The Brand-New Look of Lively Italian Dining: BRAVO! Cucina Italiana Unveils New, Modern Menu Featuring Foodie-Friendly Dishes and Spirited Drinks
Amazing Italian fare and drinks. Interactive and fun. Premium ingredients woven into classic Italian favorites. BRAVO! Cucina Italiana is evolving and is inviting guests to experience a new menu. From 14 new entrées and an updated drink selection to a modern menu design, BRAVO! has created a whole new look of fun, approachable Italian dining. Afte...
Italian visitor enjoys slice of Americana
Although she lives several thousand miles away in the cosmopolitan city of Milan, Italy, 20-year-old Alice Terruzzi resembles a typical American millennial when it comes to fashion, music and aspirations to complete her education. For the past three weeks, Terruzzi has been the houseguest of Melvin and Connie Porchers of Piqua. The relatio...
Lola & Giuseppe’s Trattoria: Sage choices made in creation of authentically Italian dishes
By Jon Christensen The farfalle fantastico, a light dish colorful with tomatoes, olives and spinach Lola's Fresh Italian Cuisine is now Lola & Giuseppe's Trattoria, reflecting the role of Lola Iacobone's husband, Joe. Although the menu has evolved during the past six years, it's still basically a varied Italian lineup that goes beyond...
University of Michigan archeologists digging in Italy have unearthed a grand structure unlike anything the Romans were known to be building at the time.
ANN ARBOR—In a long-buried Italian city, archaeologists have found a massive monument that dates back 300 years before the Colosseum and 100 years before the invention of mortar, revealing that the Romans had grand architectural ambitions much earlier than previously thought. The structure, unearthed at the site known as Gabii, just east o...
Plenty of good food at church’s Italian Feast in Grayslake
At St. Andrew Episcopal Church in Grayslake last Saturday, nearly everyone was an Italian-American for the day as they ate food Italiano with buon appetito. There was a cornucopia of food. The pasta came in three kinds — spaghetti, penne and ravioli — with a choice of two sauces: marinara and Afredo. Oh yes, there were succulent meatballs,...
Solon Italian Club meets for second annual sausage-making party: Solon Snapshot
Nearly thirty members of the Solon Italian Club came together at the Solon Community Center on the afternoon of Sunday, March 23 for the club's second annual sausage-making party. Club members split the cost of supplies and broke into small groups to season the meat, mix in spices and load it into casings. Each group made several pounds of...
DanteMichigan : Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century | Friday, January 16 at 7pm
Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century/I grandi racconti italiani del Novecento: A Dual-Language Book (English and Italian). Edited and translated by Jacob Blakesley. This anthology highlights the rich range of modern Italian fiction, presenting the first English translations of works by many famous authors. Contents includ...
Summit program takes a nostalgic look at popular Italian singers – April 15
When Larry Bergnach brings back the music and memories of popular Italian singers on Wednesday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m. at The Summit of Uptown, 10 N. Summit, Park Ridge, he will help you remember Mario Lanza, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Julius La Rosa, Frankie Laine, Vic Damone, and Dean Martin as well as favorites from orchestra leade...
Juvenile Justice Initiative honors Maestro Muti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti was honored by the Juvenile Justice Initiative on Sept. 16 at the Union League Club of Chicago for his dedication to sharing music with children in the juvenile justice system. The event celebrates JJI's 15th year anniversary and the organization's many accomplishments, including raising the...
St. Louis celebrity chef brings Pastaria to Nashville
by Getahn Ward A St. Louis-based celebrity chef is bringing his causal Italian concept to Nashville with a location that should open next summer at the OneC1TY mixed-use campus on Charlotte Avenue. Pastaria Nashville will be James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef Gerard Craft's first restaurant outside of his adopted Missouri hometown and...
River North's Piccolo Sogno Due Adding Chef Chris Macchia For Casual Reconcept
Changes are afoot at Italian stalwart Piccolo Sogno's sibling on Clark Street in River North. Piccolo Sogno Due will close temporarily to undergo a reconcept at the end of April to become more casual and daytime-friendly under the new name Nonnina, chef/partner Tony Priolo says. Priolo and co-owner Ciro Longobardo are also bringing in a ne...
Fashion meets Italian celebration on Wade Oval: Cleveland wedding and engagement photos
Lindsey Melton and Dominic Spitalieri both live a busy lifestyle, but they keep it a priority to have date night once a week—a tradition they will continue even after they tie the knot this summer. Melton, 27, is an event planner and Spitalieri, 29, is a music producer and Dj better known as 'MIMO' in the club scene. They met through mutua...