Renowned Italian Pizza Masters Share Their Secrets in the U.S. at Pizza University
Have you ever dreamed of opening a successful, authentic pizzeria, becoming a certified pizzaiolo, or learning the techniques of master pizza makers? There are currently 70,000 pizzerias in the United States, generating $40 billion dollars in revenue. The new course offerings at the Pizza University & Culinary Arts Center are designed to fill a voi...
Sculptor, collector, pizza maker: Fans eager to preserve memory of Redford's Silvio Barile
When news arrived Feb. 16 that 80-year-old baker and self-taught artist Silvio Barile had died at his Redford Township home, the community he loved and fed for decades felt the loss deeply. For people like Bruce Marsalese, Silvio's death prompted nostalgic Facebook reflections about his bakery and pizzeria, which opened in 1960 and remained a Plym...
WEEKEND ITALIANO, a contemporary 2-day Italian food and social event
The Italian Cultural Center is proud to present WEEKEND ITALIANO, a contemporary 2-day Italian food and social event. Join us on Saturday, March 9th and Sunday, March 10th, 2019 at the Food Building in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Saturday, March 9th, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, we will host a Wine Tasting, an Apericena (Italian-style Happy Hour th...
Forgotten Franklin terror plot turns 100
Everything was calm in town on the evening of Feb. 28, 1919, but behind the Ray Mill of the American Woolen Company at 301 Union St., something sinister was afoot. In the silence of night 100 years ago, four Italian-American anarchists’ plan went horribly wrong when they found themselves the victims of their own plot to blow up the wool and fabric...
Alessandra Belloni Will Hold Concert and Book Launch For 'Healing Journeys With The Black Madonna'
On Tuesday, March 19, Alessandra Belloni and her I Giullari di Piazza performance troupe will return to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave., with a concert, "Healing Journeys With The Black Madonna," and an accompanying book launch. The launch is for Belloni's book, "Healing Journeys With The Black Madonna" (Inner Traditions -...
10 Iconic Moments in Italian Cinema
Whether you’re hunkered down under the polar vortex in North America or are bracing for the predicted snowfall in Europe, you are officially passing through what is known as “i giorni della merla” (the days of the blackbird), the period straddling the end of January and beginning of February that is traditionally considered the coldest of the year....
Pizza Star Fiorella Fires Up Polk Street Sequel
Richmond District hit (and current Eater 38 Essential SF restaurant) Fiorella is bringing its neighborhood Italian favorites to a new neighborhood: Russian Hill, where a second Fiorella opens on Thursday, March 7. The new location at 2238 Polk is in the former home of another pizzeria, Gioia, which closed in October to relocate to a smaller Hayes V...
Flowers of Italy to honor Mayor Lovero
The Flowers of Italy Club will honor Berwyn Mayor Robert Lovero at its annual dinner dance on March 30 at Villa Brunetti in Franklin Park. (630-688-3153). The following profile was provided by the organization. Having resided in Berwyn for fifty-eight years, Robert J. (Bob) Lovero has made public service an integral part of his life. Throughout thi...
Italian-American Foundation offering scholarships
The Italian-American Festival Foundation Inc. of Stark County has announced it will award $8,000 in college scholarships for the 2019 academic year. This is the 33rd consecutive year the foundation has awarded scholarships totaling $256,000 to Stark County graduates. Applicants must be of Italian-American heritage and a graduate from a Stark County...
Warm up the Winter with a delicious risotto al radicchio
In our market in Montalcino last week, the Winter array of radicchios were on full display. Tucked in alongside the Winter squashes and bright piles of oranges, were piles of radicchio with long tender leaves that curl upon themselves, and others plump and round that looked like small cabbages. Radicchio, part of the chicory family, is much more co...
A Stroll Around Bensonhurst: Part 2
As I mentioned in my last blog post about Bensonhurst, it is a very large area. It takes hours and hours to really traverse every street within its confines thoroughly enough to capture the fine details that give it its Italian character. There are so many photos for our readers and social media followers that I am releasing them in separate posts...
Venice Celebrates Jacopo Tintoretto at 500
Monday, March 11, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Italian Cultural Institute | 500 N Michigan Ave | Suite 1450 | Chicago IL. In honor of Jacopo Tintoretto’s 500th birthday, the American non-profit organization Save Venice funded the conservation treatment of nearly two-dozen paintings in Venice in 2018/19, by the celebrated master and his talented w...