Welcome to the second episode of “Spirit of Naples”! The Neapolitan cook who’s winning hearts (and appetites!) with super delicious recipes and hilarious videos—all in Neapolitan. In this interview, Natascia reveals how she invents her mouth-watering dishes, why she faced criticism for speaking Neapolitan (and why she didn’t care!), what it’s like being stopped on […]
Napulitanamente magazine announces website redesign and new edition
Celebrating Neapolitan and Southern Italian Heritage Los Angeles, CA – April 14, 2026 – Napulitanamente, the premier magazine dedicated to Mediterranean culture with a special emphasis on Neapolitan and Southern Italian heritage, is thrilled to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website and the release of its latest luxury paper edition. Napulitanamente magazine, based […]
Cooking with Mamma Elvia from September 24th
Cooking with Mamma Elvia Starting from September 24th, every Tuesday, at 12pm PST, tasty video recipes from the Calabrian tradition will be released. Delicious typical dishes prepared with love by Elvia Civale, a mother who transformed her talent into a successful business, from her kitchen to Giallo Zafferano blog u to Dolci e Delizie di […]
Cooking with mamma Elvia Ep.7 – Spezzatino di maiale con piselli
Spezzatino di maiale con piselli (Pork stew with peas) Second Course/Main Course Pork stew with peas is a complete and spring-like second course, between the goodness and freshness of peas and the appetizing and delicious pork meat, this second course is truly succulent, pork meat that in Calabria is used a lot cooked and especially […]
Cooking with mamma Elvia Ep.6 – Laganello con baccalà e olive nere
Laganello con baccalà e olive nere (Laganello with cod and black olives) – First Course Typical homemade and traditional pasta, simple and uniquely good, the seasoning of this pasta is of various types, I preferred to make it with cod, a good fish with a very high nutritional value typical of our Mediterranean diet made […]
Cooking with mamma Elvia Ep.5 – Polpette di patate alla calabrese
Polpette di patate alla calabrese (Calabrese Style Potato Balls ) – Appetizer/Side Dish Potato Balls Calabrese Style are a typical traditional appetizer, prepared with the fabulous potatoes of the Sila Plateau, which have become an IGP product, and with the typical Calabrese Salciccia made with Pupazzo (dried and ground pepper, both sweet and spicy) which […]
Cooking with mamma Elvia Ep.4 – Cipolla rossa di Tropea con vincotto
Cipolla rossa di Tropea con vincotto (Tropea Red Onion cooked with Vincotto) – Side Dish/Appetizer A fresh, delicious and healthy side dish, easy to prepare and enjoy With a good
Cooking with mamma Elvia Ep.3 – Melanzane ripiene alla calabrese
Melanzane ripiene alla calabrese (Calabrian-style stuffed eggplant) – Second Course Calabrian-style eggplant is a typical recipe from Calabria, this dish is the symbol of summer recipes in Calabria and can be cooked in various ways. Calabrese-style eggplant is a complete, healthy dish with a unique flavor, a tasty second course that will make your mouth […]
Cooking with mamma Elvia Ep.2 – Rascatielli al sugo di pomodoro
Homemade Rascatielli with tomato sauce – First Course Typical homemade pasta prepared with simple ingredients flour and water, a traditional pasta that was prepared in homes on holidays, with a particular shape because it is worked with the gnocchi ruler, a shape that collects and mixes all the goodness of the sauce, it can also […]
Cooking with mamma Elvia Ep.1 – Vecchiaredde Fritte
I Vecchiaredde (Stuffed Fritters) – Appetizer/Side Dish A typical Calabrian fried food that can be prepared in various ways both in the type of dough and in the shape, which can be: elongated, donut or ball. They can be
Calabria’s Rich Culinary Traditions
Variety and taste from the Ionian coast – By D. Porter Let’s take a little culinary getaway to a tucked away corner of Italy where time slows down and food traditions still thrive. I’m talking about the sleepy agricultural town of Sibari in Calabria’s toe. This is the kind of place that moves to the […]
Pasta cu ‘a cucozza. Neapolitan Pasta with pumpkin
The Neapolitan pasta and pumpkin is a poor but hydrating, fresh and light dish that is often prepared in Naples in summer, given the availability of the characteristic Neapolitan pumpkin, with green skin and orange inside. A delicacy much more nutrient than the classic Halloween pumpkin we see during fall. It is tasty and sweet. […]
Arancini di riso – Italian rice balls
Arancini are a delicious dish suitable as an appetizer or as a snack. It is a simple dish to prepare that lends itself to many variations. In fact, these beautiful rice balls can be seasoned with peas, mushrooms… Even, by adding minced meat and tomato sauce, and changing shape, they turn into suppli’. This is […]
Spaghetti alla puveriello
Spaghetti alla Puveriello: Naples’ 5-Minute Post-War Comfort Food Born in the streets of Napoli during the post-war years, Spaghetti alla Puveriello (Poor Man’s Spaghetti) is proof that simplicity and flavor aren’t mutually exclusive. This humble dish is quick, delicious, nutritious—and even the kids devour it. Ready in under 10 minutes, it’s the ultimate weeknight savior. […]
Marketiello. A Canadian with a Neapolitan heart.
This is the story of Mark Manganiello aka Marketiello, a Canadian with Neapolitan origins. His father was from Cimitile, a neighboring agricultural town next to Nola in the Campania region. He immigrated to Canada with his family when he was only four years old. During the adolescence he went to study in Italy where he […]
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Napulitanamente: sharing culture step by step
Napulitanamente is a magazine that covers Neapolitan culture and its extraordinary heritage all over the world. We are an independent publication that was established in July 31st 2020 and since then we accrued 1500 monthly readers and more than 10900 followers on social media. Our focus is to spread the Neapolitan heritage and help people […]
In a “small” time.
The story of a man who lived a life of love, passion and adventure. In the late 60ies he was a young man. From Rome, Italy, he moved to Lugano, Switzerland. There he studied “L’Arte de la Cucina”. His name was Marcello. In few years he started to meet languages and lifestyles of the world. […]