Held at the St. Francis Yacht Club on June 3, the Italian Consulate’s Festa della Repubblica was what you might expect of an Italian national holiday celebration: A gregarious guest list, infectious energy, European sports cars and, naturally, a gigantic cheese mountain that would inspire an Italian chef’s kiss from even the most casual foodie. Held in honor of Italy’s national and republic holiday, the event also hosted a youth orchestra that serenaded the crowd with both the Italian and U.S.national anthems — Il Canto degli Italiani and The Star-Spangled Banner — along with a delightful rendition of O Sole Mio.
