Farewell to the great actress: Monica Vitti
This past Wednesday the great italian diva Monica Vitti passed away at the age of 90. Maria Luisa Ceciarelli was born in Rome on November...
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“Happiness is Homemade”
I am the daughter of an Italian father and Latin-American mother, and I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Despite first learning Spanish...
The summer of San Martino in mid-November!!!
Italy is a fantastic place where everything unimaginable can happen. So much so that it is perhaps the only place in the world where you...
Aupairing in Italy – Should I?
Aupairing…what does that even mean? Honestly, until 4 years ago, I had literally never heard that word. Which is why I never considered that concept...
Martino’s Brave Voyage to America!
My grandfather Martino Calaprice was born in Locorotondo, province of Bari, Italy in 1893. At the young age of 16, he departed toward New York’s...
The incredible life of Giuseppe Spagnolo
Giuseppe Spagnolo is the full name of my maternal grand father, i have never met. He’s born on February 2, 1910 into a farming family...
Sugar Mamma Caramels and her Italian roots
I love my Italian roots! As an Italian / American my heritage is a core part of who I am. I love the culture, my religion,...
Maestro Pizzaiolo Roberto Caporuscio brings Naples to New York
World-renowned Maestro Roberto Caporuscio began his authentic pizza-making skills straight from the source – Italy. Roberto was born and raised on a dairy farm in...
The Story of An Italian American Family
My nonna’s name was Leona Zechinato. Her family came to USA through Ellis Island, like most Italian-American families. Her mother grew up on Coney Island...
A story that remained secret for many years
Sometime around 1930, Natale Tarantino, a handsome, strapping young Sicilian from Palermo, Sicily, made his way across the Atlantic with his fiancée and her brother, landed...