericano n...

In this intriguing new mystery novel, author Lisa Fantino weaves the elements of murder and politics with an international flavor across three continents. She takes the standard political potboiler and turns it on its head without apology. Her character, broadcast journalist Mickey Malone, exposes the intricate political dirty tricks lurking behind...

Il Comitato della Società Dante Alighieri del Michigan, sotto gli auspici del Consolato d'Italia a Detroit, ha ospitato la presentazione di Luca Guardabascio, regista e sceneggiatore italiano; le sue opere comprendono documentari, lungometraggi, serie TV e spettacoli.   Il suo nuovo libro-progetto e film si intitola "Padula-New York-Pittsbur...

Rodolfo Marma nacque a Firenze nel 1923. Era di estrazione popolare. La sua vocazione artistica ebbe luogo in una città nella quale le attività artigianali prolungavano nel tempo una civiltà antica, senza fronzoli, abituata a dare un peso ed un valore alla bellezza.   Studiò all'Accademia di Belle Arti, dove ebbe come maestri Ugo Capocchini...

Massimo Bottura, head chef of the legendary Osteria Francescana restaurant, ranked #3 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, will embark on a 6-city book tour across America from October 7-16 to promote his first major cookbook: NEVER TRUST A SKINNY ITALIAN CHEF (Phaidon, $59.95, Hardback, Pub Date: October 6).   Tucked away on a quiet cob...

by Bill Castanier   Like a fine stock, Mena Castriciano's cookbook has been simmering on the back burner for a long time. But this week her lifetime of dishing recipes becomes reality with "Cooking with Mena," a collection of her favorite Italian recipes. "It was my dream," she said while holding court in the dining area of Roma Bakery Deli...

This energetic, well-told short fiction collection from Pettener features six short stories and a novella. "A Pointed Finger," the complex novella, concerns the close and remarkable friendship between Alfredo Crepuscolo, an art history professor in his 30s in South Florida, and Rosa, a 50-year-old divorcé and mother of three who manages a fast food...

This book is a marvelous opus which deserves to be recognized for its innovative approach to the topic of Anti-Italianism. As William J. Connell affirms, "The essays in this volume were written... with the idea of looking very hard at the experiences Italian Americans have had with issues of discrimination and stereotyping." And it does so with a c...

By Sandra Tornberg   Alicia J. Winget has written the life story of Mr. Lino Borraccio, the successful and popular owner of Lino's Italian Restaurant in Rochester Hills. A longtime friend of Lino and his wife Elvira, Ms. Winget was inspired to have Lino write his story after seeing a feature honoring Lino that aired on WDIV TV during Memoria...

Il suo libro «Te la do io l'America» (Rizzoli) contiene 50 ricette di cucina americana. Come mai questa scelta?  «In realtà non sono solo ricette. E' soprattutto un racconto della mia storia di americano in America, e quindi delle ricette che corrispondono a quel tipo di società».   Sono ricette facilmente realizzabili anche a casa?«Sì...