Local restaurant hopes to bring Northern Italian flavor to St. Augustine
By Jenna Carpenter St. Augustine Beach residents Simone and Monica Parisi want to bring the taste of northern Italy to St. Augustine. Originally from Florence, Italy, Simone said he wants to give residents a place where they will never eat the same dish twice, no matter how often they come to the restaraunt. "I grew up in a family wh...
Eataly officially coming to Boston’s Prudential Center
International food powerhouse Eataly is officially coming to Boston. On June 2, the Boston Globe reported the signing of a lease between Eataly executives and Boston Properties to build a $20 million food emporium at Prudential Center, taking up the entire food court space. Boston would be the Italian mega-food store's fourth U.S. location (E...
A Look at the 2015 Festa di Sant'Antonio di Padova in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Hundreds gathered at St. Athanasius Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn Sunday morning (June 13th) for the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua. Mass was celebrated in English and Italian by Monsignor Cassato, followed by the blessing of the bread and procession through the neighborhood. After distributing the loaves, the celebration came to a clos...
Top 10 Italian castles turned into hotels
The following list includes castles and historic buildings, which have all been beautifully restored and renovated into hotels, while retaining all the features of their original medieval or Renaissance architecture. Five of these castle hotels are located in Tuscany, the five others can be found in Umbria, Lombardy, Liguria and Lazio. ...
Lynbrook’s Sons of Italy awards scholarship
by Mary Malloy The Order Sons of Italy in America's Per Sempre Lodge 2344 in Lynbrook presented their choice for this year's winner of the lodge's annual merit college scholarship award at their June monthly meeting held on June 30. The winner of the merit scholarship award was Justin Boniello, 17, a graduate of Holy Cross High Sc...
Samantha Cristoforetti becomes Cavaliere di Gran Croce
Samantha Cristoforetti has been awarded with the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italian: Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana) today by President Mattarella. "She has been followed with affection and love by all Italians" said the Italian President while handing a paper to the young lady. The Order of Merit was founded as th...
16.000 foto per raccontare la città di Palermo in Time-Lapse… Il video è un autentico capolavoro!
Questo bellissimo video vi porterà a vedere e conoscere la splendida città di palermo come non l'avete mai vista. Potrete ammirare tanti tramonti colorati con panorami mozzafiato e i bellissimi posti che la nostra città offre. Il video realizzato da Giorgio Corsino è un autentico capolavoro e presenta dei numeri pazzeschi: 8 mesi il tempo...
The 7 Greatest Cars at the 2015 Concorso Italiano
by Rory Jurnecka The annual Concorso Italiano show is the largest Italian-focused event during the entire Monterey Car Week. While you'll see Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeos and Maseratis at nearly every other event during the week, at Concorso Italiano, it's nothing but these cars and their Italian cousins. CI is also home to absolute e...
Italian Food Hits Trinity Groves September 10 via Saint Rocco's
by Whitney Filloon A new addition to culinary theme park Trinity Groves is just weeks away: Saint Rocco's will open its doors on Thursday, September 10. The brains behind Saint Rocco's is none other than Trinity Groves founder Phil Romano, who is of course also the founder of the Romano's Macaroni Grill chain (not to mention Fuddrucke...
New Italian restaurant brings two dining options to one table
by Coreen Savitski Randolfi's is bringing Southern Italian inspired cuisine to the Delmar Loop. "We wanted to go with kind of classical Italian with some modern touches," explained Michael Randolph, Randolfis' Chef/Owner. Chef Randolph keeps the menu 80% approachable and 20% inventive. "If you wanted to come in and get a...
Friends of the Uffizi Gallery announces New Lecture Series...ART CONVERSATIONS
Sunday, September 27, 2015 | 3:00 to 4:00 pm: Michelangelo and Judaism Sunday, November 22, 2015 | 3:00 to 4:00 pm: Artistic Competition in Renaissance Florence Sunday, January 1, 2016 | 3:00 to 4:00 pm: The Madonna's of the Uffizi Gallery In an effort to enhance our educational schedule of events, the Friends of the Uffizi Galler...
A pizza history of America
by Bob Kennedy It's a very simple dish: Some bread dough pounded flat, covered with tomato sauce and some Mozzarella cheese scattered on top, baked. Other ingredients can be thrown on (Pepperoni, sausage, black olives, green peppers, onions and anchovies are big favorites), but none of them is essential. In fact, even the tomato s...