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. | 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 [...] There’s nothing like roasted red peppers to add that extra flavor to a sandwich,as a side-dish,appetizer or in your favorite recipe. We usually roast red bell peppers but you can certainly roast green,yellow,orange…or any other color you like. Roasting red peppers has been an annual tradition in our family [...] Contrada Caluzzi is a small country road in the town of Feroleto Antico (CZ) in Calabria where my mother’s family is from. My brother,sisters and I spent many summer vacations and made lifetime memories there. Here’s a small window into summertime on Contrada Caluzzi. Feroleto Antico 2008 If the rooster failed to [...] Today I’m looking for a little help from all the Italian and Expat bloggers living in Italy. As you may have experienced,it’s hard to find good,current Italian music in the US. So you can imagine how happy I was to join the iTunes revolution and get my fix of Italian music. [...] So,my birth name is Peppino. However,everyone calls me Joe including my parents,who have always called me Joe. Let me try to explain this. Peppino is a nickname of Giuseppe and Giuseppe of course is Joseph in English. Nicknames of Giuseppe would be:Peppe,Peppino,Peppone,etc. “-ino”meaning little,“-one”meaning [...] | 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. |