Italian NHS inducts new members
The Boardman High School chapter of the Societ Onoraria Italica, the Italian National Honor Society, the Maria Montessori chapter, recently had its annual induction ceremony on May 15. Sixteen juniors were inducted in the event, as well as one honorary member, Mr. Eric Simione, a social studies teacher at Boardman. The ceremony featur...
From the Marble Quarries of Italy to Indiana Limestone: The Legacy of an Italian Stone Carver
Carol Faenzi divides her time between her house in Indianapolis and her family farm in Italy. After a New York career in business consulting, she began researching her family history and became fascinated by the Italian stonecarvers who transferred their skills from the marble mined in Carrara to the limestone quarries of southern Indiana. On Thur...
Brick's Neapolitan Pizza creates masterpieces of old-world flavor
Naples, Italy is 5,000 miles away, but its heart, soul -- and above all, its 100-percent-natural, traditional old-world flavors -- are right here for lucky diners in downtown Hudson. After all, Brick's Neapolitan Pizza is one of only a handful of US restaurants to be certified authentic by Naples' True Neapolitan Pizza Association -- or "A...
Tenores di Neoneli + Orlando Mascia: Cunsonu Songs & Music from Sardinia
September 16th at 6pm. Chicago Cultural Center. Preston Bradley Hall. 78 E Washington St September 17th at 7:30pm. DePaul University. Concert Hall. 800 W Belden Ave The famous canto of Tenores di Neoneli, with the launeddas of Orlando Mascia, arrives in Chicago. Canto a tenores, declared intangible patrimony...
Let's Talk Food (and maybe win a cookbook): Italian cookbooks/recipes
A couple weeks back, I participated in a Twitter chat (#pantrychat, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.) on cookbooks. It was a blast to see what people across the country had to say about cookbooks, from favorite to most sentimental — and the strong opinions of some about never using one. I also loved sharing about my mom's stain-splattered "Joy of Cooking," the s...
Loyola Endowed Project: “We’re Halfway There! Help Us Get Over The Top!”
Dreams really do come true. "We're halfway there!" exclaimed Dominic Candeloro, co-chair of the Campaign to Create an Endowed Professorship of Italian American Studies at Loyola University Chicago. "We started formally about a year ago and the first nine months were really challenging, but year-end donations in 2013 brought us within strik...
Bellini Opera
The Traverse City Wine & Opera Festival will present "Tutto Puccini!" at 7 p.m. at the City Opera House in Traverse City. The event is offered by founders Silvio "Tony" Ciccone and Mario Tabone, featuring Bellini Opera Theatre performers mezzo soprano Lisa Agazzi, tenor Aaron Caruso, soprano Eva Evola, baritone Dino Valle, soprano Kari...
Cook County board denies students request to change Columbus Day name
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has voted down a resolution re-naming Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day in the county. Brought before the board by the children of the Grand Portage Reservation, the resolution also encouraged institutions to reaffirm the county's commitment to its indigenous community. In a letter to reservation leaders...
My Town: Italian American Summer Festival
by Bliss Davis The Italian American Summer Festival is returning to northeast Ohio again this year.The 13th annual festival will be held Friday, June 28, through Sunday, June 30 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. The celebration will kick-off at 5 p.m. on Friday. The festival will serve authentic Italian cuisine from more than 25 vendors...
Italian restaurant to open
Chicago chef Matthias Merges' new restaurant, A10, located on the 1400 block of 53rd Street, is slated to open in mid-October, according to Calmetta Coleman, director of communications for Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago. The latest project by Merges — once the Chef de Cuisine at the now-closed upscale restaurant Charlie Trotter — is...
Eataly Brings High-Quality Italian Food To Chicago
Chicago is ready to take Italian food to a whole new level.The long-awaited Eataly opened on Monday, bringing with it a wealth of delicious food and drinks that will make food-lovers swoon. The market, founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Oscar Farinetti in Italy, incorporates the influence of famous chefs Mario Batali and Joe and Lidia Bastianich. In...
Defending champions Italy stun the USA in Cleveland 3-1 despite missing their top players
Italy will face either Spain or the Czech Republic in the April semi-finals after reaching the World Group's last four for the fourth consecutive year. With veterans and Fed Cup stalwarts Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta all excusing themselves from the tie, captain Corrado Barazutti headed a team of relative unknowns, with w...