Italian Fascism

Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, located on 1380 Commercial Drive, serves up rustic, and affordable Neapolitan style Italian food, while providing a quiet getaway from the heavy traffic of Commercial Drive. The menu offers up many Italian staples, such as a vast assortment of thin crust pizzas, a modest selection of pastas, and a variety of fire-bread sandwiches. Their dishes are all centered around the unique Campania tomato, a special tomato that grows in the volcanic soil at the base of the…

years, Italians and Americans are revealing the distinguishing differences between Italian cuisine in their homeland and Italian cuisine in America. Substantial recognition and pride in American immigrants from Italy reflects the “Italian” classification for both cuisines. Italian cuisine, unlike Italian-American cuisine, stems from a distinguished heritage, which utilizes freshness and quality of local ingredients to produce their best dish, while Italian-American serve their spin on Italian…

Examples of these prevailing narrative themes are evident in two works by earlier Italian Renaissance artists, the Self-Portrait in a Studio of Lavinia Fontana, and the Self-Portrait While Painting the Madonna and Child of Sofonisba Anguissola1. Both pieces show the artists in their place of work, Fontana in a studio showcasing her ability…

Have you ever sat at home and just got the urge for a pizza? We all do this but some of us simply go to the closest pizza shop and get a greasy, overpriced pizza, feel unhealthy the next morning and regret buying the pizza, as well as having less money in our pockets. I have done this plenty of times. I would be much better off if I thought about my decision before just jumping in the car and going to the nearest place. From this moment onwards, I know where I will be going for a pizza even if…

Contrapasso in Inferno by Dante Alighieri as Illustration of Justice Dante Alighieri, who lived from 1265 to 1321, was one of the major Italian poet and political figures during the Middle Ages period. He is particularly famous for a piece of literature which later made a major impact on the development of the Italian literature and the world literature – Divine Comedy, which he composed during the final years of his life. Dante 's Divine Comedy belongs to the list of the most gorgeous pieces…

The mediums he used were, “woodcuts, painted altarpieces, and portraits,” (Art: A Brief History, 359). Cranach was a German artist during the time of the Italian renaissance and often has his work compared to Titian because of the women in his work; his “Nymph of the Spring” is constantly compared to Titians “Venus of Umbrio” because of the subject matter. Both are paintings of women, but both evoke different…

and opened an Italian family restaurant. From what we have learned about global flows, people migrate around the world for many reasons; and that seeking economic opportunity was what both Renee and I believed why her great-grandparents chose to leave Italy for America. Apparently, they made the trek to the United States for a better life not only for themselves, but also their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Years went by, Renee’s grandfather married to another Italian woman;…

About the author Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639) was an English poet, diplomat and politician. His family was well- to-do and he received a good education. Wotton was appointed ambassador to the court of Venice and later the provost of Eton College. He served as Member of Parliament in 1614 and 1625. He was knighted by James VI. His love for classical architecture developed during his stay in Venice. His book ‘The Elements of Architecture’ sought to familiarize the English man with…

with mozzarella an Italy’s finest sweet tomatoes. NEW YORK CITY There is a lot of pizza places all over New York but only some can give you the crispiest, cheesiest, and the greasiest (the good kind) pizzas. New York style pizza was invented by Italian immigrants from Naples, which is the home of the original pizza. No wonder New York pizzas are just incredible remarkable. PIZZAS AROUND THE…

“O human race born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou fall.” With his allegorical writing style, Dante Alighieri revolutionized literature in the renaissance period with masterpieces such as Dante’s Inferno. Dante Alighieri was born on May 21, 1265 in Florence, Italy. He was born to a wealthier family and had a good education as he learn poetry, philosophy, and many other literature skills he used in his writing. From the outside, his life looked perfect though his mother…