1st Annual Cannoli Tournament of Little Italy San Jose
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CLICK THE "SILICON VALLEY GIVES" OPTION TO HAVE YOUR $25 DONATION MATCHED! Let the competition begin!!! Little Italy San Jose will be hosting a Little Italy Cannoli tournament at Bel Bacio (Bel Bacio - 350 W. Julian St #4 San Jose, CA). We will be bringing together contestants from Pastry chefs, to Italian Bakeries, to...
Pranzo della Campania Regional Lunch with Madeline Damiano
Thursday, May 21 - 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.425 N. Fourth Street -San Jose, CA 95112$12 members - $15 non-members RSVP online, or by email or call 408-293-7122. Madeline will be preparing a feast in the Avellino-style of cooking which her grandmother brought with her from Italy. The signature dish will be the 'dolce' Pastiera, a t...
La Balena and Il Grillo: Earthy, rustic Italian flavors
By Michael Bauer In Carmel-by-the-Sea, where dozens of restaurants and cafes echo the town's quaint charm, Emanuele and Anna Bartolini seem to go a different direction by channeling the rugged California coastline. Whereas most restaurants offer a safe Western menu, the couple, who opened La Balena three years ago, concentrate on the rustic. Earl...
The Pasta Sisters: la pasta fresca come quella della nonna adesso anche a Los Angeles
«Ma Giorgia, non posso mica fare gnocchi per tutti ristoranti di Los Angeles!». «Vabbé mamma, vorrà dire che ti aiuterò io». Per fare impresa, così come nella preparazione di una ricetta, ci vanno ingredienti e metodo. Prendete una buona dose di coraggio, aggiungeteci un po' d'incoscienza per affrontare il rischio, quindi armatevi di pazie...
Easy Cioppino is a traditional San Francisco seafood stew
I once went with a friend to San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf — for lunch. I grew up as the daughter of a commercial airline pilot, which made it easy to taste the world on a whim. My children did not inherit the same travel benefits, but I like to think that my own job as a food editor and restaurant critic has shown them that worthwhile...
Il console Battocchi visita i padiglioni del Fancy Food Show
La 38.ma edizione del Fancy Food Show ha abbassato il sipario ieri all'insegna della soddisfazione generale da parte della maggioranza delle 49 aziende italiane che hanno confermato la propria presenza con prodotti alimentari e bevande in un mercato a stelle e strisce decisamente in fermento.Ieri ha fatto visita alla vetrina internazionale della ta...
Cox: Warm and welcoming dining
Of all the fine restaurants in Healdsburg, the one with the warmest, most welcoming vibe is undoubtedly Baci Café & Wine Bar. The husband and wife owners are the source of this affability. Executive Chef Shari Sarabi is originally from Iran and Lisbeth Holmefjord, who runs the front of the house, is originally from Norway. They met in...
This Place Looks Familiar
When the man swayed into Tosca Cafe with the distant yet determined expression of a bar-stool poet 50 years late for a drink with Jack Kerouac, I thought he had to be a ringer. When he listed past the gleaming, monumental espresso machine and produced a bottle of off-brand tequila from his jacket, I was sure of it. Ken Friedman and April B...
All' Angolo Is Still Koreatown's Best Italian Restaurant
by Sarah Bennett Somewhere in my dreams, there is a little neighborhood Italian cafe, like the ones in Bologna (or New York, for that matter), with butcher paper on the tables and a jovial chef who can make his mother's specialty pastas and will charge you a fraction of what they're worth. The cheese tastes fresher, the bread is crustier,...
Busalacchis Swapping Sicilian Into India Street's Po Pazzo
by Candice Woo One of San Diego's founding restaurant families — the Busalacchis — whose Busalacchi Restaurants stable includes India Street's Cafe Zucchero, is gearing up to refresh one of its other Little Italy restaurants. Po Pazzo Bar and Grille, which first opened in 2004 as a swanky old school chophouse that specialized in I...
Charlie’s Italian Joint brings New York to Redondo Beach
Charlie's calls itself "A New York Italian Joint," which isn't quite right. It's a good deal more affable, cheerful and neighborly than the dark and crammed madhouse restaurants I grew up going to in New York City. By contrast, Charlie's Italian Joint in Redondo Beach is bright and spacious, with a groovy bar with a lot of big screens tune...
That’s Italian owners bid arrivederchi to the KRV
By Kathe Malouf When Romeo and Anna Schiavi took their first look at a restaurant building in Kernville, Anna turned to her husband and asked, "Where's the town?" to which her husband replied "You're sitting in it." That was more than 20 years ago and the restaurant they looked at became "That's Italian", a popular restaurant where cu...