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Italian pasta manufacturer Il Pastaio will open its first manufacturing facility in North America in Pennsylvania. The company will construct a 71,300-sq.-ft. facility at the Great Stream Commons business park in Gregg Township. This investment will expand the company’s manufacturing capabilities along with its presence in the United States. Il Pas...

Brother and sister team Luigi and Danielle Terraglia, under the guidance of their father Luigi, are bringing a little taste of their home-cooked Italian food to Martinsville. The family-owned and operated Luigi's Deli and Italian market recently opened at 1990 Washington Valley Road in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater. The Terraglia family...

Arelis Italian Ristorante Pizzeria & Grill, offering made-to-order Italian and American dishes including pizza, calzones, burgers and cheesesteaks, held its last day of business at 1798 Broadway in Salisbury Township on Dec. 31. The restaurant has then reopened under a different name, Casa Di Italia, and at a new location, 6616 Ruppsville Road in U...

Leo’s Grandevous Italian Restaurant, located on the corner of 2nd and Grand Streets, has been at the heart of Hoboken for 85 years. With a history as rich and enchanting as the Italian food served every day, this mainstay attracts hundreds of people each year and has stood the test of time. Leo’s is Hoboken’s oldest, family-owned restaurant and has...

Philadelphia is a city known for its amazing food scene ranging from high-end eateries to blue-collar cheesesteaks. However, did you know the area is also the birthplace of stromboli? That’s right, Romano’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant, which is located just south of the city, is the birthplace of this iconic Italian food dish. Romano’s began op...

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop will open on North Harrison Street in the Princeton Shopping Center on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the company said in a news release. The shop will introduce Garden State residents to the chain’s famous sandwiches, including its signature slow-roasted turkey subs. Franchisee Jimit Dharia and his wife Urvi Jatania will own and opera...

Penn Quarter’s family-style favorite Carmine’s continues to capitalize on its cavernous size and blocks-away proximity to the presidential swearing-in ceremony by welcoming the masses inside on Monday, January 20. Every four years, a moving blob of pedestrians make their way down 7th Street NW to catch a glimpse of the pomp and circumstance around...

If you’re dining at a restaurant owned by the Bitici family, chances are you’re in for a treat. Such is the case with Amerigo in Berkeley Heights. The spawn of restaurant veterans and brothers Ilir and and Mentor Bitici, their latest endeavor is all about elevating classic Italian-American dishes. Fiorino, the family’s outpost in Summit focuses on...

A new Italian bakery and deli will make its debut in Camp Hill, Cumberland County. A new Italian bakery and deli with Sicilian roots called Bella Sicilia Bakery & Deli will soon be opening its doors on 79 Erford Road in Camp Hill. The deli’s owner, Nicholas Faraone, had previously worked for La Bella Sicilia on the Carlisle Pike which closed its do...

For six years, Mangia Toscano has been a cornerstone of the Metuchen dining scene, offering traditional Tuscan fare devoid of the Italian-American eats that permeate many New Jersey restaurants. And now, co-owners and Florence, Italy, natives Alberto Buglione and Ivan Guarducci are taking their culinary prowess across Middlesex County. In February,...

Peter Cancro was just 17 when he pulled off a deal that would shape his destiny. In 1975, with a $125,000 loan from his football coach, the high school senior bought Mike's Subs, a Point Pleasant, New Jersey sandwich shop where he had worked since he was 14. At the time, Cancro wasn't even old enough to legally operate the deli slicer. Fast forward...

From time to time, Frank Tropiano will drive past the tiny structure he called home after he and his parents, three sisters and his grandparents arrived in this country in 1966, a structure that was attached to the rear of the house on 7311 Susquehanna St. in Homewood, PA. "Our address was literally 7311 Susquehanna Rear," he explained. The humble...