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If you’ve been to a Christmas party in New York (or anywhere with a big Italian population), you've probably seen a big platter of Italian cookies of all types. There are pignoli cookies, cuccidati, spritz cookies, and so many more. But my (and many people’s) favorite is the rainbow cookie. Also known as tri colore after the Italian flag, the layer...

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Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant will not be closing its doors at the end of the year. “The deal fell through,” Mike Misciagna, co-owner of the restaurant, said. “It happens.” Misciagna announced in August that the restaurant had been sold to the Stir Fry Group, the same company that owns the Stir Fry Restaurant and The Social in downtown Kingsport. G...

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Just like last year, We the Italians decided that also in 2023 we wanted to name the Italian American of the year. Last year there was little time to survey all our 100,000 newsletter subscribers, and we asked the members of our team. Stanley Tucci was the 2022 winner. This year we asked all of you, and we had a great response! This year too we dec...

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An East Coast hospitality group will kick off its ambitious three-restaurant plan for the Windy City this week with the debut of its first restaurant in Downtown Chicago. Olio e Più, an expansive trattoria and enoteca featuring Italy’s many regional cuisines, debuts Wednesday at 445 N. Dearborn Street in River North, aiming to win over local diners...

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Italian beef sandwiches are the past, the present, and the future. While this iconic dish has been a household name in Chicago for nearly a century, the popularity exploded with the success of The Bear, a Hulu show centered on an Italian beef shop. Even before the show, fans of the sandwich were frequently passionate enough to spread the love by op...

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If the red sauce-splattered walls could talk in this small two-story building in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, they’d have stories for days. Patsy’s Italian Restaurant, owned and run by the personable Scognamillo family, is a cultural touchstone in New York, a local icon akin to an Italian Empire State Building. Salvatore Scognamillo, or Sal to e...

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Here in America, the availability of regional Italian food is booming. Restaurants have shifted away from serving a broad catalog of Italian cuisine in favor of focusing on the culinary delicacies of a specific area. Liguria, Sicily, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna—each of these regions provide a wealth of dishes to populate a menu. It makes sense, too, th...

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The 3rd annual New York Panettone Festival is coming back to Long Island City, taking place December 15-17, while supplies last. The festival, sponsored by TF Cornerstone and Bauli, will be held at TFC Piazza’s; part of TFC’s two-tower luxury development complex in Long Island City’s Hunters Point South.  For those unfamiliar with this Italian holi...

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What do Italians eat for Christmas dinner? Like any other time of the year, it depends on the region. We go through each Italian region discovering what traditional Italian foods are eaten at the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas (Natale) is the most magical time of the year and throughout Italy, this is considered the most important holid...

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Tao Group Hospitality has done it again — and by ‘it’ I mean have another surefire hit on their hands with the openings of eatery Luchini and speakeasy Chez Bippy at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Luchini offers a refreshing take on a classic Italian American restaurant inspired by the flavors of New York, while Chez Bippy serves up craft c...

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