20th Anniversary of Club "Italiano Per Piacere" Honors Franco Giannotti
A culture dies when its language dies. Any linguist or anthropologist can testify to this fact. When Franco Giannotti, a native of Trieste, founded Italiano Per Piacere (IPP) in 1999, he understood this very well. He was part of an Italian club in St. Louis which didn't want to have anything to do with the Italian language. It didn't make any sense...
Iconic Italian Street Eats All’Antico Vinaio Is Coming to New York for the First Time
Start spreadin’ the news: All’Antico Vinaio, the iconic Italian street eatery that your friend who studied abroad in Florence still won’t shut up about, is coming to New York City for one month as a pop-up shop. This is the first time the Florentine panini spot will be expanding out of its native country, and owner Tommaso Mazzanti is excited to ta...
Bonanno brothers follow in their father's footsteps for their own deli, Alimentari
The backstory: Daniel Bonanno and his brother Enrico Bonanno grew up working and spending time in Tenuta's, the Italian deli their father has worked at for 56 years and now helps run in Kenosha. So when a space opened up near the restaurant Daniel co-owns and is the head chef at in Madison, Enrico moved up from Chicago and the two of them were insp...
State Sen. Tomassoni: Iron Range defenseman
If you use your cell phone to post on social media about your perception that mining is hazardous to our air and water quality, and we need to promote wind energy instead, Minnesota State Senator David Tomassoni will revel in the irony, just a little bit. “A windmill has 200 tons of steel in it and 4-9 tons of copper in it. It has a whole bunch of...
Che Fico Alimentari Is Your New Destination For Superb Italian Cuisine
What happens when the team behind the hottest restaurant in San Francisco decides to open an offshoot of its insanely popular and wildly delicious eatery? Naturally, a grand slam is hit out of the park. Such is the case with Che Fico Alimentari, the recently opened little sister restaurant to Che Fico. From partners, David Nayfeld, Angela Pinkerton...
Italian American Civic Association announces capital campaign to raise $350,000
The Italian American Civic Association is pleased to announce the launch of a Capital Campaign to renovate and enhance the Club’s long-standing headquarters on Bellew Avenue in the City of Watertown. The goal of the campaign is to raise $350,000. These funds will allow the club to make significant improvements to the building and, provide a firm fi...
Quando eravamo noi i migranti: mille storie italiane in un archivio da rileggere e rivivere
Ci sono i transatlantici entrati nella storia della navigazione e le banchine di porti che oggi vedono solo container. C’è il coraggio di partire e c’è la voglia di raccontare come, alla fine, si è riusciti a farcela, a garantire un futuro a sé stessi e ai propri figli. C’è sofferenza e disperazione, ma anche speranza e spregiudicatezza. Ci sono ge...
Tony Boccia, l’italiano “pendolare dei cieli” che a NY guida il The Theater at St. Jeans
Una vita di andate e ritorni, tra l’America e l’Italia, di biglietti staccati, di sogni realizzati e di capitoli nuovi aperti. Per Tony Boccia, pendolare dei cieli, la spola con l’altra sponda dell’oceano è parte regolare della sua vita. Arrivato per amore la prima volta a fine anni Settanta, sente il richiamo della madre patria dove ritorna e lav...
Sbarro Opens Newest Restaurant in Cabazon, California
Sbarro has opened its newest restaurant in Cabazon, California. Located in the food court in southwestern section of Desert Hills Premium Outlets, the restaurant brand brings its Italian flavors to the luxury retail outlet center. With 33 locations in California, this is the second Sbarro in the Palm Springs area. This marks the concept’s 13th sto...
14 New Rooms on 16th-Century Italian Painting Open at the Uffizi
Fourteen completely renovated rooms have opened on the first floor of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, forming a new large section of paintings dedicated to the 16th century, the golden century of Italian painting, featuring Venetian and Florentine masterpieces from the Medici collection. The new arrangement comprises 105 works of art, a part of whi...
This Ferrari 550 Maranello Is A Silver Stallion
When you think of a flagship Ferrari, what color is it? The traditional red hue of Italian racers has become synonymous with the marque over many decades of motorsport success. In fact, during the 1990s, almost 85-percent of Ferraris were ordered in red. Let’s applaud the first owner of this wonderfully specified Nurburgring Silver Ferrari 550 Mara...
This Italian food hall built a Rosé Garden pop-up with a rosé fountain. Best. Summer. Ever.
Do you want to sip (or swill) rosé in a rosé garden this summer? Of course you do. So head to La Centrale, the Italian food hall at Brickell City Centre. And don’t forget to bring your cell phone, because you’re going to want to take photos. The Rosé Garden experience is part of the Summer in Italy promotion, so it’s only here for a few months. You...