“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...
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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...
White wines from Piedmont by Winespicegirl
Recently on a tasting of wines from Piedmont I tasted some very interesting wines I’d love to tell you about. First I tasted two different...
The beginning of Marina’s dolce vita
Apparently, I’ve made a weird choice. Or so I’ve been told for the past 4 years. “What choice was that“, you ask? To leave oh-so-cold...
The story of Danielle and How She Went from the Courtroom to the Kitchen
Since March of 2020, many people quizzically ask me if I’m a lawyer or a chef, and my answer is always the same – both....
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...
Daniela’s Dish from Casamassima to Philadelphia
Daniela’s Dish’s origins go as far back as 1915. Gerard Borreggine (Daniela’s grandfather), left his family and small town of Casamassima for the shores of...
Pasta Cooking Class in the countryside between Modena and Bologna
Let’s have fun with flour, eggs and rolling pin. Nice to meet you, we are Monica and Barbara, founders of Try and Taste an Authentic...
Tribuzio Family Meat Market from Mola di Bari to Brooklyn
Let’s start from the beginning. My name is JohnFranco Tribuzio. I come from an Italian American family. My father grew up in a small town...