Filming wraps on 'Spaghetti Wars' pilot in St. Louis
It’s a wrap. The filming of what’s hoped to be the pilot episode of Spaghetti Wars, an Italian food-based reality show, ended over the weekend. Executive producer Barry Mendelson, whose resume boasts more than 300 TV shows—mostly sports-related—now leads the charge in post-production editing and pitching the show to streaming platforms. While Spagh...
Marconi Mercato now open on The Hill
Marconi Mercato (2030 Marconi)—from partners Joe Smugala, Carlos Hernandez, and Brian McBride—is now open in the original Amighetti’s space. The trio is excited to bring to life a mixed-use market and restaurant concept, something they feel will fill a void in the neighborhood that they've called home for several years. (Smugala and Hernandez are a...
We Tried Making Our Own Pasta at Italian Kitchen
I have many passions in life, and among the top is pasta. I even honeymooned in Italy! My husband will tell you it was because we wanted to see the sights, but really it was for the pasta. Alessandro De Luca is the head chef and co-owner of Italian Kitchen (540 W. McDaniel St., Springfield), alongside his sous chef and co-owner, Jennifer Morris. Af...
Denver-Born Anthony's Pizza Celebrates Forty Years of Slices
A lot of things were different back in 1984. Ghostbusters was at the top of the box office, LeBron James was a newborn, and lift tickets were less than $15. But pizza was as popular as it is today, and a New Yorker named Henry Mann started selling it by the slice out of a small storefront at 1550 California Street, ten years before the D Line becam...
Concert / The Classical Mandolin by Carlo Aonzo
When: The November 10 2024, 14:00 (Local time) - Where: National Music Museum, 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion SD - For a fee: No The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with the National Music Museum in Vermillion, present The Classical Mandolin: A journey through the history of the iconic Italian instrument, a live concert by...
Holding On To History: Jeno Paulucci - the king of convenience food
Jeno Paulucci was born in Aurora to Italian immigrants. After moving to Hibbing, he showed he was a natural-born salesman hawking iron ore samples to tourists. Paulucci even tried selling some to President Coolidge when he came to town. “When his car stopped, I ran over to try to sell him some ore samples, I used to have different samples in vials...
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration US Theatrical Premiere Set For November 8
Mercury Studios and Fathom today announced the U.S. theatrical release date for iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s concert film, Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration. The film, which chronicles Bocelli’s three-day July concert event in Italy honoring his 30th anniversary in music, is set to be released in US theaters on Friday, November 8. Fathom...
Save the date – Passport Day in Denver – Nov. 7 2024
Italian citizens are informed that, in collaboration with the Honorary Vice Consul, a ‘Passport Day’ is scheduled for November 7th 2024 at the Honorary Vice Consulate’s office in Denver for the acquisition of biometric data for the purpose of issuing an Italian passport, without the need to go to the Consulate General’s office in Chicago. Italian c...
Italian ammo box maker coming to US with $16M Kansas City manufacturing facility, 160+ jobs
RB SRL — a maker of a broad range of components for hunting and shooting ammo, along with ammunition containers for the military/defense market, and that serves customers in more than 50 countries — announced its $16 million investment in the Kansas City site Thursday. The company, operating as RB America Corp., pledged to bring 163 new jobs to the...
Italian traditions hold strong at Denver's Potenza Lodge
In an old brick building in what used to be Denver’s Little Italy, Italian traditions are still very much alive at the Potenza Lodge. “The 3 F’s of Italian culture are family, faith and food,” said Geraldine Pergola, the lodge’s historian. “I was born into the Potenza Lodge. My parents were both lifelong members,” she said. “The Potenza Lodge, out...
The Enduring Legacy of Mancini’s in the Heart of St. Paul
Where can you find a dining experience in the Twin Cities that feels just like the meals your parents or even your grandparents enjoyed? Mancini’s Char House is the answer. Mancini’s began as a small tavern on West Seventh Street in 1948, where Nick Mancini and his family served the working-class community with homemade dishes and a warm smile. Ove...
Italian restaurant Salt & Flour opens in Minneapolis' North Loop
A new Italian restaurant from prominent Twin Cities chef Brian Ingram opened this week in Minneapolis' North Loop. Salt & Flour is the latest addition to the mixed-use North Loop Green development, which consists of two towers across from Target Field. Hines, the Texas-based real estate investment, development and management firm behind North Loop...