Frattaroli family taps Italian roots for Easter dinner
The Frattarolis are never far removed from family and food. It’s an Italian stereotype, but also one grounded in tradition, whether they’re working together at one of their restaurants or gathered after Mass on Easter Sunday for lemony roast lamb and grandmother’s veal lasagna.
The Italian Table: So Many Easter Specialties
Like most holidays, Easter time is another reason for great Italian tradition and cuisine. The Easter lunch in Italy is a delicious reason for a spectacular meal, great company and a primal celebration of the end of winter and nature’s (not just Christ's) rebirth.
Colavita. An Italian Success Story Across Generations
It’s a party. Colavita opens a new branch in New Jersey. From a town of 250, a family firm with its own brand now reaches 70 countries worldwide. In the U.S., the CEO is the young Giovanni Colavita who proudly led us through the new facility. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by the mayor of Edison along with representatives of the consular institutions of New York and New Jersey.
Seeing Cities Change: Shameless Promotion of My Books Part I
Seeing Cities Change is one of two of my recently published books that deal in large part with Italy and Italian America.
‘Mob Wives’ in Elmwood Park stirs debate
When the VH-1 reality television show “Mob Wives” premieres this June, it will include a stop in Elmwood Park. But some Italian-Americans will not be greeting it with open arms.
“Mob Wives: Chicago” has been shooting since December in the Chicago area. One scene takes place inside Baciami! Restaurant and Bar, 18 W. Conti Parkway, in Elmwood Park.
Italy does not need more austerity, Monti's office says
Rome, April 3 - Premier Mario Monti's office on Tuesday reiterated his assertion that Italy will not need more austerity measures to hit its target of balancing the budget, after a report in the Financial Times said it might.
Fraud money spent on Bossi's children, police say
Milan, April 3 - The Northern League party treasurer under investigation for fraud allegedly misspent federal money for election reimbursement on perks for the children of party chief Umberto Bossi, a police statement said Tuesday.
The Pool NYC, la “galleria itinerante”
Immaginate una galleria. Adesso, a quella galleria togliete “la galleria”, intesa come sede fisica. Che cosa resta? Rimangono gli artisti e il gallerista, che continuano a fare il loro mestiere pur non avendo uno spazio espositivo. Impossibile? The Pool NYC è la dimostrazione che non solo è possibile ma può anche essere una formula vincente.
Intervista a Luigi Franchin e Viola Romoli.
April 3, 2012
From “Godfather to “Mama’s Boys” – The ever degenerating southern-Italian American media image. So who cares?
There is a clear pattern of increasingly negative dramatic images of southern-Italian Americans in American media from the 1970s Godfather movie to the current reality shows. It is a sociologically verifiable FACT that southern-Italian Americans are unique in the pantheon of American ethnic groups portrayed at best as high-minded murderous gangsters (e.g. Godfather) or sadistic sociopaths (e.g. Casino) or the current ‘reality’ show’s mindless buffoons who live for sensual sensations. But, southern-Italian Americans take it in stride – paying it no mind. "Perché"?
Living Large and Falling Out in Deepest Brooklyn ‘Brooklyn 11223’ on Oxygen
There is no rest for the defenders of Italian-American dignity in the greater New York area. MTV’s “Jersey Shore” may have finished its season, but on the horizon are TLC’s “Mama’s Boys of the Bronx” (April 9), about Arthur Avenue homeboys who live with their mothers, and A&E’s “Rambug” (May 5), about “a brawny group of hard-working, over-the-top Italian exterminators from Brooklyn.”
Prada to outfit the Olympic 2012 Italian sailing team
Stella McCartney is not the only designer getting involved with the sporting event of 2012. While McCartney has revealed the Olympic Team GB kit she has designed, Prada has just announced their sponsorship of the Italian national sailing team for the Olympic and Paralympic games.
Italy's Cucinelli Plans Stock Debut In Early May - Source
MILAN (Dow Jones)--Italian cashmere clothing maker Brunello Cucinelli plans to launch an initial public offering in mid-April and list its stock on the Milan exchange by early May, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday. Brunello Cucinelli, whose sweaters are worn by Prince William and movie stars such as Daniel Craig, in February filed a request with regulators to list a third of his company's stock.
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