Bottoms Up: Il Giorgione not your average mom and pop pizza shop
by Dwaun Sellers Picture it: Urbino, Italy 1982. A young George (Giorgione) Kessler is studying Italian language, history, literature and film abroad through the University of South Carolina. "He totally got hooked on Italy," said his wife and business partner, Monica Kessler. The pair moved to Columbia in December 2011 and ope...
Rocket Italian Review Indicates It Is Top Pick For Learning Italian
Based in Miami, Florida, How to Learn Language, which reviews language learning programs and offers information to consumers, has recently announced its top pick for learning the Italian language, which is Rocket Italian. It has indicated this decision in its review of the language learning program. Jason Gaines, the reviewer of the progra...
After 27 years of Memphis Italian Festival, the gravy still stands alone
Come Thursday, East Memphis will host its own version of Smoke on the River. Call it Pasta in the Park, Gravy in the Grove or, officially, Memphis Italian Festival. As they've done since 1989, folks will gather to show off their heritage through their food, and some fun will be had along the way. They'll compete in homemade wine. They...
Chef Vinny Dotolo: from Tampa Bay to Han Solo’s Kitchen and beyond
By Valerio Viale Chef Vinny Dotolo (born in Clearwater, Florida) was not the typical kid messing about the kitchen's stoves and dreaming to head one day the organized bedlam of his own kitchen. However, he was brought up on his Italian-American grandma's recipes, such as baked manicotti shells, chicken piccata, and meat ragù, a mix of por...
DePalma's Brings Italian Roots to Georgia Soil
By Chloe Morales Downtown Athens's DePalma's Italian Cafe began with a question: Where to find truly great pizza? Today, the answer lies in the trattoria's expansion to four locations throughout the northwest area of Georgia. Patch: Tell us about the DePalma's beginnings. Cappi: We actually started DePalma's back in 1986 in Atlanta on Co...
Celebrate Italian-American Month with Outdoor Concert by Italian Tenor, Joseph Spinella in Bradenton, Florida
On Friday, October 25, 2013, internationally-renowned tenor, Joseph Spinella performs a concert with with music from his new show, illusionAria, combining classical Italian songs with some new arrangements created exclusively for the show. The show is in celebration of Italian-American month, which recognizes the contributions people of Italian des...
Andrea Bocelli stuns Florida congregation; sings at Christmas mass
by Michael Dorstewitz Parishioners at Miami Beach's St. Patrick Catholic Church received an unexpected present for Christmas — the voice of internationally renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli. The Italian opera singer arrived for afternoon mass Wednesday at 3 p.m. But was he coming to simply celebrate Christmas services or did he have somethi...
Italian Festival returns for weekend activities
The annual Cascade Park Italian Festival returns today and tomorrow. The event, begun in 2011 and put on each year by the City of New Castle, features live entertainment, music, dancing, food, vendors, morra, Baby Doll Dance and more. The hours are 3 to 10 p.m. today and 1 to 10 p.m. tomorrow. Admission is free, but there is a $3 charge for p...
Developer claims judge has anti-Italian bias
by Jane Musgrave After waiting six years to take Subway founder Fred DeLuca to court in a multi-million-dollar dispute over a massive real estate deal gone bad, Delray Beach developer Anthony Pugliese claims he can't get a fair shake because of his Italian heritage. Never mind that DeLuca, who died last year of leukemia at age 67, als...
A True Artisanal Kitchen: Chef Tony Mantuano Opens Lorenzo on Miami Beach
by Erin Newberg After last night's Grand Opening party, it is official that Lorenzo is here. Not Lorenzo's Market in North Miami, but the new hottest restaurant to hit Collins Avenue, located at the SBE Hotel the Redbury (across from the Raleigh). I went to try the incredible resto of Chef Tony Mantuano on Monday night with Jacque...
Del Conca USA opens in Loudon
Del Conca, a ceramic tile manufacturer based in Italy, celebrated the opening of its new $50-million facility in the Sugarlimb Industrial Park in the city of Loudon on Wednesday. Exactly one year since breaking ground, the company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and thanked state and local officials for their help in establishing the new facility....
Grub Scout: LaRosa's menu covers wide array of Italian favorites
There have been so many new restaurants opening in Knoxville lately, that I’ve had trouble deciding which place to try from week to week. A friend of mine who used to live in Cincinnati had been very excited about the arrival of LaRosa’s Family Pizzeria, which got its start in that Ohio city more than 60 years ago. Her personal recommendation was e...