For my 16th birthday, my parents bought me a plane ticket to Italy. After years of honest attempts at learning Italian, I finally had the chance to stay with my mother’s cousin Carmelita and her ...

About four years ago, I received the email I had been waiting all year for: I had been accepted into the culinary arts program at a university in Florence, Italy. Without a second thought, I left Los ...

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Italian pastry traditions thrive in Illinois at bakeries known for cannoli, sfogliatelle, and espresso-ready biscotti.