Our Market Project illuminates immigrant spirit of Philly’s Italian Market
Walk through the Italian Market with Our Market Project, and you’re not just browsing popular food stands — you’re stepping into generations of immigrant stories etched into every block. The community-driven arts initiative, led by visual artist Michelle Angela Ortiz, transforms the Market into a living archive, blending oral histories, murals, and...
The End of an Era: Remembering DiCosmo’s Italian Ice and Our Shared Vallata Roots
The little green shack at the corner of 4th and High Street in Elizabeth stands silent now. After 107 years of serving up the finest Italian ice in New Jersey, DiCosmo’s has closed its doors for the final time, and the bulldozers are coming. For those of us whose families emigrated from the same hillside villages of southern Italy, this isn’t just...
Take Your Beer For a Walk: Little Italy
If it's been a minute since you were last in Erie's Little Italy Neighborhood, let's lace up those sneakies, grab your favorite barley pop from your local brewery, and hit the streets! We'll begin our tour on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Huron streets, where you'll find the delicious aromas of Majestic Baking Company wafting straight at you...
DiCosmo's Italian Ice in Metuchen celebrates 110 years in business
More than a century ago, southern Italian immigrants Giovanni and Caterina DiCosmo decided to offer a taste of their homeland in their new community of Elizabeth when they started selling lemon Italian ice, a take on granita, which is a Sicilian frozen treat. They knew it would help their neighbors cool down during the particularly hot summer of 19...
Paffuto Brings a Variety of Italian Tastes to South Philly
Paffuto, on South 8th Street in the Bella Vista neighborhood of Philadelphia, resembles a shop you’d see on a vibrant, lively little street in Naples or Palermo. It’s the brightly colored spot on the corner with a funky red tomato painted on the street cellar doors. Dan Griffiths, Sam Kalkut, and Jake Loeffler are the creative trio of chefs and co-...
Italian olive oil shop opens in West Reading, PA
West Reading is getting ready to welcome a new business that aims to bring a taste of Italy to the community. Ciccio’s Olives, a premium Italian extra virgin olive oil company has planned a Grand Opening of its first brick-and-mortar retail store and culinary classroom at 12B S. 5th Avenue in West Reading for May 31. The celebration will kick off...
Rosolini Announces Their Opening Date in Edgewater, NJ
Rosolini is set to open at The Promenade at City Place in Edgewater, with a grand opening scheduled for Wednesday, May 28th. The restaurant will be led by Chef Marino Rosato, an Italy-trained chef whose 35-year culinary career spans fine dining restaurants, luxury hotels, and major events across the U.S. and Europe. His resume includes work at venu...
Toscano brings taste of the Mediterranean to the Abingtons
Toscano Italian and Mediterranean Deli, located near Gerrity’s in the Summit Square plaza, gives a new look to old-world style foods. It provides healthy cooking with a clean atmosphere. When you walk in, you see the southern European eats displayed under a clean glass shield that it kept clean every day. Everything at Toscano is made in-house. Own...
Palizzi Social Club, one of South Philadelphia's most exclusive clubs, welcoming 100 new members
Hidden behind the facade of a classic South Philly rowhome, Palizzi Social Club has been a cherished members-only establishment for over a century. Founded in 1918 by a group from Vasto, Italy, the club has long served as a space where members could connect, converse in Italian, and uphold traditions passed down through generations. They named the...
Italian bakery Rosetta x Best Buddies set to open in Bethesda later this year
Rosetta x Best Buddies, an Italian bakery that plans to employ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is set to open in downtown Bethesda later this year, according to a press release from the business. Rosetta x Best Buddies will open in the former space of Pitango Gelato & Coffee at 4901 Fairmont Ave. in Bethesda’s Woodmont Tria...
New Italian Restaurant Coming to Former Radius Pizzeria Space in Hillsborough
Serratore’s Pizza and Pasta, a new Italian-American restaurant headed by local chef Josh Decarolis, will open this summer in the space formerly occupied by Radius Pizzeria and Pub at 112 North Churton Street in downtown Hillsborough. A specific opening date was not provided. Decarolis is a Hillsborough resident and is a partner in two other Italian...
A taste of Italy in Georgetown: Exploring Osteria Mozza
On this week’s Around Town spotlight, Roxanne Strouk takes us to the renowned Italian eatery Osteria Mozza in the heart of Georgetown. Roxanne speaks with acclaimed chef and owner Nancy Silverton, who shares the story behind bringing Mozza to the nation’s capital. As part of the restaurant’s unique concept, the space also features a beautifully cur...