Collegeville Italian Bakery Is a Local Favorite for Good Reason
Collegeville Italian Bakery Pizzeria Napoletana is a warm and welcoming community favorite that is rooted in family tradition, write Tessa Peloso and Elisabeth Hudak for PHL17. The eatery and retail store makes and sells thousands of delicious sandwiches that consistently keep people coming back for more. But sandwiches are far from the only thing...
Palombo's earns its ever-busy status in Jackson Twp.
Whenever I’ve driven past Palombo’s Italian Restaurant in Jackson Township, the parking lot has been full. No matter the day of the week, or time of day. I decided it was time to meet a friend for dinner and explore this popular spot. My friend Nicole and I visited on a Wednesday evening without a reservation. The restaurant was already half full,...
This Neighborhood Italian Bistro Brings a New Level of Charm to Bryn Mawr
Carina Sorella, a new easygoing neighborhood bistro, is one of the newest additions to Bryn Mawr’s dining scene, writes Caroline O’Halloran for SAVVY Main Line. The new restaurant is a classic study in white and black with forest green accents. While it’s new, Carina Sorella has already seen some sizable crowds, even on weeknights. Prior to becomin...
'Not just chicken Parm': Top Tomato Italian grocer opens in Old Bridge with modern twist
For years, Top Tomato Italian grocery stores filled New York and New Jersey, supplying Italian-Americans with fresh pasta, produce, mozzarella, bread, ready-to-cook Italian dinners and more. But that reign came to an end when the last Garden State Top Tomato store closed, and the founding family sold the business in 2019. Now Buddy Sciandra, son of...
Italian dumplings Pittsburgh: Dumpling Project Part 5
Justin Avi and Julian Vallozzi's Pittsburgh dumpling stories begin in Western Pennsylvania coal mining towns. Although their families came from wildly different places in Italy, their culinary evolutions follow similar arcs that included matriarchs who started food businesses to earn extra money, a generational distancing of migration history and t...
There's a New Best Italian Sub Champion in Atlantic County
I've been to the mountain, and I bring good news: There's a new Best Italian Sub in Atlantic County. It might be a little out of your way, but it's worth the drive. I'd never gotten food from Ernest and Son Meat Market in Brigantine before, and I wonder what took me so long! Ernest and Son is a tradition in Brigantine, they've been there for years...
Buddy Valastro AKA “Cake Boss” Is Coming To AC With A New Eatery
Chef Buddy Valastro, aka Cake Boss is ready to not just roll up some dough, but some dice! He is coming to Atlantic City to cook up some goods for us to chow down on. According to NJMonthly.com this guy is a food knockout champ. He stars in and produces a bunch of food TV shows. My man has a best-selling cookbook and rocks social media with more th...
Love cannoli? See how many you can eat at Mambo Italiano's cannoli-eating contest
You've heard of pie-eating, hot dog-eating and maybe even pizza-eating contests, but cannoli? At Mambo Italiano in Colts Neck, yes! The Italian sandwich shop and cafe will host a cannoli-eating contest at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13. Competitors will see how many of the pastries they can eat in two minutes. Anthony Bruno, who owns Mambo Italiano wi...
Salute! Vallozzi’s Famous Festa di Limoncello Returns
For Festa di Limoncello, the restaurant’s open-air lounge, sidewalk patio, and McMaster’s Way (the street connecting Vallozzi’s to Market Square) will be transformed into a breezy scene from the Amalfi Coast. All so guests can experience a luxurious summer day on Italy’s Amalfi Coast right in the heart of Pittsburgh. Sip and dine al fresco with Ama...
Vita gelateria to open an intimate, speakeasy-styled Italian restaurant
At 261 South 17th Street in Center City, most who walk through the door are there for a sweet treat in the form of a gelato, but now, the space called Vita has debuted something a bit more savory and intimate behind closed doors. An Italian restaurant is now housed in the space, with access only through a Ferrari red refrigerator door situated to...
Tuscany Villa Ristorante: Where Italian Tradition Meets Modern Elegance
There’s no doubt the general Parsippany area can boast of being the home of numerous excellent Italian restaurants. Within a several-mile radius, one can probably find every style of Italian eatery you’re looking for, from a small local trattoria, an old school “Nonna” pizzeria joint, to an elegant, upscale dining experience. A solid, if not great,...
Father-Daughter Duo Find Recipe For Success At Hillsborough Family Pizzeria & Ristorante
Family and food have always been at the heart of Salvatore "Sal" Anzalone's business Joe's Family Pizzeria & Ristorante in Hillsborough, NJ. Now his daughter Ylenia is following in his footsteps and poised to take over the restaurant at 856 Route 206 in Hillsborough. "I am the only one carrying the family legacy," said Ylenia to Patch. Sal was born...