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È entrata nelle case italiane nel 1964, e non se n'è più andata: a raccontare la storia di Nutella è il giornalista e scrittore Gigi Padovani, che dopo il successo del libro 'Mondo Nutella – 50 anni di innovazione', pubblicato in Italia da Rizzoli l'anno scorso, sbarca in America con il titolo 'Nutella World'.   "Ho voluto raccontare la stor...

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Cannoli are Italian pastry desserts. Cannoli originated in Sicily and are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. They are also popular in Italian American cuisine. Cannoli consist of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta. They range in size from "cannulicchi", no bigger than a finger, to th...

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Jan Giuffre Sables admits that at one time she thought the 125-year-old Italian-made nativity set she received when her father died was "pretty generic." The scene representing the birth of Jesus, created in 1890 in a town in southern Italy, has what one might expect: figures of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, plus animals and wise men looking on in...

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This unique performance celebrates the birth of the Futurist movement. Actor and director Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will deliver an effervescent monologue of explosive Manifestos, which heralded the start of the Futurist revolution in 1909 in diverse fields of knowledge, from the arts and life.   Inspired by the Italian Futurist tradition,...

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Every summer, Rockford's Ethnic Heritage Museum honors some of the men in the community as "Father or Man of the Year" award recipients. These men are being recognized not only for being great fathers and mentors, but also for their many accomplishments and contributions to life in the Rockford area.   Throughout the month of July, the museu...

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The Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin awarded its first Columbus Patriot Award to Thornton Township Supervisor Frank Zuccarelli at its 90th Columbus Day banquet on Oct. 11 at the Villa Brunetti in Franklin Park, Ill.   The Columbus Patriot Award demonstrates the American spirit of can do, where the individ...

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The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Andrea Raos is pleased to invite you to the screening of "18 IUS SOLI". The strange case of citizenship in modern Italy by Fred Kuwornu   A documentary about ethnicity, national identity, and multiculturalism in contemporary Italy by Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker Fred...

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Labriola Ristorante & Café (535 N. Michigan Ave.), the next step in the evolution of the Labriola brand, lands on Chicago's most famous avenue in early 2015. The newest venture from acclaimed Chicago baker Rich Labriola, offers three distinct experiences within one space: a full-service Italian restaurant helmed by Executive Chef John Caputo (f...

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by Jeff Ruby   A smart restaurateur knows which way the wind is blowing, when to cut his losses, and how not to mix his metaphors. Billy Lawless knew that Henri, his superpolished salon across from Millennium Park, never felt right for the location.   So he replaced it with Acanto, a casual Italian trattoria that is cheaper, warmer, a...

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Now here’s something you don’t see everyday.   When the Stevenson High Patriots squared off against the Glenbard West Hilltoppers in late November, four grandnephews of DuPage County businessman Jerry Marchese took part in the match.   Read more   Source: http://www.franoi.com/  

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