Italian Film Festival Tickets Opening Night Party!
Mark your calendars for Friday, March 7 and get ready for a glittering evening of scrumptious food, fantastic wine and award-winning Italian cinema! Tickets are on sale now for the fabulous opening-night party for the 6th Annual Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The evening includes: Delicious appetizersItalian wines (one gl...
St. Louis-Union Station is the scene for Genealogy Roadshow II on Tuesday
By Rena Garrett At St. Louis' historic Union Station, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories from Missouri. A musician hopes to find connections to a famous St. Louis jazz composer; two sisters explore links to a survivor of the legendary Donner party; an Italian-American woman finds out if she is related to Italian royalty; an...
Longtime Colorado Springs restaurant favorite Paninos expanding
By Rich Laden With locations downtown and southwest, Paninos has been one of the more recognizable and successful local restaurants in Colorado Springs for roughly 40 years. Paninos Italian Restaurant, which has locations at 604 N. Tejon St. and 1721 S. 8th St., is adding a third restaurant along busy Powers Boulevard. It's slated...
Italian manufacturer stays in city with a new facility
By Cristeta Boarini After 20 years in the Shakopee community, RuB Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 50,000-square-foot facility in the Dean Lakes Business Park. The Italian brass valve and fittings manufacturer moved into the eye-catching white and red building off of Highway 169 in October, but held the ribbon...
What's Cooking: Father of 6 learned Italian cooking from 'Maw-maw'
By Pat Eby Mario Ruggeri doesn't simply follow recipes when he cooks for his family. He's an intuitive cook who understands the importance of good ingredients. He's a thoughtful chef who meticulously hones his cooking techniques. He understands the importance of patience at the stove as well as the need for speed when a dish must com...
Montana lawmaker proposes replacement for Columbus Day
A Montana lawmaker is proposing that the Legislature replace Columbus Day with a named celebration of Native Americans. State Rep. Bridget Smith, D-Wolf Point, submitted a bill request last week. Smith said Thursday that the celebration of Christopher Columbus is wrong. Columbus and "his pack" committed atrocities on the indigenous peoples of...
St. Paul's Punch Pizza owner, cook attend Obama address
By Nick Woltman Punch Pizza founder John Soranno and cook Nick Chute had choice seats Tuesday at President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The pair attended the event as guests of first lady Michelle Obama and sat in her reserved box in the House chambers in Washington. The St. Paul-based, wood-fired pizza chain, which has...
Gaetano's Shows Old-School Love for Happy Hour
You can throw off the checkered tablecloths and add a fresh coat of varnish, but you can't erase the spirit of a good old Italian restaurant. Gaetano's Restaurant has been ladling red and pouring white in North Denver since 1947, but a change of ownership in 2005 (when the venerable joint was purchased by what was then the Wynkoop group) lead to a...
Homemade flavors at Giovanni's keeps them coming back
by Molly Reitter It's a tale of two restaurants. One side is redolent of a corner New York City pizza joint, with bright red walls, black-and-white checkerboard flooring and a walk-up counter. It is vibrant, busy and extremely aromatic. The other side is like walking into a secret; think drippy candles in Chianti bottles and Fran...
Il Giornale della Parata di Colombo
2012 COLUMBUS DAY PARADE DIGNITARIESThe Columbus Committee is proud to announce that Father Hugh Guentner, will be our Parade Starter, George Falagrady, will be our Grand Marshall, Fred Marzano is our Italian of the Year, and Mike Abruzzi and Diana Frazzini are the Parade King and Queen. Congratulations to our 2012 Columbus Day Parade dignitaries!I...
Design: il 'Made in Brianza' in mostra virtuale negli Usa
Il design brianzolo va in mostra negli Stati Uniti, a Denver. E lo fa in maniera virtuale. L'American Instutute of Architects, l'associazione di Washington che riunisce 81 mila architetti statunitensi, ha infatti invitato l'Italian Furniture Design e la Camera di Commercio di Monza e Brianza a partecipare ad 'Aia Virtual Expo 2013', un evento virt...
Italian eatery on wheels a hit downtown
By Ann Marie BushA scene from a 1970's movie — and some extra money won at an area casino — led Topekan Gary R. Constantino back to doing what he loves — cooking Italian food. Constantino's bright green, red and white Italian eatery on wheels can be found parked in downtown Topeka during lunch Monday through Friday. Fabiano's, which serve...