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Straight out of every chocoholic’s dreams comes a new eight-day Mediterranean cruise dedicated entirely to chocolate. The Eurochocolate Cruise, the product of a collaboration between Italian line Costa Cruises and the Eurochocolate Festival, the world’s largest international event dedicated to all things chocolate, which takes place annually in Per...

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Kitchen confidential: My assignment is to go behind the scenes with Chef John Piombo, following him for a couple hours while he prepares for a busy night inside Nonna’s at The Homestead. Truthfully, to make that happen, I would have to tether myself to one of his black chef Crocs, given that he is darting between the front of the house—where gleami...

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Boston has plenty of celebratory Italian-American restaurants designed for something more special than a pleasant, casual dinner of meatballs, spaghetti, and a nice Chianti. They feature cosseting service, big wine lists, and amenities like reservations, cocktails, and dessert: no line on the sidewalk or check dropped with the entrees. But the atmo...

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We are pleased to share dates for next year’s Taste of Italy festivals, including a new stop on the tour — New Orleans! Taste of Italy and its sister festival in Los Angeles, Savor Italy, are the largest trade and consumer festivals in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Italian food and wine. Last year, more than 500 trade members and consumers attend...

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When: Wednesday, November 20th at 6pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Presented on the occasion of the 4th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The theme of this year's Italian Cuisine Week, which will take place from November 18-24, 2019, is Food Education: The Culture of Taste. This yearly init...

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When Mike and Christine Perricone saw the vacant building on Grand Avenue in Fox Lake, they knew they found the perfect location for a restaurant. The kitchen was small, so the husband-and-wife team would only serve soup and sandwiches. And thus, Perricone’s — A Soup & Sandwich Joint was born two years ago. Perricone’s offers two homemade soups dai...

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When a new restaurant opens its doors in The Villages, it will immediately draw the curious. So when Roberto’s Ristorante and Pizzeria opened July 25 at Pinellas Plaza, it was no surprise to see long lines out front. Owner Roberto Manco’s reputation had preceded him before he opened his own eatery. He had worked for years as executive chef at his b...

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La Juntans have something new to salivate over following the opening of Anthony Martinez’s Papa GiGi’s Italian Grill. The Italian restaurant that officially opened on Oct. 4 can be found off U.S. 50 at 27866 Frontage Road. Martinez, the owner, said it had been his lifelong goal to open an Italien restaurant in the spirit of his late grandmother, wh...

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Organized by the Italian Studies Program at Chapman University, the Food and Culture event will be the Þfth in the annual Italian Perspective Series. Scheduled for April 4, 2020, 10 am -2 pm, the event will take place at the state-of-the-art theater hall The Musco Center of the Arts. The event will include a series of TED Talk-style presentations...

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Join members of ICC and SDIFF for a night revolving around the world of Elena Ferrante. SDIFF Executive Director Diana Agostini and SDIFF Artistic Director Antonio Iannotta will hold a workshop on Elena Ferrante's first two novels: L'amore molesto and I giorni dell'abbandono. The workshop will be taught in English, with references to the original t...

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