In the year of Expo the University of Urbino has created a new course that will train students for a profession that is directly linked to the Italian tradition of food, well-being and storytelling. The new figure, presented during the Expo, is called "Narratore del gusto e della cultura, Comunicatore del benessere, Selezionatore delle tipicità ita...

By Sara Waite   When local business owners Mike and Denise Schaefer purchased the building at 310 Main St. about a year ago, they couldn't have predicted that they'd be starting a new business venture unlike any they'd been involved in before.   The owners of Schaefer's Precision Auto Body and Frame had planned to use the spacious d...

By Kristen Massad   In my family, Christmas Eve was never about gifts or getting to bed early to wait for Santa. It's about food. We always focused on cooking and enjoying a long evening of feasting together. As part of a large Italian-American family, our tradition has always been the Feast of the Seven Fishes.   There is a lot...

di Roberto Chifari È l'unico polo di ricerca nell'intero sud Italia in grado di stabilire con dati scientifici, su base genetica, l'esatta composizione di un prodotto agroalimentare, identificando l'origine dei singoli ingredienti fino ad accertare l'autenticità di una specialità con marchio Dop oppure un'eventuale contraffazione.   Si chia...

The Center for Italian and Italian American Culture will host a special dinner featuring the cuisine of Calabria, Italy from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, at Divina Ristorante, 461 Bloomfield Ave. in Caldwell, owned by Chef Mario Carlino.   The inclement weather date is Sunday, Feb. 28. Carlino's philosophy is that a meal must be satisfyi...

La cucina è da sempre parte importante dell'emigrazione italiana negli Stati Uniti. Partiti in condizioni di povertà per un Paese che quasi nulla sapeva di cucina italiana e che proponeva sapori e piatti completamente differenti, costretti a vivere con difficoltà insieme a connazionali spesso di diverse regioni e tradizioni culinarie, gli italiani...

Unioncamere (the Association of Italian Chambers of Commerce) with the support of the Italian government, have constituted the certification "Ospitalità Italiana - Ristoranti Italiani nel Mondo" - a seal of quality that is conferred annually to authentic Italian restaurants around the world.

by Carlos C Olaechea   Long gone are the days in which Americans believed that all Italian food consists of some variation of dry pasta with a tomato sauce. Besides learning that there is a great difference between the red sauce fare in the States and the Italian food eaten in Italy, we have come to understand that the concept of Italian cui...

E il torroncino mormorò, non passa lo straniero! Saranno i deliziosi prodotti della Sperlari, probabilmente, a vendicare l'onta del saccheggio delle imprese italiane "doc" da parte di colossi in ascesa di paesi esteri. Dopo l'acquisizione dei gianduiotti Pernigotti dai turchi della Toksoz e della griffe del cachemire Loro Piana da parte della holdi...

John Chandler has a secret, and he guards it carefully, lest yet another friend or co-worker ask him to make it for a dinner party. Chandler is, by day, a 43-year-old salesman and father of two, a self-proclaimed "Southern boy" who lives outside Dallas and grew up on college football and barbecue. Online, Chandler's fans know him differently:...