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Whenever I watch a movie where cooking is featured, I inevitably start craving whatever food is being featured. After watching Eat Drink Man Woman, all I wanted was dumplings and Chinese handmade noodles. After viewing Goodfellas, all I wanted was a good lasagna and garlic bread. Always Amore, the newest film on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is no di...

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Southampton and NYC resident, and last summer’s Dan’s Rosé Soirée host, Rosanna Scotto — best known as co-host of FOX 5’s Good Day New York — was among the esteemed honorees to receive an award at Schneps Media’s Power Women of Manhattan event on Thursday, March 24 at Bryant Park Grill. Scotto spoke about the experience during a special segment on...

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Dick Vitale stares at the TV wide-eyed, resting his lower back on the couch to relieve soreness from a Neupogen shot that's meant to offset knifing pain from his second-to-last round of chemotherapy. His living room has windows that overlook a golf course in the backyard and opens up to an office that could pass as a sports museum from a Hall of Fa...

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It's no secret that Food Network star Christian Petroni is a native New Yorker from the Bronx and a first-generation Italian-American. But, in an exclusive interview with Mashed, Petroni revealed how his career and life have been deeply influenced by his boyhood summers in Italy. Food has always been a big part of the chef's life, and he refers to...

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My Brilliant Friend is coming to an end at HBO. But not quite yet. The WarnerMedia-owned cable network and Italian public broadcaster Rai have renewed the series, which is based on Elena Ferrante’s book series, for a fourth and final season. It comes as the third season, My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, launched in the U.S....

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Buddy Valastro is known as the Cake Boss behind Carlo's Bakery, but he learned everything he knows from the original boss of the now nationwide bakeshop: his father. Bartolo Valastro, AKA Buddy Sr., bought the Hoboken, New Jersey, business from Carlo Guastaferro around 1960, 50 years after its original opening, according to Insider. "My father was...

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Peroni Nastro Azzurro, an Italian beer owned by Molson Coors, launched its first TV campaign in two years this week. The campaign comes at a time when the demand for imported beers is growing, especially among younger drinkers. The campaign reflects an expected boon in wanderlust as pandemic restrictions ease, while also presenting the brand as a f...

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From the cool, mischievous opening bars of the “Pink Panther” to the wistful strains of “Moon River,” to the driving beat of the theme from Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini gave the world some of the most memorable music ever written for films and television. This musical genius had roots in both Abruzzo and Molise. Enrico Nicola Mancini was born in the L...

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Carlotta Perego, a young woman with a grounded voice, is in her kitchen filled with lights and plants. The author, recipe developer and YouTuber has built an empire around Veganism — all under the umbrella of her brand Cucina Botanica. Via her channel she demonstrates new inventive recipes that are completely animal-free. Some of these are adaptati...

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It was the start of a beautiful, sunny day; and even though the warm weather had not yet arrived, the budding plants had plans of their own. It was evident that winter was winding down and spring was waiting patiently around the corner. The sun warmed the chilled air as I sat on the concrete steps of the back porch alongside my neighbor. Zi Mike wa...

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