Your Guide To Italian After-Dinner Drinks
The important thing is not to get behind the wheel after you’ve enjoyed your tipple. Other than that, in Italy you have an array of liqueurs to taste. No trattoria, pizzeria or restaurant would dream of not offering patrons a high-octane drink or two after a lunch or soup-to-nuts dinner.
We’ve been spelling the Verrazano Bridge wrong the whole time
It’s an error that has loomed over New York Harbor for more than 50 years: The name of the majestic Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is spelled wrong.
Despite a new petition drive to make it right — the bridge is named for 16th-century Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (two Z’s) — the state authority that controls the span has stubbornly held to the one Z position it’s taken for years: We know it’s wrong, but we’re not changing it.
Despite a new petition drive to make it right — the bridge is named for 16th-century Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (two Z’s) — the state authority that controls the span has stubbornly held to the one Z position it’s taken for years: We know it’s wrong, but we’re not changing it.
A Comic Book Character Seeks Sexual Empowerment in Postwar Italy
Inspired by American silent screen star Louise Brooks, Valentina Rosselli is the heroine of illustrious Italian comic book artist and graphic novelist Guido Crepax, who started drawing the famous character in 1965.
For winners and losers of Sinatra Idol, 'That's Life'
Dale Monaco, a second cousin of Frank Sinatra who is the singer's closest family member to remain in his home town of Hoboken, said she still marvels at the devotion of Sinatra fans, including contestants in the annual Sinatra Idol competition Thursday night.
Review: Brian De Palma Says He Is Hitchcock’s True Heir
Brian De Palma is a devotee of the long take. His oeuvre is a catalog of extended following shots, seamless action sequences and slow-building scenes of intimacy and brutality. So it seems only fitting that “De Palma,” an affectionate and absorbing documentary by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow, has the appearance of a single, uninterrupted encounter between camera and subject. Mr. De Palma, dressed in two layers of blue, tells the story of his career with energy and good humor, occasionally interrupted by clips from his own films and some by other directors that are relevant to his work.
The Jewish History of an Italian Grocery Store
One of the most popular and enduring shops in the Bronx’s Little Italy is a third-generation family business run by a Jewish immigrant family — not from Italy, but from Austria. Teitel Brothers Imports, opened in 1915, does not sell kosher goods, but rather all kinds of Italian items from salami and balsamic vinegar to olive oil.
Meet Laura Campisi, A Sicilian Jazz Musician Between Two Worlds
I recently got to know Laura Campisi, a wonderful musician from Palermo, who now lives in New York. Laura is an award winning songwriter and jazz singer. She performs a wide range of music: jazz, folk, r&b and traditional Sicilian music.
On Monday, June 13, Laura will be performing Italian Jazz at Zinc Bar in the West Village. This particular show is about creating abridge between contemporary Italy and the United States.
Laura and I recently sat down for a chat about music, inspiration and her current projects.
Nominati i 75 ambasciatori del Made in Italy. Sorbillo unico pizzaiolo d'Italia
Alla presenza del Presidente Mattarella, nominati i 13 maestri dell’enogastronomia italiana, all'interno dei 75 maestri d'arte e di mestiere d'Italia. Gino Sorbillo unico premiato per il settore pizzeria in Italia, presto aprirà una pizzeria a New York vicino Union Square
Open Roads: le nuove strade narrative del cinema Italiano
Dal 2 all’8 Giugno presso il Walter Reade Theater di New York si è tenuta la sedicesima edizione di Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, la rassegna cinematografica che ogni anno presenta al pubblico nordamericano la miglior selezione dei film italiani della stagione.
Jazz, Sicilia e vita in musica per Francesco Cafiso
Il noto sassofonista siciliano, incanta la platea dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York e si racconta ad i-Italy
June 11, 2016
Nominati i 75 ambasciatori del Made in Italy. Sorbillo unico pizzaiolo d'Italia
Giuseppe Ippolito
Alla presenza del Presidente Mattarella, nominati i 13 maestri dell’enogastronomia italiana, all'interno dei 75 maestri d'arte e di mestiere d'Italia. Gino Sorbillo unico premiato per il settore pizzeria in Italia, presto aprirà una pizzeria a New York vicino Union Square
THIS SUNDAY ON I-ITALY TY - Festa della Repubblica 2016
Celebrating the Italian National Day at the Consulate General of Italy, the Italian Trade Commission and the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. A full episode of Italianità, with the institutions of Sistema Italia and a lot of friends.
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