Munster's Cafe Borgia still serving after more than three decades
Customers inspired a limited-edition cookbook celebrating Cafe Borgia's 30th anniversary. Released in September, "Cafe Borgia: Behind the Stove" features 20 of chef and co-owner Mike Jesso's favorite recipes with work by renowned food photographer Dan Dry. There is also an illustrated time line of highlights showing the evolution of the restaurant,...
Team Italy's Anthony Rizzo wins 2017 Roberto Clemente Award
Chicago Cubs‘ All-Star Italian American first baseman Anthony Rizzo was presented the 2017 Roberto Clemente Award at Minute Maid Park prior to the start of game three of World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers on October 27, 2017. The Roberto Clemente Award, Major League Baseball’s prestigious award that recognizes sportsman...
Osteria returning to downtown Milwaukee in early 2018
Osteria, the Italian restaurant concept from local restaurateur Marc Bianchini, will soon make its return to Milwaukee and could make its debut as early as March of 2018. After a roughly six-year hiatus, the dining spot revealed this past March that it would reopen in the first-floor space at the 330 Kilbourn building in downtown Milwaukee. Now Bia...
Barilla to Receive HRC Corporate Equality Award
The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) Chicago Steering Committee today announced that Barilla will receive the HRC Corporate Equality Award at the HRC Chicago Gala on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at the Fairmont in Chicago. The award recognizes Barilla's exceptional growth and commitment to equality for the LGBTQ community. "Barilla has made huge stri...
Bartolotta unveils renovated Italian Community Center
One year after taking over the catering and restaurant operations at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward neighborhood, Bartolotta Restaurant Group unveiled the changes. Bartolotta fully renovated the interior of the ICC, repainting the walls in various shades of grey, replacing the carpeting and lighting and updating the...
Pellegrino Artusi and the Building of a National Italian Cuisine: A Lecture by Professor Massimo Montanari from the University of Bologna
When: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Ave - Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Entrance : Free This lecture will focus on Pellegrino Artusi’s book Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well (La scienza in cucina e l’arte di mangiar bene). This cookbook, publis...
The Gibson's People Go Italian
You know Gibson's, the steak guys. Or, as you'll soon know them, the pasta guys. Basically, as long as you know them, you should be fine. Because after sitting pretty since 2005, Gibson's is about to debut their first new Chicago restaurant, Gibson's Italia. Have a look around, won't you... They're not messing around with three floors of riverfront...
Fine cuisine and cozy atmosphere at Tozzi’s in Magnolia
MAGNOLIA Tozzi’s Restaurant was established in 1914, but I didn’t get there until last week. Magnolia is off the beaten path for sure, a village of 977 residents located southeast of Canton on the Stark-Carroll county line. But for this kind of dining experience, the drive definitely is worth it. Located at 144 N. Main St., Tozzi’s has a welcoming...
Flossmoor choir embraces Italian Renaissance composer's challenging music
Some may find sacred music composer Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina's work challenging to sing but the Midwest Motet Society is up to the challenge. The Flossmoor-based chamber choir presents "Rome and Beyond: Paired with Palestrina" Nov. 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Park Forest to open its 2017-18 season. "A few years ago Emile Augustine, one...
Columbus statue cleaned up in Mishawaka
Red splotches on the city’s Christopher Columbus statue — from vandalism in the week of Columbus Day — vanished Friday as two professionals blasted the bronzed explorer with dry ice. The ice turned to gas, taking the red stuff with it. The city hired the South Bend firm Polar Clean to clean the statue along Mishawaka Avenue that looks over Central...
Exhibition Opening: Pellegrino Artusi & the Culinary Unification of Italy
When: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan, #1450 - Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Entrance : Free Presented on the occasion of the 2nd Annual Italian Cuisine Week in the World. This exhibition explores the cookbook published by Pellegrino Artusi in 1891, entitled Sci...
Piada Italian Street Food to open Tuesday in Cuyahoga Falls
Piada Italian Street Food, which offers customizable, seasonal cuisine inspired by Italian street food, opens Tuesday in Cuyahoga Falls, according to the restaurant's Facebook page. Piada's Cuyahoga Falls location is its seventh in Northeast Ohio. The fast-casual chain offers three main entree options: pasta bowls, chopped salads and wrap-style pia...