Italian Painters - Exhibition at Avanti’s Dinner
On Saturday, June 21st you're invited to join the Italian Association at Avanti Italian Restaurant Members and Friends that love Italy and the Italian Culture please don't miss this event! We will celebrate the first day of summer with an "All Italian" art show and an "All Italian" fabulous four course dinner...
Wines of Italy Hall of Fame to Honor Lorenzo Scarpone of Villa Italia
by Mauro Battocchi Villa Italia's founder and owner, Lorenzo Scarpone has been inducted into the Wines of Italy Hall of Fame at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on February 4, 2015. The San Francisco-based company is a premier Italian wine distributor to California, Oregon and beyond. Please join me in congratulating Lorenzo on thi...
Exploring the Tradition of Sunday Gravy at Rao's
It's a sacred thing. Be careful when tinkering with any Italian family's recipe for Sunday gravy, that meat-stocked tomato sauce that gets simmered and reduced into a savory explosion of nostalgic happiness. "If you tweak and twist my family's recipe, you might be subject to harm," says Frank Pellegrino Jr., known best as Frankie, co-owner of...
Downtown Portland's Martinotti's Cafe & Deli closing after 36 years
By Samantha Bakall Rising rents have come to claim another long-running Portland establishment. Martinotti's Cafe & Deli, the 36-year-old Italian store known for its wines, grocery selection and expansive deli case, will close June 30. A clothing store is slated to replace the deli. "Rent has raised considerably," Martina...
Annual Festa Italiana Luncheon
Friday, September 18, 11 AM, Festa Italiana Luncheon at the Seattle Yacht ClubThis year, the Annual Festa Italiana Luncheon sponsored by the Italian Club, will once again be at the Seattle Yacht Club on Portage Bay. The Luncheon will open at 11 AM with welcome-aboard cocktails and will finish at 1:30 PM. The Yacht Club offers us a beautifu...
‘Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding’ divorces from Bally’s next month
"Tony n' Tina's Wedding" will throw its last chicken dance on Sept. 21 at Bally's, putting at least a pause on the interactive comedy that has played in various Las Vegas venues since 2002. For the past three years, the show has been produced by Ken Walker, who also runs the Windows Showroom at Bally's on a lease from Caesars Entertainment...
Catholic men serve as officers in 115-year-old Italian-American fraternity in Helper
Charles and Louise Hamilton and Walter Borla are members of Stella de America, an Italian-American fraternal lodge in Helper that began in 1898. They are also members of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish. Stella de America is an affiliate of the Columbian Federation of Italian-American Societies throughout the United States. It was established in 1893...
Vivace moving to old Anthony's location
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:...
Italian American Club plans potluck
The Italian American Club of Maui will host a potluck at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kaunoa Senior Center, 401 Alakapa Place, in Spreckelsville. The potluck dinner theme will be Roman food, from the Lazio region of Italy. Attendees are asked to bring a dish that serves five or more. Read more Source: http://www.mauinews.com &...
Eating News & Notes: Italian Festival meatball contest
by Johnathan L. Wright Food & Drink and Eldorado Resort Casino invite people to enter the meatball contest celebrating the Great Italian Festival running Oct. 11-12 in downtown Reno. Submit full name, city and recipe to Johnathan L. Wright at jwright@rgj.com. Recipe must be in standard cookbook format and contain all ingredient amounts...
Sons of Italy Lodge has new officers
The Sons of Italy Lodge in Upper Kittitas County has new officers for 2015. Rich Grillo is the new financial secretary; Ron Dalle, president; Cheryl Ficele, vice president; and Joye Fredericks, secretary. The Sons of Italy Lodge hosts an annual spaghetti dinner in March that raises money for scholarships for high school students. &...
Now open: Italian bakery and gelateria Dolce Si on the edge of Tacoma
By Sue Kidd Three choices of cannoli. Let that sink in for a moment. That's an offering for which many Tacoma pastry hounds have dutifully waited. And now it's available at the edge of Tacoma. Dolce Si, a Sicilian-style bakery and gelateria, opened Monday at Point Ruston, the development that spans Tacoma and Ruston,...