Mazzolin inducted into Casa Executive Hall of Fame
The Mentesana Weber Room at Casa Italia was filled to capacity for the induction of Amy Mazzolin into the Casa's Commerce and Industry Hall of Fame. Current and former associates joined family members and friends to honor a special woman on a special day. Among them were Amy's children, Gil, Ron and Amy; daughter-in-law Kim; and grandchildren Gil D...
The Italian House on Park in Westfield serves up authentic food in a cozy restaurant
The Italian House on Park is located in the Grand Junction neighborhood in Westfield. The beautiful and quaint restaurant is a perfect spot for customers who enjoy quick service and authentic Italian cuisine - bon appétit! "We try to take care of our guests and make them feel at home. We are upscale but not stuffy," explains general manager Jim Ne...
'Cake Boss' to visit Indy with a car-size cake
"Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro once made a NASCAR cake that weighed about 20,000 pounds. You could eat it, but you couldn't get behind the wheel. Valastro plans to rectify that situation when he rolls an example of his sweet sickness onto Monument Circle Friday. No, sorry, the Cake Boss is not making a full-size IndyCar cake with twin turbos u...
L'italiano che ha creato un'icona americana
Uno dei prodotti più popolari in America negli anni '50 è stato senza dubbio il "vagone rosso", immortalato anche in uno dei disegni del grande illustratore Norman Rockwell. A creare il Radio Flyer, cioé il carrettino rosso noto a tutti i ragazzi americani nati negli anni '40, fu Antonio Pasin, un veneziano emigrato negli USA nel 1913, all'etá di 1...
Food is one of the stars of Jeffersonville big Italian festival
Of all the "ethnic" foods that have found their way into the American diet, Italian food has been perhaps the most pervasive. Love of Italian-American food will be one of the reasons several thousand people will converge on West Court Avenue in Jeffersonville, Ind., this weekend for the Southern Indiana town's fifth annual Italian Festival. ...
Historical Novel on Italian Immigrants Presented in Cleveland
Author of Historical Novels on Italian Immigrants to Host Workshop and Book Discussion in Cleveland. The events are presented by the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and Hon. Consulate of Italy in Cleveland in partnership with Western Reserve Historical Society, the Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation, The Laura and Alvin Siegal Center fo...
Plainwell residents win “Chocolate Lovers Dream Trip” to Italy
Dawnette and Dale Michael of Plainwell, Michigan enjoyed the trip of a lifetime recently, as winners of the Baci Perugina Chocolate and Lavazza Coffee "Chocolate Lovers Dream Trip" to Italy. The lucky winners joined almost a million other chocoholics at the annual Eurochocolate Festival, an annual festival hosted by the hilltop town of Per...
It's Giannetto's vs. Rocco's in Pizza Wars finale in St. Joseph County
by Heidi Prescott It's down to the final two in the Pizza Wars battle. Giannetto's Pizza in Granger will take on Rocco's Restaurant in South Bend in the final round of voting that kicks off Thursday in St. Joseph County. More than 76,000 votes were cast in the first two rounds of the competition across northern Indiana, blowing last year's B...
Armand's in Lombard pairs winning Italian cuisine with beer, wine
By Samantha NelsonThe owners of Armand's Pizzeria currently operate multiple sit-down restaurants and carryout- and delivery-focused locations throughout Chicago and the suburbs, but the very first was called Armand's Victory Tap when it opened in 1956. The chain's newest location, which launched in February, pays tribute to that legacy by serving...
Pursuing Our Italian Names Together, Chapter 22, Milwaukee Event and Meeting Reminder
We are Pursuing Our Italian Names Together, Chapter 22. We are also known as and the Italian Family History Club at the Italian Community Center and Milwaukee County Genealogical Society's Italian Area Interest Group. An opportunity for you to learn and to search for your relatives will be held Saturday, November 7, 2015 starting at 1:00 p...
Mario Batali's Indy restaurant picks
by Liz Biro When Mario Batali's handlers told me I had seven minutes, from precisely 12:06 to 12:13 p.m., to interview the chef while he was visiting Market District in Carmel Nov. 21, I thought, oh boy, what a prima donna. Maybe it was his Italian charm, but Batali won me over. He's a nice guy, a fast friend taking extra time not...
Soprano Donata D’Annunzio Lombardi Makes Triumphant Return to Detroit Opera House
By Sandra Tornberg Soprano Donata D'Annunzio Lombardi returned to Detroit to sing the role ofCio-Cio-San in the Michigan Opera Theatre's fabulous production of "Madame Butterfly" on November 21 and 23. Ms. D'Annunzio Lombardi gave a brilliant performance as the trusting and faithful fifteen-year-old former geisha who marries the shallow U....