Five-Star Italian Restaurants Near Pittsburgh
Visitors in search of an elegant Italian dining experience in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have many choices throughout the area. Fine dining Italian restaurants are located in Pittsburgh's surrounding neighborhoods and nearby cities, and offer patrons handmade meals and complementary wine choices, served in an elegant ambiance, all just a sh...
Munch goes to Tootie's Famous Italian Beef
by Dan Gigler It's four months into the year, and among the Christmas gifts that have been put to actual use rather than returned, regifted or banished to the basement: "The Mac & Cheese Cookbook" by Alison Arevalo and Erin Wade, proprietors of Homeroom, an Oakland, Calif., restaurant based around the almost divine-like combination of...
DC - Introduction to Italian Wines and Italian Wine Classifications with Nick Materese in Washington
January 21, 2016 - Thursday 7:30 PM - Cork and Fork - 1522 14th St NW Washington, DC 20005. Currently Italy's wine classification system has four categories. In descending "quality" order they are: DOCG (e.g. Controlled and Guaranteed Origin Denomination), DOC (Controlled Origin Denomination), IGT (Protected Geographic Indicatio...
Is the world’s best gelato flavor being made right here in the D.C. area?
The Italian native, who just celebrated 10 years in business at Dolci Gelati, was in the midst of finishing his application when he realized he had to tell the selection committee what flavor he wanted to make. On a whim, he remembered the saffron pistachio he'd recently made to present to a Persian chef as part of a catering job. He settl...
Italian-born Jersey City resident to open new cafe combining tasty drinks with relaxed vibe
by Steven Rodas For Jersey City resident Stefania Cocozza, coffee is not simply a dose of caffeine in the morning to start the day - coffee is life. Cocozza, who was born and raised in Rome, Italy, has had more than 20 years in the coffee business including training with some of the industry's top figures at the University of Coff...
3 High-End Italian Restaurants Set For American Dream Complex
By Daniel Hubbard Three restaurants specializing in fine Italian cuisine will be featured in the American Dream center's dining terrace, developer Triple Five announced Thursday. The restaurants will be owned by the same people who own Carpaccio, a high-end restaurant based in Florida that has received high praise from diners on s...
Sons of Italy to honor Danvers judge
Italian-style food for the gods is on the menu at a new Wilmington Avenue restaurant. Ambrosia Restaurant and Wine Bar is owned by Christos and Susan Sfetsas, and partner Mike Meibaum. "We're a homemade, family environment," Christos said. "We're not a chain, we do everything from scratch." Read more Source: h...
Cynthia Pacillo, chef and owner of Cyndia's in Totowa, knows how to satisfy her loyal customers
Cynthia Pacillo grew up in an Italian-American home, married an Italian-American man and, nearly three years ago, opened Cyndia's, a popular Italian-American breakfast-and-lunch spot in Totowa, the small borough in Passaic County that has the seventh-highest percentage of Italian residents of any municipality in the United States and the second-hig...
Mama knows best at Caffe Margherita in Newark
THE PLUMP, tender meatballs and the generous panini sandwiches from Caffe Margherita have become the talk of Gateway Center. The lawyers stop for lunch, the laborers stop for lunch, and, at certain times of day, folks jam up the hallway like so many airplanes on the runway. "I'm no restaurateur by any means," says Frank Ambrosio, who opene...
Cooking Class: Matteo's Homemade Gnocchi With BLT Cream Sauce
By Sandra Fischione Donovan Chef Matt Cavanaugh and his wife, Andrea, searched areas in Moon, Findlay and North Fayette for possible restaurant venues near their home in Crescent. But nothing seemed suitable, until he was urged to look at a Lawrenceville property. "We fell in love with the brick," says Matt Cavanaugh of the Butler...
Bibiana Osteria Enoteca: An Elegant Addition Stands Out From the Crowd in Washington, DC
by Richard Basch Sleek Bibiana Osteria Enoteca is appointed with dark wood, layers of artistic glass, black leather, and lighting accents that speak of high-style Milanese design. The color scheme ranges from gold and beige tones found in the carpet to shades of silver grey-to-black incorporated in the fabrics, lighting warm jewel accents....
Trattoria Figaro in Mount Laurel is off to a sweet start
by Tammy Paolino Pat Burke of Cherry Hill is one such regular. "My wife, Jungeun, and I stumbled upon this hidden jewel driving home one evening and decided to give this out of the way place a try,'' he writes in an email. "What a wonderful find it turned out to be. The staff was very attentive, the food was amazing from sala...