Casa Calabria Celebrates Three Year Anniversary

GIUGNO 2019 CASA CALABRIA 3 Year Anniversary Sicilian Summer Recipes Sons & Daughters of Italy Ferrari SF90 Stradiale FESTA SARDINIA Italian Festivals Sardinia Enoteca Thursday Night Event Maven Night Social Club Lamborghini Brand Prosecco Fiola Miami Greek Lightning Strikes

Casa Calabria Turns Three!!!

Mondo Italiano Magazine Publisher Luxury Chamber Media Group Editor Jay Iaco Shapiro Travel Editor Frankie Blankenship Contributing Columnist Frank LoRe Jr. Contributing Columnist Edmondo Catania Non-Profit Director Kolleen Poirier Event Coordinator James Lorenzo

UNICO - Brian Piccolo Awards Night Madison Michelle Borselino, Ann Matarazzo, Madison & Lisa Marie Conte Brown

Miss Mondo Italiano - Flavia Salzano ScottÂ

GIUGNO - Ferrari of the month...

SF90 Stradale Ferrari introduces a new chapter in its history with the introduction of its first series production PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), the SF90 Stradale, images, videos and information on which can be seen on the dedicated web site: SF90stradale.com. The new model is extreme on every level and represents a true paradigm shift, because it delivers unprecedented performance for a production car. Figures such as 1,000 cv, and a weight-to-power ratio of 1.57 kg/cv, and 390 kg of downforce at 250 km/h not only put the SF90 Stradale at the top of its segment, but also mean that a V8 is the top-of-the-range model for the first time in the brand’s history.

The SF90 Stradale has a 90° V8 turbo engine capable of delivering 780 cv, the highest power output of any 8-cylinder in Ferrari history. The SF90 Stradale is also the first Ferrari sports car to be equipped with 4WD, a step necessary to allow the incredible power unleashed by the hybrid powertrain to be fully exploited, ensuring the car has become the new benchmark for standing starts: 0-100km/h in 2.5 sec and 0-200km/h in just 6.7 seconds.

Casa Calabria Turns Three A great time was had at Casa Calabria on Thursday, May 30th, 2019. Casa Calabria celebrated its 3rd year in business. The event was well attended by local notables including Mobile Mike, Ms. Leotta, Proprietor Frank Talerico, Michael Umile, Rick Colthurst, Cathy Vassallo, Juliana Labonte, Ms. Espositao and hundreds more. Guests enjoyed complimentary beverages, appetizers and live entertainment. Frank made formal announcements on the microphone and was able to acknowledge staff and business partners.

Casa Calabria is the brainchild of businessman Frank "Detroit" Talerico and business partner Vito. They focus on authentic hand made southern Italian cuisine. The pasta is all made in house, the bread is airy yet spongy enough to absorb EVOO or become permeated with the burro which is also given on its own side plate with every meal.

Ingredients which cannot be sourced in Florida such as Truffle are imported from Italia.

Casa Calabria is located inside the elegant Ocean Manor Hotel in Fort Lauderdale at 4040 Galt Ocean Mile 33308.

Frank Talerico on the Mic and Partner Vito in the background

:

10 COMMANDMENTS OF ITALIAN CUISINE 1 - YOU SHALL NOT SIP CAPPUCCINO DURING A MEAL! Coffee and cappuccino are the pride of Italy in the world; but if the first is usually consumed at the end of the meal, the second, more substantial, is sipped at breakfast, usually accompanied by some pastry. You can ask for a cappuccino at the end of a meal, just know that most Italians don’t.

2 - RISOTTO AND PASTA ARE NOT A SIDE DISH The organization of courses in the Italian dining is unique and requires pasta and – most of the time – risotto to be served by themselves (apart from specific recipes such as Ossobuco milanese-style). The presentation of pasta as a side dish to others is widespread in several countries, but in Italy is seen almost as a sacrilege.

3 - YOU SHALL NOT ADD OIL TO PASTA WATER! Oil should not be added to pasta cooking water! Pasta dressing (and oil too) must be added only after you have drained it from its cooking water. Find out how to cook pasta like an Italian here.

4 - KETCHUP ON PASTA: PLEASE, DON’T This is one of the combinations that most shocks Italians; although ketchup may have some similarities to tomato sauce, pouring ketchup over pasta in the “Bel Paese” is considered a real gourmet crime. Keep ketchup for your french fries or hot dogs, please!

5 - SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE? NO WAY, IT’S TAGLIATELLE! While probably being the world’s most popular Italian recipe, you will not find any restaurant in Bologna to eat it. That’s because the original Italian recipe is “Tagliatelle Bolognese” (not spaghetti). Although this may seem a minor detail, in real Italian cuisine the pairing of the right kind of pasta with the right sauce is considered almost sacred.

6 - CHICKEN PASTA: NOT IN ITALY Speaking with American friends, one of the most frequent requests is the advice for a typical Italian recipe for pasta with chicken.

It’s always rather embarrassing to point out that in Italy there are no hot dishes featuring pasta and chicken.

7 - “CAESAR SALAD” This salad, which bears the name of its supposed creator, Caesar Cardini, is a part of the long list of recipes devised by chefs of Italian origin, but in fact is almost unknown in Italy.

8 - THE RED AND WHITE CHECKERED TABLECLOTH IS ONLY A STEREOTYPE! For some strange reason, these tablecloths are universally associated with our food and with the stereotype of the "spaghetti-eater", and abroad almost all the restaurants that want to play typical Italian use them. Probably, tourists who come to visit Italy remain somewhat disappointed when they discover that the checkered tablecloths are almost never used (only restaurants for tourists do!)

9 - “FETTUCCINE ALFREDO” ARE POPULAR ONLY OVERSEAS This is perhaps the most curious in this top ten. The fettuccine Alfredo is both the most famous “Italian” food in the United States and the least known dish in Italy. These noodles, seasoned with butter and Parmigiano Reggiano, are in fact actually been invented in the “Bel Paese”, specifically by Alfredo Di Lelio, the owner of a restaurant in Rome, but in Italy have never been imposed as a traditional dish. Overseas, however, have become increasingly popular and in time became a symbol of the good life in Rome. For this reason legions of American tourists coming to Italy hoping to enjoy the fettuccine Alfredo at every restaurant on the peninsula remain very disappointed.

10 - YOU SHALL RESPECT TRADITION AND WHAT ITALIAN MAMMA SAYS. She knows from her mamma, who knew from her mamma who knew from her mamma and so on. It's been tried and tested. And what a mother teaches at her daughter while they are cooking? That love is the center of all. We must share Italian food with your loved ones. It is what life, love and family are all about.

Eventi Italiani e Siciliani 2019 Franco Corso Concert May 25th, 2019. Tiramisu Ristorante Italiano. Tequesta, FL. www.tiramisutequesta.com Italian Ladies Night May 30th, 2019, join us at Sardinia Enoteca for an evening of mingling. 5-8 pm, ladies drink free. www.ladiesnight.network UNICO - Scholarship Awards Night June 3rd, 6:30 pm, please register and help us raise funds for scholarships. The last UNICO event until September www.highlandbeachunico.com OSIA Luncheon (Sons of Italy) June 10th, 2019. Trattoria Nonna. Boca Raton, FL www.osiaflboca.org

FESTA SARDINIA June 17th, 2019 Italian Fashion Brand Networking, Olive Oil Tasting, Sardinian Antipasti, Music by Italian-American crooner Donny Oldfield, a portion of proceeds donated to asafer95.org Starts at Six O'Clock. Register at: www.Sardinia.site

Franco Fiore - Luci della Ribalta del Mese Franco is an Italian immigrant success story! He came from humble beginnings, born in San Piero Patti, Sicily and emigrated with his parents at a very young age to New York. From there he decided CPA firm. The warm weather in Florida ignited passion in Franco which led him to pursue the hospitality industry as a niche for his firm.

His hospitality focus presented some business opportunities which led him into full heartedly going into the hospitality business. He became well known as being the owner of several upscale nightclubs and cigar lounges. He is in the process of launching a line of cigars known as: FRANKIE CIGARS he is also available as a nightclub and cigar industry consultant.

Franco is currently the USA Sales Director for Felipe Gregorio Cigars. He is an avid reader of Mondo Italiano Magazine and a member of Luxury Chamber of Commerce. In his spare time he enjoys golf, grandkids and music.

UNICO National Convention - Delray Beach Marriot

From Jersey to Florida's Shore - Mari Jo Sanzari Joins Luxury Chamber Mari Jo Sanzari is a global and luxury real estate specialist with Keller Williams Luxury International, part of the largest real estate brokerage firm in the world. She began Sanzari Global Properties, which operates under Keller Williams- Palm Beaches. She has mastered the luxury waterfront, international and golf real estate sector, the negotiation of contracts, the relocation of out of state/country clients, the promotion of best practices, and the management of optimal P&L performance. She has also gone thorugh the rigorous training of becoming certified with the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and is in the process of becoming part of the Million Dollar Guild. All within the two and a half years she has been in Palm Beach county, Florida. Mari Jo learned early on that one of the most important things you need to do in order to succeed in this business is to listen to your clients.

It is easy enough to say, however Mari Jo follows

MJ - Mari Jo Sanzari

through, distinguishing the needs and wants of each individual client. Understanding the clients must haves is the way she is able to find the home of their dreams at an amazing price; on the opposite side, making sure that they are able to sell their home at an exemplary price

www.sanzariglobalproperties.com https://www.facebook.com/sanzariglobalproperties/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mari-jo-sanzari-43b80822/ https://www.instagram.com/mjsanzari/

point and get to where they need to be when they need to be there.

As a highly driven negotiator, Mari Jo does not stop until she gets the best deal for her client. Her network of global connections, vendors, contractors and fellow teammates, helps ensure that! Her hard drive and "time of the essence" mentality leaves no stone unturned, especially in a market such as the one we are presently in. There is no margin for error and she instills that mentality in her team. Mari Jo's abilities and high energy creates a tremendous amount of satisfaction among clients, which in turn brings a huge referral and repeat business network for her. Sanzari Global Properties offers nothing but unlimited sophistication, wealth of knowledge and unprecedented first class service to clients!

Where can I play Bocce Ball in South Florida?

Palm Beach County Bocce Courts

Jupiter: George Carlin Park

Royal Palm Beach: Crestwood, Camellia & Veterans Parks.

Wellington: Aquatics Complex

Boynton Beach: Meadows Park, Boynton Lakes & Jaycee Park

Regulation size of bocce ball courts is 13' by 91' but with space so limited in South Florida

Lake Worth: Bryant & John Prince Memorial Parks

we do find many courts with much smaller dimensions. Backyard bocce ball courts are almost always smaller perhaps 6' by 64' feet

Delray Beach: Gov Lawton Chiles Park

and of course courts inside restaurants such as Louie Bossi Ristorante are much smaller and

Boca Raton: Louie Bossi's Italian Ristorante

meant mostly as a novelty and to enjoy a friendly game with family and friends just after that after dinner shot of sambuca. Those on

Broward County Bocce Courts

the larger courts tend to drink red wine but that is not always the case as there are some bocce

Fort Lauderdale: Louie Bossi's Italian Ristorante

ball players who do not drink at all. If you're looking for a really nice court in South Florida

Hallandale Beach: Golden Isles Tennis & Bocce Ball Courts

you will want to consider the court in La Piazza in Ironside Miami which was designed by businessman Ofer Mizrahi. The local Italian organizations especially Sons of

Miami-Dade County Bocce Courts

Italy are involved in charitable construction of local courts especially in Catholic schools and

Miami - Dante Fascell Park, Bocce Ristorante & Ironside Plaza

they are a great source to go to for Bocce Ball related events and even local places to play bocce ball. There is also a meetup group

Marathon Key Community Park

called Free Range Bocce Ball, they have many members but they do not play on a court rather

Big Pine Key Community Park

an open space. Baci - Bocce!!

Rosaria Vigorito The Artist I

I am an Italian-American, the first of my family born and raised in the United States. My father was born here, but was brought back to Italy as an infant. In fact, my first language was Italian, as it was fluently spoken in my household. I was raised on Italian tradition, music and culture. There was a great love for my heritage in my upbringing.

Simultaneously, my family loved their new country and home. My mother, for one, was a very proud American citizen. All the opportunities this country provided for my family was never unappreciated. Not only was it recognized personally, but also recognized how the U.S. helped Italy evolve after the poverty and devastations of the past.

The two loves were never a conflict for me. I am a patriotic and proud American. Meanwhile, I have always been proud of my Italian heritage. I grew up in a very Italian area of Brooklyn, New York, which celebrated Italian saint street festivals, such as Santa Rosalia, and I was immersed in the culture,including listening to Italian music, among the names were Mina, Adriano Celentano, i Pooh and GianniMorandi.

I also travelled frequently to Italy as a child, with my family, and I have continued that tradition, as an adult. In fact, with my upcoming trip in May, I will have gone to Italy the last three years in a row, and at least six times in the last twelve years. I never grow tired of the Italian culture or going to Italy.

As a contemporary artist, I am very proud of, and inspired by, the amazing contributions the Italians have given to the history of art. My trips to Italy are becoming a return to my creative genetic source to recharge and inspire my future works. I never tired of seeing the historical great masters, like Michelangelo, Raphael, Tiziano, Caravaggio and Pontormo, to name a few. Meanwhile, Italy is also thriving with many contemporary artists exhibiting in the great venues of Italy. I, for one, had the great fortunate of being in two art exhibits in Italy, i.e., a solo exhibit in the Campania region in 2008, and a more recent group exhibit in Venezia in 2017.

Of note, I worked on a solo extensive multimedia art project of photographs, paintings and a documentary film on an abandoned town and its relocated people, in Italy, entitled borgo fantasma Vecchio Romagnano al Monte. This was a project whereby I did exhibits at different venues, including the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum and the Italian American Museum, both in New York, as well as two New York film festivals, and an exhibit in Campania in 2008.

Currently, I am very active in the local South Florida art community. I participate in different shows. I am a board member of ArtsUnited and a member of Broward Art Guild and ArtServe. I recently had a solo exhibit, It’s in the Eyes, at ArtServe and I was among the artists at the Inspired By exhibit at Coral Springs Museum of Art. I have works hanging at Studio 18 in Plantation, 1310 Gallery in Fort Lauderdale and Gallery Art in Aventura.

In the coming weeks, among other exhibits I plan on participating in, I will be in an exhibit at Tedd’s Artworks in Wilton Manors, opening March 9 th , and the Art & Soul fundraising event hosted by Business for the Arts of Broward on April 11th. For the latter, I am proud that one of my works in the exhibit will be used as the promotional image for the event.

Pasta SicilianaÂ

Casareccio in Pompano Beach, FL