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Notice is hereby given to compatriots registered with AIRE and residing in the Long Island area of New York State that on Friday, May 12, 2023 starting at 9:00 a.m. it will be possible to apply for a passport by appointment at the premises of the Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge in Glen Cove, NY.Interested parties can request an appointme...

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Replacing the old Badolato’s on Middle Country Road in Centereach, Mangiamo has opened and people are heralding the new Italian market and deli. "Finally a great Italian food market that makes awesome sandwiches among other great food,” John L, from Port Jefferson Station said in his Yelp review. “Went for the first time Monday morning for Cuban sa...

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ITA Kitchen is cooking up a new location on Long Island. Salvatore and Christina Sorrentino, the husband-and-wife ownership team behind the Italian restaurant, announced they are opening an ITA Kitchen in East Moriches. They confirmed to greaterlongisland.com that ITA Kitchen has taken over the former Coral Tapas & Wine Bar spot on Atlantic Ave. Th...

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DiCarlo Food Service is one of the largest privately owned wholesale food distributors in the nation. They provide a surprising array of products: Knishes from Gabila’s Knish in Copiague, pasta from Bruno’s Specialty Foods in West Sayville— even mixers from The Murph’s Famous Bloody Mary Mix in Melville–all food items that are grown, raised, baked,...

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The Stony Brook University Center for Italian Studies has announced that the 17th annual Robert D. Cess Concorso d’Eleganza Annual Celebration of Italian Vehicle Excellence and Beauty will be held on Sunday, September 10, 2023. The show, which is free and open to the public, is extremely popular among auto enthusiasts and features examples of “art...

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It’s a bit modern. It’s a little bit farm. But most of all, it’s authentic. That’s how restaurateur John Tunney III describes his new venture The Farm Italy, a new Italian restaurant that recently opened in Huntington Village. “We wanted to start it with this kind of homey feeling,” Tunney said. “It’s a comfortable environment and really authentic....

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A well-liked Italian pizzeria and restaurant in the Court Square section of Long Island City has closed. Luzzo’s, which was known for offering Neapolitan pizzas and pasta dishes, shuttered for good last week at 42-60 Crescent St., according to a social media post put out by the business on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The post did not specify the reason for t...

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The Long Island Composers Alliance and the Namaste Clarinet Quintet of Perugia, Italy have joined together for a series of concerts in early January 2023 titled “American Renaissance,” featuring innovative new works from contemporary composers living and working on Long Island, including two concerts on the North Fork. The North Fork concerts will...

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Steve Vai looked back on his life-long relationship with fellow guitar wizard Joe Satriani, noting how he "can't even fathom what [his] life would be like" without the other guitarist. Steve Vai and Joe Satriani - name a more iconic duo, I'll wait. Both of these prodigious players came from Italian-American families from Long Island, New York, and...

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Most Americans don’t see a difference between Italian food and Italian-American food, but native Italians sure do- and that is exactly what Fred Assini saw back in 2012, when he bought the legendary pizzeria Cascarino’s. Fred Assini, a serial entrepreneur based out of Long Island, NY, had a staff of over 350 people who frequently ordered from Casca...

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