Foodiamo and friends: Amatriciana for Amatrice
Last night, the historic town of Amatrice, 65 miles from Rome, was hit by a devastating earthquake. The neighboring towns of Accumoli, Arquata, and Pescara del Tronto, among others, were also struck. As of now, 247 people appear to have died, while 368 were injured. Here at Foodiamo, on the other side of the ocean, we felt like we had to c...
Italian Quality Served on a Golden Plate
by Andrew Bagley Approximately 65-70 guests gathered at the Convivio Center in Little Italy on Thursday, May 9 to witness the culinary awards ceremony of the Ospitalità Italiana – Seal of Authenticity, referred to as "Marchio Q". Conferred under the auspices of the Italian government, the "Q" Seal of Authenticity golden plate hono...
Revel in Old-School, Red-Sauce Italian at Pina's Bistro
It's getting much more difficult to find old-school Italian-American restaurants, coast to coast. Sadly, over the past few decades, even Mulberry Street in New York's iconic Little Italy has devolved into a saccharine tourist trap for unwitting visitors. When two up-and-coming chefs, Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, opened Torrisi Italian S...
Panera doing away with all food additives
Panera is about to announce a radical plan for all artificial additives in the food it sells: junk 'em. Amid growing consumer concern about the ingredients in foods purchased in restaurants and grocery stores, one of the nation's most successful fast-casual dining chains on Tuesday will announce plans to dump all artificial additives from its food...
Giro D'Italia Italian Wine event
Join us Sunday June 28th in partnership with Enoteca La Storia Wine bar in los gatos for a fundraiser in Little Italy San Jose for the Italian Museum & Cultural center. You can purchase tickets on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/giro-ditalia-winetasting-by-enoteca-la-storia-tickets-17366060354 or you can mail a check made out to "Little Ita...
Pasta Sisters Makes Italian Specialties Affordable Again
by Joshua Lurie The menu at Pasta Sisters is more or less mix-and-match. Pick a pasta and match your favorite sauce. Tagliatelle, spaghetti, pappardelle and penne are all considered basic. House-made gnocchi and ravioli cost a bit more. For a sense of what you'll face at the register, tagliatelle tossed with tomato basil sauce runs $7.50....
Little Italy landmark closing for overhaul
Solunto bakery, a Little Italy landmark since the late 1960s, will undergo a major renovation that will bring house-made gelato, wood-fired pizzas and fine dining to the India Street space. While the family-run business was sold about six years ago, it remained a bakery and casual eatery in recent years, but owner Antonino Mastellone, a pr...
Piero Selvaggio’s Valentino: on top of the L.A. restaurant industry for over 40 years
by Silvia Simonetti Italian cuisine is recognized and appreciated all across the globe. From extremely simple to more refined dishes, what makes the real difference are the genuine ingredients of our tradition. Yet there was a time in the - not so distant - past when they couldn't be found abroad, due to their cost and perishabili...
LA-Based Caffé Primo Launches All-Day East Village Eatery
by Candice Woo Caffé Primo, which has locations throughout Los Angeles including the Sunset Strip, downtown LA and Santa Monica, opens its first San Diego restaurant today in the East Village at 1330 Market Street, in a 5,469-square-foot space at the based of the 13 & Market building that includes a large wrap-around patio which seats...
Mazzetti's Bakery celebrates 40 years
By Jean Bartlett On April 29, before the crowd arrived to celebrate the 40th year of the ever-popular Mazzetti's Bakery, Rudy and Julie Mazzetti sat together and looked around at all the flowers well-wishers had sent — bouquets filled with every color imaginable, bouquets with balloons. Along with the Pacifica Tribune, there were a few ot...
Little Italy Bakery Aims to Make 350-Pound Cannoli in Bid for World Title
A Little Italy institution plans to mark this year's San Gennaro Feast with an ambitious project: a 12-foot cannolo containing 50 pounds of chocolate chips. Ferrara Bakery and Cafe at 195 Grand St. has been working on a giant-sized version of its cannoli, a Sicilian pastry made with a light, crispy shell filled with sweet cream, chocolate...
Food Tech is set to Boom as Expo Milano Opens its Doors
A recent article in l'Espresso highlights what many in Silicon Valley and Italy have been sensing for some time: investment and interest in food tech is poised to boom. By responsibly experimenting with the food we eat, innovators are inventing marketable food products unlike anything we've ever seen before. Take, the WikiPearl, for exampl...