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Since Italian cuisine is routinely singled out as Americans' favorite foreign fare, it's a miracle that most restaurant kitchens aren't knee-deep in gnocchi. But here in the Twin Cities, we're not exactly awash in Italian restaurants. Serious ones, anyway.   That's about to change. Not one, not two, but three high-profile Italian restaurants...

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It's been said that McDonald's is not in the restaurant business but the real estate business. And since they are (were?) the most recognizable, famous, and successful restaurant business in America, this may not be a bad model to consider.   Longtime restaurateur Josh Thoma (Smack Shack) seems to have gotten the memo, though he's applying i...

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Join us for an intimate concert of Italian songs and arias, performed by the students of University of Minnesota, Music Department Professor, Jean del Santo. Three students from Jean's Italian Diction for Singers class, will perform a concert of twelve songs and arias that the students have studied and performed in class during Spring semester 201...

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Members of the Italian Cultural Center are invited to attend the annual meeting which will take place on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. The meeting will be held at Mason's Restaurant/Barre, located on the first floor of the Hennepin Center for the Arts Building, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.Please join us, from 7 until 8:30 p.m., to learn about ou...

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The restaurant scene in the Twin Cities is booming. A few new excellent places seem to pop up every couple of months, and if you can't get into one dynamite spot, there are plenty of others. Along with putting out delicious, interesting food, restaurants are upping their service game. Professional, friendly, and informal (read: not stuffy) servic...

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The Department of French and Italian (and other European languages as well) is hosting an interesting event centered on languages and cultures. The ICC will participate with a special presentation "Only in Italy: Events not to be missed", a mini class highlighting a number of unique Italian festivals and events such as Il Carnevale di Venezia, Il P...

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by Joy Summers The space is cozy and seating is on a first come first serve basis. However, the adept service staff still manages to make waiting a part of the dinner experience. The restaurant is owned by Tim Niver. He's half the successful duo behind The Strip Club Meat & Fish and Saint Dinette.   Niver is known far and wide for...

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Prepare yourself for Italian Carnevale at Rebecca's authentic Italian bakery! Bring your mask if you wish and learn about this tasty Italian tradition while making from scratch typical Carnevale treats: Chiacchere and Castagnole.   Raised and trained in Italy, pastry chef, Asse will guide you through the process and tasting, which will be ac...

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Due missioni in aprile per il funzionario itinerante del Consolato generale d'Italia a Chicago che nei prossimi giorni si recherà in Missouri e Minnesota per raccogliere le impronte digitali dei connazionali che hanno bisogno di rinnovare il passaporto.   Il funzionario sarà il 9 e 10 aprile a St Louis mentre il 23 e 24 aprile a Minneapolis....

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A decade ago, Italian farmhouse cooking captured the American food porn imagination like, well, porn. Golden-hued images of impeccably renovated Tuscan farmhouses were the Food & Wine set's wet dream. The vineyards tumbling beyond the kitchen windows. The granite center islands with centerpieces brimming with just-picked lemons. The wine. No...

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