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
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Monday, February 16 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Tuesday, February 17 - 9:30am
- Thursday, February 19 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Wednesday, February 18 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, February 23 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, February 24 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, February 25 - 9:30am
- Thursday, February 26 - 9:30am
- Monday, March 2 - 9:30am
- Maria Lai. A Journey to America
- Tuesday, March 3 - 9:30am
- POWS IN THE UNITED STATES & NIAF
- Wednesday, March 4 - 9:30am
- Italian American Culture & NOIAW
- Thursday, March 5 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Monday, March 9 - 9:30am
- Claudio Pagliara
- Tuesday, March 10 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Wednesday, March 11 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Thursday, March 12 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, January 26 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, January 27 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, January 28 - 9:30am
- Thursday, January 29 - 9:30am
- Monday, February 2 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, February 10 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Thursday, January 22 - 9:30am
- Monday, February 9 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Wednesday, January 21 - 9:30am
- Thursday, February 5 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Tuesday, January 20 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, February 4 - 9:30am
- Thursday, February 12 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Monday, January 19 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, February 3 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, February 11 - 9:30am
- Claudio Pagliara
- Thursday, January 15 - 9:30am
