A Taste of Italy spices up September at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee
Typically a spring event in the past, the Italian Community Center's annual A Taste of Italy food-focused fundraiser shifted to October in 2024. This year, the event – long held in April with Festa following in July (now that Festa has returned to the Summerfest grounds it kicks off the festival season in spring) – takes place on Sunday, Sept. 7. T...
Food in Sicily students discover the origins of Sicilian pastries and desserts
Students interested in the Food in Sicily study away program, scheduled for May 7-27, 2026, are invited to attend an upcoming information session on Microsoft Teams. Participants in the study abroad experience can earn six Ohio University credits, learn about the culture of food in Sicily, and get hands-on experience tasting and making Sicilian dis...
Working Granite: Italian Stonecutters and Their Union
Stonecutters known for quarrying marble in Carrara, Italy immigrated to Hallowell to work in Maine’s granite industry, starting in the 1870s. Immigrants from many countries worked in Maine quarries, and by 1901, American and immigrant stoneworkers numbered over 3,500 people in 152 quarries across Maine. Skilled carvers turned Maine granite into var...
Detroit Restaurant Pioneer Rina Tonon To Join DiRōNA Hall of Fame
This September in Napa Valley, Cafe Cortina's founder Rina Tonon takes her place among culinary giants. The Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRōNA) Hall of Fame welcomes her on September 10, 2025, marking five decades of excellence in food service. "A trailblazer of farm-to-table dining and one of the Midwest's most respected restaur...
Italy urges US to stick to EU trade deal on cheese tariffs
Italy said some U.S. customs authorities have requested tariffs above the rate agreed with the European Union on imports such as Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses, and that it was seeking guarantees the lower figure will be applied. The US and EU last week locked in a framework trade deal reached in July that includes a 15% U.S. tax on m...
Protests as city crews paint over Italian flag street lines in Newton
Stripes painted in the Italian flag colors on one street in Newton, Massachusetts, are continuing to create controversy between residents and the city. The green, white and red colors had adorned the center of Adams Street for 90 years but were suddenly replaced with a traditional double yellow line back in June. Families say they had no heads up,...
Celebration of the Italian Sports Day in the World
Friday, September 5 · 5 - 8:30pm EDT. 1818 Market Street Floor 9, Suite 910 Philadelphia, PA. Join us for an inspiring day at the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia to celebrate the Italian National Sport Day! At the event will attend two Italian Rowing athletes, Marco Dri & Stefano Solano, who will share their sports career and their insig...
Discover the charming Tuscan village where Leonardo da Vinci was born
Just 50 kilometres from Florence and close to Empoli, Vinci is a charming Tuscan village famous for being the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. Surrounded by rolling hills, olive groves and vineyards, it’s the perfect destination for a cultural day trip or a relaxing escape in the heart of Tuscany. Vinci offers a unique blend of art, history and nat...
‘Rocky’ Found: Anthony Ippolito to Play Sylvester Stallone in Amazon MGM’s Movie Behind Making of Boxing Classic
Anthony Ippolito, who portrayed Al Pacino in the Paramount limited series The Offer, is now tackling another famous Italian American actor. Ippolito has nabbed the starring role in I Play Rocky, the story of the making of boxing classic Rocky being made by Amazon MGM. Peter Farrelly, the comedy helmer who won an Oscar for directing The Green Book,...
Little Italy Endicott (NY) kicks off capital campaign to improve Heritage Center
Ahead of Friday’s Gusto! Italian Festival, Little Italy Endicott, announced the launch of a capital project to preserve and revitalize the organization’s heritage center on Odell Avenue. Little Italy is looking to improve the center, making the center a place where residents can learn more about Endicott’s Italian community’s history and heritage....
NYC’s ‘Sauce Boss’ carries on 100-year-old family legacy by selling jars of red sauce from a ‘90s stretch limo
He’s making gravy. Five years ago, PJ Monte started bottling, hand-labeling and selling his family’s red sauce around local restaurants and specialty stores, earning him the moniker “Sauce Boss.” Now, he’s really cooking. Monte’s Fine Foods Family Recipe Tomato Sauce is available in hundreds of retailers nationwide, and Monte is promoting himself b...
The unwritten cappuccino rule in Italy every tourist should know
The unspoken rules of coffee in Italy are hard to navigate as a tourist — and I learned that the hard way. During a recent trip to Italy, I discovered that Italian coffee culture is quite different than coffee culture in the U.S. In the U.S., no one questions you if you order a cappuccino at Starbucks at 5 p.m., because anything goes. Yet, in Italy...