It was great to be back at Italian Winterfest. This is the event where you can eat ravioli, spinach, and other Italian dishes while drinking vino and listening to the strains of Nino Rota’s “Love Theme from The Godfather.”

Winterfest, held January 15th at St. Benedict at Auburndale, made its grand return in style. “First time in three years,” says event chairperson Frank Gattuso. They didn’t hold it “because of Covid,” he says. “We just couldn’t cram that many people in a space.”