Jessica's Cucina

04/27/2026

04/22/2026

Come see us at the Nicolet College Food Truck Rally ! 4/22 🌎

04/19/2026

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Looking for some summer fun? Join our 2026 Summer Bocce League! Every year, members of our league get to compete, meet new friends, and enjoy the beautiful summer weather on our Bocce Court!

What is Bocce Ball? Bocce ball is an Italian yard game that has been around since the time of the Romans. It is simple to learn and anyone no matter their skill level can play! Grab some friends and family to create teams of four, though subs are recommended as well. Games are played outside are our specialty-made bocce courts. The cost is $50 per team.

Interested? Attend our informational meeting Tuesday, May 14! If you cannot attend, please email [email protected] or call or text 715-891-0775 to register.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

04/14/2026

We are upgrading our food truck equipment : 8 burner Wolf stove/oven. She has been very good to me over the years but we need more ovens. I have new ovens ordered but will need her for a few early spring gigs yet. Will be available after April 25th. Was originally natural gas we converted to propane it can go back to gas if you want to. Best offer. Pick up no delivery .

04/05/2026

03/15/2026

On March 14, 1891, one of the darkest chapters in American history unfolded in New Orleans when a mob lynched eleven Italian immigrants after they were accused of killing Police Chief David Hennessy. Despite weak evidence and with some of the men already being acquitted, the mob stormed the jail and carried out the largest mass lynching in U.S. history. The event exposed the dangerous consequences of prejudice and anti-immigrant hysteria that many Italian immigrants faced since the 19th century.

Through its anti-defamation arm, the Commission for Social Justice (CSJ), the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America has consistently worked to preserve the memory of this tragedy and educate future generations about its lessons.

In 2019, the CSJ worked closely with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell to secure a historic public apology for what is now recognized as one of the largest mass lynchings in U.S. history. Subsequently, in October 2024, the CSJ also unveiled a commemorative plaque marking the site of the lynching, as a way to eternalize the memory of the victims and bring attention to the long and dark history of anti-Italian discrimination in the United States.

Today, the memory of the eleven victims remains a powerful reminder that intolerance and misinformation can lead to grave injustice—and that remembering history is essential to preventing it from happening again.

01/06/2026

In Italian folklore, La Befana is a kindly witch who flies through the night on Epiphany Eve in search of Christ in Bethlehem, leaving sweets and small gifts along the way for good children.

Celebrated on Jan. 6, the Feast of the Epiphany marks the close of the Christmas season, with La Befana symbolizing generosity, humility and age-old tradition.

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12/15/2025

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12/13/2025

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Welcome to Italy. We’re happy you’re here. But the moment you start eating… things get interesting.

1. Stop asking for pineapple on pizza.
We’re begging you. Please. This is Italy, not a tropical experiment.

2. Stop asking for chicken on pizza.
Chicken has never met a pizza in Italy. They are complete strangers.

3. Stop putting ketchup on pasta.
We see you. We pretend not to. But inside, we collapse dramatically.

4. Stop asking for parmesan on seafood pasta.
There are many crimes in this world. This is one of them.

5. Stop asking for spaghetti bolognese everywhere in Italy.
It exists in Bologna. Outside Bologna, you’re basically asking for a unicorn.

6. Stop asking for “Italian dressing.”
We have olive oil. We have vinegar. The “Italian dressing” from abroad is… a mystery to us all.

7. Stop asking for Alfredo pasta.
We know TikTok told you it's Italian. TikTok lied.

8. Stop ordering “pepperoni pizza” expecting salami.
You'll get bell peppers. And confusion. Mostly confusion.

9. Stop cutting spaghetti with a knife.
Use a fork. Twirl. It’s easy. We promise the spaghetti will not escape.

10. Stop asking for carbonara “extra creamy.”
Carbonara becomes creamy from eggs and cheese—not cream. Adding cream makes it something else entirely.

11. Stop asking for chicken parmigiana.
It’s not Italian. It doesn’t exist here. We don’t know who told you it was ours.

12. Stop putting ice in wine.
If the wine tastes bad with ice… it’s not the ice that’s the problem.

13. Stop asking for ranch dressing.
We don’t know what it is. We don’t have it. We’re scared of it.

14. Stop asking for “a side of spaghetti” like it’s fries.
Spaghetti is not a side dish. It has pride.

15. Stop using a spoon to eat spaghetti.
It’s not wrong… but every Italian at the table suddenly feels the need to look away.

16. Stop trying to customize every plate.
“No onion, no tomato, no cheese, no sauce…”
My friend, that’s a plate of sadness.

17. Stop calling every waiter “garçon.”
This is not Paris. We keep it simple: “Scusi.”

18. Stop ordering spaghetti with meatballs.
It’s a great dish—just not an Italian one. Here, the two live separate lives.