Spring has sprung and for foodies across the nation that means it's time to eat. From Italian markets in Philly to barbecue joints in Memphis, Fox News have found the country's best festivals to dig into spring, fork first.   Philadelphia's annual Italian market festival was ranked by Fox News as the seventh best Spring food festival.  ...

2013 Feast Schedule: Saturday, September 7th: 2:00 PM: Feast opens with amusements, games, food vendors, etc. 6:30 PM: Procession with the Saints and the "North End Marching Band" 6:45 PM: Healing Service with Holy Oils and Relics of Saints Cosmas and Damian 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Free music performances by "The Reminisants"Em...

Chicagoans of all ages flocked to the city's historic Little Italy on the weekend to celebrate their Italian pride at the 7th Annual Taylor Street Festa Italiana.   The four-day event attracted more than 50,000 people to celebrate the history and heritage of Chicago's Little Italy – a place where many Italians migrated to and settled at the...

He's her husband... she's his wife ... the other girl is the lover ... but whose lover?! "The Perfect Lover" (L'Amante Perfetto), playing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June, brings new meaning to the phrase "all's fair in love and war".   Fabulous Dreams Production (FDP) was founded in 2013 to promote Italian culture through theater,...

After speaking with Giovanna De Luca about the upcoming Eighth Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival, I texted my mom lamenting the fact that I have no Italian genes in my very Anglo-Saxon heritage. This love of Italians stays true despite the fact that this year's fest features a majority of films about the economic troubles occurring in Ital...

European heritage will meet American ambition in the decanted gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach. A collaboration inspired by craftsmanship – of both leather and liquid – comprised of a signature high-top sneaker, tote bag, coasters, hat, bottle porter and a leather cinch bag.   Hennessy V.S.O.P and Jon Buscemi are innovators in their fields –...

Any Italian will tell you, food is an integral part of their culture and heritage. The two go hand-in-hand. So it's fitting an Italian Festival will help feed the nearly 115,000 individuals Facing Hunger Foodbank helps annually.    The inaugural Huntington Italian Festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 22, on 4th Avenue between 8th and...

by Anthony O'Reilly Get ready to celebrate Italian pride. The 10th annual Howard Beach Columbus Day Parade is set to kick off on Sunday, Sept. 27 at noon. Floats, dancers and singers will take over Cross Bay Boulevard in a celebration of all things Italian. It will start at 156th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard and march down the corridor...

by Steve Prisament   Everyone was Italian at Historic Smithville Saturday, Sept 26. The annual Italian Festival filled onsite parking across Moss Mill Road and brought in those who wanted to try some dancing, maybe play a little bocce or just try some of the Italian food specialties. Sponsored by Villa Marie Council 6342 of the Knights...

By Paul McMullen   One-hundred and 12 years after newcomers to America prayed to St. Anthony of Padua to intercede in the face of impending disaster, Little Italy caught another break in the weather June 5. Heavy rain in the forecast didn't arrive until the Feast of St. Anthony Italian Festival was in its closing hours, well after a rel...