Hundreds Turn Out For Small-Town Italian Dinner
Hundreds of Four-Staters came out to small-town Scammon, Kansas this afternoon to get some authentic Italian food. Saint Bridget's Church held its annual Italian dinner. For $15 folks could get spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, polenta and much more. All the money raised from the dinner will go towards the church's charity programs and general fund...
At Caffetteria in Prairie Village, Jo Marie Scaglia looks to recreate community feel of Sunday dinners growing up
When Jo Marie Scaglia was growing up in Kansas City, her mom would cook up a veritable feast every Sunday at 3 p.m., setting out dishes of delicious, straightforward food for the taking. “Everyone was invited — family, friends, neighbors, whoever,” Scaglia recalls. “Even after I moved out my friends would still be showing up at the house Sunday aft...
Cafe Piazza's artwork wows, but the pizza steals the show
At Cafe Piazza, you must remind yourself to glance at your food. This isn’t a slight on the pizza at this Benton Park restaurant, but the pizza here looks like pizza, while the ceiling is a tourist-board fever dream. A mural of St. Louis history, inspired by both the Sistine Chapel and street art and rendered in vibrant spray paint, stretches acros...
Downtown Denver Italian Restaurants Seamlessly Combine Fine Dining, Impeccable Service, and Authentic Cuisine
Two of the best places to eat in Denver are the Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar Italian restaurants located in Downtown Denver and Greenwood Village. Greenwood Village is a popular choice for visitors and employees in the DTC, or Denver Tech Center. Drawing on his early experience in some of the finest restaurants in Italy, owner Alessandro Carollo co...
Baseball, Alex Liddi e Marten Gasparini insieme in campo con i Kansas City Royals. Pagina storica per l’Italia
Nottata storica per il baseball italiano. Due giocatori azzurri hanno calcato il diamante americano insieme. È successo nel match di Cactus League, torneo di preparazione alla stagione della Major League che si tiene in Arizona, tra i Kansas City Royals e i Texas Rangers. I due protagonisti sono Alex Liddi e Marten Gasparini. Liddi, terza base di 2...
Restaurant review: Go to Brodo Italian Scratch Kitchen for the pasta, but skip dessert
It’s always tough for the second child, particularly if his or her older sibling is a success and is constantly getting praised. So it must be for Brodo Italian Scratch Kitchen. The Belmar restaurant is the second eatery from Brett Shaheen and Jane Knauf, business partners who opened the Wooden Table in Greenwood Village in 2011. They aimed to brin...
Five Bistro to Reopen as J. Devoti Trattoria, Serving Farm-to-Table Italian
Anthony Devoti announced this morning that his long-running restaurant on The Hill, Five Bistro, will close and reopen as J. Devoti Trattoria."We've been doing Five for 11 years, so honestly I just wanted to do something different," Devoti says. "We've been toying with the idea of opening a new restaurant, and I wanted to do something more family-r...
Ciao St Louis moves offices to The Hill Neighborhood Center
Ciao St Louis and Hill 2000 have agreed on lease terms for an office located within the Hill Neighborhood Center at the corner of Daggett and Marconi Ave. Ciao St Louis plans to begin internet radio broadcasting from the center on April 1, 2018. The station Ciao USA Radio Italia can be found on TuneIn, the Ciao St Louis Web Site and Facebook Page....
Vanessa Racci Interview With Ciao St Louis Radio
Vanessa Racci’s 2017 debut album, Italiana Fresca, heralds the breakthrough of a fresh sound in jazz: a sweet-and-sour, wide-ranging contralto with a passion and sex appeal born of her Italian-American heritage. On this recording, Vanessa puts a jazzy spin on the Italian songs she sang with her grandfather as a child; “Al Di La”, “Buona Sera”, “C’e...
Oregon woman celebrates 100 years, 16 kids and a zest for life
What’s it like in a family with 16 kids? “Amazing,” “fun,” “a challenge,” “beautiful,” and “a privilege,” were some of the responses among the nine grown children gathered last week to celebrate the 100th birthday of their mother, Silverton resident Jacqueline Rose Olivo. “For me … I’m pretty sure God doesn’t like me because he gave me 10 sisters a...
Top Chef Colorado: Joe Sasto Takes Us Behind the 'Stache
Top Chef is back in the kitchen! Every week, Parade’s Mike Bloom interviews the latest chef told to pack their knives and leave Colorado. Top Chef at its core highlights culinary creativity and the personalities that exist in kitchens across America. But it can sometimes be forgotten how much this show fundamentally changes people. It is a culinary...
Sons of Italy fete honors exemplary young scholars
A couple of facsimile divas, a piano, 432 well-entertained and -fed guests, one outstanding citizen and, most importantly, 19 students of Italian descent awarded more than $26,000 in scholarships and gifts. Held Saturday at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, the 19th annual Sons of Italy Lodge 2738 Scholarship and Citizen of the Year...