Organizers of the Taste of Italy are pleased to present again the festival to benefit Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Springfield (MA) after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. It will take place Oct. 1 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the South End Middle School auditorium, 36 Margaret St., Springfield, and offer more than 30 favorite Italian main and side dishes from which to select for dinner and a dessert table.

The celebration is part of Italian Heritage Month, that will begin with Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on William Street at 4 p.m. “All have missed not only the wonderful food but also the congeniality during the gathering of friends and family who gather to share a history and time together with each other and the greater community,” said Teresa E. Regina, a member of the Advertising Committee.