A 220-foot illuminated serpent coiled around the facade of Bulgari's Fifth Avenue flagship welcomed guests on Saturday night. The stunning Fabien Iliou installation was the first instance, of many, of the evening's reptilian motif at the store, where the jeweler toasted its Serpenti Collection, an exhibition on display from Feb. 9 to 28.

According to Footwear News, Alberto Moretti's 24-carat, gold-adorned stilettos will soon be available for the taking — at a hefty price. The heels, priced at €4,000 ($5,206 at current exchange) will hit Barneys New York, Fred Segal Los Angeles, and other countries in September.   Moretti stated that he worked with the velvet, which was cover...

Eataly, the Italian food and restaurant emporium opened by Mario Batali and Joe and Lidia Bastianich in New York City's Flatiron neighborhood in 2010, turned 3 years old on Aug. 31 and celebrated by transforming the space into a classical Italian food and wine festival, with more than 30 stands set up throughout the store to sell some of their most...

di Piero Merola   In Italia lo sanno in pochi, la critica specializzata della capitale ne ignora le gesta, ma dietro al nome del progetto indie newyorkese Porcelain Raft si nasconde un quarantenne nato proprio a Roma. Il compositore e polistrumentista Mauro Remiddi ha avuto una formazione classica, già a dieci anni iniziava a registrare in f...

The Montefalco Consortium announces the 3rd annual 'Sagrantino Month' at Eataly to be held this March. The Sagrantino Month promotion will take place at Eataly's New York City location as well as the newly opened Chicago store.   The promotion marks the beginning of the third year of a national Sagrantino campaign that includes events, promo...

It took a couple years to reach fruition, but Antonioni's has finally ripened. The Italian restaurant at 177 Chrystie (at Rivington), designed by Amy Grantham and Luc Levy of Cafe Gitane, soft-opened on Valentine's Day. Right now they're only offering dinner service, but brunch is coming this weekend; lunch reportedly starts on March 24.   M...

by John Mariani   Monday night in NYC. Bitter cold: 21 degrees with wind chill factor down to 10. Nobody on the streets. Not a night to go out to dinner. Yet, upon entering the three-month-old Davio's, I found that it seemed everyone who did go out to dinner that night was in the restaurant, which was doing booming business. Which goes to pr...

Theatre is an extraordinary mean of knowing each other, of meeting up, and creating synergies. In the course of this reading, through the analysis of selected texts and authors, our speakers will lead the audience to a journey into the European theatrical heritage exploring the thread that has connected dramatic art across all Europe, and still doe...

Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani joined demonstrators outside the Metropolitan Opera on Monday for an emotional protest against a musical work about the death of a Jewish man they say glorifies his Palestinian killers.   About 400 people stood behind police barricades chanting "Shame on the Met!" and carrying signs saying "The Met glorifies ter...

Saturday, January 10at 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Garibaldi-Meucci Museum 420 Tompkins Ave, Staten Island, : Free for Children ages 3 to 10 RESERVATIONS REQUIRED -CALL NOW 718-442-1608 Meet Le Befana and hear her story. Fun, games, songs, snacks, prizes and activities for all the children. Come celebrate Christmas the Italian way! The pa...