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Holidays bring out the best in Bob and Kim Yacone. The couple owns and operates Forghedaboudit Authentic New York Italian Cuisine and are prepping to feed the homeless and less fortunate on Thanksgiving Day. “We will be serving turkey with all the trimmings from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,” said Kim. The dinner became an annual event based on last year’s at...

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When Larkin Hammond was a young child, she began cooking on a wood stove in her Italian grandmother’s kitchen. “She didn’t cook by recipe,” Hammond says. “She was the first farm-to-table person I met.” Hammond’s mother and grandmother also owned a neighborhood restaurant together. It was those experiences that laid the groundwork for Hammond’s life...

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The smell of freshly grated parmigiana and pecorino Romano cheese, the aroma of fried balls are just a few of the mouthwatering aromas that greet you, along with the workers as you enter Faicco’s Pork Store located in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Established in 1910, it’s been family owned and operated for generations since. The Faicco’s take pride in...

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Ancient Dinners is hosting its new heritage celebratory event, from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Aperto Restaurant in Washington DC with two renowned speakers: Award-winning author, chef, food historian, and Mediterranean Diet advocate Amy Riolo and celebrity Chef/Restaurateur, Owner of Aperto and Al Tiramisu, Sommelier, and Culi...

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Cold weather calls for comfort food, and there are few foods more comforting than spaghetti and meatballs. Luckily for Bostonians, there’s this neighborhood called the North End —maybe you’ve heard of it? — that’s chalk full of the stuff. Don’t be fooled, though: The North End doesn’t have a monopoly on that sweet, sweet red sauce. (Okay, so most o...

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A new Italian general store by Tony Gemignani—12-time world pizza champion and owner of Tony's Pizza Napoletana—is now open in North Beach at 629 Union St. between Columbus and Stockton. Giovanni Italian Specialties carries handmade pasta, fresh foccacia, meat, cheese, imported goods from Italy, and other items. The store is named after his son, Gi...

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Congratulations to Andrea Del Monte with the 006 Pizza Truck, for winning the Pizza and Prosecco Superiore contest at Le Notre Culinary Institute. Second and third places go to Mascalzone Ristorante Italiano and Fork Gourmet Catering! More than 150 guests attended the event and enjoyed all the pizza they could eat prepared also by Amalfi Ristorante...

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The Lemon Grove Historical Society and the City of Lemon Grove will continue the Business Recognition Series by honoring Lido's Italian Foods on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. at the city council meeting in the Community Center, 3140 School Lane, when Mayor Raquel Vasquez will present the restaurant's owners with a city proclamation, Miss Lemon Grove will presen...

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Not even a hurricane could stop a club determined to make history on Saturday. The Italian Heritage Festival was supposed to take place in September but Irma had different plans, so the stakes were even higher as the Italian-American Club of Hilton Head was attempting to break a Guinness World Record of "World's Largest Meatball". An Italian club i...

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Ciao from Rome, and (in a few days) Happy Thanksgiving! It has been a very intense month for us at We the Italians. First of all, we celebrated Veterans Day with the interview to Anthony Ficarri, the new President of Italian American War Veterans: the interview is also on this November issueof our magazine. On October 17th, in Rome, we attended the...

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