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When people speak of la dolce vita, images of the summer most often come to mind – views of the Mediterranean ocean from dreamy seaside places like Sicily and the Amalfi Coast or of rolling green hills in Tuscany and Umbria. Winter is rarely considered, but that doesn’t mean that the season needs to be associated with doom and gloom.
Hailing from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Rossella Rago has become a household name for Italian Americans by popularizing authentic Italian cuisine. She is best known for cooking alongside her maternal grandmother, Nonna Romana. Rossella’s love of food, family and entertainment was her inspiration to launch the show, Cooking with Nonna.
Hoboken, The Mile Square City, nestled along the Hudson River, is perhaps best known as the birthplace of modern baseball as well as pop, jazz, and holiday icon Frank Sinatra. Though these commonly come to mind, there is much more to discover about Hoboken than you think. The Italian and Italian American communities have a long immigrant history dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
It’s been 56 years since iconic Italian American crooner Dean Martin released The Dean Martin Christmas Album. Since then, Martin’s music has become as synonymous with the holiday season as Christmas trees and presents. It’s the gold standard to which all other Christmas albums are compared. Never once has it been surpassed.
The holidays are here, and so are the parties. When your guests arrive, you want to make sure they have the best cocktails in hand to get the party started right. You don’t want any old cocktails. Sure, the classic Rum and Coke is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, but why not have something a little more “eccellente.”