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Buon Anno a Tutti! New Italian Year in an Auspicius Way...

From Italy by Maria Rita Latto

Families and friends usually gather to await the new year and have a merry feast all together. Of course food plays an important role. Lentils are always present in the...

Christmas Celebration & the Italian Community in Chicago

Sigrid Lupieri

Dr. Di Nello still vividly remembers that Christmas Day in Vietnam, though his interest in collecting nativity scenes actually dates back to his childhood. Like many others from....

Ristorante Barolo's Soul

Natasha Lardera

Every dish on our menu complements a good glass of Barolo,” Maurizio explains, “we have a fillet in a Barolo sauce that is out of this world. But, you know that I am a bit...

Who are the Heirs of Carlo Tresca?

James Periconi

In an Italian America in which there are no more Carlo Trescas to fight the devil of capitalism, the closest we may have today is Frank Santora, charismatic Pentecostal minister....

Ottava Rima in Bensonhurst

Joey Ski

In a social club in Brooklyn, the lost poetry of a Sicilian contadino is heard again.

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies

Michelina Zambella

È stato presentato al "Museum of the Moving Image" la divertente e profonda pellicola di John Turturro “Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies”. Dibattito con...

What Are We Eating this Christmas?

Natasha Lardera

Every Italian region has its time-honored dishes that happen to be the real “stars” of the table. These are dishes that are synonymous of Christmas and every holiday season,....

Presepi. Hundreds of Nativity Scenes in Italy

FROM ITALY BY Maria Rita Latto

The nativity scene, in Italian called presepe, represents the scene of the birth of Jesus Christ and is one of the main traditional Christmas decorations in Italy. In almost every..

Wines among the Ruins. Ancient vines, Ancient grapes, Ancient city, Modern wine

Charles Scicolone

How were wine grapes grown in Pompeii two thousand years ago? This question can be answered today.

A True Italian/American Marriage

Letizia Airos Soria

"Saints and Sinners", by Abigail Honor, tells the story of an Italian/American gay couple planning a wedding according to Catholic rite. It was screened in the CUNY TV studios by...

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