Get Free Italian Ice, Ice Cream Cones Tuesday In Point Pleasant
There's one way to make the prospect of a first-day-of-spring snowstorm a little less painful: Free dessert. To celebrate the first day of spring, Rita's will be giving away free Italian ice from noon to 9 p.m. at all of its locations. If Italian ice isn't your thing, how about an ice cream cone? Dairy Queen will give away free ice cream cones at a...
Ahead of St. Joseph's Day, an Italian bakery rushes out thousands of zeppole
Giancarlo Palazzone grabbed a pastry bag Sunday and squeezed out little dabs of white cream onto a tray of deep-fried zeppole with cannoli-style filling. His fingers flew over the tray as he plunked a small black cherry atop each zeppole and then powdered them all with confectioners' sugar. These delicious pastries are variously baked or fried and...
Marino's Kitchen is a needed concept that can become great
The future is fast casual, at least for a specific segment of the restaurant world. This style of restaurant relies on a front counter with a structure of build-your-own entrees. It took off first at Chipotle, got healthier at Sweetgreen, and is now popping up in fresh concepts all over South Jersey including local options honeygrow and Oki Maki. N...
Lupo Verde Alum Is Freshening Up Dupont’s La Tomate
Italian mainstay La Tomate turned 30 last year, and to mark a new chapter, the restaurant hired an Italian native — its first head chef to date — to modernize and breathe new life into the menu. Domenico Apollaro, who moved from Europe to open D.C.’s Lupo Verde in 2014, left his chef position there last year. La Tomate founder Natalina Koropoulos s...
Four-star chef Anthony Bucco to cook at Viaggio in Wayne
Four-star chef Anthony Bucco will cook a 5-course dinner on April 5 at acclaimed chef Robbie Felice's contemporary Italian restaurant Viaggio in Wayne. Bucco has wowed critics and diners alike for his cooking at legendary New Jersey restaurants the Ryland Inn and Restaurant Latour. The inspiration for each dish at the special dinner, according to F...
The first gelato ambassador is focused on the consumer
Gianluigi Dellaccio, 43, is chef and president at Dolci Gelati, with locations in Shaw, Old Town Alexandria and Takoma Park. The gelato is also for sale at Nationals Park and in local Whole Foods Markets. He lives in Brightwood. You’ve just been appointed gelato ambassador to the United States. Mr. Ambassador, what are the biggest issues in gelato-...
Restaurant Review: Isabella Eatery
Some chefs dream of winning the Bocuse d’Or or getting a four-star review. Mike Isabella once told us his aspiration was to become “the next Wolfgang Puck.” So perhaps it’s no surprise the New Jersey native wasn’t cowed by the idea of a project that would make many chefs’ heads spin (or their seasonality-obsessed souls shudder): a 41,000-square-foo...
Spuntino Wine Bar celebrates National Meatball Day with Specials March 9
On Friday, March 9, Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas is inviting guests to celebrate this foodie holiday with a meatball slider special at its Clifton, NJ location. This dish features Spuntino Wine Bar’s house-made meatballs, topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and arugula on a toasted bun. These sliders are on the menu for one day only, b...
Dining Out: The reputation of Sammy’s Classic Italian Fare extends beyond Eastport
Those “Eastportoricans” have it all going on. They’ve got their “breakaway republic,” their maritime heritage, their Oyster Boys, their sock burnings, their extreme sports of green beer races and mad .05K dashes across the bridge over Spa Creek (which they cheekily refer to as “The Gulf of Eastport”). Must they also have the best pizza in town? A c...
D.C. Italian restaurants differ in serving octopus, calamari, pasta, branzino
Italian food has always been a Washington favorite, and there are many restaurants to choose from — from a simple pizza parlor to a sophisticated northern Italian white tablecloth establishment. Here are a few old and not-so-old favorites — almost all serve octopus and calamari, pasta and branzino — but each prepares these dishes in a different way...
Family-owned Bettelli's enters 4th generation
Jessica Sheehan grew up in her family’s restaurant, Bettelli’s Villa on Kidder Street in Wilkes-Barre Twp. She helped put cheese on pizza, made salads, washed dishes and cleared tables. At age 16, she became a waitress and worked in the kitchen. Everyone became like family in the family business, she said. “When I was a kid, we were running around...
Ruocco’s On 9
If you’re looking for a new home away from home for specialty Italian fine dining go to Ruocco’s on 9 where “Food is Happiness.” This is no ordinary Italian Eatery. Besides the delicious tried and true favorites of Italian fare, the mouth watering specials will keep you coming back again and again while the desserts are to brag to your friends abou...