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President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take office until January 20, 2025, but he is already promoting his agenda, such as his warnings on tariffs. In his first network sit-down television interview since winning the election, last Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the Press”, Trump focused on immigration and tariffs. “I’m a big believer in tariffs. I think...

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The sweet aroma of Sunday sauce drifting through his family’s home made a young Mario LaPosta certain he’d wind up owning a restaurant one day. Years after first dreaming of opening his own place, the pizza expert and well-traveled chef is joining the Portsmouth culinary scene with oven-fired pizza and Italian cuisine born from family recipes. Mamm...

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L&B Spumoni Gardens has been in the works to open 46 Old Fulton Street, between Elizabeth Place and Hicks Street, for years. Now, according to an Instagram announcement today, it has finally,...

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From Sicily to the conquest of the United States: this year, Fiasconaro panettone will be featured in Washington at the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Atlantic Council, the influential American think tank that in September honored Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Fiasconaro panettone will also make its way to New York for the Hol...

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Panettone, the airy, sweet Italian bread studded with dried and candied fruits, has long been a Christmas staple. But, the often cheap treat that costs around $10 for a circular, domed loaf, has gotten an artisanal upgrade in recent years — with the price tag to match. Designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci all hock elaboratel...

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A tasting menu showcases a chef's culinary talents and aims to tell a story woven through the meal’s ingredients, techniques, plating, and recipes of each course. Typically comprising five to twelve dishes, these decadent menus can be challenging, even for seasoned food enthusiasts. However, Le Virtu, a South Philadelphia restaurant specializing in...

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La Mesa’s Aromi Italian Cuisine Restaurant has expanded its operations to include Pizza by Aromi, a pizzeria located next door to Aromi. The pizzeria serves amazing Sicilian pizzas. Co-owner Marco Lanza, emigrated from Sicily in 2018, received his green card and started working in restaurants. He met his co-owners Andrea Carbonaro and Francesco Man...

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Milk, salt and rennet. These three ingredients - as absolute as they are essential, as simple as they are basic - make up the recipe for an unrepeatable Italian gastronomic marvel: we are talking about Parmigiano Reggiano, also known as the "King of Cheeses". The white gold of Emilia Romagna has embraced countless palates since time immemorial; it...

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Although Christmas Eve is when children ’round the world wait for the big guy in red to freefall down the chimney, back in the days of old in Southern Italy, December 24 was a time of commemorative waiting for the birth of Jesus Christ. This more holy vigil, or La Vigilia, was observed by abstaining from meat and indulging in what was plentiful in...

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The Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, which concluded recently, invited us to reflect on what root cuisine truly means in the modern era. Held from November 16 to 22, the ninth edition focused on the theme“Mediterranean Diet and Root Cuisine: Health and Tradition,” a theme that not only celebrated the culinary traditions defining Italian id...

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