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The Italian Cultural Institute of Louisville, Inc. (ICI) is presenting the seventh annual Carnevale Celebration on Tuesday, February 12, 6:30-9 p.m., at the Louisville Boat Club, 4200 River Road, Louisville. Guests are encouraged to wear masks or costumes to experience the magic of Italy's famous celebrations. Carnevaleis open to the public for $20...

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The Italian Cultural Institute of Louisville was formed to celebrate and share Italy's unique history and culture with this community through educational programs and sponsored events. The Institute awards scholarships of up to five thousand dollars to individuals in this region who demonstrate the ability to bring us a better understanding of Ital...

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ICI's "Italy in Film" Series Kicks off with "Habemus papam" (We Have a Pope!)In celebration of the election of a new pope, the Italian Cultural Institute of Louisville kicks off its "Italy in Film" series with the award-winning comedy-drama "Habemus papam" (2011) which gives an "inside look" of the election of a pope with an interesting ending.This...

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by Jere Downs   Many Louisville diners have fond memories of family meals at Melillo's, a family-owned Italian restaurant that dished out enormous portions of pasta and homemade meatballs topped with rich marinara sauce, eggplant parmesan, crusty bread and a three layer, towering nut-encrusted Italian cream cake.   Bringing back that...

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By Kiran Bhatraju In the late 1920s, an Italian immigrant with a funny last name arrived in the heart of Appalachia to join the thousands of Scots-Irish who found good wages in the coalfields. He could have moved to New York or Chicago, but he instead came to Perry County to work as a stonemason.   His arrival was not uncommon. Appalachian...

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by Elizabeth Cassady   In early 2014 Tuscan chef Gina Stipo moved her base of operations to Louisville KY. This summer she will be working with area locals to showcase the foods and wines of Tuscany at two separate venues, the Pendennis Club and Lilly's.   "I fell in love with Louisville a few years ago when I was invited to be the gu...

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An Italian manufacturer has opened its first U.S. production line in Greater Cincinnati, cutting the ribbon on the facility on Thursday. Bonfiglioli USA opened a new expansion to its 80,000-square-foot facility on Hargrave Drive in Hebron. The facility also serves as the company's U.S. headquarters. Bonfiglioli, which makes pro...

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by Robin Garr   My friend Bob has a vowel on the end of his name, and he proudly hails from New Jersey, so when he told me to check out Bistro 42 in Prospect for its great Italian* food, I figure he knows what he's talking about. Um, what's with that asterisk on "Italian*"?    To put it gently, Italian family cookery in the...

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With the holidays almost upon us, who needs another headache? Veglio Michelino e Figlio, a red wine from Italy, promises a dinner party without the prospect of a migraine the next day.   The wine, which is sold in the United States through Richmond distributor Di Vino Wholesalers, was vetted by the Norway-based MigrainePolice.com as unlikel...

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By Mark Fisher The Fazoli's Italian restaurant chain, which operates seven restaurants in the Dayton-Springfield area, has a new corporate owner. The Lexington, Ky.-based, fast-casual restaurant chain has been sold by Sun Capital Partners to Sentinel Capital Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Private-equity group Sentinel has ac...

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