By Betty Hallock Giada de Laurentiis of the hit Food Network TV shows "Everyday Italian" and "Giada at Home" will open her first restaurant next year. The chef famous for dishes such as chicken tetrazzini and ravioli Caprese has signed on to debut in the new Gansevoort Las Vegas resort, scheduled to open in early 2014. The name of...
READ MOREStarz is developing an U.S. adaptation of the Italian drama Romanzo Criminale. It will be written by Steven S. DeKnight, creator/showrunner of Starz's most successful original series, Spartacus, who is serving as executive producer and showrunner as part of his overall deal with the pay cable network. Lionsgate, which previously produced B...
READ MORECreate TV®, the premier lifestyle channel featuring the best of public television's how-to programming, celebrates Columbus Day with a marathon of Cooking With Nick Stellino. The charming, charismatic and fashion-forward Stellino hosts the marathon, sharing personal stories behind his favorite Italian dishes, from Nonna Maria's famous meatballs to...
READ MORE"Fra le tante brutte notizie per gli italiani nel mondo di questi tempi, ecco spuntarne una bella, davvero inaspettata. Così, senza clamore, alla chetichella, la Rai sta per riprendere a produrre programmi specifici per gli italiani all'estero da trasmettere su Rai Italia a partire dal 30 settembre". A darne notizia è "L'Italiano". "S...
READ MOREThe sixth season of the Style Network reality television show Giuliana and Bill debuted in July, and an early episode includes a trip to Washington, DC, to scout spots for a forthcoming location of RPM Italian, the starring couple's Chicago-based restaurant. For those unfamiliar with red-carpet coverage, celebrity news, or reality televisi...
READ MOREOTC and Wynwood Brewing Company must really like each other because they are already teaming up for another event. They won't be taking over the taps this time around, but WBC will be pairing up with OTC's chef Jacob Anaya for a three-course meal featuring the brewery's latests brews. The March 8 dinner, which is priced at $65 per person, starts at...
READ MOREBialetti (http://www.bialetti.com), the leading Italian coffee maker and cookware company, announced today the launch of "Autentico" a series of web shorts featuring America's favorite Italian Chef, Fabio Viviani. These documentary-style videos candidly discuss Italian traditions and debunk what Americans might perceive to be Italian in ov...
READ MORETony Lo Bianco (actor, writer, director and producer) will receive the 2016 Louis Prima Arts and Entertainment Award at the 31st Annual Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Banquet on Jan. 16 at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel. Lo Bianco starred in the Academy Award-winning film "The French Connection.'' He has been nomina...
READ MOREby Robert Lloyd Garry Marshall wore many hats in movies and television over the last 60 years, as a writer, director, producer and actor. His successes were as mainstream as they come: "Happy Days," and its hit spinoffs "Laverne & Shirley," "Mork & Mindy" and "Joanie Loves Chachi," on TV; big-screen hits like "Pretty Woman," "Beach...
READ MOREOnce again The Italian American One Voice Coalition feels it necessary to bring the perpetuation of negative stereotypes and defamation of Italian Americans to the public's attention. A&E's latest and most disgraceful "reality" series to date "The Godfather of Pittsburgh," is a meritless, crass and heavily scripted "reality" show that glorifies...
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