The World Champion Pizzaiolo is from the San Francisco Bay Area
Who is this world-renowned pizzaiolo? None other than Tony Gemignani. What exactly is a pizzaiolo? That would be a person who makes pizzas in an official pizzeria. Recently, L'Italo-Americano interviewed Bay Area native, Tony Gemignani and he shared the story of his impressive career, a career that began quietly in a typical California tow...
'De Palma' Documentary Out Now
When it comes to the gangster film genre, there are several directors that immediately come to mind such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Sidney Lumet. One director that is no stranger to the gangster genre, is the subject of a new insightful documentary by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow called De Palma about director Brian De Palma. &...
Laura Meyer: The Pizzaiola Changing the Face of Pizza
Laura Meyer landed her first job 10 years ago, at 17, the way most teenagers do — by wanting to work where her friends did. It was a serendipitous start to what has turned out to be a wildly successful career choice: Meyer has since won both the World Pizza Championship in pan pizza in 2013 in Parma, Italy and the 2014 International Pizza Expo in L...
Eddie’s Barber Shop: An Italian Immigrant’s American Dream Becomes a Florham Park Novelty
"I cut his hair when he was a baby," Eddie gestured toward Florham Park Mayor Mark Taylor, who was getting a trim in one of the three swivel chairs in the sports memorabilia-filled barber shop. A thick Italian accent saturated Eddie's speech, despite the past 61 years he had lived in the United States. "I've been with the same clientele 60...
Vivere Veneto & 15th & 15th Tavern
By Ted Scheffler One of the most exciting new restaurants to hit town in a while has opened in the space that was previously home to Forage. It's called Veneto Ristorante Italiano (370 E. 900 South, 801-359-0708,VenetoSLC.com)—named for the northern Italy region that owner Marco Stevanoni hails from. Stevanoni and his wife Amy are committ...
More young Italians climatarians says Barilla study
Young Italians are more and more climatarian at the dinner table, a new Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) survey showed Monday. The term climatarian appeared on the New York Times list of top 2015 food-related words, and means someone whose diet is based on locally sourced food, on limiting food waste, and on avoiding the most energ...
Da Molfetta agli States: sei remi artigianali per la festa patronale ad Hoboken
Oggi, 30 agosto, presso la sede della Lega Navale di Molfetta, alle ore 18, il vescovo Domenico Cornacchia benedirà i remi che attraverseranno l'oceano per raggiungere gli States. I remi, frutto della tradizione artigianale molfettese, saranno donati all'associazione Madonna dei Martiri di Hoboken, per essere portati in processione in occasione dei...
Hoboken 'Molfetta Day' Established: Italian Festival 2016
by Joe De Castillo On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, Mayor Dawn Zimmer, in conjunction with the Societa Madonna Dei Martiri, the Juventus Club of Hoboken, and the Federazione Molfettesi d'America officially established an annual Molfetta Day in Hoboken to be celebrated on the final day of the Annual Festival of Madonna Dei Martiri (Hoboken...
Second location of Angelo’s Taverna opens in Littleton
Angelo's Taverna has been serving up house-made pastas and pizzas on 6th Avenue in Denver for more than 40 years. Now, Littleton gets a taste of the authentic Italian. The second location of Angelo's opened on Sept. 7 at 6885 S. Santa Fe Drive. Guests can expect favorite menu items from the original location as well as a few new ones that are uniqu...
Meet The Editor-in-Chief of The Florentine in NYC!
October 20 (Thursday) 6:00 pm. Meet The Editor-in-Chief of The Florentine in NYC! Thinking about moving to Italy? Curious about life as an expatriate in the gorgeous Renaissance city of Florence? Or do you just want to indulge your senses in an evening celebrating la dolce vita italiana? The National Organization of Italian American Women...
Giuseppe Venezia e il suo contrabbasso tornano negli USA: Il nuovo tour toccherà prestigiosi jazz club americani
Cinque formazioni musicali e 14 date in poco meno di un mese, di cui la metà in prestigiosi locali di New York, tempio indiscusso del jazz: il nuovo tour statunitense del contrabbassista lucano Giuseppe Venezia è partito giovedì 6 ottobre proprio dalla Grande mela, dove si è esibito con il Benny Benack Trio a La Gamelle, bistrot francese sul cui pa...
Make Every Month Italian Heritage Month
By Catherine Accardi October is officially National Italian Heritage Month in the U.S. Italian Heritage Month has been celebrated in America since 1999 and was designated by Presidential Proclamation. This month is chosen to coincide with Columbus Day in October and the festivities associated with this occasion. This celebration o...