Marching with Father Groppi: Looking back on Milwaukee’s Civil Rights demonstrations
He was a most unlikely Civil Rights leader. Father James Groppi was an immigrant’s son, the eleventh of 12 children who grew up behind the family’s grocery store in the Italian section of Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood. Early in his priesthood, Groppi made a trip to Selma, Alabama, that stirred his conscience. The young cleric came back determin...
20 Foods You Must Eat in Florence
Italy Segreta is headquartered in Florence, so yes, we are a little biased, but we think Florence and its surroundings boast one of Italy’s richest gastronomic cultures. The long-reigning, wealthy Medici family played a major role in the city’s culinary development: their patronage of the arts, sciences, and education extended to the culinary world...
Popular Staten Island Italian restaurant evolves under new ownership while remembering its roots
Since Bella Mama Rose reopened under new ownership in late May, the Elm Park kitchen’s routine revolves around pizza, pasta and cutlets. And that’s why proprietors Ashley and Justin Rose decided their mantra would be just that — Pizza. Pasta. Cutlets. Justin emblazoned his ball cap with those words. While it was coincidence that the Roses and their...
'Moroseta Kitchen' is a new recipe book offering a glimpse into the Puglian countryside
Scrumptious sharing plates, and colourful side dishes that evoke effortless simplicity, all set against the backdrop of the Puglian countryside is an easy equation for a postcard-perfect Italian summer. Chef and author Giorgia Eugenia Goggi’s new cookbook Moroseta Kitchen dishes up just that, offering a glimpse into her Italian kitchen which captur...
The Los Angeles Italian Festival
When: Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 4:00 PM - Where: 1651 Highland Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90028 - More info here The Los Angeles Italian Festival is excited to announce a special addition to its entertainment lineup for the October 5, 2024 event. America's Got Talent Finalist and Italian-American singing sensation, Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti, will j...
Sentiero Valtellina: Italy's 114km cycle path with stunning views
The Sentiero Valtellina, also known as the Ciclovia dell'Adda, is a 114 km long cycle and pedestrian route that winds along the Adda River, from Colico to Bormio, in Lombardy, Italy. Immersed in breathtaking scenery among vineyards, apple orchards, and meadows, the route is ideal for cyclists of all levels. Discover the main stages and how long it...
Investing in pizza, then people: How Sal Lupoli reinvented a dying town
Lawrence, Massachusetts, was hanging on by a thread before Sal Lupoli set his sights on the city. Just a short trip north of Boston, Lawrence didn’t have much going for it after the 1930s when the textile industry folded and left dozens of large-scale mills to fall into disrepair and blight. The buildings, typically five to seven stories with 15-fo...
Italy unveils new tourist trains from Rome to Assisi and Alba
Italy will launch two new express rail services linking Rome with Assisi in the central Umbria region and Alba in the northern Piemonte as part of a tourist train initiative this autumn. The new routes, the latest of the FS Treni Turistici Italiani services, are described as "two unmissable journeys on completely restyled carriages through the Piem...
Paris 2024: Largest Italian Paralympic delegation hopeful for medals
With 135 athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Italy bring their largest delegation to date, hoping to match, or even surpass, their historic success at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. As the first hosts of the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, Italy has been represented at every Games since, with strong athletes in many spo...
Tony Danza shares Frank Sinatra's 2 AM confession about his famous voice
Not many people can say they've spent a night sipping whiskey and smoking cigarettes with the late Frank Sinatra — but Tony Danza can. In a new interview the "Who's the Boss?" alum — who's currently promoting his new cabaret show, "Tony Danza: Sinatra & Stories" — shared intimate details from his early morning conversation with the legendary singer...
It’s Aperitivo Time With One of NYC’s Best Bartenders, Mario Firmani
The art of the aperitivo is a centuries-old tradition in Italy. Translating to opener, the aperitivo isn’t just a pre-dinner drink; it’s a time-honored practice that serves as a bridge between the workday and the evening, a way to unwind and stimulate the appetite in good company with good food and drink. Mario Firmani, bar manager at an establishm...
Southern Italian dinner raises money to restore fountain in Italian Cultural Garden
The 84-year-old Renaissance fountain in the Italian Cultural Garden is being restored. To raise the $34,000 needed for the work, garden supporters are hosting the second Pranzo Italiano, a benefit dinner at Valerio’s Restaurant in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood. The garden, which is between Martin Luther King, Jr., and East Boulevards, is o...