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Adolfo’s Italian Market and Pizzeria seems to be in right place at the right time with the right customer offerings. It took owner Gary Blake a decade of careful planning and study, along with 10 months of preparation and permitting to open in the Venetian-style San Marco Plaza, 8225 Nature’s Way, Lakewood Ranch. Blake, 60, has Italian roots on his...

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It was announced today the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), in collaboration with Confindustria - the main association representing manufacturing and service companies in Italy - is supporting Italian design by debuting its first-ever fashion “roadshow”, INSPR ITALIA Innovations In Style starting in March in Los Angeles, CA. The roadshow will then move...

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FAU Italian Program presents two nights with Maria Teresa Cannizzaro: “Italian Jewels from Dante to Rhode Island” Show and Lecture. Thursday March 2, 7PM in PA 101 Precious Stones and their Meanings in  Dante’s Divine Comedy; Friday March 3, 7PM in PA 101 Italian American Custom Jewelry: Tradition and Creativity. Maria Teresa Cannizzaro is an autho...

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When one door closes, another one opens. And as it so happens, this door has delicious antipasti inside. After the closure of Ocean 60 Restaurant & Martini Bar in Atlantic Beach last year, Salumeria 104 announced it would be taking over the location. A salumeria is defined as a cured meat shop or Italian deli. A traditional salumeria features many...

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The annual St. Coleman’s Catholic Church Italian Festival is back for its 39th year in 2023. The free event will be Feb. 17-19 at St. Coleman Catholic Church in Pompano Beach. The event will include plenty of Italian food, carnival rides, live music, a silent auction, a car raffle. Admission is free, but you will need tickets to buy food and drinks...

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This year’s edition of the exclusive event born out of synergy between two storied shows - the Miami International Boat Show and the Miami Yacht Show - held from February 15 to 19 in Miami. The new Ferretti Yachts 860 and wallypower58 will debut on the Americas market.  Ferretti Yachts 860 expresses a cruising concept that puts harmony between styl...

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Ask anyone where to find a mindblowing cannoli, and they’ll tell you Venice. Not Venice, Italy, but Venice, Florida, where Michael “Wheels” Parise runs Parise’s Original Coffee and Cannoli Bar, a mobile food trailer serving up life-changing cannolis and coffee. Parise, now 57, grew up in Florida, where he worked in restaurants but dreamed of becomi...

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Some time ago, while counting the number of interviews published, I realized that I was approaching the three hundredth, and that keeping the current pace I would get there with the second to be published in February 2023. That's why I'm so glad that the 300th interview of We the Italians is this one. Because it is truly one of the most important a...

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Casa Pasta Cucina, a new Italian restaurant featuring homemade pasta and a weekend brunch, has replaced the short-lived The Fort Social small plates restaurant in downtown Fort Pierce. It opened Jan. 21 in The Galleria of Pierce Harbor building and will have a grand opening celebration on March 1. The new restaurant is starting with limited menus f...

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Discussing the role of food in Italian culture is pretty much the underlying theme of this entire website. The Mediterranean Diet, Slow Food, la cucina povera… these concepts all speak to the importance of what Italians choose to eat, how they prepare it, and who they share their meals with. And of course, the history and traditions behind the regi...

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