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It had been awhile since I’d dined at one of Alex Dana’s Rosebud restaurants — there are four in Chicago, along with locations in Deerfield, Lemont and Naperville, plus his Carmine’s restaurants in the city and Rosemont — so that when I ordered carryout dinner from the Naperville location, I forgot the cardinal Rosebud rule. Order light. Portions a...

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If TV binge-watching is your favorite sport during quarantine, we've got your back. Foodies might miss their favorite Italian restaurant meals, but they can always count on an infinite choice of food-related TV series and documentaries to immerse themselves in. Chef’s profiles, culinary travels, and cooking competitions might also give some recipe...

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On Sunday, the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel canceled their annual Italian Festival due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a Facebook post. The festival was supposed to be held the week of July 22-25 and is not planned be rescheduled in 2020. In the post, Scott Schulick wrote, “While we know that July seems a long way off, it is now i...

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Quasi 1500 partecipanti, 130 mentor, 55 progetti e altrettanti team per affrontare insieme la sfida contro il COVID-19. Si è svolto dal 27 al 29 marzo Hack for Italy, hackathon internazionale online nato grazie all’input del movimento globale Hack the Crisis, avviato dall’acceleratore estone Garage48. Tra i 15 finalisti, sono stati tre i progetti s...

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When New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy closed restaurants to dine-in customers on March 16, Cousin Mario’s Italian Restaurant and Bar decided they would need to take things back to the beginning. “Back to basics, that’s what it’s all about during this coronavirus for many small businesses,” said managing partner Joseph Giordano. “By the end of Decemb...

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A second New York City priest has died because of the coronavirus, church officials said. Father Gioacchino Basile, pastor of Saint Gabriel’s in East Elmhurst, Queens, died Saturday. He was 60, church officials said. Basile’s death is the second for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, coming a week after Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, 49, who served...

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How are all our Paesani out there holding up in quarantine?  Is everyone keeping busy? Got enough to eat?  What’s in your stockpile? If you’re Italian, you’ve probably been preparing for a quarantine your whole life without even knowing it! In light of the current COVID-19 crisis, this week’s episode will introduce the new normal here at the Italia...

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Edmond Prenga, who runs a bakery near Rome’s Piazza Bologna, started a phenomenon that has been replicated by other local shopkeepers around Rome. The 39-year-old Prenga, owner of the Bon Pan bakery on Via Lorenzo il Magnifico, attaches bags of bread outside his shop in the mornings, free for those in financial difficulty as a result of losing work...

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Data are so important to understand and fight coronavirus. The NYC based startup Cuebiq is helping thanks to its “COVID-19 Mobility Insights“: “We understand this is a tough time for businesses as well as consumers. As part of our commitment to sharing data for the greater good, Cuebiq is providing free access to mobility and store visitation patte...

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Being the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, the northern region of Lombardy has been the worst affected and strained by the emergency, with the highest number of cases and deaths, and health facilities on the verge of collapse.   Definitely consider visiting this region when it is possible to travel again. Its capital, Milan, is a glo...

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