The Golden Boys
Vintage '50s footage ofDick Clark's "American Bandstand" shows him trying to maintain a modicum of quiet as he's about to announce the upcoming in-studio performance of a guest star. He asks for a moment of silence before the all-hell-breaks-loose moment when he calmly says, "Frankie Avalon" into his microphone. The screaming is deafening until you...
Fifth Annual Slow Wine US Tour Culminates With New York Extravaganza
The 5th annual Slow Wine event in New York, held this year on February 3rd at NYC's Highline Ballroom, will commence with a joint press conference with the Italian Trade Commission to kick off VINO Italian Wine Week (12 p.m. – 1 p.m.) followed by a walk-around trade tasting (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.) and a consumer event in the evening (from 7 p.m. – 10:00)...
Female Italian judges outnumber male counterparts for first time
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner It has only been five decades since women were first allowed to become judges inItaly but in what is being hailed as a small revolution, female judges now outnumber their male counterparts. According to a report released this week by the top prosecutor in Italy's supreme court, women now comprise 50.7% o...
VMJ Esposito closes food market in West Brighton
By Pamela Silvestri VMJ Esposito of West Brighton closed down its retail operation on Tuesday, Feb. 9. A representative from the store told shoppers that the market will reopen in four to five weeks with a Costco-like format. VMJ Esposito vended produce, canned goods, dairy, fish, meats and other products in bulk. A rep said...
Made in Italy eyes US defense contracts
by Alberto Magnani From NASA to Elon Musk's Space X, from nuts and bolts to the latest generation of drones for civil protection, there are many opportunities in the American defense and aerospace market tracked by ExportUsa , a consulting firm which deals with the sale and promotion of Italian products in the US. The firm just si...
Lavazza targets €2bn sales within 5 years
Lavazza, Italy's best-selling coffee brand, has a warning for Starbucks as the coffee and frappuccino giant enters the Italian market for the first time: you have much to learn. Howard Schulz, Starbucks' chief executive, last month confirmed the Seattle-based company will open its first coffee shop in Italy early next year, in Milan. The s...
The Secrets of the Aventine
By Alexandra Turney Can you name the seven hills of Rome? Even most locals struggle to remember, but along with the Palatine and the Capitoline, the Aventine is one that everyone should know. The Aventine is often overlooked by visitors, who assume that it's just a residential neighbourhood. But there's much more to the Aventine than quie...
Next Italian restaurant adds flavor to Long Island City
Fast-rising Long Island City is getting a next generation Italian joint. Oro, a new construction restaurant at 41-17 Crescent St., is slated to open later this month from Vlado Celic and his son Mike Celic. Vlado came to New York from Croatia in 1986, and ran restaurant Appetito on W. 39th Street before this. Chef Tony Cacace will off...
American Airlines rafforza Roma-NYC: «La concorrenza non ci preoccupa»
Una serata all'Aventino per raccontare le novità di American Airlines e Visit Usa ai tour operator e alle agenzie di viaggi. Il vettore Usa, che serve 344 destinazioni in 55 paesi nel mondo, potenzia la capacità e conferma tutte le rotte sulla tratta Italia-Usa, sia annuali che stagionali. La novità riguarda soprattuto il volo Roma-New Yor...
Italian-Americans live longer thanks to this diet
It's 3 p.m. on Arthur Avenue in The Bronx, and Filomena Magavero settles in for a late lunch inside the venerable Mario's, a favorite Italian restaurant on this strip of Old World butcher shops, fish stores and bakeries. She sips a gin martini ("Is there any other kind?" Magavero gamely asks), and orders filet of flounder oreganata. "Fish...
Announcing the 2016 Coccia-Inserra Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Teaching of Italian (K-12)
The Director of the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America, Dr. Mary Ann Re, is delighted to announce that, recognizing the importance of acknowledging and motivating excellence in the teaching of Italian, the Coccia family and Lawrence Inserra, Jr., have established this significant award. Our donors will be awarding a very ge...
Sommelier Talk: Daniel Pernice Brings Italia to Georgia
Not all dynamic wine programs live in major cities and cover dozens of pages. Daniel Pernice, 33, left a vaunted Manhattan establishment when he got the opportunity to create a wine list of his own back in his hometown of Roswell, Ga., a vibrant suburb of Atlanta. He earned Osteria Mattone a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for its 130-selection...