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

The Third Edition 2023 also includes:

• Roman Bread - Italy’s Capital City Boasts The World’s Best Bakeries
• Vesuvius - A Look Back at The Awesome Eruption of The Volcano, Near Naples
• The Return of The Lupa - The Bronze Statue, Stolen in Cincinnati, is Replaced and Re-Dedicated
• Beaverton Foods - Grandma Rose Creates America’s Most Pungent Horseradish
• Liver Better, Live Longer: Chicken, Sun Dried Tomatoes & Mozzarella, Pasta Pancetta, Wild Mushroom Soup, Italian Sausage and Green Beans, Castagnaccio Cake, Amaretto Cookies

COVER FEATURE - PINOCCHIO
The Fairy Tales Celebrates 140 Years

In February, 1883, Collodi compiled all chapters for a book titled, “The Adventures of Pinocchio.” The year 2023 marks 140 years of children’s story greatness.

FEATURE ARTICLES

ROMAN BREAD
Italy’s Capital City Boasts The World’s Best Bakeries
In recent years, Italian bakeries have had an ever-increasing focus on bread quality. Superb ingredients mix with tradition and innovation to offer new tasty products. PRIMO Magazine took a mouthwatering tour of five of Rome’s best forni, bakeries.

VESUVIUS
A Look Back at The Awesome Eruption of The Volcano, Near Naples
Mount Vesuvius may seem a majestic peak to overlook the bay of Naples, today. Yet, this volcano made history on March 17, 1944, with a spectacular eruption.

THE RETURN OF THE LUPA
The Bronze Statue, Stolen in Cincinnati, is Replaced and Re-Dedicated
Cincinnati was a festive atmosphere on Friday, November 3, 2023. The day had come: The replacement statue of the Capitoline She-Wolf (Lupa Capitolina) was unveiled in beautiful Eden Park.

BEAVERTON FOODS
Italian Heritage Comes in Many Jars
Since 1929, Rose Biggi and her family have used the pungent horseradish root to help create the present-day Beaverton Foods, located in Hillsboro, Oregon.


Recipes featured are Chicken, Sun Dried Tomatoes & Mozzarella, Pasta Pancetta, Wild Mushroom Soup, Italian Sausage and Green Beans, Castagnaccio Cake, Amaretto Cookies

 

• Publisher’s Note: Cathedral of Saint Matthew, The Apostle - The Seat of the Archbishop of the Washington, D.C. Archdiocese is Italian Inspired
  
• Hidden Treasures - The Dragon Bones of Venice - The Remains of a Monster Inside a Venice Basilica Provokes Endless Debate
  
• Language: John Polidori’s “The Vampyre” in Italian
  
• Wine & Spirits: Grappa Nonino - An Innovative Distillery Seeks to Retain its Legendary Status
• Readers' Corner: “Destino Mio,” by Lucia Giardino Cortese
• Readers' Corner: “The Lettuce Grower of Havertown,” by John Oliano

And...Book Reviews in this Edition…

“Hidden Behind The Mist of Arrow Lakes,” by Lucia Mann. A novel to transport readers to the darkest chapters of human history.
“American Conspiracy,” by M.J. Polelle. An exciting page-turner; most relevant, today, as we enter another presidential election cycle clouded by accusations of Deep State interference.
“Mafia Bag Man - The Life and Times of a DC Mobster,” by Angelo Parisi. The full story of a little known, yet, well-connected crime figure, in Joseph Francis “Possum” Nesline, “The Boss of D.C.”, veteran member of the “Foggy Bottom Gang.”
“Family Oral History Across The World,” by Mary Louise Contini Gordon. A fascinating treatise on how the memory of our ancestors is retained for future generations.
“The Poetry of Ignazio Buttitta,” by Gaetano Cipollo. Many great poems are included in this amazing anthology. One page will have the work by Buttitta in Sicilian while an adjacent page will have the English translation by Professor Cipolla.

 

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