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Barbara Ann Zippi-Och, Executive Producer Text/Cell/WhatsAp 610 566 4883 CiaoBellaLivingItalianStyle@gmail.com
! ! Sharing * Heritage * Culture * Traditions * Foods * Connecting * Family * Friends * People * Firms * Non Profits !
2022 Photo Adventures in Loreto Aprutino Abuzzo
With my recent association as Associate Publisher of Delaware Valley Italian American Herald, this issue premieres two new monthly features. Meet Italian American Business Professionals who take pride in their Italian roots, heritage & culture and the new Dining In/ Out listing of restaurants & food services in the region. Now in-print and on-line, consider joining the efforts of this publication to preserve the Italian heritage & culture while educating ‘the next generation’ & community on Italian Pride.
In 1952, Domenico & Lucille Serpe established Serpe & Sons Bakery in Wilmington, Delaware. Now almost 70 years later their sons Tony, Richie, Tommy & Dominic now include the 3rd generation. Their products, now regionally throughout Delaware, have expanded service with a fleet of trucks delivering to Pennsylvania
& Maryland. Their secret: Quality Control on ‘anything’ carrying the Serpe family name.
Founded in 1947 by the Byzantine Ukrainian Sisters of Saint Basil the Great, Dr. Jonathan Peri is Manor College’s 9th President. With today’s world crisis, Manor has established the Ukraine Humanitarian Aid Relief Fund and 100% of donations go to the humanitarian relief efforts. The Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center at Manor is collecting item donations
for Ukraine to help during this unprecedented and challenging time.
Taking pride in her proven track record of assisting with “hard to find” jobs and candidates, Patricia Mosesso is President of Morgan Wentworth, legal recruiters w/a proven track record on placing attorney & partner placement, in-house counsel recruiting, legal career counseling, partner realignment, attorney
lateral moves & staff placements.
Dr. Antonio Giordano is a pathologist, oncologist & geneticist. Founder of Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) committed
to funding excellence in basic genetic research
to cure & diagnose cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes & other chronic illnesses
and Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research
& Molecular Medicine, as well as the Center
for Biotechnology, both located in Temple University’s College of Science & Technology. Giordano is also a ‘Chiara fama’ professor of pathology in the Department of Medicine, Surgery, & Neuroscience at the University of Siena, Italy where the Temple Summer in Siena Biomedical Research program is based.
In 2012 Italian gelato champion Stephano Biasini met local restaurateur Riccardo
Longo & learned the Gran Caffe L’Aquila
Italy was destroyed in the 2009 earthquake. W/Longo’s vision, the restaurant was designed
& built in Italy & shipped to the USA, opening as Gran Caffe L’Aquila Philadelphia on Christmas Eve in 2014. Today, a restaurant, wine bar, coffee & gelato lab & cultural and language school,
they also have market products of excellence from Italy in store & on-line.
Alice Pizza, a new name in Philadelphia, was first created 30 years ago in Rome & now has over 100 locations in Italy. Its creator, Domenico Giovanini & local restaurateur Mario Longo have teamed up to bring the first Alice Pizza to Philadelphia by the slice, for a full dinner or take-out.
Everything old is new again, including Food Trucks. Today’s Suburban Food Services
was first established as a mobile service for contractor & industrial sites in 1948 by John Cappelli in Havertown, PA. Son Nick & brother Michael, now located in Concordville, service the entire Tri-State area. Their ‘new food truck’ option w/customized menus for private, corporate & special events ranges from hot dogs & hamburgers to Italian Specialty dishes.
Enjoy the photos of my 2022 Adventures in Abruzzo.
Ciao Bella ! Lady Z
Did you know the building housing La Famiglia, was once a Colonial Tea Warehouse dating back to William Penn. The Sena family tradition of culinary excellence dates back to early 1947 when Carlo “Papa” Sena began to cook in postwar Naples. Opening La Famiglia in 1976, now, son Guiseppe Sena is welcoming the next generation, “Papa”’s grandson Carlo
My “Italian Sisters” Rita, Carla & Simona Nobilio and host Mother Antonietta
Getting ready for dinner Cooking in the Fireplace
Morning Espresso
Tax & Tip $7.50 Cookies are complimentary
to carry on the family tradition. RUN, Don’t Walk to La Famiglia this month & enjoy “Papa Sena” specialties at 1976 menu prices, yes, that’s right, 1976 PRICES.
In today’s banking industry of mergers & acquisitions, when have you ever had the opportunity to speak w/a Bank President?
A familiar face to many in South Philly for almost 40 years, Joe Corrato is President
of Sharon Bank founded in 1873. A privately held bank w/corporate offices at McKee Plaza in Springfield, Joe answers his own phone & during COVID personally called every business banking customer.
Attorney & survivor Kathy Piperno helps
fight for the underdog stating “The more we talk about domestic violence, the more we make people aware. I’ve been in every facet of domestic abuse. I lived it, I defeated it, and now I empower other people going through it.”
Daniel’s Restaurant located in an historic Conshohocken building is where you will
find chef/owner Dan Brodeur who started his career at his Sicilian mother’s side at the family restaurant business in Secane. You might know him as head Chef at IATSIE Ballroom in Phila or The Country House or Brodeur’s on State in Media. Daniel’s is minutes off Blue Route I 476.
Donald Moore wears many hats. Founder
of Calista Grand Salon & Spa w/product lines on QVC, The Social Lounge restaurants in West Chester & Downingtown and lover of all things Frank & Dean whose website is just as much of a shrine as it is a shopping site honoring these two legends.
A familiar face to Newtown Square Italian restaurant diners, Fava owner Michael Buono, with roots in Ischia, features regional & traditional Italian dishes. Located in Glen Mills, Chef Laurent Leveque creates seasonal specialties & The Piano Bar on Monday, Friday & Saturdays feature Joe Benedict. Check out their August “Women & Wine” dinner.
Silvio Lelli is the youngest & proud brother
of 5 sisters. Born with an entrepreneurial spirit, he is Founder of Nationwide Wine & Spirits importer & PROLIFLIX Film Production producing & hosting “COOKED & UNCORKED” on YouTube TV.
A familiar face on stage & screen, Natalie Mazzu Stone is VP of Commerce Capital Associates. W/her extensive career in sales, Stone now concentrates her efforts helping small businesses grow by providing fast, easy & flexible equipment financing with fast easy free quotes.
A background in family business & active in the Italian American community, Anthony Mirarch is Principal Owner of JM Patton Associates working with individuals, families & businesses to help them protect & grow their financial future. Congratulate Anthony on his upcoming nuptials.
7 Million Pilgrims visit Padre Pio Shrine My January Journey - less than 1000
Saint Padre Pio, San Giovanni Rotondo Italy Far right, his room window
Cooking Sausage for Dinner
Town Square Weekly Shopping Nobilio Porchetta Food Truck
Supermarket ‘Lunchmeat’ Counter So many varieties prosciutto
With no daily newspaper Death Notices are posted throughout the town
Bread - Cut and weighted How much would you like?
Tweens to Seniors: “Building Bridges, Connecting People: Tales on Culture, Heritage & Traditions of all Nationalities”and “2022 Adventures In Abruzzo: An Exhibit & Video Presentation” Bookings accepted * Local to International Public Relations, Television, Social Media, Newspapers & Events Contact CiaoBellaLivingItalianStyle@gmail.com