Restaurant Road Trip: Poppy’s Italian Bakery
Clarksburg-based Rogers and Mazza’s Bakery supplies thousands of pepperoni rolls each week to businesses, customers and fundraisers across several states in the region, and the owners have announced a new bakery brand at the same location. The company has been making pepperoni rolls for decades, but its newest product is a return to a classic recip...
Discovering an exotic pearl on Lake Iseo
Lake Iseo holds hidden corners of extraordinary beauty, often compared in majesty and enchantment to exotic places like Thailand. One of these treasures is Bogn Bay, a place that looks like something out of a postcard from the Philippines. Located between Riva di Solto and Castro, this bay offers a breathtaking panorama of sheer rocks plunging into...
From the Italian American Press “Italian Culture in America: The Immigrants 1880 to 1930”
The history of Italians in America began more than 500 years ago with a Genoese sailor who bumped into uncharted land. Within 35 years, three other explorers, all of Italian heritage, would chart land for England, Spain, Portugal, and France. From their explorations, a new world map was formed and the new continent beckoned a wide dispersal and int...
‘We’re not anti-tourist’: Italy’s picturesque villages struggle to cope with deluge of Insta-visitors
Grappling with suitcases and rucksacks, the bewildered-looking crowd that piled off the train and onto the platform at Manarola, the second smallest of the five picturesque villages that make up Italy’s the Cinque Terre, could hardly move. But still the jovial Italian steward ushering them into a single file and towards the station’s narrow exit wa...
Amalfi Cucina Italiana Expanding to Oceanside
Amalfi Cucina Italiana, a local Italian eatery in San Marcos and Carmel Valley, is preparing to open a new location in Oceanside at 221 North Cleveland Ave. The company’s third location is set to move into the former home of Orfila Vineyards Tasting Room & Kitchen, which was purchased earlier this year by the daughter of the co-founder and presiden...
Original Musical CIAO BAMBINO to be Presented at Manuel Artime Theatre
Ciao Bambino is an original family-friendly show, giving a slice of life inside the 1940's Italian-American immigrant experience. This uniquely crafted musical by Elizabeth Allen Turner, whose great-grandparents arrived at Ellis Island from Gambettola, Italy, is great fun and inspirational to those who find themselves in the situation of starting o...
M’ama Napoli, new authentic Italian bakery and deli, opens in Winter Park
M’ama Napoli opened its doors Tuesday, introducing its pastries, coffee, pizzas and an authentic taste of Italy to Winter Park. The Italian bakery and deli serves up elaborate pastries like Ferrero Rocher maritozzi, Nutella maritozzi, cannolis, bombolone and more. In addition to the sweets, savory options include pizza mortadella topped with ricott...
Opera review: ‘Suor Angelica’ moves beautifully through Basilica of Saint Mary setting
“Suor Angelica” produced by Out of The Box Opera and the Basilica of Saint Mary, 2 p.m. Saturday. The Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 N 17th St., Minneapolis, MN. Tickets: $101. With “Suor Angelica,” Out of the Box Opera guides its audience through three different spaces within the Basilica of Saint Mary. It’s a credit to artistic director David Lefkowi...
20 Foods You Must Eat in Rome
Sure, it’s the capital of Italy, hosts Vatican City, and is the home of world-renowned sites like the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, and the Roman Forum. But if there’s one reason to visit the chaotically charming mecca of Rome, it’s for the food. Here, vegetables are green, meat a key player, and dishes typically have no more than four...
Venetian Night Organizers Plan ‘Salute to Italy’ in Boat Parade Set for July 20
Summertime in Chicago is in full effect, which means boating season for the luckiest of us. Boaters and lakefront enthusiasts alike can join in on the fun at the Venetian Night boat parade on Saturday, July 20, at Lake Michigan’s Monroe Harbor. Organized by Chicago Yacht Association, the Italian American Human Relations Foundation and the Chicago...
Pietrapertosa: sport, adventure and folklore on the mountains of Basilicata
There are places so beautiful and fascinating, hanging on a thin line between past and present, that they’re almost impossible to deeply understand their nature with the eyes of contemporaneity. Places enclosed in breathtaking landscape frames, guardians of a history rich in emotions, where to enjoy stunning experiences rediscovering what binds us...
Collegeville Italian Bakery Is a Local Favorite for Good Reason
Collegeville Italian Bakery Pizzeria Napoletana is a warm and welcoming community favorite that is rooted in family tradition, write Tessa Peloso and Elisabeth Hudak for PHL17. The eatery and retail store makes and sells thousands of delicious sandwiches that consistently keep people coming back for more. But sandwiches are far from the only thing...