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Gene Ferrari was a recent guest on the Dennis Bono show at the South Point Hotel, where he showed the same mature good looks, Continental charm and supple voice of a proud Italian-American, who first appeared in Las Vegas back in the early '80s. It is no wonder he has been a favorite, both as a headliner and an opening act, in Las Vegas, Atlantic...

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By Lou Sassetti   Robin Leach's Note: I am very grateful to all the guest columnists who filled in for me while I was away this summer in Sardinia, Italy and Croatia, then with family in La Jolla, Calif. Thank you all, sincerely.I hope that our readers found the guest columns as interesting, entertaining and diverse as I did.   They c...

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Portare il calcio a Las Vegas, why not? La scommessa - e non poteva essere altrimenti, nella "capitale" del gioco d'azzardo - sta per diventare realtà: Daniele Fortunato, 31enne ex calciatore cresciuto nelle giovanili della Roma e Gaetano Di Renzo, imprenditore, hanno pensato di creare a Las Vegas una città dello sport con il calcio a giocare un ru...

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A tre mesi di distanza dalla nascita, Italian Fashion Selection (IFS), la joint venture che è nata dall'unione della carpigiana Octagona e di Jolty, presenta un successo di vendite in Usa, India e Russia.Lo annuncia la stessa società parlando di riconferma di quanto preventivato «che ha portato in diversi mercati esteri – dice IFS – tra cui Usa, In...

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Buon cibo, buon vino, buoni amici. English translation: Good food, good wine, good friends. Welcome to Salute, an authentic Italian-inspired restaurant set to open this Fall in Las Vegas' Red Rock Resort.   Helmed by acclaimed international chef Luciano Sautto, Salute (which literally means "to health" in Italian) will feature dishes pa...

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At the Nevada Museum of Art, in one room of its current "Italian Baroque" paintings exhibit, the Dandini clan is holding a family reunion of sorts.   There are the patriarchs, brothers Vincenzo and Cesare Dandini, Vincenzo offering the mythological figure of "Juno," Cesare represented by a luminously colored "Allegory of Musical Fame" and a...

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During my travels, it always amazes me that certain restaurants stand above others. Parma Pastavino and Deli, located on 759 Washington Blvd. in Las Vegas, is one of those eateries where families love to sit back in one of their comfortable lounge chairs and partake in some very tasty cuisine. It's almost like relaxing in your living room. I didn'...

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It's a sacred thing. Be careful when tinkering with any Italian family's recipe for Sunday gravy, that meat-stocked tomato sauce that gets simmered and reduced into a savory explosion of nostalgic happiness. "If you tweak and twist my family's recipe, you might be subject to harm," says Frank Pellegrino Jr., known best as Frankie, co-owner of...

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Since the Pota family took over Bambino's East Coast Pizzeria, the valley's East Coast transplants have been finding their way there, mostly by word of mouth. The Pota family, led by co-owner Ralph Pota, took over the business at 2555 S. Durango Drive in October.   Ralph was born in Naples, Italy, and moved to the United States as a chi...

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Are you Italian or just like to eat like one? If so, you will want to head out to the 34th annual San Gennaro Feast this week. The Las Vegas family fun festival celebrating the spirit of San Gennaro features more than 70 restaurant food booths, 80 amusements rides including the new 100-foot Vertigo, petting zoo and pony rides, midway games, arts...

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