Southington Chapter of UNICO selling giftbags
Once again, the Southington Chapter of UNICO will be conducting their Valentine’s Day Celebration fundraising event called Notte d’Amore by selling giftbags. This year, 50% of the net profit will go directly to Bread for Life. The gift bag will contain a $50 gift card to the New Mill, a $25 gift card to Flair (this is a new addition), two bottles o...
Meatball madness: Italian Kitchen cranks out more than 60,000 of them each December
As of Wednesday, Italian Kitchen had cranked out 60,000 meatballs in December. With five cooking days left in the month, that's more than half a meatball for each of Brockton's 106,000 residents. It's a Brockton (MA) tradition in its fourth generation. And it's all hands on deck from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day, says Jeremy Jamoulis, chief...
World’s Longest Line of Maine Italian Sandwiches, world record in Portland, Maine
10 sandwich shops in Portland, Maine (A&C Grocery, Anania’s, Broadway Variety, Corsetti’s, Deb’s, DiPietro’s, Leavitt & Sons; Old Port Sandwich Shop, Otherside Delicatessen, Pat's Meat Deli and Sisters Gourmet Deli) build a 144-foot-long line of sandwiches in Portland’s Monument Square, setting the world record for the World’s Longest Line of Maine...
Boston is the winner of the second edition of the “Capitals of Italian Creativity in the World” initiative
The Consulate General of Italy in Boston won the second edition of the “Capitals of Italian Creativity in the World” (Festival of Italian Creativity) competition, an initiative launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation with the aim of encouraging and enhancing the ability of Italy’s network of embassies and c...
Festa Italiana donates $12,000 to local charities; Berlin and Southington students each receive $2,500 scholarship
Festa Italiana Inc. of New Britain (CT) has donated a total of $12,000 to four local charities: $5,000 to the Festa Italiana Scholarship Fund administered by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain; $5,000 to Saint Joachim Parish in New Britain; $1,000 to Boys & Girls Club of New Britain; $1,000 to YWCA New Britain. Festa Italiana is a fede...
Eat & Run: New by the mall, fast-casual Italian for hearty appetites
Maybe you haven’t felt overwhelmed by the amount of food coming from all directions during the holidays and are still taking whatever you can get. Or maybe you’ve spent too much money on gifts for other people and just need to fill your belly for the best deal possible. Either way, Fresco Del Forno could be your answer. And if you have any returns...
Italy's Christmas traditions transcend time, place in New Haven's Wooster Square
Christmas in Italy, at the turn of the twentieth century, was a very different kind of celebration than the American/English version that greeted the immigrants coming to Wooster Square. The star of Bethlehem positioned above the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Amalfi and the festive window displays in the pastry shops were replaced by Christmas trees a...
Contemplating the Crèche: Knights of Columbus Center Celebrates 800th Anniversary of St. Francis’ Creation in Annual Exhibit
In 1223, St. Francis of Assisi decided to celebrate the birth of Jesus in a new way by recreating the Nativity in the Italian town of Greccio. According to his biographer, Thomas de Celano, Francis assembled what is considered the first crèche, saying, “Out of Greccio is made a new Bethlehem.” To mark this major octocentennial anniversary, the Knig...
How climate change forces creativity in the kitchen for Feast of Seven Fishes
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian seafood-centric feast that dates back to the 1900s. This year’s feast at Bar Enza features staples from executive chef Tony Susi. For Susi, an Italian American, the feast carries profound meaning. It’s something he enjoys sharing with Bostonians and those who flock to the area this time of year. In some r...
At Libby’s Italian Pastry Shop in New Haven, a new generation mixes traditional recipes with modern improvements
What does a 101-year-old cannoli taste like? Probably best not to find out, but Libby’s Italian Pastry Shop in New Haven’s Wooster Square still makes its cannoli, cookies, éclair and more using original recipes from when it opened in 1922. One of those is a winter delicacy. “For Christmas season, we make an Italian specialty called struffoli, whic...
New Italian Eatery Off To Great Start In Wethersfield: 'Amazing Experience, Amazing Food'
Sora My Way, located in Hartford County at 446 Silas Deane Hwy (Route 99) in Wethersfield, opened for business on Saturday, Nov. 25 and since then, has been met with rave reviews from excited customers for its authentic cuisine. The eatery can serve such accurate food thanks to its chef, who was one of the co-founders of a restaurant just 40 minut...
Rhode Island, the Only State with an Official Appetizer, and It’s Italian American!
Do you know that Rhode Island is the only state in the US that has an official appetizer? Yes, appetizer! The Ocean State designated that great Italian American restaurant favorite, calamari, as its state appetizer on June 27, 2014, when Governor Lincoln Chaffee signed a bill that was passed by the state legislature. The bill was sponsored by lawm...