In a small mountain village lives a man with the famous name of Giuseppe Garibaldi, known by everybody as Peppino. He is an optimist who loves fishing, hanging around with friends and his temporary job at the local library. One day, due to a political error, something amazing happens: Peppino… Continue reading
Grazie a tutti! The Pasta Ripiena event on the 7th was a blast. We enjoyed spending time with everyone and sharing and learning about pasta that night. We hope that everyone had a good time and we look forward to seeing you at our next Sentieri Italiani event. Continue reading
Sentieri’s Business Partner Spotlight on: Marilyn Fumagalli Massage A special offer for the month of May: Reset for Summer with the refreshing, luxurious, relaxing and rejuvenating treatment: Bellanina Facelift Massage. Please join Mariyln Fumagalli Massage by accepting this special offer at the reduced rate of $95 (regularly priced at $115)… Continue reading
On April 25, most everything closes in Italy and Italians gather in the piazze to celebrate one of their more beloved holidays, la Festa della Liberazione, or Liberation Day. Liberation Day honors the Italian Resistance, the fallen partisans who fought against the fascist regime as well as the Nazi occupation… Continue reading
“Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi.” (“Christmas with your family, Easter with whomever you like.”) So goes the saying that Italians like to invoke on Easter weekend and, specifically, on Easter Monday or Pasquetta (literally: “Little Easter”). A national holiday, nearly everything shuts down and Italians go fuori… Continue reading
After a particularly grueling winter, spring finally seems to have arrived in Chicago. With temperatures finally rising to the high fifties and sixties and a little sun, our day-to-day responsibilities suddenly seem a little less urgent. In Italian, there’s even a well-known proverb that pretty much sums up how we’d… Continue reading
In 1981 Caterina and Barbara Astrengo were young children when their father died. Today they have decided to sell their family’s beach house, and in the corner of the living room they notice an old telephone which is still attached tScoperta_Alba_Fotoo an outlet. Caterina decides to play a joke and… Continue reading
Though its origins are hazy, April 1st is typically reserved as day for pranks, practical jokes, and general silliness. In Italy, it is no different. Somehow, over the course of history, the fool has come to take the form of a fish in Italy. The traditional pesce d’aprile (April Fool’s… Continue reading
On the verge of selling her family’s beach house, Caterina Astengo, upon impulse, dials the number of her childhood home…only to hear her adolescent self answer. On the other end of the line, it’s 1981. Caterina soon realizes that in just a few days her father’s colleague will be killed… Continue reading
While Americans honor their fathers in June, Italians celebrate la festa del Papa’ (Father’s Day) on March 19, the feast of San Giuseppe. In Catholicism, San Giuseppe, or St. Joseph, is recognized as the archetype of the father and devoted husband. Legend has it that Mary selected him as her… Continue reading
