Forte Family History Posts

After over 101 years serving the Berwick-upon-Tweed community, Fortes Restaurant has prepared its last meal and poured its last cappuccino, as it closed its doors for the final time last Wednesday.

Established in 1921, shortly after Carlo and Annarosa Forte emigrated from Mortale, this was the most northerly of all the Fortes catering establishments in England.    From those early days, it has remained in the same family all this time, with their son Alfredo and his wife Heather, and then their grandson, Remo and his wife Liz, taking over after them.

For over a century, a visit to Fortes of Berwick has clearly been a very special part of many people’s lives in this region. We now join many generations of happy customers to wish Remo and Liz a very happy retirement.

Congratulations to Luke Forte from Tunbridge Wells, who has recently returned from the International Taekwon-Do Federation World Cup Championships in Slovenia, having beaten 21 other competitors from 12 different countries.  In Luke’s category of Male 15 – 17 years, 4th to 1st Kup, he also won a bronze medal in sparring, but his gold medal in Special Techniques makes him World Cup Champion.

Luke is the son of Anthony and Anne Forte, and the grandson of Ralph and Elizabeth from Hastings.

We’re all proud of you, Luke!

Congratulations to the newly elected mayor of Casalattico, Francesco Di Lucia, and his Viva Casalattico team on winning the local council elections in Casalattico today.  The results were as follows:

FRANCESCO ANTONIO DI LUCIA – ELECTED

55.69%

VOTES: 279

		VOTES	SEATS
	55.69%	279	7

ANGELANTONIO MACARI

33.13%

VOTES: 166

		VOTES	SEATS
	33.13%	166	2

PIERO ANGELO MORELLI

11.18%

VOTES: 56

		VOTES	SEATS
	11.18%	56	1

I’m sure that the whole of the extended Forte family will want to wish Giorgia McAllister Forte the very best of luck as she launches Monforte Viennoiserie in Carlton North, Melbourne, Australia, this week.

Giorgia trained as a Patisserie Chef with Mark Hix in London and worked with Clare Ptak at Violet Cakes in East London, before she moved to Melbourne five years ago. Her new company, Monforte Viennoiserie, will be a pasticceria that creates European-inspired pastries and jams, thus carrying the family baking genes across the world to the benefit of all those fortunate Melburnians.

Giorgia is the younger daughter of Giovanna Forte and Ken McAllister, and a granddaughter of the late Nino and Luisa Forte from Brighton.

Best of luck, Giorgia!