Irwin’s in Philadelphia is on a Modern Sicilian Mission
Despite being the son of two chefs and consistently working in restaurants growing up in Rochester, New York, Michael Vincent Ferreri endeavored as a young man to be a visual artist as an adult. He studied Fine Arts with a concentration in photography and painting at SUNY Potsdam. After graduating, he returned to his home, got a studio and put his...
First Look: Caruso’s Grocery Near Hill East Serves Up Red Sauce Classics With A Side Of Nostalgia
When you walk into Caruso’s Grocery, it feels like you’ve been there before – and that’s the point. The standalone restaurant at The Roost food hall on Capitol Hill is modeled after classic red sauce Italian joints, replete with red banquettes, black-and-white pictures of Italian icons hanging on the walls, and Sinatra pumping on the sound system....
Angelo’s: American pizza with 100% Italian flour
Danny Digiampietro’s business started in 2013 in New Jersey, then moved to Philadelphia in 2018: on 9th Street, a stone’s throw from the Italian Market. His place is tiny in terms of size, so much so that there’s no seating and the products are takeout only. Danny Digiampietro is the owner of Angelo’s Pizzeria, and employs 20 people to satisfy the...
Delizioso Bakery + Kitchen Brings Baked Italian Fare To Princeton
A new eatery specializing in Italian fare and specialty foods opened in Princeton. Delizioso Bakery + Kitchen is the latest addition to Princeton's restaurant map and celebrated its grand opening last week. "We opened around mid-May and ours is a bakery plus kitchen," said Giuliana Guzzo, owner, and marketing manager. "That means we sell baked good...
Rispoli's Italian Bakery Hosts Grand Opening for New Hawthorne Location
A new Italian bakery joins the Hawthorne business community. Rispoli's Pastry Shop celebrated its grand opening in Hawthorne Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by family, friends, and borough officials. Rispoli's Italian Bakery, originally established in 1937 by Gabriele and Josephine Rispoli, has two locations in Ridgefield and Emer...
An Everyday Italian Restaurant Will Replace French Prix Fixe Place Mirabelle Downtown
Mirabelle, a French-influenced fixture for prix fixe meals near the White House since 2017, will not reemerge from a pandemic-induced closure. Instead, owner Hakan Ilhan is flipping the glitzy space at 900 16th Street NW into an Italian restaurant with a more approachable price point. Il Piatto, which means “the dish” in Italian, is expected to ope...
Famed Italian Ice Chain Is Coming To Howell's Friendship Plaza
A new storefront specializing in frozen treats is on its way to Howell, just in time for summer. Located at 4502 Route 9 South in the Friendship Plaza next to Staples, a new Rita's storefront is expected to open later this year. It will occupy the former Sun National Bank. Rita's is a Pennsylvania-based frozen ice chain that has been serving Italia...
ICYMI: Romana Pizzeria Opening at 7th Hill Site
There’s a new pizzeria coming to Eastern Market —and it’s coming all the way from Italy. In mid-June, Italian restaurateur Fabrizio Costantini and his family will move from Rome to Capitol Hill to open a Romano-style pizza restaurant. La Casina will be located at 225 Seventh St. SE, the former site of 7th Hill Pizza. “We are very excited for this a...
Italian Chef Receives Catholic Faith, and a Renowned Washington-Area Restaurant, From His Father
Washington, DC, resident Richard Micheli comes by his culinary passion naturally. Not only have three earlier generations of Micheli chefs inspired his talents, he is also a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Now he has taken command of this renowned local Italian restaurant, The Portofino Restaurant, also in Arlington. His work m...
Carmine’s, DC’s biggest restaurant, has reopened after 15 months
Carmine’s reopens its D.C. restaurant Wednesday, 15 months after closing at the onset of the pandemic. The Penn Quarter outpost of New York City’s Carmine’s, known for its family-style platters piled high with Southern Italian meatballs, pasta, and other dishes, closed completely in March 2020. The 20,000-square-foot restaurant, at 425 7th Street N...
The Italian Oven returns to McLean after 20 years
After a 20-year hiatus, The Italian Oven has returned to Old Dominion Drive in McLean. The Italian restaurant officially opened on Monday (June 21) at 6852 Old Dominion Drive, moving back into a spot it had first occupied in 1985. The Esposito family has been serving authentic Italian cuisine in Northern Virginia for over 40 years. Although the res...
Is This Point Pleasant, New Jersey Italian Restaurant The Best in the Whole State?
Well, now I'm just plain mad. There is no way in my mind that the best Italian restaurant in this great state is not from the Jersey Shore. But that is exactly what several national websites claim, and I'm sick of it. The most recent site I stumbled across was Love Food, and their choice for the Garden State's best is in New Brunswick. They have na...