Osteria511 Opens With Traditional Italian Fare in Manahawkin
After running upscale restaurants in New York City, Chris Angelone thought it was time to make a career change. He wanted to stay in the food business, but without the hectic schedule and long days and nights so he would still have time to kick back a little and spend more time with his family. The end result was Carmine’s New York Bagel Co., which...
When in Philly, eat pizza like a Roman at Rione
Think pizza in Italy and the first image that will likely spring to mind is that of a Neapolitan-style pie: relatively small, circular, and leopard-spotted by char from the blistering heat of a wood-fired oven. While these southern Italian-style pizzas are becoming easier to find — at Anthony’s Coal Fired in Mount Laurel; at Villa Barone in Colling...
This may be the best pizza in Philly right now
Last year, I chatted with Philly musician and chef, Mariano Mattei, about his appearance on the Food Network’s “Cooks vs. Cons.” At the time, he revealed his plans to open a pizzeria in Point Breeze and we even got to see the space before renovation began. Flash forward to this year and the Mattei Family Pizza is officially open to the public and w...
Buon appetito: The best Italian eateries in and around Spokane
Take the cannoli. The ravioli, too. And, maybe, the manicotti. They say the trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again. In and around the Spokane area, diners can find modern Italian cuisine made from scratch to traditional Italian-American fare with extra Parmesan and endless helpings of bread and butter. T...
Sal and Mimma's replaces Luigi's Italian Restaurant in Denbigh
Sal and Mimma's Italian Restaurant is now open in place of Luigi's Italian Restaurant along Warwick Boulevard in the Denbigh area of Newport News. The restaurant opened Sept. 7 and offers delivery, dine-in, catering and carry-out Italian food. The reopening comes after the Luigi's Italian Restaurant closed in October 2014 and then reopened in 2016....
Cafe Mezzanote owners to open new Italian restaurant in Severna Park
The owners behind Cafe Mezzanotte in Severna Park will be opening up a new Italian restaurant at the Magothy Gateway Center. In a release, the restaurant said “Capiche Street Food Italiano” is anticipated to open next month about three miles away from their current restaurant. The 2,400-square-foot restaurant will focus on “quick-service fast-casua...
Main Line Banter: Spotlight on Frankie’s Fellini Café owner, plus local shortcuts
There are dozens of Italian restaurants along the Main Line. Some label themselves as trattorias. Others prefer to be known as ristorantes. Still others brand as cucinas. Many opt to market just as a restaurant, and use a proper name as a prefix or suffix. There are even a few that cook up fictitious names that “just sound Italian.” Case in point i...
Caputo Brothers Creamery Wins First Place at American Cheese Society Competition
Caputo Brothers Creamery earned top honors for excellence in artisan cheesemaking with a first place win at the 34th annual American Cheese Society Competition (ACS) held this year in Denver, Colorado on July 28. In the first year of submitting an aged cheese to the Competition, Caputo Brothers Creamery’s Ricotta Salata Vecchio won first place in t...
Cooking with Nonna Dinner at Gran Caffe L'Aquila Philadelphia, PA
It gives me great pleasure to announce that on October 24, 2017, Nonna Romana and I will host a Pugliese dinner with recipes exclusively from my Cooking with Nonna Cookbook at the fine restaurant in Philadelphia, PA: Gran Caffe L'Aquila. The dinner will be a five course dinner with wines from the renowed winery of Puglia: Tormaresca. Nonna Romana a...
Mia’s Italian Kitchen planned for 100 King St.
Alexandria Restaurant Partners principal Scott Shaw and business partner Dave Nicholas aren’t afraid of the so-called curse at 100 King St. The restaurant group, which owns Vola’s and The Majestic and operates Virtue Feed & Grain and Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap in Alexandria, recently signed a lease on the building at the intersection of King and...
Social club revives Italian-American culture in South Philly
When Bon Appétit magazine ranked the Palizzi Social Club as the fourth best new restaurant in America, Owner Joey Baldino was honored. But he doesn’t want people tweeting about it. “I feel like what happens here should stay here, almost,” said the chef and 2001 entrepreneurship alumnus. The Palizzi Social Club has a list of house rules, one of whic...
Dining Out: Bella Sera brings a taste of Italy to Edgewater
A little slice of Italy can go a long way. A festive meal at a fine Italian restaurant is a memorable way to celebrate a birthday, retirement, or other special occasion. And, who could forget a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Tuscany? But sometimes, just opening the box on a hot, gooey take-out pizza, loaded with your favorite toppings, is all that’s ne...