Di Bruno Bros. Market opens a new store in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia’s family-owned and operated Di Bruno Bros. has opened its newest market in the heart of downtown Wayne. The location at 385 W. Lancaster Ave. is an 8,000-square-foot Italian culinary marketplace. Situated along Route 30 at the intersection of Conestoga and Eagle roads and Lancaster Avenue, this is the company’s sixth and most evolved l...
Essex Junction's newest Italian restaurant draws inspiration from owner's NJ roots
A bit of Italy by way of New Jersey has found its way to a food-centric building near Five Corners. What is the place? Open since April 2, The Food Bar is in the Park Street building that also houses Mark BBQ and the adjacent restaurant Heart n Soul. It’s near the busy Five Corners intersection that includes eateries such as Firebird Café and McGil...
Italian-American Red Sauce Restaurant Caruso’s Grocery Opens on Capitol Hill
Some chefs reference family recipes from time to time. At Caruso’s Grocery, an Italian-American red sauce joint opening Wednesday, May 12 on Capitol Hill, partner Matt Adler says his menu is almost entirely drawn from Scoozi—a restaurant his father, Larry Adler, ran for a decade in their upstate New York town, and where the younger Adler worked for...
Lavazza to Open First Roasting and Packing Plant in the United States
Lavazza North America, part of global Italian coffee company Lavazza Group, begins construction of the first roasting and packing plant in the United States. The new plant is slated to open in October 2021 and will serve the US market. The plant is an expansion of the Lavazza Professional facility in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which will integrate...
Restaurant Review: Mario’s Italian Market in Easton dishes out culinary comforts surrounded by cultured charm
Happy spring to all you Lehigh Valley food lovers. I’m back in Easton to explore a new wonder at the Simon Silk Mill. Among the many arts-related businesses that inhabit this complex is Mario’s Italian Market and Eatery. For those of you who have not yet experienced the repurposed silk mill, here is a brief history. Herman Simon and his brother ope...
Dimpled, Fluffy Focaccia Is Rising All Over D.C.
Pillowy,Pillowy, golden-brown, and soaked with olive oil, focaccia offers a shiny, substantial meal all by itself. The dimpled Italian flatbread, rich enough to be eaten plain but often found in a pizza-adjacent form with tomatoes and cheese or whatever produce is is in season, has been proliferating at a number of D.C. restaurants, markets, and ba...
Meet Englewood’s Own Cannoli Connoisseur
From the small, sun-filled kitchen of her Englewood condo, Allison Scola is ready to share her cannoli-making secrets with more than a dozen eager amateur bakers on Zoom. “You are all going to have an epiphany about homemade cannoli,” she says, leaning into the screen with a wide, encouraging smile. “It’s not as hard as you think—and you can add yo...
Sexy, Gourmet Supermarket Known For Their Italian Cuisine Is Now Open In Freehold, NJ!
Ciao! Chi è pronto a cucinare! In English, this translates to: Hello! Who is ready to cook?! You hardcore Italians are going to be happy. The fourth Livoti's Old World Market located at 200 Mounts Corner Drive in Freehold has JUST opened their doors at 8:00 AM yesterday! For yesterday, ownership reserved the 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM hour for seniors who...
Two Italian restaurants opening in downtown Bethesda in 2022
Two Italian restaurants owned by the parent company Red Stone will open next year in the mixed-use building at 4747 Bethesda Ave. in Bethesda, the company has confirmed. Aventino will specialize in Roman cuisine, with appetizers, pasta and more, along with cocktails and spritzes, according to a press release. AP Pizza Shop will serve Italian coffee...
big Burrito opening AVP, a casual Italian concept, at Bakery Square
Bakery Square is getting a little taste of big Burrito. The restaurant group plans to open AVP, an extension of its Alta Via brand, this fall in the East Liberty development. The company also runs Mad Mex, Casbah, Kaya, Eleven, Soba and Umi. Inspired by the cuisine and lifestyle of California’s wine country, the new spot will serve more casual Ital...
New Jersey mom shares Italian favorites at family deli to rave reviews
From the classic kitchen décor to the family portraits that adorn the walls, a visit to Sparo’s Deli in Upper Montclair is designed to transport customers to grandma’s kitchen table. In this case, the grandma is Andrea Chinnici — or as her grandchildren call her — “Mama Ree.” Honing her cooking skills by watching her own grandmother, Mama Josephine...
Sotto Sopra Receives the Mayor’s Certificate of Recognition
Sotto Sopra the Northern Italian Restaurant (www.sottosopra.us) located on historic Charles Street in downtown-Baltimore received the Mayor’s Certificate for Recognition for its 25th Anniversary. Riccardo Bosio opened the chic & stylish Milan-style restaurant on April 9, 1996. It has remained one of the most distinguished dining institutions in the...