Weekend-worthy pizza at Filippo’s in Mahomet
Although we are lucky to have an abundant variety of dining choices in C-U, my quest to find a pizza that reminds me of the ones back home (the Kankakee area, a 90-minute drive north) has been ongoing since I moved to Champaign 19 years ago. Prime Time was the closest, in my opinion, but, sadly, they closed shop several years ago. The kind of pizza...
July 31 in Albuquerque: My Italian secret. The forgotten heroes of the Holocaust
Would you risk your life to save a stranger, and never talk about it? Scores of Italians did just that as part of a secret underground to save Jews from extermination in Nazi-occupied Italy. Some were ordinary citizens, others were prominent figures. One was Giovanni Borromeo, a distinguished physician who created a fictitious contagious disease to...
Italian businessman Riccardo Silva joins bid battle for AC Milan
Italian businessman Riccardo Silva has joined the growing race to take over AC Milan, entering talks with Elliott Management over acquiring a stake in one of Europe’s most successful football clubs. Elliott took effective control over the the club this week, after Li Yonghong, its Chinese owner, failed to meet a deadline to repay a debt installment...
Como’s New Owners Will Start Throwing Parties on the Restaurant Patio in August
Como’s, perhaps one of the most unexpected restaurant resurrections in recent memory, is preparing to undergo a big renovation. But before that revamp gets underway, Como’s new owners Peas & Carrots Hospitality will begin hosting a patio bar pop-up called FOMO’s next month. The events will kick off on Friday, August 3 and are expected to continue t...
Parma rigenera gli spazi urbani attorno a sette distretti d’eccellenza
Parma è città creativa Unesco per la gastronomia e la Food valley è sotto i riflettori nell'anno nazionale dedicato al cibo. Ma sarà anche capitale della cultura nel 2020 e guardando al futuro, la città guidata dal sindaco Federico Pizzarotti punta proprio sulla cultura, come leva per attrarre investitori e turisti, e per migliorare la qualità dell...
Girard's Mt. Carmel Fest carries on tradition of family who started it
Girard's Mount Carmel Festival has been a summer staple for decades. It's also a family tradition that's been passed down to generations in more ways than one. In honor of her late grandfather and father, Rene Esposito and her family continue to keep their legacy alive by spearheading the annual Mount Carmel Festival. "We knew when my father passed...
Anthony Bellapigna’s Commitment to Pizza & Gelato Restaurant, Ariano
“Everything tells a story,” Anthony Bellapigna said, as he gestured upward to a 360-degree mural on the cathedral ceiling of his restaurant, Ariano, in Media, PA. “This is my grandfather here — he loved to make wine.” Bellapigna, standing next to a compact spiral staircase on Ariano’s third-floor dining area, spoke about how his grandfather returne...
Rapporto ICE 2017-2018 i risultati per "L’Italia nell’economia internazionale"
Si è svolta oggi a Palazzo Mezzanotte, sede di Borsa Italiana a Milano, la presentazione del Rapporto ICE 2017-2018 “L’Italia nell’economia internazionale” e dell’Annuario statistico ISTAT-ICE “Commercio estero e attività internazionali delle imprese 2018”, giunto alla ventesima edizione. Secondo i dati presentati nel Rapporto ICE, nel 2017 leespor...
Feasting on Italian Specialties in Carbondale
An annual feast in part of Lackawanna County celebrated their kickoff Thursday night. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Feast in Carbondale celebrated their first year featuring beer and wine. Folks also enjoyed homemade food, Italian specialties and games at the feast. The feast runs through Saturday and concludes with a mass on Sunday with Bishop Bambera in...
4 must-try wines that will transport you to Northern Italy
I’m currently in Italy, sitting in a little bar tucked on a side street in the Navigli neighbourhood of Milan, Lombardy, mere steps from the touristy stretch of buzzy restaurants and shops along the Naviglio Grande canal. The early-afternoon vibe here is quite similar to what I’ve experienced during my past three weeks in Italy, most of it spent in...
Alberghi Diffusi: a different kind of Italian holiday
On a balmy summer evening in the late 1990s, Daniel Elow Kilhgren, a young philosophy graduate of Italian-Swedish descent, took a trip on his motorcycle among the mountains and valleys of the Gran Sasso-Monti della Laga National Park in the heart of Abruzzo. He suddenly came upon the little village of S. Stefano in Sessanio and the discovery change...
Onesti emerges as King of the Italian Summer Fest
Coming off a triumphant Father’s Day weekend on Oakley Avenue, Ron Onesti is gearing up for a pair of blockbuster Italian-themed summer fests in August. Onesti Entertainment’s Oakley Avenue Festa Pasta Vino was another runaway success, attracting more than 20,000 attendees with its irresistible combination of headline entertainment, authentic cuisi...