Christmas is getting closer, and what’s the best way to celebrate our incredible community if not with a giveaway? Sicilian Food Culture is extremely proud to introduce a new Sicilian Giveaway for all our followers and give you the chance to enjoy 3 copies of the amazing “Sicilian Splendors: Discovering the Secret Places That Speak to the Heart” by...

VI Edition of The Bridge Book Award, the literary prize that as a "bridge/ponte" unites Italian and American cultures with the aim of strengthening mutual understanding through Literature. At the award ceremony will participate the four winning authors and Fabio Finotti, director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Elizabeth Rodini, director of the...

It’s always such a delight to talk to celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich. She is infinitely relatable. Even though she has run restaurants and is partner in Eatalys across the world — she's all about family and home cooking. She's coming to Rhode Island this weekend where she will meet fans and sign her new cookbook Saturday, Dec. 11 from noon to 2 p....

Wednesday, December 8, 6:00pm. Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 686 Park Avenue - Manhattan, NY. You are cordially invited to an evening dedicated to Italians in the United States in honor of the publication of the volume Gli Italiani in USA: nuove prospettive di una diaspora secolare, published by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute on c...

Tue, 12/07/2021 - 6:00pm ET. Book Presentation organized by Casa Zerilli Marimò on Zoom in collaboration with NYU Department of Italian Studies. In order to participate, RSVP and you will receive an e-mail with your Zoom link by 12pm on December 7. If you don't receive the e-mail by then, contact us at casa.italiana@nyu.edu The Best Weapon for Peac...

Join us on December 15 at 6pm for an enlightening evening as author Daniel Paterna discusses his photographic culinary memoir, Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn-Italian’s Recipes Celebrating Food and Family. The event is $45 per person, and includes a holiday gift bag, including a signed copy of Feast of the Seven Fishes - perfect for the Chris...

I am proud to announce that my latest book "THE EXCEPTIONAL MISS UCCELLO: THE LEGACY OF HARTFORD'S FIRST FEMALE MAYOR" " is now available on Amazon both as e-book and paperback here.  The daughter of a Sicilian shoemaker and a conservative Republican in a city where Democrats, lead by the legendary State and National Party Chairman John Bailey, hel...

December 4 (Saturday) 12:00pm. This program will be a hybrid event (virtual and in-person). Author Gail Reitano will join live via Zoom from California and Author Patricia Dunn will be present at the Norwalk Public Library (1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT 06850) in person. Books may be purchase at IAM Books. Contact: National Organization of Italian Amer...

For true Italian Americans, love really can blossom over the exchanging of caponata recipes. For Scott Tacinelli and Angie Rito, a shared passion for the tastes of Italian American life didn’t just lead to amore, but to marriage, a family, a Michelin-starred restaurant and their debut cookbook, Italian American, published by Clarkson Potter in Octo...

In an earlier period, Western medieval literary texts were anonymous. Stories and tales were not meant to have an author; they would circulate anonymously. Even centuries later, several writers had their books published under a pen name or still anonymously. For instance, the founder of the historical novel genre, Sir Walter Scott, wrote Waverley (...