Italian-born DeMarchi brings international flavor to Huskies
There is a list of things an incoming freshman has to deal with when preparing to leave home and head off to college, especially if they have to travel several hours to a remote corner of the world to do so. Typically for incoming Michigan Tech students and student athletes, that list does not include learning English. For incoming freshman volley...
Pasta and pizza reign supreme at Eataly event pairing Sarah Grueneberg with 'King of Carbonara'
As if every day isn’t an Italian food event at Eataly, the prestigious Milan-based culinary organization Identita Golose returns for its fourth annual takeover of the marketplace the weekend of Oct. 7-8. Chef Sarah Grueneberg, co-owner of Monteverde restaurant in the West Loop, will play hometown host at what’s dubbed Identita Chicago, and the them...
Avviso di pubblicita' per l'assunzione di un impiegato a contratto da adibire ai servizi di assistente amministrativo nel settore consolare-visti
Il Consolato Generale di Chicago rende nota la pubblicazione di un avviso per l'assunzione di un impiegato a contratto a tempo indeterminato da adibire ai servizi di Assistente Amministrativo nel settore consolare-visti. Scadenza per la presentazione della domanda: 20 Settembre 2017 ore 24. Per visualizzare il bando e il fac-simile di domanda clicc...
Fiasche family spreads the word about nduja
In only three years, Antonio “Tony” Fiasche has led the effort to pluck nduja, a spreadable salume, from the obscurity of a small Calabrian town and make it something of a sensation in the gourmet world. The Wall Street Journal and foodie magazines have been salivating over it, and chefs worldwide are inventing ways to use it in pizza, vinaigrette,...
Rockford, Ferentino mark 10 years as Sister Cities
Rockford Italian Sister Cities Alliance (RISCA) is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the Sister City agreement between Rockford and Ferentino, Italy. This partnership recognizes the contributions of Rockford’s Italian community and the century-old ties that many have maintained with Ferentino, an ancient walled hill town of 21,000 people 40 m...
Rigoletto to Open This Fall at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Here's what you need to know about RIGOLETTO, running at Lyric Opera of Chicago, October 7 - November 3: - There's no role in opera more powerfully dramatic than the court jester Rigoletto, whose acid tongue and all-consuming desire for revenge lead to catastrophe for himself and his sweet, love-struck daughter Gilda. Rigoletto is one of Verdi's gr...
Everybody's Italian at inaugural Festa Italiana in Schererville
Adam Muntean looked up from his empty bowl of pasta and was quite red-faced. It wasn’t a look of embarrassment, but a smear of tomato sauce across the 12-year-old's huge grin for just having won a spaghetti eating contest Saturday at the inaugural Festa Italiana at Villa Cesare, 900 Eagle Ridge Drive. Muntean, of Munster, bested six other boys and...
The Italian American community in Cleveland will celebrate National Italian American Heritage Month in October
The Italian American community will celebrate National Italian American Heritage Month in October and will be honoring companies and individuals who have made - and continue to make significant contributions to our community. The celebration kicks off on Monday, October 2, 2017 in the rotunda at Cleveland City Hall. It's a FREE event that's open to...
Largest bocce tournament in the Midwest rolls into Wickliffe
You may have never heard of it. But this weekend, the Wickliffe Italian-American Club is hosting 12,000-15,000 people at the self-proclaimed largest bocce tournament in the Midwest. The tournament - officially called the Pat O'Brien Chevrolet Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce - has been running for 34 years. This year is its biggest year yet, with 1...
Announcing the 2017 Inductees and Honorees
The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce inductees and honorees for the 40th Annual Induction & Awards Gala to take place at a dinner on Saturday, November 18th, at the Westin Chicago River North. Last year’s Sportsman of the Year award recipient, Eddie Greco of Greco and Sons, will chair the dinner. The program will b...
Forget Chicago Pizza: Nella Pizza To Sell Only Authentic Italian Pies
Nella Pizza and Pasta will open on Sept. 15 bringing real Neapolitan-style Italian pizza to Hyde Park — emphasis on "Italian." Owners Frank and Nella Grassano have gone to great lengths to make sure the pizza tastes like it would in Italy, which they claim is very different from what Chicagoans think of as pizza. “American sauce is so heavy, I can’...
Italian food, family style
Dining out is a different experience than eating at home. But a unique restaurant that serves its food family-style captures the fun and enthusiasm of an authentic Italian gathering. Buca di Beppo opened in 2014 and is in the Southridge Mall, 5300 S. 76th St., Greendale. The restaurant's name loosely translates to "Joe's Basement," stemming from it...