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A couple weeks back, I participated in a Twitter chat (#pantrychat, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.) on cookbooks. It was a blast to see what people across the country had to say about cookbooks, from favorite to most sentimental — and the strong opinions of some about never using one. I also loved sharing about my mom's stain-splattered "Joy of Cooking," the s...

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By Steven Campo   I am the descendent of Sicilians from both my father and mother's side of the family. I grew up in a small town in Louisiana that had a large Sicilian population throughout the 1900's.   We were raised to be proud of our Sicilian heritage. Our grandparents spoke English, but often spoke to us in Sicilian. Hearing non...

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This is the year that the Blue Ridge Parkway is depicted on North Carolina's version of the America the Beautiful quarter. For a parkway that is America's longest linear park, and which reportedly has been the most visited unit of the Department of the Interior's National Park Service every year except for one since 1946, it sure doesn't get a...

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Una sorpresa inattesa e molto gradita. Questa mattina è arrivata direttamente dagli Stati Uniti d'America la docente della Wayne State University di Detroit Emanuela Marionni (originaria di San Marco – Gubbio, vive a Earborn Michigan) che ha fatto visita al sindaco Massimiliano Presciutti.   La professoressa ha portato con sé alcuni libri de...

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September 19 (Saturday) 2:00 pm. Author Dr. David Mercaldo will present his latest book The Other Italians. The book is an historical view of a major component of the Italian and Italian American culture dealing with the historical legacy of the Roman Catholic Church and its new millennia transitions. Dr. Mercaldo has authored several books, w...

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By Jade Scipioni   He shot to fame with his carb-filled Italian-American cuisine and his countless cooking reality shows. Now 12 books later, Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito is on a mission to end obesity.   "The mission of my brand is to reverse obesity in America. The problem with food in America is that delicious and healthy don't c...

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FEBRUARY 08, 2016. 06:00 PM. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. The Guardian of Mercy. How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life Today (2016, Arcade Publishing) by Terence Ward. Introduced by Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Pellegrino D'Acierno...

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On March 5, scholar, rseaercher, and bibliographer James Periconi will discuss his landmark book Strangers in a Strange Land: A History of Italian-Language American Imprints, 1830–1945. With essays by Robert Viscusi, Francesco Durante, and Martino Marazzi this is a beaurifully illustrated catalogue of the Italian-language book-publishing industry t...

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"Tutto ciò che vedete, io lo devo agli spaghetti". Con questa frase di Sofia Loren, affiancata a una foto in lingerie della leggendaria attrice italiana, la nota esperta di cibo made in Italy, Francine Segan, ha introdotto la presentazione del suo sesto libro Pasta Modern, che si è tenuta mercoledì sera presso la sede dell'Enit al Rockfeller Center...

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April 9, 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm John D. Calandra Italian American Institute 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York, N.Y. 10036   This event is centered around the two writers Carmine Abate and Amara Lakhous. Carmine Abate grew up in Carlizzi, a small village of the Arbersche community, in southern Calabria. After graduating from the Univers...

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