A cooking contest I could not refuse to judge
by Andrea Weigl I've written before about how I don't often judge cooking contests anymore. I could probably judge four to six contests a month if I accepted all the invitations I receive. But I have a preschooler and want to be home with her after work and on the weekends. (Well, most of the time anyway.) But when the Sons of It...
Auburn CIAO group announces annual dinner honoree
The Cultural Italian-American Organization, of Auburn, will host its annual Christopher Columbus Testimonial Dinner Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Holiday Inn, 75 North St., Auburn. Cocktails will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by an Italian dinner at 6:30 p.m. and homemade limoncello and Italian dessert. This year's dinner will honor retiring sta...
Americans say their sausage king is Italian
October is National Sausage Month, and Americans surveyed have crowned a king. An online survey found Italian sausage edging out breakfast sausage as America's favorite, with kielbasa and bratwurst in the number three and four slots. This news comes from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC), who worked with Harris Poll to survey more t...
Feast of the Seven Fishes in Asheville celebrates Italian tradition
Though rich foods and sweets tend to dominate the holiday season, at least one segment of the population celebrates with a marginally lighter meal. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian tradition, brought here by Italian-Americans. As the name suggests, it's a seafood-heavy affair, one that pays homage to a Catholic custom of abstain...
New Italian restaurant focuses on communal dining
by David A. Mann A new Italian restaurant on Frankfort Avenue invited guests in for an open house Friday night. At The Italian Table, at 2359 Frankfort Ave., was opened recently by Italian American chef Gina Stipo, according to a news release. The restaurant offers both chef-table dinners and hands-on cooking classes. Guests are serv...
Italian restaurants coming to the Centre
by TaMaryn WatersThe night before Tuesday's announcement, an A-Team of Italian chefs sat at a long rectangular table in the leasing office at the Centre of Tallahassee mall. Four men with heavy Italian accents finalized details with top staffers with Blackwater Resources, the Alabama-based company that took over ownership two years ago. ...
Calabrese has a history of winning, wants to continue streak with FIU
The FIU Men's Soccer team impressed last season, winning the Conference USA tournament and advancing to the NCAA tournament before losing in overtime to Tulsa University in the first round. The man leading the upstart Panthers is Head Coach Scott Calabrese, who was in his second year at FIU after coming over from East Tennessee State Universit...
Snaidero cucine alla torre Brickell Flatiron di Miami
Snaidero approda a Miami, dove arreda le cucine della torre Brickell Flatiron. Con i suoi 65 piani per 224 metri di altezza, sarà l'edificio residenziale più alto del distretto economico-finanziario della città. Il progetto, curato da CMC, gruppo fondato da Ugo Colombo specializzato nella realizzazione di progetti immo...
Paolo Veronese. A Master and His Workshop in Renaissance Venice
Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) was one of the giants of Venetian Renaissance painting. Though perhaps best known for his grand ceiling paintings and large Biblical feast scenes, Veronese and his workshop created altarpieces and smaller religious paintings for private devotion or collectors, as well as portraits, depictions of sensual narratives drawn f...
Ascoltavo le maree e ho ritrovato me stesso
di Claudia Vanni Perché i viaggi non sono solo tappe turistiche. Per alcuni finiscono per essere "banali trasferte immortalate con una bulimia di scatti fotografici", ma per altri sono "pellegrinaggi in un luogo dell'anima". E da queste spedizioni alla ricerca del sé, può nascere addirittura un libro: Ascoltavo le maree. "Sono arrivato pe...
Feast of Little Italy announces 2013 entertainment lineup
"Sounds from 60s, 80s, Broadway, Pop and Much More!" Jerry Somma, President of the Feast of Little Italy announces the bold entertainment lineup for this year's Feast taking place November 1st – 3rd in Jupiter's Abacoa Town Center. In its 11th year, the Feast of Little Italy continues to delight and surprise festivalgoers with a blend of o...
Storico Fresco to move to a larger space, expand offerings
Come February or March, Storico Fresco, the handmade pasta shop that opened in Buckhead last year, will move to a new location and expand its offerings to be more like an Italian grocery. The 4,000 square foot space will be just around the corner from the old at Grandview Avenue and Peachtree Road. "It'll be like a smaller Eataly," says Storico Fr...