Italian Restaurant and Bar Opening in Herndon Soon
A brand new Italian restaurant and pub is opening in Herndon soon, and they're looking for staff. A recent Craigslist posting by Spazio Italian Kitchen & Bar, which will be located at 13005 Worldgate Drive, seeks hosts and hostesses at the restaurant. Spazio recently said on their Facebook page that they are hoping to open in mid-February. "We've d...
What's Joey Baldino up to in South Philly?
Joey Baldino's day job is chef-owner of Zeppoli in Collingswood, which sits high on most best-Italian-restaurant lists in the region. But for the last two years, he's been working under the radar on a passion project near his boyhood home in South Philadelphia. Joey's family ran the Filippo Palizzi Social Club since the early 1950s, and when his un...
Orofino Italian Restaurant: An All American Story (via Sicily, Italy)
Downtown Fredericksburg has many foodie stories. They're stories of families in the kitchen, making their dreams come true meal by meal. Danilo Orofino, owner of Orofino Italian Restaurant(link is external) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is no different. His story is sweeter with his thick Sicilian accent and smell of fresh pasta and pastries in the...
Rutherford's Slice Of Italy Found At Matera's On Park
The cozy interior along with the authentic food of Matera's On Park is meant to create a homey Italian atmosphere for Rutherford's Park Avenue. "Everything we make is like Mom’s," Chef and General Manager Erica Russo said. Hoping to bring the culture, food and feel of the Italian city co-owner Mark Forte's family originated from, the business was f...
Cake Boss talks about the importance of family, legacy
His high-drama reality baking show keeps you guessing until the very end. Chef Buddy Valastro is the star of TLC’s “Cake Boss,” and there is no doubt he pulls off a miracle each episode. His team is constantly challenged by customers to make the biggest, best and most delicious cakes. But there is one thing this fondant fanatic prides himself on ev...
Nunzio’s Dolce Vita Adds Fresh Twist to Traditional Italian Cuisine
Located in the heart of downtown Morristown, Nunzio’s Dolce Vita brings a fresh and authentic combination of traditional and modern Italian cuisine that has forever changed the culinary landscape of this bustling town. Chef/Owner Nunzio Cassara has spent his life discovering the perfect combinations of seasonality, freshness, quality, and value, to...
Johnny's Italian Market opens in Westwood
Johnny's Italian Market, which opened this week in Westwood, is offering wood-fired pizzas, made-to-order doughnuts, homemade pasta, house-made mozzarella, imported cheeses and more. "We want to offer all that good stuff you'd get at an Italian market – what you can get on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx," says John Vitale, who with his family owns the...
Meconi’s Italian Subs – Family, Food and 30 Years of Success
The local legend of the “East Coast Sub” was established in 1986 when Nancy and Wayne Meconi moved to Washington from Pennsylvania. Food can provide a connection and introduction to many opportunities in life. The Meconis were fully prepared to establish this connection in Thurston County. As their locations grew, their story grew as well. In 1986...
How Severino Pasta came here from the boot, literally
There’s a decent chance you’ve eaten Severino pasta -- even if you’ve never visited the shop, which glows like a neon beacon on Haddon Avenue in Westmont. A lot of semolina flour and water are at work here. Severino, whose manufacturing plant in the back runs two shifts a day and whose counter also sells prepared foods, cheeses, and other Italian s...
Piada brings Italian street food to Pennsylvania by way of Oakland
Piada Italian Street Food, the growing popular fast casual restaurant group, has opened its first Pennsylvania location on Forbes Avenue in Oakland. Taking yet another spin on the assembly line Chipotle concept, customers build personalized wraps with a “piada,” an Italian flatbread similar to a tortilla. Fresh pastas, chopped salads and Italian-in...
Don't fuggetaboutit! Dine with 'Sopranos' stars
Three “Sopranos” are hoping an invitation for their fans to join them for dinner is an offer they can't refuse. Vinny Pastore (“Big Puss”), Kathrine Narducci (“Charmaine Bucco”) and Tony Sirico (“Paulie ‘Walnuts' Gualtieri”) will be the hosts at “Dinner with the Sopranos” on Jan. 28 as a special feature of the Monroeville Home Show at Monroeville C...
Ridgewood Chamber Spotlight: Italia Di Gusto Ridgewood
by Gloria Geannette Times have certainly changed since waves of Italian immigrants first arrived in New Jersey in the 19th century, but there are still Romans searching for the American Dream and some of them have landed in the village. Claudia Rovegno and her husband, Roberto Santagati, arrived in Ridgewood two years ago with big...