Italian deli opens in downtown Morgan Hill
While only open for a few weeks, Palmerino’s in downtown Morgan Hill already has its regulars who crave authentic Italian sandwiches, pasta, meatballs and other staples of the cuisine. The Connie Polpette, a sandwich stuffed with meatballs, mozzarella, parmigiano and sauce served with Pugliese bread, has proven to be one of the most popular items o...
Tre Bicchieri tour returns to the US and welcomes Italian wine producers and San Francisco's top experts
The Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Tour and Top Italian Wines Roadshow returned to the US featuring top Italian wineries and their awarded wines. The “Tre Bicchieri” (“three glasses”) designation proves excellence and high quality among brands, opening up opportunities for winemakers to shine and be recognized for their excellence and unique approach...
Lillian’s Brings East Coast-style Italian Cuisine to Santa Cruz
Matt Moreno and his family had felt that Santa Cruz was missing something—an East Coast-style Italian restaurant. So, in 2007, they opened Lillian’s, named after the family’s Sicilian grandma who was born and raised in Yonkers, New York. Transitioning from working in the golf industry to restaurant owner/GM was a steep learning curve, but Moreno ha...
Saverino’s Italian Deli & Market, among the best in the west
One culinary area where the West Coast can’t compete with the East Coast is the Italian deli and market. Just the smells emanating from Salumeria Italiano in Boston’s North End and Di Palo’s Fine Foods in Little Italy in New York along with their prodigious number of Italian food products for sale make it difficult for even San Francisco, San Diego...
Forte Forte opens first U.S. store in Los Angeles
Italian contemporary label Forte Forte has opened its first U.S. store on Melrose Place in Los Angeles. Located at 8424 Melrose Place, the boutique was designed by co-founder Giada Forte and Robert Vattilana, art director and Giada’s life partner, on the ground floor of a 1930s building, characterized by two shop windows that open onto the street a...
Restaurant Fest at Eataly Los Angeles
Get ready, LA – our signature dining event is back! From March 4 - 20, 2022 experience Eataly Los Angeles like you never have before with Restaurant Fest. Join us for a Restaurant Fest unlike any other! This March 4-20, you can enjoy restaurant menus starting at $22, Italian wine & cocktail flights starting at $19, and events and festivities at ou...
North Beach deli veteran opens 'one-stop shop' for Italian American sandwiches and gelato in downtown Burlingame
The latest addition in downtown Burlingame, Caffe Stellato serves morning espresso, sandwiches made with imported Italian ingredients and over 40 flavors of gelato. Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily (11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays), the deli and dessert shop aims to welcome a variety of customers. "It's your one-stop shop … A lot of people eat t...
LA Italian Chef Gino Angelini Opens a Second Restaurant, This Time in Pacific Palisades
On Friday, February 11, two Los Angeles restaurant veterans opened Angelini Ristorante & Bar at Palisades Village in Pacific Palisades. The new effort hails from LA chef Gino Angelini of Angelini Osteria and Tancredi DeLuca of Amici Brentwood. Both Angelini and DeLuca have a longstanding imprint on Los Angeles. Angelini started in 2001 with Angelin...
Review: Bacetti in Echo Park stands apart with a gorgeous room and a Roman lilt
In the upper righthand corner of the menu at Bacetti, floating just above descriptions of seasonal salads and the focaccia with olives and currants seen on nearly every table, take note of the centuries-old saying: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” It’s been adopted as a tongue-in-cheek slogan, referring not only to the cuisine that informs the restaur...
You’d Never Know Some Of The Best Italian Food In Southern California Is Hiding Deep In The Mojave Desert
Surrounded by the Mojave Desert, Hesperia is a decent-sized city with the quiet charm of a small town. The city is part of what is locally called the “High Desert” due to its unique geography and moderate weather patterns. When you find yourself in this city in the High Desert, a visit to Juliano’s Italian Restaurant is a must. Serving up Italian c...
Award-winning Cori Trattoria offers a taste of home from Sicily-born chef
In December, 2-year-old Cori Trattoria Pastificio was one of just 18 trattoria-bistros outside of Italy to win the highest honor in Gambero Rosso‘s annual ranking of the best Italian restaurants in the world. That followed a Gambero Rosso honor last spring in the “New Opening of the Year” category, and it complements chef-owner Accursio Lota’s most...
Angelina’s Spaghetti House Is A Local Treasure In Northern California That’s Been Around For Over 40 Years
It seems like it’s not very often you come across restaurants that have been open for generations. And when you do come across a restaurant that has been around for several decades, you just know they’ve gotta be doing something right. Angelina’s Spaghetti House is a longstanding Italian restaurant in Stockton, California. Opened over 40 years ago,...