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Welcome to the Italian Cooking Series
Marisa Iocco, Executive and Co-owner of Needham’s Ristorante Spiga will host this Thanksgiving Italian Cooking Series Special.
Today’s chef bio: Marisa is a big part of the female iconic Boston-based chefs that hasn’t needed last-name notation because the food across their specialties has been their calling card. And when it comes to Italian, no none has done more to introduce the region to creative, authentic fare than Marisa Iocco.
A native of Abruzzo in Southern Italy’s region and trained in architecture, fine art and the fine art of cooking, as Boston’s only Italian-born female executive chef, Marisa’s decades-long legacy of soulful, edgy, groundbreaking interpretations of traditional Italian has tempted, tickled and filled the stomachs of loyalists who have followed her remarkably criss-crossed path of restaurants across the city.
Marisa opened her first restaurant in downtown Boston, Galleria Italiana, to huge ac- claim, earning raves from critics and consumers locally, regionally and nationally.
Morph-ing from a popular lunch buffet to the city’s hottest dining room and one of 1990’s top new Italian eateries in the country, Marisa’s name became synonymous with modernity. “I like to keep it simple,” says Marisa, “but you will be surprised at the sophistication be-hind modern Italian cuisine. It’s what happens when you have beautiful ingredients combined with the technique and love for food I learned from my mother.”
Marisa’s family tree of Italian restaurants is astonishing to anyone new to her story yet longtime fans know it more simply as her legacy. Following Galleria Italiana’s success, Marisa opened La Bettola, South End Galleria, Bricco, Umbria, and Mare—the North End’s lauded seafood restaurant recognized by Esquire and Conde Nast Traveler, among others.
Marisa also consulted for restaurants, including Spiga in 2007. Located in Boston’s metro West area some 12 miles from the city’s center, under Iocco’s care, Spiga turned from tired trattoria to trusted local favorite serving rustic, hearty Italian. AZer its re- launch, Marisa went on to be the executive chef at two additional restaurants (Gennaro’s Five North Square and Scopa); she launched a line of prepared foods, “Cibo Cibo con Amore” (Food with Love); and she recently published her memoir/cookbook, Every Menu Is A Love Story (Ecco Perche Amore). In 2017, she returned to Spiga as partner – owner where she face-liZed the space and menu to create a wholly reimagined experience. Today’s Spiga showcases Marisa’s award-winning career built on menu mastery; sensing trends; ingredient reverence; and a less-is-more approach to creating memorable, Instagram-worthy meals that use bounty from land and sea. Each recipe, with a whimsical twist.
As Boston’s foremost Italian-born female executive chef and restaurateur, Marisa is a role model for female cooks entering the field. Her passion, talent, and strength of body and spirit—both in the kitchen and in the community—have broken barriers for females in top city kitchens. Her artist’s passion; architect’s eye; her commitment to ingredient integrity; and her resolute dedication to hospitality elevate her prowess in a kitchen, with a menu, and with her fans.
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PIB and Jackson Lewis P.C. Attorney at Law Meredith K. Stewart are glad to invite you to a seminar on the most recent Visa updates, and travel regulations affecting Italians residing in the USA on December 8th at 6pm.
For everyone’s courtesy the event video recorded on December 8th has been recorded and can be viewed below:
Some useful links:
- Presidential proclamations on travel shared by the U.S. Department of State: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/presidential-proclamation-coronavirus.html
- NIE guidance from US Embassy in Italy site: https://it.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/201006-NIE-EN.pdf
- Contact information for CBP Deferred Inspection sites nationwide: https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/deferred-inspection-sites
- Jackson Lewis Immigration Blog to stay up to date on latest immigration news: https://www.globalimmigrationblog.com/
- Entering Italy: https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/ministero/normativaonline/decreto-iorestoacasa-domande-frequenti/focus-cittadini-italiani-in-rientro-dall-estero-e-cittadini-stranieri-in-italia.html
More links of Italian resources:
- Health Ministry resource containing Italian Government decrees and recommendations concerning travel: http://www.salute.gov.it/portale/nuovocoronavirus/dettaglioContenutiNuovoCoronavirus.jsp?lingua=italiano&id=5411&area=nuovoCoronavirus&menu=vuoto
- Recommendations and COVID updates released by the Italian Foreign Affair Ministry: http://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/approfondimenti-insights/saluteinviaggio
- Platform redirecting to Italian regional websites, for more in-depth information on a regional level: http://www.regioni.it/regioni-online/
Given the ever-changing regulations, and the uniqueness of everyone’s situation, you can reach out to Meredith K. Stewart for a consultation by clicking the following link: jacksonlewis.com
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The Consulate General of Italy in Boston announces a special virtual concert titled “Passione – Canto Italiano” featuring the Marco Pignataro Jazzet with Strings + Special Guests. Mr. Pignataro is a renowned jazz player, saxophonist, composer, professor and co-director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute at the Berklee College of Music. He will perform with famous international artists including legendary Italian American bassist John Patitucci, winner of four Grammy Awards. The jazz quartet will also feature virtuoso drummer Adam Cruz, and Alan Pasqua, a renowned piano player who has performed with music legends such as Bob Dylan, Santana and Tony Williams. This extraordinary jazz quartet will be accompanied by a string quartet composed by members of the prestigious Boston Symphony Orchestra. The virtual concert will be recorded live at the WGBH Fraser Performance Studio in Boston and will be broadcast on December 18th on the Consulate General of Italy in Boston Facebook page.
The concert will feature inspiring new arrangements of celebrated Italian music and Neapolitan classics commissioned exclusively for this special event. Featuring the unique fusion of traditional strings and jazz, famous Italian melodies will be performed in celebration of the great tradition of Italian culture and music.
The Consulate General of Italy in Boston embraces music as a tool to promote cultural diplomacy, which is the primary purpose of Vivere ALL’italiana, or “Living the Italian Way”, a campaign of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at advancing Italy’s cultural heritage, creativity, innovation and lifestyle.
“The universal language of music has the power to bring people together and overcome cultural and language barriers. Music is deeply steeped in Italian culture, and through the centuries, the tradition of Italian music has unified humanity in times of joy and sorrow. No more has that been evident in the many examples of solidarity shown by the Italian people through song and music during the pandemic crisis”, stated the Consul General of Italy in Boston, Federica Sereni.
Dedicated to the local Italian community, this concert will call upon some family traditions from Mr. Pignataro’s own childhood. In preparation for the event, he reflects on listening to the “haunting melodies and poetic lyricism” of old Neapolitan Music in his household, thanks to his father. “Exploring its themes of passion, drama, unrequited or hopeless love through the lenses of jazz & chamber music is the inspiration behind this project. I am beyond excited that this longtime dream of mine is now a reality with this concert,” Pignataro says.
Pignataro’s memories represent the kind of sentimental reflection that the Consulate aims to evoke from listeners and community members in attendance of the concert. Passione will be a celebration of the beauty that can come from artists merging their creative spirits in honor of a moment of reflection.
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Professionisti Italiani a Boston and Comitato degli Italiani all’Estero invites you to join a seminar on tax considerations for Italians residing in the US.
Presented by:
Joe Ciccarello, CPA, MST, Partner at Gray, Gray and Gray
Derek Rawls, CPA, MST, Partner at Gray, Gray and Gray
Below, the event’s slides:
To download them:
PIB – Tax Considerations for Italians Living in the USA Presentation February 2021
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On the 51st Anniversary of Italian Feminism, Professionisti Italiani a Boston and the Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts invite you to a panel lead by prominent Italian women discussing the legacy of the struggle for equality. This event is held under the Auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Boston.
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PIB and leading real estate experts invite you to an event dedicated to the current housing market. Join us as we take on one of the most pressing questions of this moment: should you consider buying city or suburbs properties?
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