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One of the longtime members of La Garibaldina Society is Jimmy, from Piedmont. He’s been around since before the the society moved to its current location, in 1967. You can ask him how things used to be done, and if you don’t, he’ll probably tell you anyway. Then there’s Ignazio, an 85-year-old pastry chef who started baking at age 14 in Palermo. A...

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The stereotype of the Italian nonna, or grandmother, attempting to feed you until you burst holds true — especially at the holidays. No sooner had any family member walked through her door than my own nonna would lay out a tablescape of antipasti, already arranged and plated under a sheath of plastic wrap, waiting in the fridge for just the occasio...

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