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by Riccardo Chioni "Zio Peppino" è uno dei pochi sopravissuti all'eccidio di Cefalonia nell'agosto del 1943, è il partigiano che l'anno scorso ha fatto condannare il caporale tedesco Alfred Stork per aver fatto parte di un plotone d'esecuzione che fucilò gli ufficiali italiani della divisione Aqui. Il racconto di Giuseppe Benincasa si inserisce n...

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Little Italy, nested in between several culturally-rich neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan, is known for its multitude of Italian restaurants. However, the authenticity is questionable.   In 2000 only 6% or 44 of the residents here were born in Italy, and in 2011 a census found that none of the residents in Little Italy were Italian-born. &nb...

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Si è conclusa con successo la missione imprenditoriale delle oltre trenta imprese pugliesi che hanno partecipato alla 60a edizione del Fancy Food Show di New York, il più grande evento di food & beverage del Nord America svoltasi dal 29 giugno al 1° luglio. Organizzata da Giusi Malcangi, presidente del Consorzio Sapori Mediterranei di Bari - c...

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I was walking on Canal Street when I noticed that the funny little lot (219 Hudson) at the northwest corner of Canal and Hudson has plywood fencing around part of it. The permits posted are for the construction of a wooden fence, with no indication why such a fence would be necessary. Since that hideous electronic billboard is also dead, I assumed...

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First, in 1970, the honor rolls were stolen — bronze plaques listing the 106 fallen World War I soldiers from the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn. Then, in 2000, a thief swiped the allegorical bronze figure at the center of the memorial.   Thus the World War I monument, one of 122 across New York City's five boroughs in the parks...

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"I think that you understand wine makers when you meet them," says Lang, a sommelier and chef in New York. "When you sit down and taste the wine in the place that it's made with the person who made it, that's as good as it gets."   When Lang first started traveling to Europe and meeting winemakers, he realized that he could see the winemaker...

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You are cordially invited to attend a lecture and photo exhibit dedicated to the Presepio Napoletano (Neapolitan Nativity Scene) at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, December 4th.   The evening's program will also feature a DVD based presentation with music and photos of Presepi taken by Anita Sanseverino throughout Naples and in the...

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Se è vero che l'Italiano è ormai una delle lingue più studiate al mondo, i cittadini della Grande Mela amanti della lingua di Dante ne gioiranno non poco: riapre infatti Vanni, la più antica libreria statunitense dedicata al nostro idioma.   E questo proprio mentre per le librerie indipendenti di New York l'anno passato è stato nefasto con l...

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Exhibition Dates: February 10, 2015 – March 3, 2015Reception: Thursday February 12, 2015, 6:00pm - 8:00pmGallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New YorkEvent URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Stefania_Nesi.aspx   Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Italian painter Stefan...

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Ideally, an Italian restaurant should possess one or more of the following qualities: it should be a little out the way, serve excellent pasta and be able to make a tiramisu that causes you to question everything you thought you knew about life.   It's a tall order to be sure, but Dopo East delivers on all fronts, easily making it one of the...

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