Top 10 Italian restaurants in St. Louis for august 2016
If you like Italian cuisines/restaurants, St. Louis offers some of the best Italian restaurants in the country as a result of our rich Italian/American population. The community known as "The Hill" is full of Italian history and is known for its great Italian restaurants, deli's, bakeries and stores. Local residents and even famous people, includin...
Bocce, lasagna, Philly cheese steak — all at Italian Fest in Guilford
By Lisa Reisman Anyone who's traveled through the center of Guilford at various times in the past year or so cannot have missed the purple emblazoning its churches, schools, and businesses. With its popular Italian Festival on Friday night, Aug. 26 and all day Saturday, Aug. 27, the St. George Men's Group will do its part to highlight...
La Festa Italiana serves up a taste of Italy in west Omaha
What started as a dining room table discussion more than 30 years ago has evolved into, among other things, the long-running La Festa Italiana. In 1980, eight people sitting around a table hatched the idea of an American Italian Heritage Society, and out of that grew La Festa Italiana, now in its 32nd year. La Festa Italiana, which wr...
Comedy, romance on the bill opening night at the Sacramento Italian Film Festival
by Willie Clark Those looking for a little comic relief during this caustic election season would do well to check out opening night at the Sacramento Italian Film Festival. The 34th installment of the festival, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Society of Sacramento, kicks off at 8 p.m. Friday with a screening of the 2015 Italian com...
Fig trees are an Italian tradition and need winter care
As a child, Mary Menniti spent a lot of time with her Italian grandfather, who visited their rural home to tend his figs. "He came from a lifestyle of surviving on what he could grow and brought that knowledge to New Castle," she says. Even then, she could tell there was a special connection between her grandfather and those figs. The...
Commission will honor Caterina Dattola Dawson
By Bob Shryock Caterina Dattola Dawson, a Mickleton resident, has been named 2016 Italian-American Citizen of the Year by the Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission in recognition of her efforts to keep Italian heritage alive, instilling a love for the culture and inspiring the younger generation to carry on the Italian tradition. ...
Review: It's all about family in Florida Rep comedy
After watching Florida Rep's new comedy, I wanted to hop on a plane and go give my Grandma a big hug. And I bet you'll feel the same way, too, if you're lucky enough to have living grandparents. If "Over the River and Through the Woods" is about anything, it's about Family with a capital "F." That family could be Italian-American — like th...
The Food at Newly Opened Italienne Looks Seriously Luxurious
By Sierra Tishgart You may not yet know the name Jared Sippel, but he previously built a sterling reputation with his cooking at Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, and his first New York restaurant celebrates the food of Northern Italy and Southern France (the restaurant's name is French for "Italian").* He's poised to become one of New Yor...
Italian Wounded Warriors visit the United States
A delegation of Italian "Wounded Warriors", led by Lieutenant Colonel Gianfranco Paglia, Italy's Gold Medal of Military Valor and advisor to the Minister of Defense, visited the USA from November 28 to December 2, 2016. The delegation of Italian soldiers wounded during mission, comprised of Lieutenant Colonel Marco Iannuzzi, Command Sergeant Major...
81-year-old Italy native first to buy legal pot in Anchorage
Possibly the unlikeliest customer of all became the first person to legally buy marijuana in Alaska's largest city. Anna Ercoli, 81, pulled into Arctic Herbery's small parking lot at 8:30 a.m., 3 ½ hours before the store was to open and become the first legal retail marijuana store in Anchorage. She was waiting at the store when owner Bryant Th...
UNICO hosts Christmas tea at Harbor Healthcare
Members of UNICO-Delaware District 1 and St. Edmond Church Choir gathered at Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Lewes Dec. 3 to share the spirit of Christmas. Residents enjoyed singing Christmas carols led by the choir and tasting a variety of baked goods provided by UNICO members. UNICO is a national Italian-American service org...
An Evening Of World Cuisine: A night in Tuscany
We welcome author Sarah Fioroni and the Consul General of Italy Mr. Giuseppe Pastorelli for an evening of wonderful food, Ms. Fioroni's Tuscan wines and Italian music. Copies of the author's book will be available for her to sign.In A Family Farm in Tuscany, Sarah Fioroni, chef, cooking instructor, sommelier, and manager of her family's organic far...