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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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F Group International Inc. (FGI), the company behind the proposed state-of-the-art sports and entertainment complex named The Fusion Project, announces it has earned the support from Clark County Commissioners as well as working in collaboration with Youth Sports of the Americas.   The co-founders, Daniele Fortunato (CEO of F Group Internati...

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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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Chef Norbert Niederkofler Ristorante St. Hubertus - Trentino-Alto AdigeApril 28-May 1, 2013 Renowned Italian chef Norbert Niederkofler will be arte italia's special guest for four culinary classes, April 28-May 1, 2013. From his kitchen at Ristorante St. Hubertus in the Rosa Alpina Hotel & Spa in San Cassiano, Chef Niederkofler is intern...

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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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by Johnathan L. Wright   Food & Drink and Eldorado Resort Casino invite people to enter the meatball contest celebrating the Great Italian Festival running Oct. 11-12 in downtown Reno. Submit full name, city and recipe to Johnathan L. Wright at jwright@rgj.com. Recipe must be in standard cookbook format and contain all ingredient amounts...

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Later this Spring, Skipolini's Italian, an award-winning, Bay-area restaurant, will be joining The Summit community. Skipolini's will be bringing a 41-year, award-winning, reputation to The Summit, in the building just south of BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse. The menu at Skipolini's Italian will feature pizzas, pastas and other classic Italia...

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By Robin Leach A Wicked Whisper & Racy Rumor to start the week: Are lawyers for celebrity chef Giada de Laurentiis and Caesars Entertainment, which owns the Cromwell where her new restaurant Giada is located, flexing their muscles and legal briefs over rival Giada's Italian Cucina in Henderson?   I'm hearing solid rumors that's the cas...

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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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Vintage '50s footage ofDick Clark's "American Bandstand" shows him trying to maintain a modicum of quiet as he's about to announce the upcoming in-studio performance of a guest star. He asks for a moment of silence before the all-hell-breaks-loose moment when he calmly says, "Frankie Avalon" into his microphone. The screaming is deafening until you...

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