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A long-standing ban on the import of salami into the United States will be lifted on May 28, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.

An Italian woman has been named the world’s best chef by Restaurant Magazine.

When: Friday, January 25, 2013, 6:00 pm. Where: Sons of Italy – 117 Swanton Street, Winchester, MA. The Association Lucchesi Nel Mondo is sponsoring a “porchetta” (roast pork) dinner/dance. Dinner will be provided by Olivia’s Catering of Milford, MA and will include antipasti and two bottles of wine per table. The dinner/dance features music by live DJ Angelo Coviello. Tickets: $45/person. Advanced registration is required. Please RVSP to Michela Matelli at (781)-729-7467.

When: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 6:30 Where: Algonquin Club – 217 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA In A Family Farm in Tuscany, Sarah Fioroni, chef, cooking instructor, sommelier, and manager of her family’s organic farm near historic San Gimignano, shares stories of family traditions and daily life at Fattoria Poggio Alloro. After moving to the farm in the 1950s to work as sharecroppers, the Fioronis later purchased the farm through their hard work and dedication to the land. They transformed the property into a model of integrated, sustainable agriculture that has been visited by government officials from all over the ...

MIT’s Italian student association, MITaly, hosted an event centered on Italian sweets and desserts on Thursday, October 18. Held at MIT’s Strata Center, the event featured several tables focused on regional specialties like sfogliatelle (Campania), ciambelline al vino (Lazio), panettone (Lombardia) and many more. Students and faculty looking for a treat were handed little maps of Italy at the entrance and were invited to vote for their favorite dolce. We visited the Strata Center and took some pictures:

The Feast of the Three Saints in Lawrence celebrates its 89th year, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.

Host of the longest running cooking show on television, Esposito has many special connections with Boston.

Americo Quattrociocchi has refined the art of olive oil production and is now looking to sell his excellent product in the United States.

East Boston Main Streets will host the 16th Annual Taste of Eastie at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport on Thursday evening January 19, 2012.

Lidia Bastianich will stop for two days in the Boston area to present and sign her latest book, "Lidia's Italy in America."

One of Road Scholar’s most popular instructors in Italy, renowned chef and cookbook author Silvia Maccari, is in the United States to give two complimentary lectures to Road Scholar participants in the Boston area.

Join Mary Ann Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, for an evening of tradition, great food, drink and fun, as she prepares wonderful dishes inspired from her newest book, “Ciao Italia Family Classics.”