Vito’s expands with new Italian Market in Harrisonburg
A popular Valley restaurant has expanded, but not with another restaurant location. Instead, it’s bringing an authentic Italian market to the Friendly City. Vito’s Italian Kitchen now has Vito’s Italian Market open right next door to its Harrisonburg location. Owners Katharine Corgan and Vito Pellerito hope it brings something new and vibrant to to...
The Spaghetti And Meatballs From Aldo’s Ristorante In Virginia Proves Everything Tastes Better When Homemade
When it comes to homemade Italian food, sometimes the simple dishes are the most impressive. That’s certainly true at Aldo’s Ristorante in Virginia Beach, where spaghetti is among the most popular orders. Of course, we’re not talking about your generic spaghetti and meatballs dish, but rather, a masterpiece of homemade pasta, sauce, and herbs. This...
Opening Alert: Fiorentini, Rutherford, NJ
Fiorentini, a new restaurant offering “Italian cuisine with a global and modern flare”, has opened in Rutherford. Husband and wife duo Antonio and Brenda are both hail from Florence — they are Fiorentini, the Italian word for ‘citizens of Florence’. Antonio attended the International Culinary School and has worked at a number of NYC restaurants — L...
New Italian eatery, market to open in January 2022
Residents will have a new spot to satisfy their Italian food cravings at The Shop starting next month. The part-eatery, part old-world market is set to open in January at the former 2,300-square-foot space Café Villa occupied for 25 years, between Blue Foundry Bank and Noah's Bagels, in the Chatham Plaza on Main Street. Co-owners Vincenzo Bernardo...
Pulcinella Restaurant Reopens In New McLean Location
Pulcinella Restaurant, an Italian kitchen, has reopened in a new location in McLean Tuesday. The restaurant announced on its website it would open at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 1310 Chain Bridge Road. The old location at 6852 Old Dominion Drive is now home to The Italian Oven. The owner of The Italian Oven is the Esposito family, which has a hi...
Logan Circle’s Chic New Dolce Vita Takes Diners on a Fabulous European Vacation
Logan Circle just got a glamorous destination for coastal Mediterranean favorites like luxe iberico ham, beef souvlaki, chicken tagine, orzo risotto, and minty spritzes. Dolce Vita kicked off dinner service last week in the high-profile space formerly known as happy hour hotspot Ghibellina (1610 14th Street NW). With a show-stopping new look and fu...
Serpe & Sons Bakery
The taste of the handmade doughnuts, steak rolls or dessert pastries has been sending customers back to Serpe & Sons Bakery for generations. It all started in 1952, when Domenico and Lucille Serpe established their small bakery in Wilmington on North Madison Street, producing bread and rolls, and later cakes, cinnamon buns, and tomato pie. By 1964,...
New Tuscana II Pizzeria Restaurant – Grand Opening – Dec 1st – Offering Free Samples
The new Tuscana II Italian Restaurant is located in Hopatcong and features a complete Italian menu that covers Pizza, Pasta, Calzones & Stromboli, Seafood, Burgers, Subs, Salads, and much more. The new restaurant owner touts that they go the extra mile through creating all of their pizza and other dishes from scratch every day using only the freshe...
Let’s Support Meatballs And Lasagna As NJ’s Official Thanksgiving Meal
I don’t know exactly what I was expecting. This was one thing that shouldn't have been a surprise to me. This was my first Italian Thanksgiving meal in quite some time and there are so many options! Why can't this be the official way we celebrate Thanksgiving in New Jersey. Instead of boring, dry, turkey. Oh, and in some places, they fry the turkey...
Sirianni’s Cafe: A pizza landmark in the Canaan Valley
Michael Goss is the co-owner of Sirianni’s Cafe, located in Davis, West Virginia, a landmark dining experience in the tourism capital of the state. Sirianni’s pizza has fed hundreds of thousands of hungry skiing and hiking families and enthusiasts over the last 33 years. Opened in 1988 by Goss’s mother, Saundra, and friend Walt Ranalli, the Italian...
Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop brings Delaware subs to Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh natives have long known the corner of South Bouquet Street and Forbes Avenue as the location of The O, an iconic hot dog shop. After the closing of The O in April 2020, which left the space vacant for months, the storefront is the new home of Capriotti’s sandwich shop. Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop started in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1976 a...
Taste With Tori: Big Italian Flavors Await At Fellini Cafe In West Chester
Looking for a new family-friendly dinner spot in Chester County? CBS3’s Vittoria Woodill has got you covered. If you’re ever in West Chester be sure to make your way down the pike to get your fill of family and big Italian flavors from those who know how to eat.On this week’s Taste with Tori segment, Tori heads to Fellini Cafe. “We have about 90 pe...