• Publisher’s Note
• Letters to the Editor
• Travel/Hidden Treasures
• Italian Language
• Readers’ Corner
• Reviews
• Wine and Spirits
• Food
  

The First Edition 2024 also includes:

• Palermo’s Villa Giulia and Botanical Garden
• Saving the Columbus Monument in Trenton, New Jersey
• Lucchese Boots - America’s Emblem, The Perennial Cowboy Boot Comes With an Italian Name
• Naples - Where Coffee Is Ritual
• Italian Pride In The Kitchen: Broccolini & Burrata, Lentil Soup, Focaccia & Prosciutto, Scallops & Spaghetti, Almond Cake, Chocolate Gelato

COVER FEATURE - YOGI BERRA
With a New Stamp and Documentary, Yogi Shines for a New Generation

Yogi lived in an era when immigrant fathers expected their sons to work for an honest living. His father, Pietro, thought baseball was a sport for a child, not a young adult. His dad forced him to work.

FEATURE ARTICLES

VILLA GIULIA AND BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Villa Giulia and Its Beautiful Gardens Convey The Pride of Sicily
Palermo, nature’s annual miracle goes on display in the city’s two historical parks – Villa Giulia and the Botanic Garden. This is where you should go, if you want to have the feeling of what the Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, once wrote: “You will be able to cut off all the flowers, but you will not be able to hold back spring.”


COLUMBUS IN TRENTON
Can The Statue of Columbus Survive in The Capital City in New Jersey?
I formed the Trenton Columbus Statue Restoration Committee. The mayor said the Italian American community donated the statue to Trenton in the 1960’s; therefore, the city owned it. He was inclined to relocate the statue outside the park.


LUCCHESE BOOTS
America’s Emblem, The Perennial Cowboy Boot Comes With an Italian Name
San Antonio became the boot capital of the universe thanks to Salvatore “Sam” Lucchese. He was still a teenager when he came, with his brother, Joseph, to America. They were sent by their father, Gaetano, a respected shoe and boot maker. He hoped his boys could make a good life for themselves with Old World cobbling skills they mastered in Sicily.


NAPLES - COFFEE IS RITUAL
Each Cafe Has Its Own Recipe
Neapolitan culture is filled with the aroma of coffee. There are many specialized establishments to give prestige to the city. Residents embrace the nuances of taste, smell, and color.

Recipes featured are Broccolini & Burrata, Lentil Soup, Focaccia & Prosciutto, Scallops & Spaghetti, Almond Cake, Chocolate Gelato

 

• Publisher’s Note: “The Godfather” - What Can Italian Americans Do To Mitigate The Adverse Effects of an Excellent Film
  
• Hidden Treasures - Casina delle Civette - A Fairy Tale Cottage in Rome
  
• Language: Daphne du Maurier, in Italian
  
• Wine & Spirits: Vodka Italiano - A Veneto Region Vintner Offers Vodka, In Addition to Wine
• Readers' Corner: “Sunday at Grandmas,” by Michael J. Ranieri

And...Book Reviews in this Edition…

“The Case of The Hunted Woman: A Sergeant Markie Mystery,” by Anthony Celano. New York is the primary setting for an entertaining web of violent intrigue.
“But, We Built Roads for Them,” by Francesco Filippi. The hope was to acquire territory to allow Italians to resettle in African colonies rather than migrate to South and North America.
“Italian Culture in America: The Immigrants 1880 to 1930 from Discrimination to Assimilation,” by Ralph G. Giordano. The book presents the depth of the Italian American experience in 11 chapters.
“Italians in the Pacific Northwest,” by Tessa Floreano. The book conveys the inspiring story of Italians who explored, pioneered, and settled in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
“The Struggle for Sicilian Independence,” by Giuseppe Scianò, edited and translated into English by Gaetano Cipolla. Southern Italian regions were, thus, conquered for, what became, a nation to ally with the British Empire. The results were devastating for Sicily.
“How to Make a Sandwich,” by Lorena M. Proia. Between two pieces of bread, she seeks to add the turkey, the lettuce, the cheese and tomato; only for the first ingredient to disappear. Her sandwich is incomplete. Who stole the turkey?

 

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