Italy in the Valley: That’s Amore!
by Viki Eierdam For the 8th straight year in a row, Oregon winemakers are coming together to ensure that no one has to make a trip across the big pond to experience la dolce vita. Italy in the Valley, held on Sunday, August 21 from 1-5 p.m. at Cana's Feast, brings Old World stylings to Oregon wine country. Fourteen wineries in total w...
Italian Community Comes Alive During the Annual Festa Italiana
by Michael Sciaraffo Summertime has arrived and with it a constant flurry of activity. Festivals celebrating beer, music, and food abound throughout Portland, but the best of them all - at least for the Italian community - is the Festa Italiana! This year marks its 23rd year. In 1991, Portland was still celebrating its new Pioneer...
A sure hand with true Italian at Calafuria in Midtown Ren
by Johnathan L. Wright Calafuria occupies a renovated bungalow on South Center Street in Midtown (back in the day, it was Rose's sandwiches). The restaurant lies in Midtown, but it's not of Midtown (or at least of Midtown's more annoying aspects). As in: Calafuria doesn't feel derivative, like something someone saw or ate in San Francisco or...
Oregon winemakers to highlight Italian wine
The fifth annual Italy in the Valley will be held Aug. 25 at Cana's Feast Winery in Carlton. From 1 to 5 p.m., guests can sip varietals of Italy produced by local winemakers. There will be olive oil tasting from the Oregon Olive Mill at Red Ridge Farms, salumi from Fino in Fondo and gelato and sorbetto from Gelato Maestro, and coffee from...
Packard, Maserati honored marques at Arizona Concours d’Elegance
The inaugural Arizona Concours d'Elegance, a premium automotive event that starts up Arizona collector-car auction week, has chosen Packard and Maserati as its honored marques for the Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, concours held at the historic Arizona Biltmore Resort and Hotel. Maserati, the renowned Italian racing and performance brand, is marki...
The History of Pepperoni--Riazzi's Italian Garden
Most people, and rightly so, would have thought pepperoni was born in Italy. Although it is hard to say exactly when it was created, it probably popped up in the early 1900s when Italian butcher shops and pizzerias began to flourish on the streets of a burgeoning Italian-American society. Notes food writer and historian John Mariani, who wrote a b...
Ferraro's Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar Announces Executive Chef
Ferraro's Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar announced its new executive chef, Francesco Di Caudo. Di Caudo has more than 20 years of experience cooking in kitchens around the world. In his current role, Chef Di Caudo will work closely with family patriarch Gino Ferraro to oversee not only the staff and operations, but also the award-winning menu fe...
Grimaldi’s Creates Unique Wine “Mille Gradi” with Italian Winery
Known for its coal-brick oven pizzas and calzones, Grimaldi's Pizzeria announces the exciting release of its first signature wine, Mille Gradi, meaning 'a thousand degrees' – a fitting name for the pizzeria as its ovens can reach up to one thousand degrees Fahrenheit. Last year, Grimaldi's own Executive Chef, Cory Lattuca, along with an expert tea...
Sinatra Sighting!
Join us on March 15 at the Wigwam Resort for "An Italian aFare to Remember" with Sinatra Stylist Sebastian Anzaldo. The foremost Sinatra impersonator, Anzaldo has starred as the "Chairman of the Board" from Vegas' "Tribute To The Rat Pack" show to ABC-TV's "The Next Best Thing, Who Is The Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?" And more recently he has h...
Boston-style pizzas still satisfy at Nicolitalia's Pizzeria
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...
Sons of Italy Valentine dinner Feb. 13
Son's of Italy, Amerigo Vespucci Lodge No. 1814's annual Valentine Dinner will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at St. Mary's Parish Center and as a bonus this year Mario Cianflone will be strolling around the dining room playing Italian music on his accordian. Dinner will include spaghetti in red sauce, homemade Italian meatball...
Borracchini's signature frosting takes the cake
Borracchini's Bakery was chosen as the bakery with the BEST CAKES by voters of Western Washington in the 2016 Best of Western Washington Contest. The place that's a Seattle birthday tradition is having a big one of their own this year. "This is our 95th year in business. I have worked in this building since I was five years old. Becau...