Italian American Heritage is alive and well. If you have an interest to learn more regarding the Italian American experience, this site might help provide a little insight.
Today we celebrated Columbus Day. Even though his discovery was for the Spaniards, to a land already inhabited by people and previously discovered by the Vikings, his journey was an important one on many accounts.
His discovery opened up the Western European World to this "new land". Eventually, Europeans were making this "new land" their home land. Today America is inhabited by many nationalities from all over the world. But the strong hold of Western European Culture in deep within the American History and this is thanks to Columbus.
Salute, Cristoforo Columbo!
We are 2nd generation Italo Americans from the Puglia Region. Our story is like many Italo Americans brought together via tradition, laughter, family and food. Since we could walk, we were in our grandparents' gardens reaching for the prized "seed" tomato. The "tasty tomato" is our life force; metaphor for love, food, tradition, memories, comfort, the market, summer canning, harvest, celebration, and much more. Share our family traditions as we build upon the legacy of our Italian Ancestry.
Food Is...
Family, Tradition, Memories, Flavors, Gatherings, Laughter, Life, Vitality, Comfort...Love.
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