Carmine's succeeds with massive portions and consistent flavors
Up until 13 years ago — and since 1990 — what happened at Carmine’s in New York stayed at Carmine’s New York. But its ownership, particularly CEO Jeffrey Bank, knew Carmine’s had what it took to expand off the island, confident that its scratch kitchen approach to old-fashioned, family-style Italian cuisine that, as the New York Times said in found...
Everyone's Italian when celebrating with Lidia Bastianich
Many of Lidia Bastianich's best culinary creations begin with two words: “Company's coming!” The Emmy Award-winning public television host, restaurateur and best-selling cookbook author has a flair for entertaining guests that runs the gamut from extravagant to simple – from a formal sit-down dinner or a holiday gathering, to a buffet, barbecue or...
Atlantic City hosts first Pizza & Pasta Northeast convention
The scent of fire-cooked dough and melting mozzarella wafted through the concourse of the Atlantic City Convention Center on Tuesday, the first day of the Pizza & Pasta Northeast expo. More than 150 booths, featuring specialty foods, restaurant equipment and recipe demonstrations, looked to present the latest in restaurant industry innovation to o...
Cleveland Park’s Getting a New Italian Restaurant, Plus More Intel
The former home of Cleveland Park’s now-closed Ripple space is about to have a new tenant. Popville reports that Italian restaurant Cucina Al Volo is moving in soon. It’s a bright spot for Cleveland Park dining, which faced a spate of closures earlier this year. Cucina Al Volo is growing its DC footprint: it already has locations in Union Market an...
Mangia Organica officially opens on Restaurant Row in Bloomfield Center
Mangia Organica owner Valentino La Rosa and business partner Andrew Martino were joined by Township Administrator Matthew Watkins, Mayor Michael Venezia, Ella Venezia, and friends for the ribbon cutting and official opening of Mangia Organica on Bloomfield Center's Restaurant Row on Glenwood Avenue Thursday night. La Rosa describes the restaurant...
The best margherita pizzas in the D.C. area, ranked
The margherita is not just a pizza. It’s a litmus test. Limited to dough, tomato sauce, mozzarella, salt, basil and olive oil, a margherita instantly reveals a pizzeria’s commitment to the art of the pie. A margherita forgives no shortcut. Is your dough dry and devoid of flavor? Are you too cheap to buy San Marzano tomatoes grown in the volcanic so...
Popular New Jersey chef looks to Hilton Head for newest restaurant
A noted Italian chef from New Jersey has submitted an application to renovate a building on Hilton Head Island so he can turn it into a restaurant. Nunzio Patruno has seen wide success with Nunzio Ristorante Rustico, which opened in 2003 has been reviewed by The New York Times among others. Hilton Head’s Ombra Cucina Rustica Chef Michael Cirafesi a...
Oliva in Bethlehem delivers Italian with a savory Mediterranean twist
When Riad Aamar sees a recipe would like to try, he just can’t himself. He has to put his own spin on the dish. You see, that is what makes his dishes special and provides him the proverbial joy of cooking. “I like adding or changing the recipe to come up with a new way of cooking the dish, making it my own taste,” he says, as he and his wife and b...
Mamma Mia Focacceria celebrates Italian flavors
New Jersey and Italian food go together like peanut butter and jelly - or better yet, spaghetti and meatballs. You don't have to go far to find chicken parmesan, penne alla vodka or linguini with clams. But what about the dishes that are specific to a particular region of Italy, the recipes Italian grandmothers brought from the old country when the...
Italian Restaurant Wants To Open In King's Shopping Center In Mendham
A new Italian eatery is hoping to open up in Mendham, and is currently going through the approval process. Frank's Pizza, a sit-down Italian restaurant, wants to open in King's Shopping Center, occupying the space that had been damaged in last December's fire, the Daily Record reported. The restaurant would sit 64 people and offer take out. The pla...
With five years in the bag, Assaggio! hits its stride with an abundance of flavors and options
Ask Mary Reyes, owner of Egg Harbor City’s Assaggio! Restaurant what’s new and she proudly boasts that the restaurant has won some well-deserved awards — namely, an A.C. Weekly Nightlife Award for Best Happy Hour outside of a casino; Best Meatball at Resorts’ Italian Festival; and Assaggio’s Executive Chef Jorge Barreto won an A.C. Weekly Top 40 U...
New Italian Market Opens in Berkeley Heights; Bella Nonna's Serves Italian Specialties Made In-House
It's open! Berkeley Heights finally has the Italian market it has been wishing for since the closing of Mar Juls, the go to sandwich joint of the 60's and 70's. Bella Nonna's is just what the community has been looking for -- you walk into the Italian market and there's a feeling of being in Berkeley Heights' own mini "Eataly" where guests can dine...