Sauce, Gravy, or Dante? (Part 1)
Culture, Dante Bill Giovinazzo Culture, Dante Bill Giovinazzo

Sauce, Gravy, or Dante? (Part 1)

In 1954, Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italian author and historian of Italian literature asked; “what is the glory of Dante compared to spaghetti?” He went on to observe “spaghetti has entered many American homes where the name of Dante is never pronounced.”

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La Festa di San Giuseppe
Culture Bill Giovinazzo Culture Bill Giovinazzo

La Festa di San Giuseppe

Two days after Saint Patrick’s day, March 19th, after all my Amerighan friends have recovered from drinking green beer while eating corned beef and cabbage, is Saint Joseph’s day or more accurately La Festa di San Giuseppe. Throughout the world, you will find Italians celebrating La Festa di San Giuseppe to honor the patron saint of all father’s, Saint Joseph.

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