By Francesca Arniotes Italian Food. We are evolving in our understanding of what Italian food is and is not. More restaurants in the Denver area are embracing true Italian cuisines instead of the Italian- American dishes of the 20th century. The cooking of Italian immigrants in America is a story of newfound abundance by hungry people, almost needing to eat to make up for lost time:    “so much food! so little time!” . Combined with the fast pace of life found in this new world, what resulted...

By Francesca Arniotes Not talking about good Samaritans today. It’s good sandwiches, or “sammiches” as our little kids say, or “sangwiches” as all the old Italian ladies in the neighborhood used to say. Making lunches for the grandkids last week, I was thinking back to my elementary school days and the excitement, only a hair behind Christmas Day, of flicking open the latches of my tin lunchbox to see what marvelous creation was waiting to be unfolded from its wax paper wrapping.  On Mondays,...

By Francesca Arniotes Food is a mirror of trade, conquest and immigration. America owes its existence to Christopher Columbus’ attempt to...