Category Archives: Italia

Meet Giuseppe

Posted on August 14, 2014 by babbityjean

Giuseppe Crisà is a good friend and neighbor, a great pizzaiolo, and perhaps the best pizza oven maker in the world…or certainly in the United States.  He immigrated to Santa Barbara from Sicily in 2006, not speaking a word of … Continue reading →

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Meet Paolo

Posted on August 7, 2014 by babbityjean

Paolo Gardinali is a very interesting person who lives here in Santa Barbara.  He is both technical and artistic–left- and right-brained!  He helps the Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Santa Barbara, and me with our blogs, he is interested in the … Continue reading →

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Ferragosto…in Italy and Santa Barbara

Posted on July 31, 2014 by babbityjean

On Sunday, August 17, three Italian-American organizations in Santa Barbara—the Italian American Boot Club Santa Barbara, the Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation/Santa Barbara, and Unico Santa Barbara– will host the 2014 Ferragosto celebration.  This is both an ancient and Christian holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Differenze culturali, Foto, Italia, Italiano, Santa Barbara, Storia | 3 Comments