I'm Louis Scalzo, Author
I'm Louis Scalzo, Author
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My works currently include a newly released narrative social history, My Mother's Kitchen: The Kitchens of Taylor Street, and soon-to-be-released Taylor Street Certified: The Tales of Chicago's Little Italy. Both are part of the trilogy, Taylor Street Saga
⭐ My Mother's Kitchen receives an outstanding review in the July 2026 issue of La Nostra Voce:
From Pamela Dorazio Dean's review:
"Louis Scalzo has written far more than a memoir.......He has written a loving tribute to his family, his neighborhood, and the traditions that shaped both"
"His memories feel genuine, making it easy for readers to understand why this place remained so important to him."
My Mother's Kitchen: The Kitchens of Taylor Street
A firsthand account of the neighborhood kitchen as the heart of family and community life in Chicago's Taylor Street, Little Italy, following World War II.
⭐ My Mother's Kitchen receives an outstanding review from Wendy Brickman,Wendy Brickman, a widely recognized civic leader in Monterey County, has long been a prominent voice in the region’s cultural and community life : My Mother's Kitchen: The Kitchens of Taylor St. by Louis Scalzo | Goodreads
Coming Soon: Taylor Street Certified: The Tales of Chicago's Little Italy
Taylor Street Certified: The Tales of Chicago's Little Italy is a narrative, firsthand social history of one of America's most vibrant Italian-American neighborhoods during the 1950s and early 1960s. Told through the eyes of a boy growing up on Taylor Street, the book captures the people, traditions, humor, struggles, and everyday moments that shaped a generation, by it preserveing the voices, values, and culture of a close-knit community that has largely disappeared from the American landscape.
Through personal stories, historical photographs, family documents, and carefully researched context, Taylor Street Certified explores what it meant to belong to a neighborhood where family, faith, friendship, and mutual responsibility defined daily life. It is a celebration of Chicago's Little Italy and a tribute to the ordinary people whose lives created an extraordinary community—preserving their legacy for future generations.
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