Jethro's owner plans new Italian eatery
by Patt Johnson Restaurateur Bruce Gerleman is adding an Italian eatery to his list of restaurants in the Des Moines metro. By year's end, Gerleman expects to open Jethroni Pepperoni, a casual Italian restaurant that will be located in the former Pizza Hut on Adventureland Drive in Altoona. "There will be no barbecue at this...
Frank Isernio shares his delicious recipe for success
by Rita Cipalla For more than 45 years, Frank Isernio's life has revolved around sausage. As with many Italian families, food played a central role in the day-to-day life of this Seattle native. His mother Angetina prepared delicious meals with fresh ingredients from her garden. His father, Frank Sr., was one of the first produce vend...
Planning Commission approves rezoning for Italian Market apartment project
by Jared Brey The Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to recommend a bill that would allow a 70-unit apartment complex to rise at 9th Street and Washington Avenue in the Italian Market. The project, a five-story ditty with 18,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and two levels of underground parking, was presented to P...
Sgro Family to Open Gesino’s Specialty Italian Food in Lancaster, PA
Pasta & Vino is excited to announce the opening of a brick and mortar gourmet Italian food store, Gesino's Specialty Italian Food, in Lancaster, PA., in November! Italian gourmet food lovers will be able to shop for the same authentic pastas, espressos, jams and marmalades that Pasta & Vino carries, in a 3,200-square-foot industrial buildin...
You Are Invited! Register For The Annual Meeting at the Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis
All members are invited to the annual meeting of the Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Join us to learn about our achievements for this year, exciting plans for next year and meet fellow members! This year we are honored to have WCCO TV co-anchors, Frank Vascellaro and Amelia Santaniello in attendance. We wish to recognize Frank...
Francesco, l’italiano che sfida Airbnb portando la sua startup negli Usa
di Camilla Pisani Ieri città simbolo della sharing economy, grazie al lancio di piattaforme come Airbnb, oggi capofila di una battaglia legale che mira a restringere gli affitti a breve termine. Il discusso referendum di San Francisco sulla Proposition F, proposta di legge per limitare gli affitti fino a 75 giorni all'anno, ha avuto esito...
A New Life with Bianca
December 7, 06:00 pm - 07:30 pmJohn D Calandra Italian American Institute (CUNY)25 W 43rd St #17, New York, NY Frank Polizzi will provide an overview of his new book of sonnets, A New Life with Bianca, highlighting the important influences on this project. There will be a video with music that illuminates Michael McCurdy's engravings, including th...
This Week In Range History
By Cindy Kujala The first meeting of the Trentini Tirolesi del Minnesota, Stella del Nord was held on June 14, 1995. "We hold dear to our heritage, because we firmly believe that embracing our past enlivens our present and leads to a wonderful future," the club says. Today, 20 years later, the club continues to embrace its past. Founders...
Mantegna’s “Bridal Chamber”: “Trompe l’oeil”, realism, and introspection
According to art historian Philippe Daverio, the "Camera degli Sposi" ("Bridal Chamber") decorated by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) – inside a tower in Mantua's Ducal Palace, which recently reopened to the public after one year of works – is not only "the height of the painting journey" explored by the Venetian artist, but also "perhaps the first 'tr...
The beauty of Venetian floors
by Kathryn Bromwich Sightseeing usually revolves around buildings, parks and sprawling vistas, but when German photographer Sebastian Erras was in Marrakech a few months ago, he turned his gaze downwards to the mosaic floors. Once back in Paris, where he lives, he started photographing the floors there: "I had no idea there was such a vari...
Bella’s Pizza Villa brings Chicago style to Murrieta
by Ashley Ludwig When Murrieta residents think of family style Italian dining, Bella's Pizza Villa, off Los Alamos and the 215, is a sure bet. Winners of the West Coast Pizza Championship and finaling in an international pizza competition, Bella's Pizza Villa can satisfy any appetite for Italian food from Chicago Style pizza to homemade decadent p...
Artemest: Ippolita's E-Commerce Destination For Italian Artisanship In Home Décor, Art and Jewelry
by Vivienne Decker Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. When Ippolita Rostagno, the iconic jewelry designer behind Ippolita, realized that Italian artisans were closing their shops, she was dismayed. As a woman who had successfully launched her own jewelry company to international appeal, she was frustrated that so...