A magical story of love...and miracles. After twenty years, Leo Pizzola has come back to Tuscan village of Santo Fico, still single and still looking for a way to get rich. The town is as poor as it was when Leo left, yet some things have changed. Perhaps what Santo Fico needs is a miracle. This novel sparkles with the Italian […]
The Medici family first attained wealth and political power in Florence in the 13th century through its success in commerce and banking. Beginning is 1434 with the rise to power of Cosimo de Medici, the family’s support of the arts and humanities made Florence into the cradle of the Renaissance. A must read. “A superb […]
The book club will meet on Wednesday November 10th at Catello's Restaurant on east 86th Street. united The book to be reviewed is the Magnificent Dappled Sea. It is a good read, very entertaining and captures and holds your attention throughout.
The Food of Italy - Part II (p. 387) Waverly Root Description: In this thoroughly comprehensive, utterly captivating culinary guidebook, acclaimed food writer Waverley Root traverses Italy from Lombardy to Sicily, and across 3,000 years of invasions. An exhaustive catalog of the country’s gastronomic legacy, The Food of Italy explains the regional delicacies, the traditions, […]
The next IHSI Book Club meeting is at noon on March 23 at Catello’s. The selected book is Vita a Novel by Melania G. Mazzucco. Synopsis: After arriving at Ellis Island, two poor children from Southern Italy--Diamante, age twelve, and Vita, age nine--struggle to survive in New York City amid the poverty, opportunity, and crime […]
Naples Declared, a Walk Around the Bay by Benjamin Taylor is the April Book Club selection. A personal tour through the beauty and squalor of Naples profiles the city's natural and human-made characteristics around its bay while sharing passionate, lighthearted insights into the ancient city and its culture. Presents a tour through the beauty and […]
The IHSI Book Club will meet at noon on May 25 at Catello’s. The selected book is: Italian Folktales Selected and Retold By Italo Calvino; Translated By George Martin Part 1 will cover the Introduction through page 352 , The Little Geese. The next IHSI Book Club meeting is at noon in June at Catello’s […]
The selected book is: Italian Folktales Selected and Retold By Italo Calvino; Translated By George Martin Part 2. Part 2 will cover page 353, The Water in the Basket, through page 715.
