Englewood Cliffs eatery reopens as Giovanni’s Bicycle Club
BY SOPHIA F. GOTTFRIED The Bicycle Club in Englewood Cliffs has reopened as Giovanni's Bicycle Club. The longstanding restaurant on Route 9W features a revamped "affordable" menu and interior, according to the new management. The Italian-American menu includes dishes such as linguini with shrimp and clams, chicken rollatini, personal or Sicil...
Chef Luigi Diotaiuti Brings Italy to the Family Table with Unique Recipes
Italy! Food! Two words that inspire passion in everyone. A country whose cuisine has delighted the world now has its native son bringing the flavors, tastes, and feel of Italy to kitchens everywhere. Chef Luigi Diotaiuti, chef/owner of Al Tiramisu in the heart of Washington, DC, loves to prepare the foods of his native country, taking traditional i...
Il vino italiano protagonista all'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington DC
Famiglie dell'Amarone, Vinitaly International e Simei (Salone internazionale macchine per enologia e imbottigliamento) protagonisti dell'evento esclusivo che si è tenuto il 1 ottobre all'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington DC. Oltre 300 gli operatori, tra trade e stampa, accreditati all'appuntamento dedicato alla promozione del vino italiano...
Vivo, from George Martin Group, brings Italian to Arundel Mills
Vivo Trattoria and Wine Bar, a new Italian restaurant in the Hotel at Arundel Preserve, will open to the public Friday night. The 113-seat restaurant is New York-based George Martin Group's second in Maryland; the group also owns Grillfire in the same hotel. George Korten, the George Martin Group's founder and owner, said he chose the concept...
Leonoro’s Spaghetti House celebrates 100 years
There just aren't a lot of family businesses anymore, and very, very few in West Virginia that have been around as long as Leonoro's Spaghetti House on Charleston's East End. Standing next to a blackened, 40-year-old gas stove, boiling pasta and simmering marinara sauce, Al Leonoro shrugged wistfully. "It's all one generation now," he...
Dolci Gelati Now Serving Alexandria, VA!
Looking for that cozy corner cafe to indulge in some artisinal gelato while sipping a locally brewed cappuccino this holiday season? Dolci Gelati has just what you need, nestled in the heart of Old Town Alexandria. Open less than a month, Old Town's Dolci Gelati cafe serves seasonal flavors to get your holiday spirit soaring with Pumpkin Spice...
Chef Francesco Fiorello creates the flavors of Italy
Francesco Fiorello began his career in the restaurant business when he was a boy growing up in Italy. He came to the United States at age 15 and began working in restaurants. Over the years, he learned the fine art of creating delicious recipes with Old World flair. He has put his expertise to work at his restaurant, Francesco's, located i...
SBA Names Eastern Pa. 2015 Family-Owned Small Business Of Year
U.S. Small Business Administration Eastern Pennsylvania Director Antonio (Tony) Leta officially introduces Eastern Pennsylvania's Family-Owned Business of the Year, Talluto's Authentic Italian Food, Inc., with members of the Talluto family "It's wonderful to have the privilege to recognize the achievements of leading Pennsylvania family-ow...
An earthshaking Italian experience at Gran Caffe L'Aquila
Spiked gelato (yes, you get carded), shakeratos, Nutella frappes, four different coffee blends, espressos, spiked espressos, several pastry cases, a charcuterie case, a wine bar, a cocktail bar, a coffee bar, a coffee roastery, a romantic table for two on a balcony, a dining room set up to look like a handsome library. Oh, and pancetta gel...
Palladino's cannoli is even more mind-blowing than its Brussels sprouts
We live in the golden age of Brussels sprouts. Momentum has been building for years—remember the startling majesty you experienced the first time you had a plateful of them sauteed in rendered bacon fat?—and we finally seem to have reached the apex of the curve. In recent months, I've had amazing versions everywhere from Pub & Kitchen...
Capriotti’s Announces Return Of Hockessin Location
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, famous for its delicious, handmade subs, reopens its Hockessin location under new management. The award-winning sandwich shop will be returning to its original address at 120 Lantana Square, Hockessin, DE 19707. To celebrate the grand reopening, Capriotti's in Hockessin will be giving away 100 free 9" Bobbies to the first...
Time to pick the best cheese at Mutzfest
By Summer Dawn Hortillosa / For The Jersey Journal Who's got the best cheese in town? Find out this weekend at the second annual Hoboken Mutzfest. On Sunday, guests will try mozzarella from local eateries and determine whose "mutz" is top. Competitors include defending champion M & P Biancamano, which won both the people'...