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What Columbus Means to Italian-Americans

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By Andrew Cotto Verified
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Editor's Note: The opinions shared in this editorial are those of the author alone, despite his affiliation with this publication, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Appetito magazine. October has arrived and thus begins Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. The highlight of the month for most Italian-Americans is Columbus Day. For some non-Italian Americans, though, Columbus Day and Columbus himself (or Columbus anything) are not to be celebrated.
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Fillipo Berio’s CEO on Sponsoring the Columbus Day Parade

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By Andrew Cotto Verified
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The Columbus Day Parade in New York City will take place on October 12th. New York is the birthplace of the parade, and the annual event is the largest such celebration in the country with 35,000+ marchers and over 1 million attendees. This year’s parade will mark 82 years of being sponsored and organized by The Columbus Citizens Foundation (CCF), an NFP dedicated to promoting Italian-American heritage and achievement.
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Hotel Bellevue Syrene in Sorrento Is Sublime Luxury

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By Andrew Cotto Verified
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I took a tin box out of Naples on a hot August morning. The local train was sweltering and packed with Neapolitan teenagers on their way to the sea. I’d been working in their crowded, sweaty city for nine heat-wave days and, like them, needed an escape. Unlike them, though, I knew how to comport myself with dignity on public transportation. Thankfully, they got off at the first beach town; I got off at the last, all the way around the bend of the Sorrentine Peninsula.
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Awards

Giambelli Culinary Award

2025

The Italian Language Foundation's Culinary Award presented to Andrew Cotto for your commitment to excellence as an award-winning author, journalist, co-founder & editor-in-chief of Appetito magazine and passion for Italian culture and language.