NEWS FROM : GREAT LAKES  

The Feast of Maria SS Incoronata is a testimony to the power of faith. The celebration has survived for more than a century at the same church, despite the transformation of the community from a thriving Italian enclave into one of the nation's premier Chinatowns.   The 119th annual feast will be celebrated on Sept. 11 at St. Therese Chinese...

Growing up in Sicily, Peter Scardina learned the art of Italian sausage. While raising his family in Riverwest, he continued those childhood food traditions.   Eventually, he taught his sons his recipes, and his sausage and spiedini have become the base for the family business. Four years ago, Maria and Peter Scardina opened Scardina Special...

Saturday December 17, 2-5 PM CST - Casa Italia Chicago, 3800 Division St, Stone Park 60165. The Chicagoland Italian American Professionals organization (www.chicagolanditalians.com) is proud to present the first, annual "CuccidatiFest", La Festa Dei Cuccidati, at the Casa Italia "Chandelier Room", 3800 Division, Stone Park, on S...

One of Northeast Ohio's top restaurateurs is about to get even busier. A recent trip to Italy has inspired Chef Dante Boccuzzi to open his fifth restaurant, bringing the traditional dishes of Florence, Siena, and Pisa to the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland.   In today's Quick Bite WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports on Boccuzzi's tribute to his...

Presentation from Matteo Picariello (Italian Trade Commissioner) and Bart Pascoli (North American Project Coordinator) of the Italian Trade Agency.   As the 4th largest economy of the EU and 8th largest economy in the world, Italy depends on remaining a strong leader in exports to the international community. Join Matteo Picariello, Italian...

Tucked inside the Old World Wisconsin-like Stonewood Village in Brookfield is a cozy Italian restaurant serving Neapolitan-style pizzas. Still the most common style of pizza in Italy, Neopolitan pies are the godfather of American pizza as we know it today. Everything from national chains to Maria's and Ian's are descendants of Neapolitan pizzas. T...

In keeping with the spirit of the season, the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii will host its 15th annual Mary and Christmas celebration on Dec. 5. Maestro Paul French will once again lead the incomparable William Ferris Chorale through a diverse program that will include a pair of beloved themes by Ennio Morricone, songs dedicated to the Blessed...

Ribbons of hand-rolled pasta nestled in a luxurious sauce of good cheese, cream and coddled egg, spiked with salty nuggets of pancetta then tossed with fried potato matchsticks for a charming unexpected crunch and slices of cured egg yolk for even more umami richness. Those with a Proustian food memory or preternatural love for the extra-opulent wi...

An international film about Pierette Simpson's harrowing survival of the Andrea Doria shipwreck will premiere at the Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Film Theater on October 6, 2016. Pierette Domenica Simpson produced the film, Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved? to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the catastrophe on June 25, 1956. Program...

Recenly Al Rolandi, the president of WisItalia, contacted Richard Gollnick and Pete Feira, the Green Bay Wisitalia reps, to discuss a very exciting upcoming event.   Each year WisItalia has an Awards banquet to honor an Italian Teacher of the year and to give other awards for outstanding achievements in promoting Italian in Wisconsin. This...

The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan under the auspices of the Italian Consulate of Detroit in its third Annual Celebration of Dante Alighieri presentsDANTE E LA MUSICA: LA SUA INFLUENZA POETICADANTE AND MUSIC: HIS POETIC INFLUENCE A talk by John Zaretti, President of the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan.   Read more   Fonte: Il gi...

Vari-Form today announced the signing of a joint venture agreement with EMARC SpA of Piemonte, Italy. The new agreement increases manufacturing footprints for Vari-Form in Europe and EMARC in North America.   Going forward, both companies will offer locally-available advanced technologies – hydroforming, roll forming and aluminum stretch ben...