Italian restaurant inked next to Fillmore in Fishtown
Travinia Italian Kitchen - a chain with a dozen restaurants mostly in the South - will be part of that enormous entertainment complex under construction across from the SugarHouse Casino in Fishtown. Core Realty, developing a passel of parcels around Frankford Avenue and Richmond Street, has Live Nation's Fillmore and a smaller concert venue c...
Venti Tre Modern Italian now open in Canton
by Richard Gorelick Venti Tre (3731 Boston St., 410-563-0302, venti-tre.com), opening March 18 at The Shops at Canton Crossing, is a new fast-casual concept from Fazoli's, the nation's largest chain of quick-service Italian restaurants. Venti Tre (which means 23 in Italian) features a customizable menu with 23 fresh toppings...
Nutley-Belleville committee hosts Taste of Italy
The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade and Italian Heritage Month Committee held its Annual Taste of Italy Dinner on Sunday at the Nutley Parks and Recreation Building. Among attendees were committee members, front row from left, Chair Tom Nicastro, Vito and Melissa Matturo, Barbara Freda, Anthony Santasieri, Susan LaMorte and Joseph Co...
Carluccio's opens in Alexandria with Italian coffee in time for National Coffee Month
by Meta Pettus National Coffee Month is nearing its end but that doesn't mean you're going to stop drinking coffee. In fact, if you're like other Americans you might be nursing a cup of coffee right now. Galllup recently found that 64 percent of American adults reported drinking at least one cup of coffee daily, with only 10 percent o...
Piaza Fresh offers Italian option in Berlin
by Rachel Taylor With fresh ingredients and fast service, Piaza Fresh is offering customers a new take on thin crust brick-oven pizza. "We are set up like a Chipotle. When you walk in you see tons of fresh ingredients and you can choose one of the signature entrées or build your own," Owner David Crocetti said. After choosing topping...
A few tickets left for "Sotto Le Stelle in Italia," - Italian themed, Saturday wine dinner fundraiser
If you're looking for a little taste Italy you don't have to travel far this weekend. CONTACT of Huntington is presenting "Sotto Le Stelle in Italia," an evening tour of Italian music and food and wine pairings at the Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre on Marshall University's campus. Tickets are available online at http://www.contact...
At Sofia Steakhouse in Englewood, a Gastronomic Tour of Italy
One bite of the sliced filet mignon that accompanied my chopped salad at Sofia was all it took for me to feel a pang of regret. Impeccably seared, juicy and flavorful, the appetizer-size portion was so tasty that I wondered if I had made a mistake by not ordering it as an entree. Such dilemmas arose frequently on my visits to the five mont...
Dal sisma dell’Aquila agli Usa
Di Francesco Cerisano Dalle macerie al sogno americano, da L'Aquila a Philadelphia. È ripartita dagli Usa la storia di Stefano Biasini e Michele Morelli che sotto le rovine del terremoto del 2009 hanno lasciato il loro storico locale Gran Caffè L'Aquila nel centro del capoluogo abruzzese devastato dal sisma, ma non la voglia di rimettersi in gioco...
Former Peppino's Italian Restaurant owners open East Shore pizzeria
By Sue Gleiter The flavors of Peppino's Italian Restaurant have crossed over to the East Shore. Former owners of Peppino's opened Capri Island Pizzeria & Restaurant at 4361 N. Front St. in Susquehanna Twp. next to a Uni-Mart. Owners and brothers-in-law Mario Lubrano and Ciro Esposito opened the restaurant in November at the former Brother's Pi...
A special edition of Gala Italia for the revival of Italian wine in the USA
On Friday, December 7th in the splendid setting of The Pierre Hotel, exhibiting the best of Italian wines. New York, July 24 -- A special edition of the Gala Italia dedicated to superior Italian wines is among the initiatives that the Italian Wine & Food Institute is organizing to further promote Italian wines in the American market.This will...
Fornelletto at Borgata one of A.C.'s Best-Kept secrets
by Scott Cronick In a casino with restaurants branded by Iron Chefs Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay and Geoffrey Zakarian, it's difficult to keep a high profile. But there's also something cool about being the best-kept secret. And that is exactly what Fornelletto at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Acclaimed chef Stephen Kalt may not have...
Eataly Signs On For a DC Location
Eataly has signed a letter of intent for somewhere in the vicinity of 30,000 to 35,000 square feet of retail space at the massive Capitol Crossing project planned for above I-395 of Massachusetts Avenue NW, UrbanTurf has learned. Since 2011, there has been talk that the massive Italian gourmet market-bar-restaurant combo might be coming to...