This edition: New NIAF President & Lidia Bastianich at NIAF's Annual Gala
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Original tape date: December 11, 2018. First aired: December 11, 2018.For this month’s episode we visited the 43rd Annual Gala of NIAF, the National Italian American Foundation. While there, Italics interviewed Niaf’s new president, Lawrence Purpuro, who began his tenure this past summer. Italics also had the opportunity to sit down with Lidia Bastianich, best-selling cookbook author & restaurateur.
Guest List
Lidia Mattichio Bastianich Restauratrice/Author
John Calvelli Vice Chair International, National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
Antonio De Matteis CEO, Kiton
Lawrence J. Purpuro CEO, NIAF
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Dean, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - Queens College
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Thursday, May 14 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, June 10 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, May 18 - 9:30am
- Thursday, June 11 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Tuesday, May 19 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Wednesday, May 20 - 9:30am
- Andrew Spannaus & Giorno della memoria
- Thursday, May 21 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, May 25 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, May 26 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, May 27 - 9:30am
- Thursday, May 28 - 9:30am
- Italian American Culture & NOIAW
- Monday, June 1 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Tuesday, June 2 - 9:30am
- Claudio Pagliara
- Wednesday, June 3 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Thursday, June 4 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Monday, June 8 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Tuesday, June 9 - 9:30am
- Andrew Spannaus & Giorno della memoria
- Monday, April 27 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, April 28 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 29 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 30 - 9:30am
- Monday, May 4 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, May 12 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Wednesday, April 22 - 9:30am
- Monday, May 11 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Tuesday, April 21 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 23 - 9:30am
- Thursday, May 7 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, April 20 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, May 6 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Thursday, April 16 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, May 5 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Wednesday, April 15 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, May 13 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Tuesday, April 14 - 9:30am
