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Talking To: Mary Tedesco, Founder of Origins Italy

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/28/2015 - 02:00

“Every family has amazing stories. What story do you want to find out?” Mary Tedesco is a professional genealogist, a host on the PBS TV series “Genealogy…

Food & Drink

Talking To: Sommelier Diego Meraviglia

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/11/2014 - 05:59

Diego Meraviglia is a Gold Pin professional sommelier and the Vice President and Director of Education for the North American Sommelier Association, a non-…

Culture

Chasing Ghosts: Italian-Americans in Los Angeles

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/04/2014 - 05:26

While most people may tend to associate the history of Italian Americans in the U.S. as an East Coast experience, an important yet largely unknown chapter of…

Food & Drink

The Renaissance of Neapolitan Pizza in the U.S.

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/20/2014 - 04:33

“Neapolitan pizza is a pizza to savor slowly while sitting at the table. It is not fast-food, it is not a pizza to fold in half and eat while walking. It is a…

Culture

Experience an Ancient Roman Villa in the Heart of Malibu

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/06/2014 - 09:42

“A setting that brings the spirit of ancient Rome civilization to life.” The setting is the Getty Villa, a faithful reproduction of what a Roman villa of 2,000…

Food & Drink

Meet Piero Selvaggio, the Man who Changed Italian Cuisine in the U.S.

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 05/30/2014 - 06:08

Arriving in front of Valentino restaurant, one could not imagine that this unassuming locale in a modest area of Santa Monica, California, is actually the…

Food & Drink

Inspired by Parma, Making Award-Winning Prosciutto in Iowa

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 11/13/2013 - 08:00

Herb Eckhouse’s goal was never to replicate Italian prosciutto; rather, it was to make a distinctive American prosciutto that would rival the celebrated Parma…