Mozzarella in Carrozza, Italian or Italian-American?
A popular dish at old-guard Italian-American restaurants in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens is mozzarella in carrozza, which means "mozzarella in a carriage." It consists of two pieces of bread with cheese in between, which is dipped in batter and then deep fried, making one of the richest toasted cheese sandwiches the world has ever seen.
Giving New Life, Even to the Hoary
Throughout his long career the conductor Riccardo Muti has proved himself expert at revealing subtleties in pieces that on the surface may seem musically obvious. He did this thrillingly on Wednesday night, when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra opened the Carnagie Hall season with a stunning performance of Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Mr. Muti treated that pummeling, elemental score with respect and brought out great tenderness in the music that most accounts miss.
Autunno caldo per gli studenti italiani
Riprendono le proteste contro i tagli ai fondi scolastici. Mentre gli scorsi anni si erano moblilitati studenti universitari, quest'anno scendono in piazza anche quelli delle scuole superiori
Columbus Day Parade strolls up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue
NEW YORK — The Columbus Day Parade has Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue awash in red, white and green.
Monday’s parade includes a float bearing a giant head of Christopher Columbus.
Police officers are wearing sashes of red, white and green, and thousands of people are waving Italian flags and cheering from the sidewalks.
Leonardo Del Vecchio, Luxottica Founder, Went From Orphan To Eyewear Titan
The eighth richest man in Europe was once an orphan.
Leonardo Del Vecchio, the founder and chairman of Italian eyewear maker Luxottica, was born to a mother who could not afford to care for him. At the age of seven, Del Vecchio, whose father died five months before his birth, lived under the care of nuns in an ophanage.
Barilla defies crisis with new Italian investment
PARMA, Italy, Oct 8 (Reuters) - World leading pasta-maker Barilla is defying Italy's recession by opening a 40-million-euro ($52 million) plant near its Parma home base, just as other big industrial names are pulling out of the country or freezing investments.
Corruption Is Seen as a Drain on Italy’s South
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Italy’s A3 highway, begun in the 1960s and still not finished, starts outside Naples in the ancient hill town of Salerno and ends, rather unceremoniously, 300 miles farther south as a local street in downtown Reggio Calabria.
Terminal 5 per un felice Jovanotti
Concerto al Terminal 5 di New York, dove oltre 3000 persone erano lì per il cantautore e rapper italiano. Nonostante i suoi quarantasei anni, dimostra ancora la vitalità di vent’anni fa: salta, balla, canta, riuscendo ad infiammare il pubblico. E alla fine del concerto, chiede che gli venga scattata una foto col pubblico: non si aspettava sarebbe stato così numeroso
Columbus Day - A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 8, 2012, 2as Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and all who have contributed to shaping this Nation.
Dolce & Gabbana Restore Classic Italian Film
Dolce & Gabbana has helped to restore visionary film Fellini Satyricon, originally directed by the legendary Federico Fellini - who is also known for creating La Dolce Vita. The celebrated Italian fantasy-drama - first released in 1969 and scooping four prestigious Silver Ribbon awards - was described by Fellini as "science-fiction from the past". It will open New York Film Festival on October 13.
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