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Two prominent Italian artists now living in South Florida will be exhibiting their art as part of this year's Home Design and Remodeling Show to be held from March 27-30, 2015 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. At Home with Art – Spotlight on Miami's Art Districts will be a showcase of 21+ established artists working in one of Miami's vibrant ar...

Saturday September 19, 11 AM/5 PM - Raffaldini Vineyards & Winery - 450 Groce Rd, Ronda, North Carolina 28670 www.raffaldini.com You're invited to a celebration of all things Italian at Raffaldini Vineyards & Winery's 10th Annual Festa Italiana! There will be a variety of shopping, entertainment, and Italian-style f...

Inman Park has become one of the city's prime destinations for good dining, exploding recently with the gigantic food hall of the Krog Street Market. I've sampled most restaurants in the neighborhood, but my favorite remains BoccaLupo (753 Edgewood Ave., 404-577-2332).   Bruce Logue, an Atlanta native with a chef 's experience unlike anyone...

A new Italian restaurant opend in Grayson on Thursday (Oct. 3). It's called Antoneta's Italian Restaurant and Pizza, and it's located off Moon Road in the Bodyplex shopping center.   The family-style restaurant will serve a variety of Italian dishes, from veal to chicken to pasta to seafood, ranging from $10 to $14. It also has New York-sty...

Lanciata da American Airlines la campagna pubblicitaria per promuovere il nuovo volo diretto da Milano Malpensa a Miami operativo dal prossimo 22 novembre. "A Miami la felicità è non stop": è questo lo slogan della campagna, come non stop è il nuovo servizio giornaliero dal capoluogo lombardo a Miami. L'headline campeggia sui tram di Milano, totem...

When Peter Affatato left Eric Scheffer's Savoy in 2002, he wanted to open the now-closed 28806 Deli to bring a taste of New York to West Asheville. That restaurant closed, but Affatato, who lived in New York for the first 21 years of his life, hasn't lost the taste for the deli-style sandwiches and prepared salads he sold there.   In mid-Jul...

Mayor David Cadle has proclaimed October National Italian American Heritage Month in Crestview. Among observances, the local Order Sons of Italy lodge is hosting its annual pasta dinner. Richard A. Capozzola Lodge President Thomas Hughes Sr. said Cadle's proclamation followed Gov. Rick Scott's statewide proclamation.   "Ties of Italy to Ame...

by Lauren Daniels   Thanks to a childhood aversion to school meals, Alberto Varetto's culinary career got off to an early start. After attending culinary school at age 14, he left his native Italy to work in acclaimed Washington, D.C., kitchens, including Galileo Ristorante.   Two decades later, following a move to Southwest Florida t...

Sunday, January 17, 2016. 1-3 pm. Join Il Circolo and Cafe Sapori owners, Fabrizio and Francesco, for a beautiful luncheon dedidated to the culinary traditions of Italy's Sicily region. Purchase your tickets online from this email and you will be redirected to our secure partner site, Black Tie South Florida, where your payment will be process...

by Joe Perry   Many years ago in the small Sicilian town of Carini, Vincenzo Monterosso watched his mother cook. He learned how to make olive oil and cheese on the family dairy farm run by his father, Salvatore, who also grew plump tomatoes.   It was at the side of his mother, Giacoma Monterroso, though, where he learned slow-coo...

The VIII Italian Film Festival of Atlanta and its promoter, Claudio Di Persia, announce a full line up with seven new films and one documentary starting on opening night April 24th at 7:30 pm.   The best productions of the current Italian Film season will be screened at the Plaza Theater from the 24th to the 27th of April. The full line up,...

Joseph Petracca made his name as a residential and commercial developer, helping to transform Akron's Merriman Valley into a commercial center and building dozens of other properties.  Family members, however, say his earlier focus of coaching remained his great passion. "As much as he loved building," his son Mark said Thursday, "I thin...