Native Italian chef to rescue tourist-trapped Little Italy
Manhattan's Little Italy is moving beyond its tourist-trap joints drenched in red sauce. Capri Ristorante, slated to open later this month at 145 Mulberry St., is the first stateside eatery from genuine Italian chef Franco Aliberti, who has appeared on cooking shows in his native country. Capri comes on the heels of Aunt Jake's, a well-re...
An altar boy walks the seven churches
By Rocco M. Pugliese The Town Plot neighborhood in Waterbury, from which I come, was overwhelmingly Italian-American and Catholic during the my childhood in the 1940s and '50s. To serve canned spaghetti was to invite derision; other ethnicities were aberrations, and a Protestant an oddity. The one Jew in the neighborhood was the best tippe...
Carlo Piccolo and Lauren Hopkins (Founders of Your Italian Passport)
We don't know how many of you know this, but there is a thing called "Passport Index" which ranks the passports of the world, based on their Visa Free Score. The higher the Visa Free Score, the better the Passport Power Rank. Italy is ranked third : not bad, right? Still, this is not why so many Italian Americans apply for their Italian passport: a...
Bellina’s Italian Kitchen Opens at Southland Mall
Bellina's Italian Kitchen will be celebrating its grand opening at Southland Mall in Cutler Bay, FL on Friday, April 22nd at 5 pm. Bellina's is more than a great pizzeria, it serves authentic Italian, home-made cuisine. Customers will soon enjoy delicious pizzas, pasta, and more for not a lot of dough! Bellina's makes all their pasta, bread, gelato...
In Usa inizia l’anno del Piemonte
I prossimi dodici mesi saranno l'anno del Piemonte, negli Stati Uniti. Un'occasione per promuoverlo e farlo conoscere sotto tutti gli aspetti, dal turismo alla cucina, dalla tecnologia all'arte. Questo perché la National Italian American Foundation ha scelto il Piemonte come «Region of Honor» del 2016, impegnandosi ad organizzare insieme eventi dur...
Pasta Is Making A Comeback, Sales Rise After Years Of Decline
Could the dark era of low-carb dieting in America finally be behind us? U.S. pasta consumption is back on the rise after shrinking for years, according to data from research firm Nielsen. In the 52 weeks ending on April 2, dollar sales of dry pasta were up 2.9% year on year. The trend is reflected in people's online search habits as well. "Pa...
Belmont, the Bronx: Home to Immigrants and Students
Strolling along East 187th Street on a recent weekday afternoon, the Rev. Jonathan Morris explained his mission as the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Belmont: to act as a kind of bridge linking the neighborhood's various identities. On the one hand, he serves a population of recently arrived immigrants, many of them from Mexi...
Mount Rushmore recognition Barre sculptor recognized as carver of iconic national memorial
By Neal P. Goswami The author of a book about Italian-born stone carver Luigi Del Bianco, who resided in Barre, is hailing the federal government's decision to recognize Del Bianco as the chief carver of Mount Rushmore. Doug Gladstone said he heard about Del Bianco's work on Mount Rushmore and his family's quest for him to be recogniz...
OBO’ Italian Table & Bar opens on Folsom Boulevard
OBO' Italian Table & Bar, Selland Family Restaurants' new casual Italian spot in the old Andiamo space at 3145 Folsom Blvd. in Sacramento, is now open. We stopped in to pick up lunch at the bright, open space, in which one can order pre-prepared salads and entrees as well as many made-to-order items. The kitchen is on full view fr...
King's Highway summer menu offers light, Italian taste
When thinking about menu changes for the summer season, King's Highway executive chef Gregorio Calderin brought light, Italian and refreshing options to the diner's table. The restaurant at Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs launched a new summer menu Wednesday with new dishes and twists on old recipes. "We're trying to make the...
Everything You Need To Know To Cook Like An Italian
Anna Prandoni is the author of Let's Cook Italian (Quarto Publishing), an Italian family cookbook (with simplified versions of the most famous recipes), written in order to bring our culinary art around the world, to adults and children (who are increasingly involved in making dishes). We asked her to tell us the ten golden rules of Italian co...
The 'Andrea Doria' sinks
By David A. Marlin It was July 25, 1956, shortly before midnight, when two ocean liners collided in heavy fog 45 miles south of Nantucket Island. The Andrea Doria, the pride of the Italian fleet bound for New York, had been rammed amidships by the bow of the Swedish liner Stockholm. My recollections of the Andrea Doria sinking are firsthan...