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by Sandra Tornberg   On June 2, 2015, Shirley Martignoni Fedeli received the Knight of the Order of the Stella d'Italia Award in Chicago, Illinois. Conferred by the President of Italy, it was presented by the Consul General of Italy in Chicago, Adriano Monti, and Italian Senator RenatoTurano. This award is given for outstanding work in promo...

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When: Wednesday, January 25th at 6pmWhere: Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450What: Love, Death, and Music in Vincenzo Bellini's 'Norma'Registration at https://norma2017.eventbrite.com   Bellini's celebrated opera Norma received its first performance at the celebrated Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1831, and will be...

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L'ICE-Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane, organizza la partecipazione alla collettiva italiana PLMA di Chicago 2015, che si terrà dal 16 al 17 novembre 2015. È l'unica fiera del settore Private Label nel mercato USA e quindi un appuntamento consolidato per i buyer del settore. Nel 2014, la v...

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By Steve Dolinsky   You've heard of salami, and maybe even prosciutto, but there's another Italian sausage not quite as well known, making its way into local grocery stores and restaurants. The driving force behind it is a father-son team doing it all from west suburban Franklin Park.   It is called nduja, and you're going to be seein...

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by Carrie Schedler   THE SHTICK A slick Italian production with crostini aplenty. THE VIBE The dining room at Formento's sings on a sunny Sunday morning. Light streams in through the Randolph Street–facing windows onto yellow tablecloths and tiled floors.   On the particular Sunday we visited, the dining room was more or les...

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It's been more than eight years since I began writing the Fra Noi Petals from Roseland column, but I haven't been writing it by myself. Those who came before me such as Mario Avignone also write this column with me. You might well ask, "How do they do that?" The simple answer is through the words they left behind in their writings or in the project...

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CHICAGO -- Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo knows the Italian team faces an uphill climb in the World Baseball Classic. Team Italy will play Mexico on March 7 and face Canada the next day, followed by a game March 9 against the U.S. squad. "We're in a pretty tough bracket, so hopefully we can have a few upsets there," Rizzo said Wednesday. His g...

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by Stephanie Lulay   Little Italy's famous shaved ice spot is back in business. Mario's Italian Lemonade, 1068 W. Taylor St., opened for the season Friday. The stand has been a mainstay in the neighborhood since 1954, when Mario DiPaolo Jr. helped his parents open the family shop.   Today, DiPaolo Jr. continues to operate th...

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By Michael Nagrant   There are things, for all time, which are decidedly the essence of Chicago: the Belushis, Michael Jordan, The Second City, thick-fingered Old-Style-drinking dudes who pronounce the word sausage as "saah-sidge," the Sears—err, Willis—Tower, hot dogs dragged through the garden, and deep-dish pizza. The most underrated of t...

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"Death of a Happy Man": novelist Giorgio Fontana (Premio Campiello 2014) in conversation with Armando Maggi (University of Chicago)   Italian author Giorgio Fontana will discuss his literary journey from his debut novel to the breakthrough in his literary career, which established him as one of the strongest voices in contemporary Italian fi...

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