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. | Bye,I’m headed to Calabria tomorrow…wanna come? my mamma in my father’s Fiat 500 I’m looking forward to spending some time with family,taking lots of pictures,eating some great food and going for long walks through our family olive grove and the Calabrian countryside looking for wild asparagus (check [...] I watched a program on Travel channel the other day that pitted New York-style pizza against Chicago-style pizza…so basically thin crust pizza vs deep dish pizza. It was an entertaining program to watch and highlighted the history of pizza in the US. Apparently the restaurant I took a photo of and posted on [...] It was a full day of making soppressata,salsiccia and capocollo on Saturday. It was a regular salumificio around here! Add to that my mamma’s cooking, a little homemade wine and quattro chiacchiare and it equals a good time! In about a month,we’ll be able to taste the fruits of our labor. [...] Thanks to all my readers and friends for helping me reach 50 Comments on my post,Q&A with ABC Italiano author Sonya Caruso! I ordered the 50 books Tuesday and they arrived today. With the help of Linda,Claudia,Marie and Barbara,I hope to get these books in the right hands and help [...] | 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. |