Trentino, Italy travel guide: Why the rural region is a must-visit destination for food obsessives
If you’re a lover of Italy but starting to get fed up with the crowded museums of Florence and the sardine-packed streets of Milan, Trentino, tucked away in the Northern alps of the country, is the perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of city life. Even better? It’s a haven for the food obsessed, priding itself in thriving off the local land a...
Mary Menniti of The Italian Garden Project to Present in Cleveland
The mission of The Italian Garden Project is to celebrate the joy and wisdom inherent in the traditional Italian American vegetable garden, preserving this heritage and demonstrating its relevance for reconnecting to our food, families, and the earth. It was founded by Mary Menniti who will be visiting Cleveland on July 8 and 9 to document some gar...
Italian Family Life: A Look at the Culture
Italian family life can be characterized by loyalty and closeness. From the immediate, nuclear family to more extended relatives, Italians tend to remain as a close unit through several generations. Whether they are meeting in the square or at someone's house over a large dinner, family life in Italy is one of the foundations of their culture. The...
AnniVenti La Trattoria restaurant opens in Lemon Grove: three Brothers offer Authentic Italian Cuisine
AnniVenti La Trattoria(link is external), an Italian restaurant owned and operated by three brothers, is now open in Lemon Grove. The restaurant is named after their family's original restaurant located just 10 miles from Palermo in Italy, where the brothers grew up working. Emanuele Gagliano, one of the brothers, says, "It's been our lifelong drea...
Travel: Affordable, undiscovered and wonderfully rustic – this Italian escape to Umbria is everything you need
I’M STOOD in the middle of a rustic, old, Italian kitchen, feeling like a total failure. Mara – a nonna who is teaching me how to cook Italian food – is shaking her head and wafting my disc of freshly-made pasta at me, tutting and muttering in her native language. She doesn’t speak a word of English, but Beatrice, who is translating for me, reveals...
Teresa Tomeo: Faithful Catholic Parents, Education ‘Key’ to Formation
Popular Catholic commentator Teresa Tomeo celebrates her Catholic upbringing and education amid heartwarming stories, good laughs and practical tips for raising children in her new book, Everything’s Coming Up Rosie: 10 Things My Feisty Italian-American Mom Taught Me About Living a Godly Life. Tomeo is a well-known Catholic author, syndicated Catho...
Padova Urbs Picta: 14th Century capital of art
The masterpieces of Giotto and the pictorial cycles of the fourteenth century. Walking through the center of Padua you can see some of the greatest Italian masterpieces. Urbs picta identifies it as a painted city, and in the summer of 2021 Padova Urbs Picta became part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. These are eight sites in the Venetian city...
You’d Never Guess Some Of The Best Italian Food In Tennessee Is Hiding In This Brick Building
There is nothing quite like Italian food. It has to be one of the most filling and satisfying culinary experiences we are blessed with. Sweet and delectable carb loading is the name of the game when it comes to these types of restaurants and it’s always a treat to indulge in a big plate of pasta. There is a place in Knoxville that not only serves u...
Visit the Gulf of Gaeta, the Ancient “Hamptons” of the Roman Emperors
In the coastal area between Rome and Naples, the most beautiful and evocative part is undoubtedly that which overlooks the Gulf of Gaeta. Crossed by the Appian Way, among the most renowned roads of Ancient Rome, the entire area possesses both a cultural and natural heritage of inestimable value. An ideal starting point is the archaeological area of...
Bocce balls to roll into 2023 Cornhusker Games
Starting July 6, Nebraskans of all ages will be suiting up and taking part in the annual Cornhusker Games. The amateur sports festival features a little something for everybody who wants to compete, and in 2023, a game with Italian roots will finally have its day in the sun. To the folks who regularly gather for fellowship and food at Omaha’s Sons...
These Italian Beaches Are Capping Visitation — How You Can Still Visit
Some of the world’s most beautiful, and consequently most popular, beaches are in Italy. That popularity, however, comes at a steep cost. Indeed, as visitors from around the world, as well as millions of Italians on holiday, travel to Italy’s coastlines each summer, the inevitable result is overcrowding. What’s more, all those visitors also leave b...
San Francisco: salami capital of the US
In the sometimes snobbish, often ostentatious world of gourmet food, there are seared foie gras with rhubarb tart, hamachi with sea urchin vinaigrette, and kumamoto oysters with mango sorbet. And then there’s Italian salami. Italian salami? How does this processed meat with a gnarly chub, fermented tang, and winelike aroma belong in the élite comp...