Mangia! Italian Festival sets return to St. Jude
By Donald Eng Get ready for some Italian food, rides, games and live entertainment at the 25th annual St. Jude Italian Festival. The Monroe summer tradition takes place this year Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Saturday, Aug. 29, at the church grounds located on Route 111 near the intersection of Route 110. Over the years the festival...
Chester chocolatier hosts Italian chocolate-maker
by Sarah Griesemer J. Emanuel Chocolatier in Chester welcomes guest Giovanni Borreca, owner of Il Nudo Napoletano confection shop in Avellino, Italy, for an afternoon of free chocolate demonstrations and tastings from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at 461B Main Street in Chester. Borreca will discuss the Italian process of making choc...
Heritage influences how America eats, new research shows
Personal preference and availability are strong influencers of which ethnic cuisines consumers tend to eat, but another factor also plays a role – ancestry. "Many Americans trace their family history – whether established for generations or more recently rooted – beyond U.S. borders," said Annika Stensson, director of research communications f...
We the Immigrants and Our Fate of Living Between Two Worlds
by Flavia Idà Dear Editor, Immigrants are people of many contradic tions. Half of our soul is rooted in the shore from where we sailed, the other half in the shore where we landed. Having to navigate constantly between two different worlds is often uncomfortable and confusing. Visitors need to deal with cultural differences f...
A guide to find a taste of Italy in Napa Valley
by Valentina Zannoni The old world boasts some of the most famous and prolific wine regions spreading from the world renowned Champagne in France to the equally famous Chianti in Tuscany. It is however no surprise that the so called new world has caught onto wine making, with flare and inventiveness, producing a variety of exciting tipples...
The Dish: Little Italy's FESTA! and pizza collaborations
As part of a 10-City dinner series to promote America's flowers, Jason Kendall, owner of Kendall Farms in Fallbrook, will host a Field to Vase Dinner in their flower field. Guests will enjoy a private tour of the farm and a family-style meal by a surprise guest chef. 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, $175 per person, Kendall Farms, 1675 Taza Road, Fal...
Freedom Hall’s Matinee Series Presents Franc D’Ambrosio’s Veterans’ Tribute
On Tuesday, November 3 at 11 a.m., Franc D'Ambrosio will bring his world renowned singing voice to Freedom Hall in a tribute to Veterans titled "I'll Be Seeing YOUZ." This show features the lovely and lively tunes made popular during WWII. Franc takes his audience on a nostalgic walk through the popular music of WWII with his rich tenor voice and a...
Giada Valenti: "From Venice with love" Premieres in December on PBS Televison
Italian songstress Giada Valenti takes viewers on a romantic and magical journey as she performs her own interpretations of American and Italian hits from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, as well as recent contemporary songs. Born and raised in Venice, Giada has always been influenced by her hometown, bringing its magic and passion to her musical style. GIAD...
President Bonaccini of Emilia Romagna Leads Business Delegation to the Bay Area
Today I am honored to welcome to San Francisco the President of Emilia Romagna Stefano Bonaccini who is arriving with a large business delegation that has a strong focus on agro-tech as well as other industries. Over the course of the delegation's visit for the next ten days, ten Emilia-Romagna start-ups, of which five belonging to the food sector,...
New online store offers authentic gourmet Italian amaretti cookies
Just in time for the holidays, a new Sarasota company is bringing the taste, tradition and style of Italy to America with a new website focused entirely on fresh-baked amaretti, the Mediterranean country's trademark cookie. Mia Bella opened its virtual doors in October, offering six amaretti cookie varieties baked to order daily and using...
Lake Como Rises Again
Lake Como, tucked against Italy's border with Switzerland, has been home to ancient Roman grandees, Renaissance cardinals, Milanese industrialists and, most recently, to Russian billionaires and actor George Clooney. Now, with the dollar rising, a new wave of American buyers is taking an interest in the area. The lake, about 40 miles long,...
Made-In-Italy Startup Develops Vertical Veggies Technology
Italian startup Veve, a food-focused startup that wowed crowds at the Expo Milano 2015, has developed an ultra efficient system for the growth of vegetables in vertical rows that uses aeroponics technology. The technology allows 200 plants to be cultivated in one square meter, the equivalent of a traditional vegetable garden that is 20 square meter...