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The Italian Program at the University of Pittsburgh (part of the Department of French & Italian) invites applications to their Master's Program in Italian. Founded in 1968, the MA in Italian at Pitt offers a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to graduate study in the field of italianistica and a cutting-edge preparation in the post-seconda...

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Ciao Pittsburgh is proud to announce that we now have our own Italian seasoning blend called, Aroma. Special ThanksI would like to first say thank you to my Ciao Pittsburgh team—Daniel Casciato, Nicky D Cooks, Jeff Fanala, and my brother Jay—for pushing me to do something that I have always wanted to do. A wonderful opportunity arose and I took ad...

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by Dave Desimone   When it comes to Italy's famed extra-virgin olive oils,terroir plays a critical role just as in wine. The authentic, top-quality oil comes exclusively from handpicked, freshly cold-pressed olives grown naturally only in Italy. Carlo Dozzi, a Pittsburgh-based importer and owner of Buon Sapore at One Oxford Centre, Down...

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Italian born singer and songwriter Giada Valenti will be performing in Pittsburgh on Sunday, April 7 at the Cabaret at Theatre Square. She is returning to our city with her new show called, "From Venice With Love." In this show, Giada will be taking her audience on a romantic musical journey by performing quintessential love songs from the 60′s, 7...

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In Pittsburgh on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, from 1 - 4 p.m. learn the art of memoir writing "Where You Live: Writing about Yourself and Your Family," a workshop hosted by Italian American Collection Scholar-in-Residence Joseph Bathanti at the Heinz History Center.   Participants will come away with a story - a memoir - about where they and the...

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Movies are a wonderful way to tell stories, and in the US many millions of people – either of Italian heritage or not – love to be told stories about and from Italy. That is why cinema is one of the most important tool of the promotion of our culture in America. Every year, hundreds of events involve the showing of an Italian movie somewhere in th...

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By Melissa McCart   Lidia's Pittsburgh in the Strip District has gotten a facelift. It's not just a nip and tuck but a gutting that exceeds the construction costs of many new restaurants opening around town. Opened 15 years ago, Lidia's has retained its backlit wine wall in the renovation, but has made many other updates: A once open ki...

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By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth   For a minute there, it looked like the traditional dominance of the local restaurant market by red-sauce Italian joints might be fading.   Old stalwarts were closing, and in their place, a new generation of Asian and upscale American restaurants have begun offering chicken banh mi in place of chic...

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Internationally acclaimed musicians Luisa Sello and Bruno Canino will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. Sello, a flutist, and Canino, pianist, will perform songs that reflects their Italian heritage and highlights original works by Pittsburgh-based composers Reza Vali and Federico Garcia...

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Joe Motisi describes himself as a jack-of-all-trades and master at some. He's held just about every job imaginable, but studied broadcasting and is a former talk radio board operator and producer.   Currently, this Chicago native—and current Pittsburgher—convinces people to buy very expensive things for a living. Joe is also a cartoonist whi...

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