“L’Estate di San Martino”, Saint Martin’s Summer, is a time when warm weather returns, albeit briefly, before winter – our Indian Summer. In Italy, it …
Food Club
Thanksgiving “Abbondanza”
For the first time in thirty years, i Ricchi will open to celebrate Thanksgiving. In Italian American homes, Thanksgiving is the perfect melding of two …
Food Club: October 27-31
Halloween may not be so foreign to Italian culture as some might think. There are legends, rites and traditions around All Saints Day (Nov 1) …
Food Club: October 20-24
The Italian assimilation into the US was particularly difficult, marred by stereotypical images of unsavory people prone to criminality. Despite these depictions, Italians focused on …