Author: Marzio Pelù

Stories of belonging: Italian-Canadian “Nonnas” tell their stories of emigration, interviewed while cooking

VANCOUVER – In Italian homes, the kitchen isn’t just the “room” where food is prepared. The kitchen in Italy is THE room. It’s the place where, between pots and pans, people talk and confide, share stories and tell, while the aroma of sauce or soffritto fills the air. There couldn’t have been a better location, therefore, for the series of interviews that Italian-Canadian writer Marzia Bellotti Molatore decided to conduct with some Italian grandmothers in Vancouver, who emigrated to Canada long ago but have always remained faithful to Italian cuisine. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / ‘Rifugi’, meno soldi e il sindaco avverte: “Dovrò aumentare le tasse sulla casa”

TORONTO – Sulla città di Toronto aleggia un nuovo aumento delle tasse sulla casa. Anche la percentuale dell’aumento aleggia: 3%. A “ventilare” la notizia è stata direttamente la prima cittadina di Toronto, Olivia Chow. Motivo: la necessità di colmare il divario nei fondi per l’edilizia abitativa provenienti dai governi provinciale e federale… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>