Chef Marcello Russodivito’s journey from Campobasso and Riccia to celebrated restaurants, television, charity and culinary education reflects a lifetime of Italian hospitality in America.

A 2016 invitation from Ferrazzano once looked like a political curiosity. In 2026, after January 6, the pardons, new tariffs, health coverage losses, and American withdrawal from international cooperation, Robert De Niro's central warning about Donald Trump looks justified.