The question is,what is Italian food? I continuously see commercials for large chain restaurants that promote their pizza or pasta or panini or whatever “they think”Italian food is and how they have conquered it…finally!! The ones that irk me the most recently are from Pizza Hut. One commercial shows how they [...]
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 Custom Search  | One of the most unique and beautiful tourist attractions in Calabria in my opinion is,“la Chiesetta Di Piedigrotta”in Pizzo Calabro. Pizzo Calabro is a picturesque fishing town on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria and la Chiesetta Di Piedigrotta is actually located on the road into town on the SS 522,about 4km [...] Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is like “French Wine”or “Swiss Chocolate”or “German Cars”…Italy isn’t the largest producer of Olive Oil (Spain is) but Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is in its own class…not to take anything away from any other country as there is certainly high quality products elsewhere,possibly [...] Italians are big on superstitions…. it’s true. Especially us southern Italians. Here are a few of the ones that stand out from growing up. Some are serious and others are just for fun. I hope you can add some of your own as well. Never lay a loaf of bread upside [...] 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 [...] If you’re a regular reader of Italyville,you know that I’m passionate about true Italian brands and products. One of those products is ITALIAN extra virgin olive oil. I’m not talking about extra virgin olive oil that is brought into Italy from other countries to be mixed with Italian oil or simply [...] This is one of my favorite weeks of the year. I love the fact that Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday…. 1) because Thursday is my favorite day of the week and 2) because it’s a 3 day work week…2.5 really. For all the ex-pats living in Italy,I feel your [...] Like many small Italian towns,San Michele,a small village in Calabria (provincia di Catanzaro) is a shadow of what it used to be. We often joke that the sheep and chickens outnumber the people and since I estimate there are 20-30 permanent residence that currently live there,it’s more than likely. It swells [...] |    |  | ||
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