Grana Padano and Prosciutto di Parma to Take Center Stage at NRA Show
The Consortia safeguarding Grana Padano and Prosciutto di Parma, two of Italy’s most iconic PDO products, will exhibit at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago from May 18 to 20. Their presence forms part of the EU-backed campaign “Distinctly, Deliciously, European,” highlighting the quality, heritage, and distinctive flavours of Euro...
Festa Italiana brings over $100M in rare Ferraris and classic Italian cars to Green Bay
The Automobile Gallery & Events Center is rolling out the red carpet for a collection of one-of-a-kind Italian cars. Saturday is the 3rd annual Festa Italiana, taking place from 2 to 6 p.m. at 400 S. Adams Street in Green Bay, WI. "We have assembled the finest Italian vehicles in the world. And I can say that because right behind me, I have seven...
Rock icon Danny Seraphine
One of the architects of the iconic rock group Chicago, Danny Seraphine has never lost touch with his roots on Chicago’s Far Northwest Side. Danny Seraphine first picked up a set of drumsticks at 9 years of age, beginning a musical roller-coaster ride that gave the world some of the best-loved pop hits of our lifetime. Sixty years ago, the 17-year-...
Owners of Santino's planning Italian cocktail and small plates restaurant in Bay View, WI
The owners of Santino's Little Italy in Bay View in Milwaukee are planning to open a second concept just two blocks away in the former Bay Street Pub, which closed in November 2024. Calogero's, 338 E. Bay St., will serve Italian cocktails, wine and small plates, building on the popular Italian pizza and pasta spot by owners Greg Huber and Santo Gal...
Now that’s Italian! Two Macomb County chefs come together for the Anton Art Center
The Anton Art Center has showcased the work of many talented artists but not many are as delicious as the masterpieces chefs Mauro Querio and Alex Lozovoj plan to create for “A Taste of Italy.” The gala foodie fundraiser to benefit the Art Center starts at 6 p.m. May 22 at the Italian American Cultural Society in Clinton Township. “What makes this...
Portillo’s honors new pope with ‘The Leo’ Italian Beef sandwich
A beloved Chicago fast-food chain is honoring the new pope with a Chicago staple. Portillo’s introduced on social media Friday “The Leo” Italian Beef sandwich. “In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard – we introduce The Leo: divinely seasoned Italian Beef, baptized in gravy,” the restaurant’s post reads. Portillo’s says this “heavenly” cre...
Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan Celebrates Four Nonagenarians
The Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan (IACCM) celebrated the birthdays of four special members at their monthly meeting on May 7, 2025 at Fern Hill Golf Club in Clinton Township. These pillars of the Italian American community, all successful businessmen, are celebrating their 90th birthdays. Pictured from left to right are Dominic...
Celebration of Europe Day in Lansing, MI. The Italian Consul in Detroit, Spokesperson of the European Union in Michigan, receives a Proclamation from Governor Whitmer
Allegra Baistrocchi, the Italian Consul in Detroit and President of the European Union (EU) in Michigan, presided over the celebration of Europe Day today at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. The event commemorates the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, a visionary agreement signed on May 9, 1950, which gave birth to what is now the EU: a...
Anna Maria Schultz Wins Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan Vocal Competition
Anna Maria Schultz, a high school senior from Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the $1000 First Prize Winner of the 31st annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students. The Concert of the Finalists of this event, sponsored by the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, in collaboration w...
Rick Brunetto named Grand Marshal of 2025 Italian Festival Parade in Columbus Ohio
The Columbus Piave Club is proud to announce that acclaimed big band leader and Columbus music icon Rick Brunetto has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2025 Italian Festival Parade in Columbus Ohio, to be held on Sunday, October 12, the final day of this year’s Columbus Italian Festival, which runs October 10–12 in Italian Village. Brunetto, a be...
Let’s be sisters: Seven Hills mayor extends invitation to Italian town
Exactly 4,658 miles separate Seven Hills and the Italian municipality of Coreno Ausonio. That great divide is about to shrink, with Seven Hills Mayor Anthony D. Biasiotta recently proposing a sister city partnership. The selection of the community located roughly halfway between Rome and Naples isn’t by accident. “That’s the hometown of my grandfat...
Premier Italian steakhouse looking to hire 100 staff for its planned July opening
The newest Italian restaurant on the block is getting ready for a July opening and looking to hire staff. Big Rock Italian Chophouse, an expansive Italian restaurant at the former Big Rock Chophouse in Birmingham, is looking to fill 100 positions ahead of its opening. Positions the restaurant is looking to fill include servers, positions for server...