Got coffee? La Marzocco International calls Seattle home
If you are a coffee aficionado, you've heard of La Marzocco. A hands-down favorite among baristas, these high-end espresso machines can be found in cafés and restaurants worldwide. The venerable company, founded in Florence in 1927 by Giuseppe and Bruno Bambi, still manufactures its machines in Italy but its headquarters are in Seattle, thanks to t...
After 71 years, a talk with the brother of an Italian prisoner of war buried in Utah
By Mauro Battocchi Roberto Dal Bosco is an italian video artist who you may remember. He went to Utah last January to present his Renaissance painting video animation displayed at the Salt Lake City Leonardo Museum. While there, he was able - with the help of honorary consul Mike Homer and Kelly Nelson of Woosh Production - to film and pr...
Former basketball pro to open Sicilian restaurant (with Oregon flair) in the Pearl
A native Sicilian — and former professional basketball player — will open an authentic Sicilian restaurant with a touch of Oregon flair in the Pearl District later this month. Francesco Inguaggiato, a chef and former professional basketball player for the Italian League in Italy, recently moved to Portland and will open his third restaurant, B...
San Gennaro Festival in Seattle – September 11th-13th
Mark your calendar for the San Gennaro Festival in Seattle on September 11th-13th @ 1225 S Angelo St, Seattle, WA 98108. The festival is like an Italian street fair. It will be a fun filled event with plenty of entertainment, great food, and interesting exhibits. Free entrance! Il Punto! will be there as well with a booth. Please...
The Italian Festival to Bring Art, Music, Food and Fun to Seattle Center, 9/26-27
Seattle Center Festál: The Italian Festival features family fun and Italian indulgences, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sept. 26 - 27, in Seattle Center Armory, Fisher Pavilion, and Seattle Center Pavilion. Stomp grapes, toss a pizza, learn to cook Italian food, compete in a bocce tournament and celebrate the joy of "all things Italian," from opera and popular mu...
Author brings wine to Hawaii
by Michelle Ramos A small group of diners met with "Under the Tuscan Sun" author Frances Mayes Monday at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for lunch. The author and her husband Ed, in town to promote Mayes' label Tuscan Sun, chatted with about 15 people about life in Italy, where Mayes bought a house in 1990, and in North Carolina, w...
Christmas in Tuscany - December 6, 2014 at 1:00 pm
On December 6th, 2014, Award winning restaurant Tuscan Kitchen and Italian-style market Tuscan Market in Salem, NH will host its 3rd Annual Tree Lighting. Open to kids of all ages, the annual festival will include a visit from Santa, food, drinks and good holiday cheer! Santa Claus will arrive at 1:00PM at Tuscan Market to greet merry make...
Portland chef Jenn Louis brings Italian comfort home with terrific 'Pasta by Hand'
by Grant Butler Portland chef Jenn Louis' star has been steadily rising in recent years. In 2012, she was named one of Food & Wine magazine's Best New Chefs, a prestigious honor, given that the list of past recipients reads like a "Who's Who" of modern American cooking. The following year, she competed briefly on TV's "Top Chef Masters."...
National Park Service honors Jesuit missionary with legacy day
By Nancy Wiechec Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, an Italian missionary to the American Southwest known as the "Padre on Horseback," was honored Jan. 10 at the Tumacacori National Historical Park with Kino Legacy Day. The celebration of the priest -- who founded 24 missions and was also known as an astronomer, builder, mapmaker,...
Spokane City Council votes to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day
The Spokane City Council voted 6-1 to pass an ordinance changing the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. The council listened to more than two hours of public testimony, both for and against the change. Local tribe members were in attendance, speaking about why this ordinance is so important. "Recognizing one race should...
Tomaso Maggiore of Tomaso's and Vivo Ristorante on What Makes a Restaurant Last
Tomaso Maggiore opened his 12th Valley restaurant, a shiny new Italian spot, in a trendy Scottsdale strip mall earlier this fall. But while the restaurant, with its more affordable menu and relaxed atmosphere, fits well in current times, its owner longs for the days of tuxedoed waiters and salads tossed tableside. "Young people, frankly, I...
From Italy with cheese: Sister city delegation visits Fairbanks
by Sam Friedman Fenano, Italy, and its sister city in Alaska have more in common than a link to the prospector who discovered gold here in 1902. There's also hockey, industrial sprockets and parmesan cheese. This week, Fairbanks hosted seven guests from Fenano, including town mayor Stefano Muzzarelli, his tourism minister and several...