We love Italian food and we think you might as well. Therefore, we created a Modern Italian Mini-site dedicated to Italian food where you can add you recipes, learn new recipes, enjoy the photo gallery and add to it, and interact with others who share you passion for authentic Italian food.

Modern Italian Mini-sites act as, well, small websites within our new community website. There are currently mini-sites dedicated to food, travel, Italian-American culture, language, and other Italian-related themes. Once you register as a member, you are welcome to join any public mini-sites and learn from and share with other members.

Our mini-sites are available for anyone who would like to utilize our website for Italian-related interaction. Likewise, our mini-sites are available to companies to use to keep in contact with current customers and to make new ones. They are an ideal place for people to share their experiences with others through the blog, photo albums, and document management capabilities. Just imagine having a place for all of those travel photos and what a great testimonial they would be!

Just send us an email and we'll review your idea and set-up a mini-site for you. In the meantime, enjoy some great new photos and recipes on Modern Italian Mangiare!

We are also very interested in moderators for our existing mini-sites. If you are interested in sharing your Italian passion with other members, let us know. It is a great way to get exposure for your particular passion!

Our friend and author Toni Lydecker, introduced to us by Kathy McCabe of Dream of Italy, is writing a cookbook on Sicilian-style fish and other seafood, and is interested in recipes and the stories that go with them-could be a family recipe or a great dish you had in a Sicilian home or restaurant. She's already covered for classics like pasta con le sarde but is still looking for unusual dishes or ones with a regional twist. Toni is also interested in recipes for Sicilian desserts, for a chapter at the end of the book-simple cakes, cooks, fruit desserts.

We would like you to support her efforts to find truly unique, Sicilian or Sicily-inspired dishes for her cookbook. She will provide the lucky people whose recipes are used in her fabulous cookbook with credit for the recipe and a special gift.

Most importantly, however, is for us to share our family secrets with others who are truly passionate about Italian culture!

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The Sicilian Film Festival is an international showcase for all of the best of Sicily, including its art, food, culture, history and people.

Our friend, Emanuele Viscuso, is the founder of the Sicilian Film Festival of Miami, Florida and would like to share his video about the festival and its international importance with you.

We are happy to have been able to share this newsletter with you. Please let us know what else we can do to bring you closer to Italian culture. We are always looking to inform our members of events in their areas so please email us with events you know about for people passionate about Italy and Italian culture!

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Modern Italian Network is open to anyone passionate about Italian culture regardless of ethnicity, race, nationality, or any other discriminating factor. We believe that you don't have to be Italian to love Italy and you don't have to be in Italy to live like an Italian:-).

Alla prossima!