Moretti's Rosemont location to open Friday
Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria is opening its eighth location at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at 9519 W. Higgins Road in the newly renamed Moretti's Rosemont Plaza, one block west of River Road on the south side of Higgins Road. Moretti's will offer dine-in, carry out and delivery, as well as full-service catering and hosted private events. Its 10,000-...
Visit Maria's in Colona for delicious pizza and more
When you walk in the door of this pizzeria, the wonderful smells of simmering sauce and baking bread prepare you for the good food ahead. This is no ordinary pizza place. The sauces, dough, bread and Italian beef all are homemade. The friendly owners are a good match for the food they serve.The storefront, tucked into a strip mall on the east side...
Family-run Crema cafe focuses on espresso, Italian delights
Tony Hunter wanted to operate his own business and was considering a bakery in downtown Canton when opportunity spun him in a different direction. In March, Hunter and his wife, Kim, opened Crema Espresso Bar and Café at 4469 Hills and Dales Road NW in a plaza west of the Whipple Avenue NW intersection with Hills and Dales Road. Crema offers an Ita...
Italian roots run deep at Adrian's Sauce
When you walk into Sauce Italian Grill & Pub in downtown Adrian, your first impression might be that it would be a nice place to meet a few friends after work, or after seeing one of the productions at the Croswell Opera House, located around the corner. Sauce’s entrance has a long bar on the left and some tables on the right with what look like vi...
Giovanni's continues to rank among Greater Cleveland's best Italian restaurants
In a way, Giovanni's Ristorante is a hidden prize, disguised in its non-descript shell amid the businesses and strip malls of its surroundings. Yes, the Italian restaurant has been around since 1976. And yes, it comes to mind often when Clevelanders talk about the region's best Italian restaurants. But it can slip under the radar. First, with a res...
Pasta and pizza reign supreme at Eataly event pairing Sarah Grueneberg with 'King of Carbonara'
As if every day isn’t an Italian food event at Eataly, the prestigious Milan-based culinary organization Identita Golose returns for its fourth annual takeover of the marketplace the weekend of Oct. 7-8. Chef Sarah Grueneberg, co-owner of Monteverde restaurant in the West Loop, will play hometown host at what’s dubbed Identita Chicago, and the them...
Fiasche family spreads the word about nduja
In only three years, Antonio “Tony” Fiasche has led the effort to pluck nduja, a spreadable salume, from the obscurity of a small Calabrian town and make it something of a sensation in the gourmet world. The Wall Street Journal and foodie magazines have been salivating over it, and chefs worldwide are inventing ways to use it in pizza, vinaigrette,...
Forget Chicago Pizza: Nella Pizza To Sell Only Authentic Italian Pies
Nella Pizza and Pasta will open on Sept. 15 bringing real Neapolitan-style Italian pizza to Hyde Park — emphasis on "Italian." Owners Frank and Nella Grassano have gone to great lengths to make sure the pizza tastes like it would in Italy, which they claim is very different from what Chicagoans think of as pizza. “American sauce is so heavy, I can’...
Italian food, family style
Dining out is a different experience than eating at home. But a unique restaurant that serves its food family-style captures the fun and enthusiasm of an authentic Italian gathering. Buca di Beppo opened in 2014 and is in the Southridge Mall, 5300 S. 76th St., Greendale. The restaurant's name loosely translates to "Joe's Basement," stemming from it...
Authentic Italian, Generous Portions
Caterina’s doesn’t announce itself from the street with its small parking lot on Oklahoma Avenue, its unobtrusive entrance, and its location in the outer reaches of West Allis. For people who love traditional Italian cuisine, it’s the real deal, not to be confused with Olive Garden or Buca di Beppo. They don’t serve froufrou food, just authentic ho...
Torali Italian - Steak Opens at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
Denver-based Sage Restaurant Group has introduced its latest concept, Torali Italian – Steak, at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. The new Italian eatery features an atmosphere crafted by San Francisco-based interior design practice BAMO that pays homage to Italian modernism. The design incorporates oversized plush booths, fine Italian leather, and ornate...
A taste of Italy comes to farmers market
Mama Mia, what a weekend it was in downtown Farmington last Saturday as we celebrated Italian American Day under Mediterranean blue skies, a market full of sunflowers and the "close your eyes" feeling of being in an old-world European marketplace. People came to market early, ushering in with them, the early morning warmth of a rising sun. There wa...