Tuscan Prime Italian Chophouse and Dolce Bar Opening in Annapolis Town Center Fall 2021
Tuscan Prime Italian Chophouse & Dolce Bar is the newest concept by the Monte Restaurant Development Group (Monte RDG) and is slated to open later this fall. Monte RDG is headquartered in Annapolis and is the home of Michele and Gennaro DiMeo, proprietors. Tuscan Prime will be located at Annapolis Town Center in the heart of Annapolis. Led by a res...
Le Diplomate’s Stephen Starr Will Open a Casual Italian Restaurant and Market in Georgetown
Cafe Milano and Fiola Mare will soon have some big competition as Georgetown Italian hotspots. Stephen Starr, the Philadelphia restaurateur behind Le Diplomate and St. Anselm, is planning to open his own Italian restaurant and market in the former Dean & DeLuca space on M Street, Northwest. “You need to all be sworn to secrecy because I’m going to...
da Vinci’s – Williamstown, West Virginia’s Fine Italian Dining Gem Wins the People’s Vote For the Mid-Ohio Valley’s Most-Coveted Annual Award: Best Overall Restaurant
There is something fantastic going on down by the river and it has nothing to do with a van, Chris Farley aka Matt Foley. da Vinci’s, Williamstown, WV’s hidden Fine Italian Dining gem nestled gently on the Ohio river in a town of 2800, will be needing a bigger trophy chest as it recently nabbed several honors from the Mid-Ohio Valley’s most-trusted...
McLean Italian restaurant relocates after 20 years
Early last week, the Gariani family behind the McLean eatery posted a message on the home page of Pulcinella’s website: We are excited to announce that we will be relocating Pulcinella to 1310 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, with an expected opening in July. However, we will be closing our current location on May 31st. Pulcinella is honored to have served...
Nona’s Italian Cucina Borrowed from Italy, Simmered in Virginia
There were plenty of reasons why Yvonne Cunningham—a former government contractor who’d never worked in sales or food service—decided to launch her small, food-related business in Crozet. “I noticed the area was a Mecca for foodies,” she said, “with wineries, breweries, orchards and farms.” Central Virginia seemed just the place for Nona’s Cucina,...
Hillsborough Couple Opens New Italian Restaurant In Raritan
Tuesday is the grand opening of Hillsborough couple Joe Trani and Kari LaSpisa's newest Italian restaurant, Basilico. Basilico opens at 46 W Somerset St. in Raritan and is serving authentic, made-from-scratch Italian cuisine straight from Trani's roots. Trani moved when he was 7 to Ischia, an island off the coast of Naples, in Italy. There he went...
Get to know Jon Snyder, the man behind Il Laboratorio del Gelato, a NYC transplant in Montclair
Jon Snyder, owner of Il Laboratorio del Gelato, has been approached countless times about franchising his gelato and sorbet business based in the Lower East Side. Snyder, who deals mostly in wholesale, has always refused. Until now. Upper Montclair is now home to the first franchised Il Laboratorio del Gelato location in the United States, which of...
Bally's opens new Italian concept Jerry Longo's Meatballs & Martinis
Bally's Atlantic City has officially opened a location of the established Italian brand, Jerry Longo’s Meatballs & Martinis. The location at Bally’s Atlantic City will be Longo’s fourth location in the portfolio. Owner Longo was born and raised in South Philly where he learned to respect and appreciate his Italian American culture. He often found h...
Roast Pork Hero: A Philadelphia Italian Enclave Favorite
Roast Pork with Broccoli Rabe and Provolone Hero is a signature dish hailing from the great city of Philadelphia where many Italian immigrants settled. It was originally created by Domenico Bucci, an Italian immigrant. This sandwich is a sibling to the famous Philly Cheesesteak. In fact, we like it better. As for the history of this dish, Bucci...
2 Couples Open Jersey City Bakery ‘Delizioso’ on 16th Street
There’s a new Italian bakery coming to Jersey City, with an unusual pairing at the helm. Delizioso Bakery + Kitchen was started by two couples at a crossroads. These friends, one who was retiring from the NYPD, and the other who had baking in his blood, were on a quest to bring New Jersey a full-service kitchen combining old, Italian favorites with...
DeFelice Brothers Pizza opens first central Ohio restaurant Monday in Newark
DeFelice Brothers Pizza opens its ninth restaurant Monday on Granville Road in west Newark, its first location outside of the Steubenville, Ohio, and Wheeling, West Virginia areas. Franchise owner Scott Hannig, a Huntington Bank employee who has lived in Newark five years, said he has been planning this for quite some time. He grew up in the Wheeli...
Inside Caruso’s Grocery, a Decidedly Unmodern Tribute to Classic Red Sauce Joints
Matt Adler has no desire to reinvent the Parmesan wheel. Maybe it’s a sign of maturity, or simply the confidence that accompanies experience, but the chef and partner at Caruso’s Grocery does not care to wow customers with any newfangled culinary creations at the anticipated full-service Italian-American restaurant that opened this week in Capitol...