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Joseph DeGregorio (“Joe D.”),a native of “The Hill” in St. Louis, Missouri, is the the son of first generation Italian-Americans. He is a member of The Hill Business Association, NCMS, The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and The Veteran of Foreign Wars. In 2006 Joe began pursuing a lifelong passion (as his father before him did) of providing Guided Tours of the fascinating and unique St. Louis Italian-American neighborhood affectionately called “The Hill”.
For tour information, please click here.
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Italian Food Facts
DID YOU KNOW:
The term Neapolitan Ice Cream originated in the U.S. in the late 19th century, and is presumably a reference to the 3 layered ice cream cakes of Tortoni, a Neapolitan.
In the 13th century, the Pope set quality standards for pasta.
Tripolini or "little bows" were named to honor the Italian conquest of Tripoli in Libya.
There are more than 600 pasta shapes produced worldwide
In Italian, fettucine means ribbons; stelline means little stars; and capelli d'angelo means angel's hair.
Egg noodles contain egg; almost all other dry pasta shapes do not. By federal law, a noodle must contain 5.5 percent egg solids to be called a noodle. So without egg, a noodle really isn't a noodle.
One cup cooked spaghetti provides about 200 calories, 40 grams of carbohydrates, less than one gram of total fat, no cholesterol and only one gram of sodium when cooked without salt. |
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