Michele Mistò is the new Consul General of Italy in Miami
Michele Mistò is the new Consul General of Italy in Miami. This is his message to all Italians in the area of the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Italy in Miami: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Marteen, St. Eustatius, Saba, British and US Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks & Cai...
Italian bakery and restaurant serves food and desserts like grandma made
With hungry appetites and noon approaching, we decided to have lunch at "grandmother’s" house. Based on our collective experience with our own grandmothers’ cooking, our expectations were high for Nonna’s Bistro in Port St. Lucie. (Nonna is the Italian word for grandmother.) In a world of boring shopping center facades, the architecture where Nonna...
Surfside (SC) is getting a new Italian market and bakery. Here’s where and when it will open
Louis Leggio is an unapologetic New Yorker. “The South is nice, but it’s too laid back for me,” Leggio said. “I’m from the hustle and bustle of big cities with millions and millions of people.” Leggio moved to the Grand Strand 13 years ago, and he said it was hard to find places to buy things he liked to eat back home. “I got frustrated with it,” H...
Historic participation of the Italian delegation at the biennial Convention of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
The biennial Convention of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America is currently taking place in Tampa, Florida, from August 16th to 19th. This year, for the first time in over 100 years of existence of this organization, a delegation of representatives from Italian chapters has participated in the event, adding a significant contribution f...
Tampa’s celebrated Italian restaurant, Bavaro’s, expanding into Clearwater Beach
Bavaro’s, one of the top Italian restaurants in Tampa, is expanding with a brand new location in Clearwater. Construction has officially begun on the Clearwater Beach location in Mandalay Plaza (458 Mandalay Avenue), confirms Dan Bavaro. The founder and owner of the restaurant took to Facebook to express his gratitude for the continued support of h...
Hidden Inside A Neighborhood Market, This Old-School Deli Makes The Best Sandwiches In North Carolina
For some of the best old-school deli sandwiches in North Carolina, visit Ferrucci’s Old Tyme Italian Market in Cornelius. This Italian market offers a world-class butcher shop, an Italian specialty food store, and catering all in one charming location. And the best part — the staff at Ferrucci’s Old Tyme Italian Market build some of the greatest-ta...
Opera Naples Celebrates Italian Culture And Cuisine With EUROFEST, August 15
Opera Naples, one of Naples' leading performing arts organizations, invites patrons to enjoy EuroFest 2023: La Dolce Vita on Tuesday, Aug. 15. The evening begins at 6 p.m. and will be held at Alberto's on Fifth, 868 5th Ave S., Naples. The dining affair will feature a fabulous three-course Italian menu paired with exquisite live opera for an unforg...
Emily Carosone elevated to Associate Head Softball Coach
After five seasons as a member of the Auburn softball coaching staff, including serving as the program's assistant coach for the last three seasons, three-time All-American, Olympian and Auburn softball alumna Emily Carosone was elevated to associate head coach on Tuesday. "Emily has been a part of Auburn softball since she was 17 as both a student...
New Italian restaurant, with bar truck and more, open in Sarasota-Bradenton
A new Italian restaurant featuring the same owner as another local eatery — as well as a wood-burning oven built atop a Fiat 500 car and an outdoor bar fashioned out of an Italian truck — has opened its doors. Osteria 500 is now open at 1580 Lakefront Drive in Waterside Place, the Lakewood Ranch development in Sarasota County. The new restaurant's...
Italian restaurant will serve deep-fried gelato plus pasta, pizza specials
An Italian restaurant that will specialize in fried gelato has opened in Fort Pierce. Aunt G’s Italian Kitchen opened July 18 in the Sabal Palm Plaza. Owner O.J. Molinaro named it after his aunt who immigrated from Italy to Illinois. Molinaro believes he’ll be the one to finally find success in that location, where many previous restaurants have fa...
An All-Day Italian Restaurant and Espresso Bar With a Late-Night Lounge Opens in Buckhead
Italian restaurant Portofino closed last year after 22 years on Paces Ferry Place in Buckhead, but a new Italian restaurant with an espresso and salotto bar is set to replace it Friday, August 4. Bar Ti Amo (“I love you” in Italian) owned by restaurateur and Tuscan native Marco Betti, brings Buckhead an all-day spot with an espresso bar offering br...
Alessia Fornoni, elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
Established in 2018, the ASEMFL has focused on uplifting leaders in STEM as the organization works to address problems, recognize success and further excellence in Florida. Alessia Fornoni, M.D., Ph.D., FASN, Katz Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at University of Miami, is also one of the Fo...