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  • About
  • The Italian Radio Hour
  • ADULT ITALIAN CLASSES
  • Cooking classes
  • Cooking Class CALENDAR
  • SUMMER CAMPS
  • LA DOLCE VITA Boutique
  • CILS exam/Dual Citizenship
  • GIFT CERTIFICATES
  • DISCOUNTED TICKETS to Pittsburgh Opera
  • Italian Bookstore
  • Translation/Interpretation
  • Bilingual Storytime
  • CHILDREN ITALIAN CLASSES
  • Birthday Parties/ROOM Rental
  • Category
Istituto Mondo Italiano
7604 Charleston Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15218
tel: (412) 478-2681

Grab a FRONT ROW SEAT in your Italian Staycation!

Istituto Mondo Italiano is happy to announce the second series of its of LIVE Tours of Italy:" Searching for Southern Italy: the sights, the sounds and the foods of the South.
We wills start with Sicily, exploring Palermo, Sicilian wines and Sicilian foods with dedicated cooking classes.  We will then move Puglia and Calabria, while discovering its architecture and a special report all about Olive Oil.
Check out our La Dolce Vita Boutique for wonderful Sicilian lava stone jewerly.
​​Andiamo!
P.S. ALL TOURS and COOKING CLASSES are in EASTERN STANDARD TIME. Expected Tour duration: 75min

LIVE TOUR: PALERMO - A blend of European and Mediterranean cultures - Saturday May 22nd at 10am

$15.00

Join us for a live Tour of Palermo, with writer and historian Jacqueline Alio. A city and a guide not to be missed.

Palermo - a true blend of European and Mediterranean cultures!

DON'T FORGET to sign up for our ARANCINI Making class, Saturday May 22nd at 3pm to make it a 100% Sicilian Day!

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ITALIAN STREET FOOD (ARANCINI & SUPPLI)

$75.00

Come and celebrate with us two wonderful regions: Sicily and Lazio with their popular street foods: Arancini and Suppli. Which one will be your favorite?

Every participant will make and enjoy their culinary creations.

This class is BYOB

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The gems of SICILIAN FOOD - Saturday June 5th at 10am

$15.00

Join Chef Daniela as we explore the different cultural and culinary gems of Sicilian food. the presentation will finish with a live composition of a typical "cassata siciliana".

DON'T FORGET to sign up for our authentic Sicilian cooking classes:

June June 6 at 11am - Cannoli

June 6th at 3p - Cassata siciliana

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COOK ALONG: Cannoli Sunday June 6th at 11am

$35.00

Join us for a wonderful and interactive cooking class on Sicilian Cannoli.

During this class, you will be making both the shell and the filling for your very own cannoli!

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COOK ALONG: Sicilian Cassata Sunday June 6th at 3pm

$35.00

Join Chef Daniela in preparing authentic Sicilian Cassata, a true beauty for the eyes and the palate!

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WINES OF SICILY - Presentation + ONLINE Tasting Saturday June 12th at 10am

$35.00

During this event, our Sommelier Daniela will guide you thru an exploration of Sicilian wines and facilitate the tasting of three wines.

List of selected wines will be sent upon registration.

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COOK ALONG: Siclian Almond Cookies (Biscotti alla mandorla) Sunday June 13th at 12pm

$35.00

Come and join Chef Daniela (connected directly from Palermo) in the preparation of the most representatives cookies of Sicily: almond cookies.

Ingredients list and zoom link will be sent upon registration.

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An Exploration into Italian Folk Music - Saturday June 19th at 10am

$15.00

During this presentation, young composer and musician Anthony Taddeo will guide us thru an exploration of Italy's diverse Folk Music and as recorded by Alan Lomax.

Anthony Taddeo has personally and professionally embarked on a musical adventure with his latest project, Alla Boara with the goal of showcasing the incredible diversity of Italy's folk music and history. Growing up in an Italian American home himself and being the first generation in my family to be born in America, he was never aware of Italian folk music’s wide diversity and strong musical identity until he discovered it as an adult listening to folklorist Alan Lomax’s recordings from 1954. These songs were much more eclectic and intriguing than any traditional Italian music he had heard before. The songs used instruments, lyrics and melodies that were deeply influenced by the surrounding countries and they dealt with the struggles and joy of everyday life.” 

 

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LECCE Live Tour - Saturday June 26th at 10am

$15.00
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NEW! Orecchiette & Sardinian gnocchi

$75.00

"Orecchiette" or "Little ears" is a specialty from the region of Puglia. Malloreddus are small Sardinian gnocchi. Both are made with semolina flour and are egg-free. Come and learn how to make them both!

This class is BYOB

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SIENA - LIVE TOUR Saturday July 17th at 10am

$15.00
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SAN GIMIGNANO - Live Tour Sunday July 18th at 10am

$15.00
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BOLOGNA - Live Tour Saturday July 24th at 10am

$15.00
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TORTELLINI Making Class

$75.00

True to the tradition of Emilia-Romagna, these meat-filled tortellini will have your guests ask for second, third and even fourth.

After making our Tortellini, we will enjoy the fruit of our labor!.

This class is BYOB

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VERONA - Live Tour Saturday July 31st @10am

$15.00
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Blue Flower Sicilian Earrings

$32.00

Handpainted lavastone earrings from Sicily
​Caltagirone ceramic tiles drop earrings, silver and white Baroque pearls

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Blue and Red Sicilian Earrings

$37.00
Handpainted lavastone earrings from Sicily

Caltagirone pottery, brass and silver coin earrings.

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SOLD OUT! Re di Denari Sicilian Earrings

$32.00
​Handpainted lavastone earrings from Sicily.
Earrings with white pearl and ceramic from Caltagirone
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Sicilian Boats Earrings

$40.00
Long handpainted lavastone earrings from Sicily. Each earring features a different scene from Sicily.
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Ceramic Black Onyx Sicilian Bracelet

$40.00
Handpainted lavastone ceramic with White Onyx from Caltagirone, Sicily
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Papaveri Earrings - Blue Agata earrings

$20.00 - $60.00
From the desire of creating earrings fit for women and girls was born the "JOY collection" , a collection that combine the classicism of the Caltagirone paintings with the glee of the little beads movement. 
The Caltagirone ceramic is on a little tile of Mount Etna lava stone, Tile Dimension cm 2x2
In these earrings, agate and angelite beads were used.
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Blue handpainted cermic bead Necklace

$37.00
Long necklace with semiprecious stones and ball in hand painted ceramics of Caltagirone.
The ball is worked by hand and has a diameter of about 2.3 cm.
The necklace worn around 45 cm

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Little Birds & Blue Quartz Earrings

$37.00
This simple pair of earrings combines the classicism of the Caltagirone paintings with the glee of the little beads movement. 
The Caltagirone ceramic is on a little tile of Mount Etna lava stone, Tile Dimension cm 2x2

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Handpainted plates from Sicily

$18.99 - $75.00

Just arrived from SICILY!!

These beautiful handpainted small bowls will certainly adorn your Christmas table!

LIMITED QUANTITIES! Buy them individually or a set of 6 (4 small appetizers bowl, 1 small square plate, 1 ashtray also great for nuts or olives).

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SOLD! Sicilian basket Necklace

$99.00

Also from SICILY, this beautiful handmade, handpainted necklace that represent the colors and the essence of this beautiful island and its people.

(Only 1 available). This and more Sicilian jewelry available at:

https://www.istitutomondoitaliano.org/store/c33/Sicilian_Lavastone_Jewellery.html

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Green Lavastone Earrings

$35.00 - $70.00

Beautiful and bright green lavastone earrings. A perfect match also for our Lemons bracelet (Sold separately).

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Souvenir Plate from Sicily

$15.99

Bright blue, this small plate from Sicily will bring the symbol of Sicily, the Trinacria right to your home.

(Measurement: 6.5inch diameter)

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  • About
  • The Italian Radio Hour
  • ADULT ITALIAN CLASSES
  • Cooking classes
  • Cooking Class CALENDAR
  • SUMMER CAMPS
  • LA DOLCE VITA Boutique
  • CILS exam/Dual Citizenship
  • GIFT CERTIFICATES
  • DISCOUNTED TICKETS to Pittsburgh Opera
  • Italian Bookstore
  • Translation/Interpretation
  • Bilingual Storytime
  • CHILDREN ITALIAN CLASSES
  • Birthday Parties/ROOM Rental
  • Category