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A hefty bank account doesn’t always indicate a man’s wealth. Sometimes it’s the rich legacy he leaves behind. For Frank Frisk, an Italian immigrant from Salerno, the prospects of a new life — and work — in America was beckoning. Born Jan. 6, 1864, as Pasquale Fresca, he arrived about 1886 in the United States, where his name was Americanized to Fra...

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You can’t beat being there. There is nothing quite like the bellow of the Olimpico as the crowd roars “Tottiiii” or the last chorus of Venditti’s ‘Roma Roma’. And don’t forget the ritual groping from the local police as you make your way through those two layers of bizarre turnstile security gates. But the fact is if you’re reading this, there’s a...

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Amid the stalls and shops of the Italian Market, word has been spreading of the impending retirement of Sonny D'Angelo, whose grandfather opened the family butcher shop on Ninth Street just south of Christian Street in 1910. When D'Angelo, 67, hangs up his apron at the end of the month after a half-century of work, D'Angelo's Specialty Meats is due...

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Caputo Brothers Creamery of Spring Grove, PA has been named among the winners at the 30th annual World Cheese Awards in London, standing out from the crowd as over 3,000 entries were judged in a single day at Tobacco Dock on Friday, November 17.Caputo Brothers Creamery was awarded a coveted Bronze award for its Vecchio (Ricotta Salata) - a whey-bas...

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Piada Italian Street Food opened a second area location Tuesday at The Block Northway just off of McKnight Road, following its debut in Oakland earlier this year. The Northway location is the Columbus, Ohio-based Piada’s 41st location nationwide, and will seat 48 guests inside with outside seating for eight. The restaurant will be open daily from 1...

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Peer closely at the row of glossy bar stools at Palizzi Social Club, the Eater Award-winningmembers-only restaurant tucked away in a South Philly rowhome, and you might notice a taped-up rip or two. But owner Joey Baldino has no intention of replacing them. He’s keeping up a tradition, which includes the normal wear and tear of a spot that’s been f...

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When: Tue, December 19, 2017 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Where: Philadelphia Ethical Society - Auditorium, 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103 PI-Philly in partnership with Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia: FRANCESCO CAFISO DUO Italian jazz musician and alto saxophone virtuoso performs a selection from his repertoire exclusivel...

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With 15 WPIAL football championships and 11 boys basketball titles, Aliquippa High School is known as a two-sport school. But Natalino Palombo represented a different era. As a senior in 1946, he helped lead the Quips to their second — and last — WPIAL championship as an infielder. It preceded a long and fruitful career as both a baseball player an...

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Situated in a corner building at 3572 Indian Queen Lane between Ridge and Henry avenues, Fiorino in East Falls provides diners with authentic Italian cuisine in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Tuscan yellow walls, wood floors and white linens make up the intimate space, which is open for lunch on weekdays and dinner every evening. The small BYO Ita...

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Good food runs in Rose Brutico Fazio’s family, but she still never believed she’d own her own restaurant one day. As the granddaughter of the original owners of Brutico’s restaurant in Old Forge, she learned treasured family recipes for sauce and meatballs from her uncle and relatives. When Fazio’s own children were young and she made the sauce for...

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