Party Planning Tips for a Successful Italian-American Dinner Party

| May 30, 2011

Through the years, the Italian people have always been known for one special thing, which could be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere– their food! Italian food is one of the most versatile and well loved throughout the world, and this makes it the perfect candidate for the menu for a dinner party. In fact, rather than [...]

Learn to Make Italian Food

| May 3, 2011

Italian food has long been amongst the most popular food in the world. Everyday people all over the world sit down to meals of fresh Italian food that tastes so good it’s hard to imagine making it yourself. However, there are some people who are up to the challenge of learning to make quality Italian [...]

Music and your Italy Vacation

| April 25, 2011

If you are musically inclined or just simply interested in Italian music, a vacation to Italy may be just the perfect vacation choice for you. Italy is famous for opera and classical music but has various other types of music to include traditional music, religious music and popular music which is both native and imported. [...]

Italian Wine Making

| April 12, 2011

Every year it is very common for Italian wine to be at the top of the pile when it comes to good ranking, not the least of which ranks it as the biggest producer, exporter and consumer of wine in the world. If you consider that Italy is only a few hundred miles smaller than [...]

Everything Italian

| March 28, 2011

I have had many opportunities to travel in the past few years. I am grateful for each chance I have had to see new parts of the world and to learn from cultures and people that are different from me. There are valuable things to be gained from all cultures, but I have fallen in [...]

Food in Italy: Italian cooking and dining from your villa or apartment

| March 14, 2011

If you’ve rented a villa or apartment in Italy, no doubt you’ll be trying to sample all the foods of Italy you can– dining out and eating in. Here’s a quick and easy guide for getting food in Italy, whether you’re ordering your first Italian meal at that sumptuous restaurant down the street or buying [...]

Can Pizza Actually Be Healthy For You?

| March 7, 2011

This article may come as a surprise to you, especially if you follow a healthy and nutritious diet… It’s about pizza, the weakness of many people including me. I love pizza- always have. I make sure I eat it in moderation, but it’s still one of my favorite foods. Now there’s  good news for pizza [...]

The Different Pastas in Italian Food

| March 1, 2011

There are two main categories of pasta used in Italian food, dried pasta and fresh pasta. Right now there are over 350 different shapes and varieties of dried pasta being used in Italian food. Some varieties are common and others are specific to a certain regional area. The shapes used in Italian food can range [...]

Spaghetti Etiquette in Italian Food

| February 22, 2011

The most popular and widely recognized Italian food today is spaghetti. However, it seems that no other Italian food has caused such consternation in figuring out the polite way to eat it. It has become so bad that when taking a date to eat Italian food, both parties will avoid the spaghetti in order avoid [...]

The History of Pasta in Italian Food

| February 15, 2011

The most widely recognized element of Italian food today is pasta. Pasta is a signature of Italian food in all parts of the globe. It is easy to store and prepare and therefore became the ambassador of Italian food to the world. Pasta has a much older history than other common dishes in Italian food [...]