Lasagna for 12 million, please
John Chandler has a secret, and he guards it carefully, lest yet another friend or co-worker ask him to make it for a dinner party. Chandler is, by day, a 43-year-old salesman and father of two, a self-proclaimed "Southern boy" who lives outside Dallas and grew up on college football and barbecue. Online, Chandler's fans know him differently:...
11th Annual CSI Italian Buffet
By Joey Martin Culinary Arts students from the College of Southern Idaho tested their Italian cooking skills for the 11th annual Italian Buffet. The annual event tests the skills of CSI Culinary Arts and Hospitality students as they prepare and serve Italian cuisine for the general public. The evening's menu featured an array of...
Seattle School Board votes to observe ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ on Columbus holiday
The Seattle School Board unanimously voted Wednesday to have public schools observe "Indigenous Peoples' Day" on the second Monday of October — the same day as the Columbus Day federal holiday. The resolution, in part, said the board "recognizes the fact that Seattle is built upon the homelands and villages of the Indigenous Peoples of thi...
Reassembled Pietro Belluschi Home Finds Second Life in Portland
by Patrick Sisson A recently reopened residential project by famous Italian-American architect Pietro Belluschi provides a lesson in the value of simple, straightforward design. Literally reassembled piece by piece after years in a storage locker, the Griffith House, a single-family home designed for newlyweds, has been rebuilt at a new si...
Italy's Endangered World Heritage Sites Featured at arte italia
In celebration of 2013: The Year of Italian Culture in the United States, arte italia is pleased to host UNESCO Italia, a photographic exhibition featuring Italy's archaeological, artistic, and architectural treasures. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated and preserved 981 World Herit...
Oregon's Bosco ministries inspired by saint
by Ed Langlois August 16 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of St. John Bosco, the charismatic Italian priest, juggler, musician and educator known for his joyful work among youths. Two ministries in the Archdiocese of Portland are named after him. Bosco House of Eugene welcomes young mothers, helping them get their lives t...
The memory of all that: Can you still find Sinatra in Vegas?
by Russell Contreras Popular Frank Sinatra tunes in Las Vegas hotel lobbies have been replaced by the likes of Sia and Rihanna. The final tower of the famed Riviera Hotel and Casino has fallen, and the Sands Hotel and Casino is long gone. A tribute show to the Rat Pack draws mainly retirees. True, Sinatra's Sin City presence is fading...
Culinary cultural exchange sends two to Italy
By Alison Highberger Italophiles and foodies, prepare to be envious. A teacher and student from Central Oregon Community College's Cascade Culinary Institute will spend a month in Italy this winter, immersed in Italian culture and focused on the local food traditions. Chef instructor David Trask and culinary student Melissa Acord...
Ashland Benefactors Donate Italian Marble Fountain
The Ashland Parks Foundation considers an Italian marble fountain purchased at the 1915 Pan American Exposition in San Francisco the "jewel" of the city's park system. The Butler-Perozzi Fountain sits high on its own terrace on the western edge of famed Lithia Park below Ashland's stately Granite Street, where a house built by Domingo Perozzi...
Reno exhibit showcases Italian-Americans in baseball
We have an answer for that famous question Paul Simon and Art Garfunkle posed some 45 years ago: "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" The answer: Reno. Photographs and memorabilia of the late, great DiMaggio — from his early days with the San Francisco Seals to his Hall of Fame career with the New York Yankees — are part of a remarkable documenta...
Utah Opera delivers superb ‘Turandot’
"Turandot" is one of Utah Opera's most highly anticipated productions in recent memory. The opening performance Saturday lived up to the show's buzz — and then some. Possibly the only way to improve this production would be to shorten the intermissions, because after the thrilling conclusions of the first two acts, 20 minutes seems too long to wait...
Quell’Italia della bellezza che piace al Nord America
di Claudio Lo Tufo Las Vegas, la capitale del gioco d'azzardo, il sogno proibito di intere generazioni, sembra piegarsi alla bellezza italiana. E non solo per gli hotel stratosferici che riproducono le meraviglie del Bel Paese, ma per Cosmoprof Worldwide. Tre giorni dedicati alla cosmesi organizzati dall'italianissima Fiera di Bologna nell...