Viviano’s Cafe second location in Fenton offers upscale options alongside its typical sandwiches and sides
At Viviano’s Festa Italiano’s Chesterfield location, sandwiches and Italian groceries reign supreme. At its new Fenton location, however, you’ll also find the likes of fried calamari, salmon pasta, mushroom ravioli and elevated desserts on the menu. “It’s still a deli café, but it’s now a full service kitchen with servers, bartenders,” executive c...
Italian American Heritage Day set for Aug. 13
Oelwein Italian American Heritage Day has been set for Saturday, Aug. 13 at Red Gate Park. Organizers Teresa Pirillo Buckman and Anthony Ricchio report this year’s day is being scaled down due to conflicts in schedules and a smaller group to draw from. “There are lots of things going on among the local families this year and it’s difficult to get p...
The Santa Lucia Band returns to Omaha for the 98th annual Santa Lucia Festival
The 98th annual Santa Lucia Festival returns to Omaha this week, as does a cherished staple: The Santa Lucia Band. The band's origins date back more than a century, as other bands including the Peter Cosentino Band and Vincent Emmanual Band merged. Some members today are third-generation, including current conductor Mike DiGiacomo. "So many people...
Looking for the Most Amazing Italian Food? Try This Place in Denver
Sometimes things aren't always what they appear to be and that happens to be the case at this fantastic Italian restaurant in Denver, Colorado. Everyone loves authenticity, and there's no better authentic Italian restaurant in Denver, Colorado than the Odyssey Italian restaurant at 603 E 6th Avenue. The very first time I went to visit Odyssey Itali...
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy! Is Arriving at Lakewood Cultural Center This Summer
The international comedy hit My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy!, featuring actor & comedian Peter J. Fogel, will be coming to the Lakewood Cultural Center for 3 weeks only from August 3-21, 2022. One part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts Prozac, you don't have to be Jewish or Italian to appreciate this show. All you...
Omaha welcomes Carlentini mayor for his first visit since the signing of the Sister City Friendship Agreement
Late Sunday night, Carlentini Mayor Giuseppe Stefio officially arrived in Omaha. "I am honored and very happy to be a guest of the City of Omaha and our community from Carlentini. And I want to especially thank the Mayor Stothert for the invitation to come and I look forward to meet her in person," Stefio said in Italian. The Carlentini heritage in...
Reader: We Are Losing Denver's Great Eateries
Denver is losing its old-school red-sauce joints. The latest to throw in the towel? Dino's Italian Food, which has been serving at 10040 West Colfax Avenue for almost six decades, growing from a small storefront to a sprawling, 240-seat restaurant.But Dino's is closing at the end of September, the owner revealed earlier this month. The rambling Lak...
Italian Zoppé Circus capers into Fraser starting July 22
The circus captures the imagination of young and old alike. For another year, Zoppé: an Italian Circus will bring this ageless form of entertainment to Fraser from July 22 to Aug. 1. The circus takes places in a touring Big Top with international circus professionals, and features “acrobatic feats, equestrian showmanship, canine capers, clowning an...
Grabbing my favorite dish from Sweet Basil at Pasta Express
If I had to choose a favorite dish from the lunch buffet at Sweet Basil, it would be the teriyaki chicken and rice. It was $9 and well worth the price plus whatever gas it took to get out there. My meal came with two breadsticks that my daughter decided she would review. She said the breadsticks were “decicish“. In adult speak, that’s delicious. A...
What is the highest IQ ever recorded? Marilyn Vos Savant, daughter of an Italian-German immigrant from St Louis, Missouri
Intellectual Quotient (IQ) is a score that is obtained through a test designed to measure or assess intelligence, that is, an individual's cognitive development. Obviously this is not an absolute indicator of intelligence, but a high IQ is linked to many genius minds. That of an average individual is between 85 and 115; a score above 130 indicates...
Behind The Scene: Minnesota Twins Manager and Live Music Enthusiast Rocco Baldelli
“A big part of playing the game is improvising. It’s using your instincts and your awareness of what’s going on around you—how you’re feeling at that moment, and what you’re seeing and sensing,” observes Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli. The avid music fan, who names Phish, the Grateful Dead, Greensky Bluegrass, JRAD and Spafford among his cu...
A Tavola Con Noi
When: Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT - Where: The Conservatory, 315 East 5th Street, #Suite 2, Des Moines, IA 50309 About this event Come & sit at our table and enjoy an Italian evening of Good Entertainment featuring vocalist Gina Gedler & comedian Willie Farrell, Good Food prepared by Christiani's Catering, Good Conversation with friends of the I...