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I'm calling Luigi's Italian Restaurante a Des Moines underdog. And, in my book, it's already won a royal title: Move over and share the Italian throne Latin King and Baratta's. Luigi's is an underdog mostly because of location. It is adjacent to a mobile home park on one of the city's busiest streets.   A median forces south-bound...

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Viva L'Italia: the Italian-American Heritage Festival of Iowa will take place on Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26 in Des Moines' Western Gateway Park. The fifth annual event will run from 11:00 a.m. Friday until 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning and from Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning.   This year's Viva L'Italia w...

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by C. Acevedo Marino's is a mom-and-pop spaghetti joint with a solid command of old-fashioned Italian fare. In that respect, it earns three stars. But Marino's deserves five huge stars for its virtuoso dessert: the gorgeously luscious, worth-a-trip tiramisu.   Owners John and Ellen Marino moved the longtime restaurant earlier this year...

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A very popular flip chart at our past festivals has been the Wedding Album Display. Some of the pictures in the large album date back to the early 1900′s and others are more recent. The first album is complete and we are now gathering photographs for a second album flip chart.

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Thank you to all of the volunteers and attendees of the 16th annual St. Joseph Altar Celebration, held at the Italian-American Cultural Center of Iowa on March 18th and 19th, 2013. Doors opened at 5:30 PM on Monday, March 18th. Msgr. Frank Chiodo, pastor of St. Anthony parish in Des Moines, blessed the altar following the children's "tupa tupa" (k...

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The Italian American Heritage Festival enters its second day in Gateway Park on Saturday. Italian entertainment and cuisine are highlights of the fourth annual celebration.   "With more space than ever before, we have added additional entertainment acts, expanded our cultural exhibits, enhanced our activity offerings to include everyone in...

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by C. Acevedo   If restaurants were baseball pitches, Mezzodi's would be a lob straight down the middle — no tricks or curves, just familiar Italian-American fare done well. To find Mezzodi's, head to Fleur Drive — the restaurant is right by Fleur Cinema and a short distance from the airport.   They updated the menu but kept one...

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Columbus Day DinnerOctober is Italian Heritage Month in Iowa and to celebrate the Italian American Cultural Center of Iowa will hold the 38th annual Columbus Day Dinner Party on Sunday, October 13, 2013. Event details will be announced when final arrangements are completed.   Columbus Day Memorial ObservanceAt 11:00 AM on Monday, October 14...

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The Board of Governors is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring another in their "Dinner With Culture" series. The date for this dinner will be Sunday, September 29, 2013. Doors to the Cultural Center's banquet hall will open at 5:30 PM with dinner following at 6:00 PM.   The meal will be prepared by Italian cooking instructor Ale...

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Our rich Italian culture will once again be the focus of this year's Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa. Our Cultural Hall will be located in the east wing of the Pappajohn Educational Center on the festival grounds at the corner of 12th and Locust Street.

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