DOLCI series: I biscotti di Natale (Italian Christmas Cookies) 12/6
When: 06 Dec 2015 at 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Rebecca's Authentic Italian Bakery, 2111 East Franklin Avenue #2, Minneapolis Just in time for "le feste di Natale", join us at Rebecca's Authentic Italian Bakery and learn to make 3 traditional Italian cookies – Cantucci, Amaretti e Frollini. ICC instructor and Ital...
The Italian Cookie Lady takes traditional recipes into 21st century
By Beth De Bona Agatha "Aggie" Libassi Westerhoff was working as a nurse in Washington, D.C., when she established a reputation for baking delicious traditional Italian cookies. Westerhoff embraced the popularity, though perhaps didn't expect she would be known as "The Italian Cookie Lady" years later. "Come Christmas, all the doctor...
Obituary: James Graziano owned Venice Cafe and made pizza popular in Minneapolis
by Kim Ode When troops from Minneapolis began returning home after World War II, they discovered they missed one thing about Europe. Sliding into booths at the Casino Cafe on North 7th, they'd ask owner and chef James Graziano if he could make them a pizza. Graziano had begun his cooking career while in the service, feeding troops goi...
10 Experiences Every Traveler Should Have in Italy
by Alex Schechter There's a reason Italy ranks as one of the top-visited destinations in the world. Actually, there are a lot of reasons. Its exquisite beauty, its relaxed pace, its startling integration of the ancient and the modern—it all contributes to the magic. Whether you're flying down pistes in the Dolomites, or sunning yo...
I got gout in my 30s, so I put myself — and my restaurant — on a diet
By Hailey Eber Read almost any article on healthy eating and it will tell you: If you want to clean up your diet, cook at home and don't eat out. Wily restaurant chefs are using unhealthy tricks that you can't even fathom to make their food taste great. But chef Marco Canora is out to change that. "There's a lack of transpare...
The Sordid Story of Puttanesca, the Prostitute Pasta Sauce
by Dan Gentile Prostitution has different connotations around the world, but there's only one place where it's inspired a sauce. That place is Italy and the stuff is puttanesca, which translates roughly to "lady of the night." Some sources call the sauce Roman (The Oxford Companion to Italian Food), but it's more commonly associated...
Giulietta, sfila a NY ma pensa a Firenze Sofia Sizzi
Vive da anni a New York e in questi giorni è una delle protagoniste sulle passerelle della settimana della moda con il suo brand, Giulietta, marchio di abbigliamento femminile fondato nel 2011 dalla stilista fiorentina Sofia Sizzi. La sua è una storia di successo: in pochi anni ha conquistato un mercato vasto e articolato come quello americano, imp...
The celebratory week of Filippo Mazzei
In the two-hundredth anniversary of the death of Filippo Mazzei (Poggio a Caiano 1730 -Pisa 1816) the club named in his memory has prepared, in collaboration with the Municipality of Pisa and organizations, cities and organizations that have shared the intent, a week of celebration, "The Friendship Week about Philip Mazzei", as a moment of consecra...
Michéal Castaldo Releases “Everything Happens for a Reason” as a New Dance Club Remix Digital Single
Vital Records—in partnership with Tony Moran's label, Mr. Tan Man Music—is proud to announce their #1 Dance Club digital single of "Everything Happens for a Reason – Una Ragione," performed by Michéal Castaldo. With this digi-release (remixed By Tony Moran & Warren Rigg), Castaldo goes beyond his many Classical Crossover achievements a...
Pavoncello Presents Italian Politics
by Evan Graziano On Thursday, Ramapo welcomed Franco Pavoncello, the President of John Cabot University in Rome and a professor of political science, to lead a presentation in the York Room on "Lessons Learned from Contemporary Italian Politics." The discussion focused on the United States' standing as a world super power and the politica...
Bust of former Springfield state Rep. Anthony Scibelli stolen from South End memorial
by Brian Steele The bust of former state Rep. Anthony M. Scibelli that stood outside the Mount Carmel Society social club was stolen over the weekend. The bronze likeness of one of the longest-serving lawmakers in American history, who died in 1998, was taken from outside the Italian-American club on Winthrop Street in the city's Sout...
Queens Week 2016: Meet Frank Carrado, The Mayor of Long Island City
Everyone seems to know Frank Carrado, who at 86 is arguably the most popular resident in Long Island City. "I got to know all of the politicians," says Frank Carrado. "I got to know all of the police department. The whole police department knows me." Denizens of the neighborhood call him the 'Mayor'. It's a title he says not even Mayo...