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It was all about women‚ in their myriad roles, as depicted by Italian artists from the Byzantine and Renaissance periods to the present. Tucson Museum of Art docent Chuck Tampio kept his audience fully engrossed during his March 15 lecture, “Bellissima: How Italian Artists See the Feminine.” “Italian is a very visual culture. The center of the h...

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by Andi Berlin   Fans of the popular west-side pizza and wings joint Bianchi's Italian will be pleased to know, the restaurant is now shooting for a June 1 opening date for their second location. The Tucson staple is opening the former home of Marana's sprawling The Steak Out restaurant.   Owner Vincent Bianchi says the new spot...

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By Heather Hoch   When it comes to eating Italian stateside, you essentially have three options. There's the upscale, handmade and tradition-focused cuisine that oft brands itself as a modern trattoria. There are also the deli-style pasta houses that serve up big portions in Italian-American style, offering a distinct take on classic dishes....

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Daniela Borella was born in Italy. At her two Tucson-area restaurants she serves meals prepared using recipes handed down from her grandmothers. Her mother, who for years was the cook at Borella's Caffe Torino in Oro Valley, still comes into the kitchen a couple times a week "for quality control, to make sure everything is according to he...

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by Ann Brown   If you can't tell it's fall by the 90-degree weather, just step into a grocery store for sure signs of the change of season. Many food companies and stores themselves are filling the shelves with autumnal flavors. Biscotti baker Nonni's has introduced two perfect-for-dipping-in-your-coffee limited-edition holiday fla...

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There's a certain reverence for tradition in the preparation of Italian cuisine, and it would take a bold and brave chef to even consider challenging some of the cardinal rules of the Italian kitchen. I guess that makes Daniela Borella one of Southern Arizona's boldest and bravest.Born and raised in the Italian Riviera town of Imperia, Borella was...

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Negli ultimi anni Ozieri, centro del nord Sardegna punto di riferimento nella tradizione sarda per quanto riguarda le arti della musica, della poesia, della letteratura e della lingua, è diventata famosa anche per aver visto crescere Luigi Lodde, fuoriclasse dello skeet mondiale che oggi ha trionfato nella prova di Coppa del mondo di Tucson.  ...

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Daniel Scordato will move his popular Italian restaurant, Vivace, from St. Philip's Plaza to the old Foothills home of Anthony's in the Catalinas.   Scordato hopes to open Vivace in its new digs in mid-March. He will close the St. Philip's location two weeks before that. No firm date has been set, he said.   Read more   Source:...

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by Heather Hoch Pizzeria Bianco might seem overblown with accolades flowing in nationally for the Phoenix-based pizza place. For a town that has its own burgeoning craft pizza scene, especially with Reilly nearby, it might seem like the Valley is invading the Old Pueblo. However, there's no denying that aspects of the 20-year-old pizza empire foun...

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By Mary Minor Davis   When Vito and Rose Croce came to the United States from Italy, both at the age of 15, they had no idea they would end up in Tucson, owning and operating an authentic bakery and Italian restaurant. The former Milwaukee couple came to Tucson 30 years ago and opened a bakery that would offer authentic Italian fare. &...

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