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Eataly, the renowned Italian food market and dining concept, is celebrating its 18th anniversary and marking a major milestone in its global expansion. Known for offering an authentic Italian culinary experience, Eataly has opened new locations at major U.S. airports, bringing its iconic offerings to international travelers. This expansion signifie...

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Enzo Tribo, the founder of Enzo’s and CarmelCorn, died leaving a lasting legacy in the Chicago Heights community. Known for his Italian beef and caramel corn, Tribo’s business was a staple in the city and one of the last remaining landmarks in its once-vibrant downtown before closing last year. His death was announced Sunday on the store’s Facebook...

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Over the six years Stuart Caravello has spent with Columbian Club Charitable Foundation, the organization doubled the amount of money given to each academic scholarship recipient. Being part of the foundation’s scholarship program is the thing Caravello will miss most now that his time as foundation trustee and chairman has come to an end. “It’s bi...

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There is a great deal of things in America that are awesome…and most of those awesome things come from Chicago. Finding out a lot of the iconic candies like Lemonheads, Nerds, Laffy Taffy, and Jelly Belly to name a few, have their roots right here in Chicago. That sample batch of candies come the Ferrara Candy Company – whose called Chicago home si...

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This January, Eataly will launch a new pop-up experience: ALPINA. Named after the landscape of the Italian Alps, this limited-time-only experience will run through March 2025 – providing a taste of the après-ski lifestyle without ever having to hop on a plane. With an immersive design inspired by the baita, or mountain cabins, that can be found sca...

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Acquiring original Roman classical marbles is no simple feat. Between stringent international regulations and the rarity of finding one on the market—most of the best-preserved examples long since claimed by museums—these ancient treasures are elusive. Yet, against the odds, the Halsted A&A Foundation has managed to secure an extraordinary piece: a...

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When life gave Annamarie Gullo bruised tomatoes, she smashed them and made an amazing line of sauces. The CEO and founder of the family-owned company, Linguini Sisters, began jarring and selling marinara, vodka sauce, and other varieties while in treatment for post transplant lymphatic disorder. "Because I went through that terrible time in my life...

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The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will once again sponsor a curated selection of some of Italy’s best menswear and men’s accessories designers at the Chicago Collective: Men’s, from February 1-4, 2025, at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois. Sartorial tradition and the world’s most sophisticated manufacturing techniques combine to lead US retail...

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My sister, Madeline Shea, and I have been coming to the Italian restaurant La Cantina in downtown Chicago since the respective ages of eight and seven, so it wasn’t without trepidation that we visited its successor, Sotto, for the first time in early December. The cheeky, Italian American bar (Bar Sotto) and restaurant (Ristorante di Sotto) combo f...

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We put out the word and they turned out in droves. In what can only be described as a holiday miracle, nearly three dozen volunteers and benefactors pitched in to pack and move the Italian American Veterans Museum from Dec. 26-28. The distance travelled was negligible — from the top floor of the Office Center to a building across the grounds — but...

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