Italian Festival of Arizona - Phoenix
The 8th Annual iconic Italian Festival™️ happens Saturday & Sunday, March 4th & 5th, 2023, Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix. Come and experience a true cultural event. The food, the music, the beverages, the entertainment will all be available in one location. Italy comes to downtown Phoenix. TICKETS ARE 50% OFF - LIMITED TIME Cooking demonstrat...
Second annual Valentine’s Dinner Drive-thru at Casa Italiana brings Amoré per Tutti!
Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) falls on a Tuesday this year, so you may be casting about for a low stress option to celebrate your love, while still maintaining a restful “weeknight routine.” Burien’s Casa Italiana Italian Cultural Center has you covered. What began as a pandemic safety option was so popular that their drive-through dinner returns this...
'I live and breathe Italian food': Phoenix chef earns top honor for celebrating his culture
During the Regional Arizona Gala on Jan. 28, the National Italian American Foundation honored Joe Maggiore and the Maggiore Group, which owns and operates Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, The Sicilian Baker, The Mexicano and two new restaurant concepts opening soon in metro Phoenix. Founded in 1975, NIAF is a nonprofit organization based in Wash...
Community rallies in support of Mossuto’s Italian Restaurant after thief steals thousands
A Spokane family-owned restaurant is dealing with a small business’ worst nightmare. Mossuto’s Italian Restaurant in North Spokane was broken into last month, with the thief taking thousands of dollars. “I put so much trust in my employees and the community and everything like that, that you never think that it’s going to happen until it happens,”...
NIAF Returns to Arizona to Salute Italian Americans at the End of January
The Arizona Regional Gala will Honor Chef Joey Maggiore and the Maggiore Family at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. The demand is high to support the National Italian American Foundation in the Southwest. Tickets are almost sold out for the Foundation’s Arizona Regional Gala on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. With s...
NIAF to Honor Chef Joey Maggiore and the Maggiore Family at the Arizona Regional Gala
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is set to honor Chef Joey Maggiore and the Maggiore Family at the Foundation's Arizona Regional Gala in Phoenix on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the iconic Arizona Biltmore Hotel, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel. "NIAF is proud to return to Phoenix and honor Chef Joey Maggiore and the Maggiore family for the...
Looking back at the Italian Festival in Seattle
My good acquaintance Dennis Caldirola invited me to sign copies of my latest titles at Seattle’s Italian Festa, and I was thrilled. Surnamed Sanelli, it’s a festival I love. The invitation gets better: “I can’t find another Italian author this year. People are still hesitant about crowds. You can have the table for yourself.” Well, an invitation li...
Current owners work to preserve a 1939 Italian villa in West Seattle
THE PHRASE “hidden in plain sight” could have originated with the Cettolin house in West Seattle. Nestled along the unpretentious, extended block of 32nd Avenue between the Fauntleroy Expressway (opened in 1965) and Nucor Steel (opened in 1905 as Seattle Steel), the dwelling, upon further examination, looks to be a villa straight from Italy. Which...
The Italian connection with Salt Lake City
Back in the days when Readers sent their “Italian Connections” to me via “snail mail,” Signora Madeline C. of Utah wrote it was Fortunato Anselmo, a gentleman with “roots” in Calabria (province of Cosenza) that was responsible for establishing Columbus Day as a National Holiday after WWII. I remember Fortunato as a warm, congenial friend who was ve...
Seeking photos and stories from Pacific Northwest Italians
A history project is in the works about early Italian settlers (1880-1950) in the Pacific Northwest, specifically Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Please reach out to author and historian, Tessa Floreano with stories and original high-resolution photos to be considered for publication in either the book or website. The book, Italians in the Pacific N...
Scottsdale prepares for 2-day Italian festival
Last November, the Italian Association of Arizona longed to attract Italophiles to its Pizza and Wine Festival as COVID-19 was slowing. “We didn’t know what to expect,” said Frank Guzzo, the association’s executive director. “We wanted to test the waters with the Pizza and Wine Festival. It was one day, as we were still dealing with omicron. In hin...
The Great Italian Festival returns to Reno
In downtown Reno along The Row, The Great Italian Festival transformed Virginia Street into a taste of Italy. With everything from a grape stomp to gelato eating contest, Italian farmers market and of course tons of Italian food booths. The smell of the family recipes alone will lure you right into one of the main attractions at The Great Italian F...