What You'll Be Eating at Knead & Co. Pasta Bar Downtown
By Lesley Balla In an effort to curb merging lines and crowded aisles, the Grand Central Market has finally put up signs designating where customers should wait in line for food at any of the stalls. That's because the almost 100-year-old market is busier than ever, with hungry hounds descend on the place for cheap carnitas tacos,...
Piero Selvaggio, the native of Modica who wrote the history of Italian cuisine in the USA
Piero Selvaggio, born and raised in Modica, relocated with his family to the USA at the age of 18. He is considered the ambassador of Italian cuisine in the US and the best restaurateur of all times. Selvaggio believes his success is tightly linked to his origins and his sicilianness. With great pride he tells us how he started at the lowe...
A new Italian deli and gelato bar plans April opening
A new Italian deli scheduled to open in April will bring artisan paninis, gelato and imported goods to the 1801 L Street building in midtown, next door to Yogurtagogo. Eatuscany—owned by husband-and-wife team Franco and Stefania Zerbinati (who hail from the northern Tuscan seaside city of Viareggio, Italy)—will specialize in lunchtime fare lik...
Full house at the IIC for a gastronomic journey throughout Italy
by Silvia Simonetti In the months of May and June, the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles will dedicate a series of events, round tables, screenings, and other initiatives to Expo Milan 2015 and its main themes, nutrition and sustainability. On the backdrop of the exhibition "Menu d'Autore" - open to the public from April 2...
New Italian Restaurant Owners Share a Traditional Family Favorite: Eggplant Parmesan!
Piccolo Napoli is a brand new, family-run, Italian restaurant and pizzeria located in Orinda's Theatre Square. The restaurant is owned by Peter and Maria Eberle, who employ the services of their high school and college-aged children - when they are not busy with their many competitive sports. Eberle, a local fellow who graduated from Miram...
San Jose's venerable Paolo's restaurant to close Aug. 8
by Linda Zavoral The venerable Paolo's, which in 1958 introduced then-agricultural San Jose to fine dining, is closing Aug. 8. Carolyn Allen, the daughter of owner and founding chef Jack Allen (born Giacchino Paolo Aiello), announced the news "with deep regret" on the restaurant's website Wednesday. "After six decades in downtown San...
Spotlight on the First Italian Cuisine in the World in Los Angeles
The IACCW launches the First Italian Cuisine in the Word Week at WestEdge, the leading contemporary design fair in the US through a lineup of chef's live demos highlighting the extraordinary Italian culinary heritage. Demos will take place at WestEdge, within the Fisher & Paykal Culinary Pavilion on Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, N...
Rita's Italian Ice Now Open On Main Street In Santa Monica
Rita's Italian Ice, the nation's largest Italian Ice concept with more than 600 outlets in 20 states, has opened its newest outlet in Santa Monica at 2307 Main Street. The new Rita's Italian Ice is the fifth outlet open in California for the popular brand and is owned and operated by local residents and franchisees Hannah and Young Ko. The...
Solunto's Bakes Up a Delicious Modern Renaissance in Little Italy
After a year and half absence, the famous bread and other baked goods at Solunto's Bakery are available again, plus so much more. The iconic bakery, founded in Little Italy in the 1960s, reopened yesterday after a complete remodel and now features an enhanced bakery section and expanded food and drink offerings. Owner Antonino Mastellone,...
A taste of Italy in September
"La cucina Italiana è la madre cucina del mondo." ("The Italian cuisine is the mother cuisine of the (western) world.") Lorenzo II De' Medici was a banker in Florence who attained significant power and wealth by bankrolling the monarchies of Europe. When his daughter Catherine De' Medici married King Henry of France in 1547 and she moved...
Authentic Italian Enters La Jolla Via Acquavite Ristorante
Eater readers asked us to look into a new restaurant in La Jolla, where Italian food is once again a focus in the Coast Walk complex across from La Jolla Cove. The space, occupied by Trattoria Acqua for almost 20 years before it shuttered in 2011 has been remodeled by new proprietors, who recently opened Acquavite Ristorante on Prospect Street. &n...
Il Capriccio: Italian in Los Feliz
by Scott Bridges One of the joys of dining out frequently in unfamiliar neighborhoods is discovering heretofore unknown eateries that become your go-to spot whenever you're back in that part of town. Case in point: Il Capriccio in Los Feliz. I was in the area for a Press Club event earlier in the evening, and was looking for something...