Food & Wine
A Wine Tale
November 2019 | Joanna Lucarino
Once upon a time in the land of Venosa, there lived a prince, Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, born in 1918, a descendant of a 1,000-year-old line of Italian royalty which included Popes Gregory XIII and XV. This introverted prince was not interested...
Italian Wineries in Danger
September 2019 | Jacob DeCarli
Climate change continues to be a prominent issue in American and world politics. Whether people believe it or not, there are phenomenon happening in all areas of the world that are caused by unprecedented changes in global temperatures. Italy is no...
The Slow Food Movement
July 2019 | Joanna Lucarino
”A firm defense of quiet material pleasure is the only way to oppose the universal folly of Fast Life...our defense should begin at the table with Slow Food.”
~Petrini
“Our Mother Earth brings us together in a universal...
Zucchini: Share Your Bounty with Abandon
July 2019 | Gina Lorubbio
From the Heirloom Food Project
I’m no master gardener, but for each of the past four years, our raised beds have contained zucchini. It seems like the ultimate foolproof vegetable – one that can always be counted on to produce and produce and...
MUST EAT: Ohio City Pasta
May 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Twenty-five years ago, Gary Thomas launched a one-man pasta-making operation. Fast forward to today and Ohio City Pasta has dramatically increased its manufacturing while keeping its original production methods virtually unchanged. A beloved...
Hazelnut Farming
May 2019 | Anne Robichaud
La coltivazione dei noccioleti è uno dei settori italiani di eccellenza a livello mondiale, in un mercato in continua crescita. L’Italia rappresenta oggi il secondo produttore globale dietro solo alla Turchia ed ha un grande potenziale di sviluppo...
Saving History: An Old Tradition New to Me
May 2019 | Pamela Dorazio Dean
An Italian tradition in which I never had the opportunity to participate is the St. Joseph’s Table. I had read about it and heard about it from other Italian Americans, but it was not something my family celebrated. After finally attending last...
MUST EAT: Cleveland's Own Little Italy Pasta Sauces
April 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Alright, alright, we know that there is truly no supplement for the homemade sauce Nonna and Mama slaved over each week in their kitchen. The recipe that has been handed down from generation to generation and now sits in a pretty, little box on...
San Vito Lo Capo: Couscous Fest 2017
April 2019 | Diana Diekmann
Giunge quest’anno alla 22ª edizione il Cous Cous Fesitval di San Vito Lo Capo. Ogni anno, famosi chef giungono in questo splendido angolo della Sicilia da diversi paesi, per vivere circondati da un pubblico sempre più numeroso un’esperienza unica...