Jim Roberts It was a typical, Arizona beautiful day at the Turf Paradise Track in Phoenix. The horses were getting saddled. The Tipsters were touting their tips. The Railbirds were jockeying for their spot on the rail and 17 intrepid Italian-Americans from PebbleCreek were assembling in the glass enclosed Turf Club Room right above the…
Jim Roberts Picture yourself in Tuscany near Florence, Italy. It is a quiet autumn Sunday afternoon. The sun is peaking through the scattered clouds, and a soft breeze is drifting through the tall, thin, Italian pines. Nobody is working in the vineyard or the Crush House. The beautiful Sangiovese grapes are hanging heavy on the…
Jim Roberts The October monthly luncheon for the Italian-American Club had 25 members park their appetites squarely in the back room of the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. Our gracious hosts, Stu and Sheila Millendorf, were there to greet us as we arrived. The Millendorfs were pitching right in, helping our club and doing a great…
Jim Roberts Just like a bad penny, they keep coming back. Only this time, they came with a little more than a penny-weight. Ken and Carolyn Minichiello hosted this wonderful evening of dining. Fifty-eight strong showed up and filled about a third of Romano’s Macaroni Grill restaurant. This was an amazing turnout considering the absence…
Jim Roberts Was that a fabulous lunch, or what? The hosts, Jim and Carol Roberts, say “Excelente” to Alfredo and Angel and all the gang down at Angel’s Diner. Everything came down exactly as planned and it was fabulous. The snowbirds are gone and they missed the best lunch of the year. Regardless, we had…
Jim Roberts Cinco de Mayo was done and it was time for the Italian-Americans to have lunch at a local restaurant. This month it was to be Romano’s Macaroni Grill. Our gracious hosts were Tom and Linda Orlando. We had 26 members show up Saturday, May 6 to experience the cuisine of the Macaroni Grill.…
Jim Roberts The feast in honor of St. Joseph was celebrated by the Italian-American Club of PebbleCreek on Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Sunrise Park. A record 74 members were present to enjoy the feast catered by Buca de Beppo of Peoria. After a few reminders of upcoming events from President Ken Minichiello, we feasted…
Jim Roberts Mangia Mangia was the order of the day as 106 members and guests of the PebbleCreek Italian-American Club assembled in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom Sunday, February 26, 2017 for the annual feast featuring cooking from various regions of Italy and Sicily. The attendance was a 23% increase over the previous year and a…
JoAnn Fioretti On Saturday, December 3 the PebbleCreek Italian American Club hosted its fifteenth annual Poinsettia Ball in the Tuscany Ballroom. Two-hundred-eighty attendees made this event a huge success. The night started out with appetizers being served in the Chianti Room accompanied by the wonderful performance of tunes by Bart Ventura. Next came a full…
Jim Roberts The PebbleCreek Italian-American Club had their October luncheon meeting at Flavors of Louisiana Restaurant on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The meeting portion was conducted by President Ken Minichello who reviewed upcoming events. Check the website for details; pciac.org. The Flavors of Louisiana Restaurant proved to be an outstanding venue for our monthly lunch.…