PD Pizza: new name, same fine Italian food at local BYOB
When I visited Italy, I had the “Aha! So this is what really good pizza tastes like” moment. I am happy to say that I recently rediscovered that great pizza experience at PD Pizza (formerly DiMeo’s Pizzeria), a BYOB family restaurant/pizzeria in the Andorra Shopping Center, 8500 Henry Ave. in upper Roxborough. I dragged my husband along, a pizza af...
Rita’s Italian Ice Opening in Alameda and More A.M. Intel
Pennsylvania-founded frozen treats purveyor Rita’s is setting up shop in Alameda this fall, nicely timed to the local sunny season. The chain is known for its frozen custard and signature Italian ices, which true fans call by the OG regional name “water ice.” The location, the closest one yet to San Francisco, is the South Shore Center (523 South S...
Supper Club: Giuseppe’s Penn Pizza Co. offers Italian food with Pittsburgh twist
In 2013, the owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers officially declared Port Orange’s Giuseppe’s Steel City Pizza an official “Citizen of Steelers Nation.” A framed copy of that proclamation is proudly displayed at the restaurant now known as Giuseppe’s Penn Pizza Co. You don’t have to be a Steelers fan to be a fan of the food at Giuseppe’s. News-Journa...
Lupo Italian Kitchen wins Wine Spectator Award
Lupo Italian Kitchen in Rehoboth Beach is one of six restaurants in Delaware to win a 2017 Wine Spectator Award. Lupo, one of SoDel Concepts’ 10 coastal Delaware restaurants, received an Award of Excellence for its assortment of producers and a thematic match to the menu in price and style. Lupo’s all-Italian list, which features up to 100 selectio...
Cheese expert at DeLallo's Italian Marketplace in Jeannette shares a taste of his tricks
Regina Hale and her husband Mark had never eaten fresh mozzarella until they moved to Jeannette. While they waited for their deli order at DeLallo's Italian Marketplace, they sampled some of the fresh cheese that Don Grosser was making in the back of the store, like he has for nearly 30 years. “It was very different, but it was good,” Regina Hale,...
New Neapolitan pizza place, Izzy's, opens in Edgewater
If there's anything we in North Jersey love, it's pizza. So good news: a new Neapolitan pizza joint has made its way this month to The Promenade in Edgewater. BYO restaurant Izzy's Pizzeria is owned by longtime restaurateurs Dimitri Vlahakis (Motorino Pizza, Esperanto and La Gamelle in New York City and Peter Hajiyerou (Greek Taverna in Edgewater)....
New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association Announces 2017 Industry Award Recipients: Raoul & Carlo Momo Win “Restaurateur of the Year”
The New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association (NJRHA) will honor the state’s best and brightest on November 27, 2017 at the 37th Annual Awards Gala held at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City. Highlights of the Gala will include Raoul and Carlo Momo receiving this year’s “Restaurateur of the Year Award” as well as Wade Avondoglio’s ac...
Scalessa's Italian Kitchen offers classic dishes, convivial setting
I'm not sure on my own if I would have stumbled upon Scalessa's Old School Italian Kitchen, a newish Italian eatery deep in the heart of Wilmington's Forty Acres neighborhood. It's parked on a mostly residential area at the corner of Shallcross Avenue and North Lincoln Street in a brick building, painted gray, that dates back to the 1920s. Some may...
With Capo Italian Deli in Shaw, owners aim to create delicious deja vu
Brian Vasile and Andy Seligman, the owners of Brickside Food & Drink in Bethesda and Grand Central Bar in Adams Morgan, were lunching in the District awhile back, mulling their next project, when the New York natives started reminiscing about how much they missed the neighborhood Italian delis of their youth. Seligman was particularly enthusiastic...
Chef Spotlight: Pat Trama of Trama’s Trattoria in Long Branch
Chef Pat Trama grew up in an Italian American family steeped in traditions that focused on faith, family and food. While he was offered a full scholarship to the Culinary Institute of America, he gave it all up in order to work with the likes of powerhouse chefs Charlie Palmer, David Burke and Pino Luongo, before eventually going back to his roots...
Livoti’s Old World Market to open soon in Middletown
Livoti’s Old World Market will soon provide locals a taste of Italy as owner John Livoti, prepares to open his third and largest location at The Marketplace at Middletown on Route 35. This week, his team of workers was putting the finishing touches on the approximately 15,000-square-foot store. Livoti said he hopes to hold the grand opening on July...
Hard work produces great food at Tuscany Italian Market
Though Vinny LaFranca and Sal Faenza grew up on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean nearly 5,000 miles apart, they shared two unique things in common – a love of great Italian food and a strong work ethic. Sicily native LaFranca, 50, moved to Brooklyn with his family when he was 12, working at a salumeria (pork shop) at 13 and managing a deli in B...