Grande successo in america per il Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
È partita dagli Stati Uniti la prima uscita “fuori porta” del 2015 per il Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Una settimana di appuntamenti e di degustazioni in varie città degli Usa per far conoscere a esperti, opinion leader e operatori del settore le ultime annate in commercio (in particolare il Nobile 2012 e la Riserva 2011). Co...
“Women Write the Mediterranean”. Alla riscoperta di Anna Maria Ortese e altre scrittrici legate al tema del mare
“Che sta in mezzo alle terre”. Volendo ricostruire con rigore etimologico il significato del termine “Mediterraneo” – in riferimento ovviamente al Mare che divide Europa, Asia e Africa – dovremmo risalire ai termini “Mèdius” (in mezzo) e “Terràneus” (terra), e otterremmo così il senso indicato dalla loro copula. Ma il Mediterraneo ha una c...
The Italian Ritual of "fare la scarpetta"
Fare la scarpetta is a phrase in the Italian language that's close to the heart of everyone who has enjoyed a delicious plate of pasta with sauce. Meaning "make the little shoe," it refers to the small piece of bread used to mop up the last of the sauce on your plate. This end to a meal ritual is vastly popular all over Italy; however, whe...
Groomed staff takes the helm at Il Pizzaiolo Market Square
Since Il Pizzaiolo opened a second location in Downtown’s Market Square in 2013, it has drawn throngs of diners looking for the same high-quality Italian ingredients and dishes that has made its flagship location in Mt. Lebanon so popular. But you’ll no longer find the restaurant’s founder and chef, Ron Molinaro, at the Downtown spot. Inst...
Joe Pug in Concert (April 30)
If the opening notes on Joe (Pugliese) Pug's new LP "Windfall" are a bit disorienting, his fans won't likely be surprised. The Austin, TX, singer-songwriter has made a habit of defying expectations, showing he is quite comfortable stepping outside of the guy-with-a-guitar trappings of the genre. Pug will be at Boston's Brighton Music Hall...
Ellis Island Museum to Update the Story of Immigration in America
by David W. Dunlap Everywhere in America, immigration is an unending story. Everywhere, that is, except at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, where the story ends in 1954, when the immigrant processing and detention station there was closed. Next month, however, the museum will leap more than 60 years forward with the opening of...
20th Annual Festa Italiana at V. Sattui Winery
Join us to celebrate V. Sattui's Italian heritage at our 20th Annual Festa Italiana on Saturday, July 25th from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Our 2 ½ acre picnic grove transforms into a traditional Italian summer festival, with live music, dancing and, of course, your favorite V. Sattui wines. Tickets are now available at www.VSattui.com and cost $89 per me...
CNR opens research center in a new “Nanotech Valley” near Lecce
by Marzio Bartoloni Nanotechnology has found a home in Puglia, thanks to €18 million in investments and with 12,000 square meters of laboratories and 200 researchers at the new nanotechnology center of the National Research Council (CNR) inaugurated recently in Lecce - inside the Ecotekne Campus at the University of Salento. This...
Wine Tasting Fundraiser – June 3, 2015
Ann Bambino Lodge #2353, Order Sons of Italy in America invites you to our Wine Tasting Fundraiser. $25 per person, paid at the door. RSVP in advance is STRONGLY recommended by calling Anne Marie at (516)242-4475 or email [email protected]. Come taste various red & white wines from California, South Africa and m...
Monello adds to Minneapolis' Italian fare starting today
by Jess Fleming If the first bites are any indication, Monello, an Italian restaurant in the old Porter and Frye space in the Hotel Ivy in downtown Minneapolis, is going to knock it out of the park. We got a sneak peek this past weekend, and Chef Michael "Young Chef" DeCamp, most recently head chef at La Belle Vie, has created fre...
How the art of making confetti in Sulmona changed while keeping tradition alive
by Serena Perfetto Blue for a little boy or pink if it is a girl; white for weddings or red for graduation: while the colour changes according to the event in which they are offered to guests, the Italian confetti are today well known worldwide as a symbol of good luck during important celebrations. What was once only a sweet made...
Time Spent with a Legend: Conversations with Lawrence Ferlinghetti
by Catherine Accardi What does one talk about when speaking with a legend? How often does one have the opportunity to speak with an icon of San Francisco's North Beach and beyond? And, in Italian, which he likes to call "la bella lingua". He enjoys being called Lorenzo. I recently spoke with Lawrence Ferlinghetti about North Beach...