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By Marie Mischel   For 80 years, All State Italian Day at Lagoon has meant one thing to Gloria Goddard and her family: tradition.   Goddard's Aunt Irene was a charter member of the Italian-American Civic League and would take the young Gloria with her to the organization's meeting. The first All State Italian Day celebrated the end of...

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There's Italian food and regular food. Growing up in an Italian family, I quickly learned the difference. Homemade bread is the perfect accompaniment to decadent pasta, and for dessert? Something equally filling. There was always lots of food, and a lot of encouragement to eat more. My grandparents owned an Italian restaurant in Murray through the...

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Two Italian favorites are teaming up as Top Chef fan-favorite Fabio Viviani joins Columbus Foods for its "Meat Up" food truck tour, inviting Americans to explore the simple Italian goodness of premium salumi and deli meats.   They're hitting the road this April and May, spending a week each in Scottsdale, Salt Lake, Boston, New York Metro an...

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Now, I know for most of you -- and us -- Nicolitalia's, at 2295 N. University Parkway, isn't exactly new on the block, know what I mean? Still, they're worth a mention for their good ol' classic, Boston-style pizza.   We started off with some breaded raviolis -- with housemade marinara sauce -- that were surprisingly good; crunchy and season...

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Legends, music, tall tales and customs are part of folklore that people enjoy. The world of folklore, from Italy to Utah's Cache Valley, will be captured by Steve Siporin on Wednesday at the Lee Library on Brigham Young University campus.   Siporin, professor of folklore at Utah State University will discuss "A Bear and A Bandit: What a Lege...

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by Mauro Battocchi   Mike Homer, Italy's Honorary Consul to Utah since 2008, is a historian among many other talents and has written several books on the American West and Mormonism. In 2007, the Mormon History Association awarded him the Steven Christensen Best Documentary Book Award for On the Way to Somewhere Else: European Sojourners in...

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By Mauro Battocchi If you're in Utah over the next weeks, make sure to stop by the University of Utah's Willard Marriot Library for a first-hand look at ancient Italian books and manuscripts. La Parola Scritta: XVI Centuries of Italian Culture in Ink celebrates Italian contributions to world history and culture as we move into the final months of...

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If hunger hits while you're prowling the racks at Neiman Marcus Last Call or the Banana Republic Factory Store, it might come in handy to know that Milano Pizzeria & Ristorante is the newest eating option at Tanger Outlet at the Arches in Deer Park. Find it in the space last occupied by Fratelli Trattoria.Like its predecessor, it offers choices...

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by Amanda Rock Festa Italiana welcomed a staggering 10,000 people hoping to get a taste of authentic Italian food, entertainment and history. The inaugural festival took over the city block in front of the Rio Grande Depot on 300 South 400 West in Salt Lake City for a weekend in late September. Vendors lined the street selling food and art. A row...

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  WTI Magazine #23    2014 Mar, 28Author : Christoph Dressler      Translation by:   This fall, discover the birthplace of today's Italy with our charming trip leader Giuliana Marple. Learn about the Risorgimento of Italy and then dive into the Slow Food movement of the Piedmont region. Giuliana, who is president of the Italian Club in Salt Lake...

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