Dining By Design 2014 What a privilege to be part of this fabulous event! Dining By Design in Kansas...

Julie Jurden

Dining By Design 2014

What a privilege to be part of this fabulous event! Dining By Design in Kansas City funds HIV and AIDS related education and prevention in our city. This event was founded in Kansas City and has been embraced in many major cities across the country. I am so proud of the talent and dedication I saw first hand from the set up to the clean up and everything in between. Richard...

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Motherhood The toughest most rewarding job in the world! On May...

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Motherhood

The toughest most rewarding job in the world! On May 11th we will celebrate Mom’s everywhere on Festa della Mamma (Mother’s Day). Creating a special day for Mom is the focus from eating out to flowers to special cards and poems and, in Italy, it often includes a heart shaped cake. Unofficially, Mother’s Day in Italy began with celebrations of the Roman goddess of marriage and motherhood, Juno, meaning vital force - quite appropriate for Italian mammas. We all know incredible moms whether they are our children, our mothers, grandmothers, friends who are mothers etc. We want to hear about your favorite mom and why she holds this place in your heart. The subject of the best submission will receive the gift above as a surprise for Mother’s Day and we will share her story along with a picture of her and her gift(if you send one) on Monday the 12th here and on our facebook page. More details on submission coming soon at www.facebook.com/mymodigliani

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Wedding Season When I was a bride, June was the most popular month to get married without a doubt....

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Wedding Season

 

When I was a bride, June was the most popular month to get married without a doubt. Now in this age of destination weddings, work schedules, and families spread across the globe, weddings have become popular all year round. In our family, we have had a backyard wedding in June, a church wedding in December, a destination wedding in March, and a wedding in a winery in October. Each...

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Italian Venue Martha Stewart Weddings featured the wedding of model Chrissy Teigen and singer John...

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Italian Venue

Martha Stewart Weddings featured the wedding of model Chrissy Teigen and singer John Legend at the Villa Pizzo on Lake Como in Italy in the Spring issue. Check out the photos online for the incredible venue and special details including letter pressed programs with a crest motif and waxed cord binding. 

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Spring Baskets Finally Spring is here and we are ready! It is a time for renewal of spirit as we...

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Spring Baskets

 

Finally Spring is here and we are ready! It is a time for renewal of spirit as we watch nature wake up with flowers blooming, spring storms brewing and a clean scent in the air. 

Whether or not you celebrate Easter, you will appreciate the evolved Italian tradition of the chocolate Easter Egg. Chocolate artisans will create a decorated egg around the subject of your choice....

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Dinner Party Italian Style Inspired by our trip to Italy, we hosted a dinner party to try out some...

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Dinner Party Italian Style

 

Inspired by our trip to Italy, we hosted a dinner party to try out some new Italian recipes and wines to a very forgiving group of friends who are used to our experiments! We love to cook but also don’t want to miss out on any conversation so our criteria for food at these gatherings involves lots of pre prep and help in the kitchen. Our dining room table is round...

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Roman Finale

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Rome has a taste of everything Italian. It provides many contrasts to the senses. It is a bustling city with crowded subways as well as a place with garden like piazzas, lemons the size of grapefruits sold in stands down any street, and drinkable water from a spigot outside the Pantheon. It is a place of celebrations with Carnivale confetti on the streets and trattorias with black truffle delights...

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