The Victor Cafe A Philadelphia Italian Institution
There's no need to go far to enjoy a fantastic Italian dinner at The Victor Cafe in Philadelphia. This Philadelphia institution has been hosting opera performances for years. The company hired students to work as servers, and the shows are staged throughout the week. The Victor Cafe has been in the family for over 100 years. The first owner, John...
Flavia's Cucina Romana is a true Italian family kitchen in Asbury Park
For Italian-Americans who were either born to immigrants, or have a Nonna and Nonno who traveled here with just the shirts on their backs, it's not easy to go out for Italian food. Regardless of where you go, it's just never better than what your family can make. Maybe that's why Flavia's Cucina Romana is the latest hot spot to hit Cookman Avenue i...
Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse to open this fall in Reston Station
Reston Station, a massive mixed-use project at the door of the Wiehle-Reston Metro Station, is poised to welcome another big restaurant this year. Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse is slated to open this fall, according to signage at the front of the 11,000-square-foot restaurant at 1902 Reston Metro Plaza. The anticipated opening comes nearly t...
Buddy Valastro Was Never The Same After Cake Boss
It's hard not to like Buddy Valastro. He is a man of many talents who is best known for his cheerful character, lovable personality, and strong work ethic. Though his celebrity career spans over two decades, he still attracts massive media interest and continues to delight his fans with exciting business adventures. The story is familiar; Valastro...
Italian restaurateur finds his spot in Bon Air for third eatery
When Filippo Genova bought a commercial building in Bon Air in 2018, he knew he had finally found an opening for his long-sought restaurant in the Southside neighborhood. He just didn’t know it would take him four years to put the building to work. This fall the Sicilian restaurateur is planning to open Genova’s Pizza Station & Take Out Kitchen at...
'The Bear' may have made the Italian beef sandwich popular, but NJ has something better
Tried finding an Italian beef sandwich in North Jersey lately? You know, the sandwich that chef "Carmy" (actor Jeremy Allen White) and his frazzled kitchen brigade sling at their struggling, chaotic Chicago sandwich shop on "The Bear," the wildly popular FX series? No? You're not alone. "What do you mean by Italian beef sandwich?" asked Lawrence Ch...
The Oldest Restaurant In New Jersey’s Little Italy Is A Culinary Masterpiece
New Jersey is a state with a big Italian-American population, and finding great Italian restaurants is a pretty easy thing to do. Some of these restaurants truly stand out from the rest, though – like Villa Barone in Collingswood. Collingswood itself is a small town that’s pretty much the “Little Italy” of the Garden State – in a town of less than...
The All-New Italian Restaurant, Tulip Pasta + Wine Bar is Opening in Fishtown This Summer
The Fishtown food scene continues to grow. If you’re looking for more Italian food options in the area, you’re in luck. The Tulip Pasta + Wine Bar (2302 E. Norris St.) is scheduled to open late summer and will feature, freshly made pasta and locally sourced wine. Chefs Jason Cichonski and Alexander Beninato partnered with WAYVINE winery & vineyard...
Chef Joe Tartamella Makes His Mark on Montclair’s MC Hotel
It can take years for people to find their own career path, or maybe even lifetimes, but Chef Joe Tartamella found his passion as a child. “All the kids were playing baseball with their dads, and we were connecting through food,” Tartamella says of his father. “That’s where my passion comes from.” Tartamella’s father was born in Sicily, and his par...
Vision for Ninth Street coffee house stands the test of time
A high-school trip to Italy sparked Anthony’s Italian Coffee House in Philadelphia’s South Ninth Street Italian Market. “I fell in love with the cafe culture,” Anthony Anastasio recalled about those two weeks in 1989. “I was born and raised at the market, and it was some- thing the market was missing.” He has since built the business on the legacy...
Bardea Steak Is Not Your Average Delaware Steakhouse
Despite all the well-earned accolades between them, Scott Stein and chef Antimo DiMeo felt a bit frazzled on the phone last year while negotiating cattle prices from specialty ranch in El Paso. The main problem? They didn’t speak dude ranch. “Buying whole cows for the first time, it was a little intimidating,” Stein says. “Their terminology, their...
The Oldest Italian Restaurant In West Virginia’s North Central Region Is A Culinary Masterpiece
Minard’s Spaghetti Inn in Clarksburg, West Virginia – if you’ve never eaten here, you need to fix that ASAP! As the region’s oldest and best authentic Italian restaurant, this longstanding favorite is a West Virginia culinary masterpiece that stands head and shoulders above the pack in terms of taste, service, reputation, and longevity! Way back in...