Difference MakersThe Advertising spot above is reserved for companies,people and organizations that are making a difference in the Italian and Italian American communities. It's a free spot and changes periodically. Are you making a difference? Contact me. | The cooking at Italyville continues with grispelle…we make grispelle every year around Christmas. We make the ball shapped grispelle with anchovies in the center and the donut shapped grispelle. My mom’s town in Calabria (Feroleto Antico) has an event every December called “la grispellisma”and it’s a wonderful event. Hope you are all [...] First of all,I would like to thank Maryann from Finding la Dolce Vita for co-hosting the first “Seven Fishes Feast”along with Italyville. I know I’m not the only one who thinks she has a GREAT blog and equally GREAT personality. I would also like to thank the team at “Feast of the [...] It’s true,I want one. Some people want a sports car or a motorcycle and of course the SMART car is the hottest trend here in the States but not for me…I want a Piaggio Ape. Me in Zio Toni’s Ape circa 1997 [...] Now that Thanksgiving is over and December has arrived,Italians go into overdrive in the kitchen. There are so many wonderful dishes,recipes,specialties and customs that come along with the holidays,which for me has always been a wonderful time of year. Christmas Eve in particular is one [...] I was talking to my “mamma”today.. just chating and she casually mentioned that she was going to Mohegan Sun this weekend. My mom’s not a gambler…so I was thinking my dad put her up to it. I was wrong. Her friend had an extra ticket to go see Toto Cutungo and offered [...] | Heading to Calabria? Need a travel consultant,place to stay or some great ideas for what to do? Contact Bella Vita Travel Consulting in Catanzaro. | Joe Maruca welcomes you to Italyville where he writes and rants about growing up Italian in Massachusetts,his experiences living and working in Bologna,visits to the family's Olive farm in Calabria and everything along the way. In America we're considered Italian,in Italy we've become Americani... but we're always at home in Italyville. Italyville.com All Content,graphics and photos on Italyville.com are property of Italyville.com unless otherwise noted and can not be used without permission. All rights reserved. |