Salvatori’s To Bring Authentic Italian Flavor To Waynedale
“We are beyond excited to open our next restaurant in Waynedale, it’s been a long time coming!” Jeremy McClain, Co-Owner of Salvatori’s Authentic Italian Eatery said in anticipation of their seventh location, and the area’s only Italian restaurant, soon to open at the corner of Bluffton Road and Airport Expressway (8601 Bluffton Rd. Fort Wayne, IN...
Dreaming of Becoming an Italian Wine Ambassador? Vinitaly International Academy lands in Chicago
For its 29th edition, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) makes its historical debut in Chicago, hosting its renowned three-day Italian wine-course in the country's third largest metropolis. This expansion provides Italian wine professionals across North America with unparalleled access to the expertise and opportunities offered by the prestigious...
Little Italian Pizza in Naperville celebrates its 50th anniversary
Little Italian Pizza is in the know when it comes to dough. The restaurant, located at 373 East Bailey Rd., has been serving up slices of pizza and more since 1974, recently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Patrick Brioch, owner of Little Italian Pizza, has been involved in the pizza business for 23 years. He says one reason his restaurant has don...
The Very First Portillo's Was Just A Humble Shack
If you love a good fast food hot dog or are curious about what it tastes like when you blend an entire slice of chocolate cake into a shake, you've probably heard of Portillo's. The Illinois-based chain has become a staple spot for many that offer Chicago-style street food. Whether you're looking for tourist trap restaurants that are actually reall...
Mangia! Italian American Festival serves up food and fun in downtown Akron
The taste and sounds of Italy will fill the streets of downtown Akron. The Italian American Festival will open Thursday and run through Saturday. The festival put on by the Council of Italian American Societies of Summit County will feature entertainment and food vendors on Main Street between State and Church streets. Admission is free to the fest...
Tre Dita brings Italian steakhouse fare to Marriott’s St. Regis Chicago
Tre Dita and Bar Tre Dita opened in March at the St. Regis in collaboration with two-time James Beard-nominated chef Evan Funke and Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants. Tre Dita marks the Los Angeles-based Funke’s first Chicago restaurant. Italian for “three fingers,” Tre Dita refers to Funke’s precise thickness of a properly cut Bistecca alla Fioren...
Mario's Italian Lemonade: 70 years as a Chicago summer staple
This week's Made in Chicago is a humble lemonade stand which has been delighting Chicagoans and visitors for 70 years. Since 1954, Mario's Italian Lemonade at 1068 W. Taylor Street has been serving up the sweet summer staple to generations of customers including David Buffer and Mishawn Davis-Eyene. “Great flavors and great prices,” Buffer said. “I...
Scotti's Italian Eatery Is Serving Some Of The Freshest Pasta In Cleveland
Have you ever had a meal so good, you just can’t imagine life without it? A few years ago, locals stepped up to express their concerns when one neighborhood restaurant announced that it was closing. They rallied around the owner, helping him pull through the pandemic and keeping Scotti’s Italian Eatery open. For over 20 years now, this beloved rest...
Hamilton bakery brings traditional recipes to customers
Traditional, authentic recipes and clean ingredients are on the minds of consumers lately, and more businesses hope to bring that to the table. Andiamo Artisan Bakery, an Italian bakery, prides itself on bringing all that and more to Hamilton. Founder Vincent J. Palozzi started selling cookies out of his home to local Oxford businesses in fall 2017...
Bring on ‘The Bear’ by making meaty, juicy Italian beef sandwiches
FX’s “The Bear” was, for many viewers, a first introduction to the deliciously messy Italian beef sandwich. In the show’s first season, Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) is a fine-dining chef who comes home to Chicago to take over the family’s beef stand following his brother’s death. The show, which returns Wednesday for its highly anticipated third seas...
Petterino’s Opens New Pasticceria In The Loop
Freshly baked pastries, coffee, breakfast and deli sandwiches, pizza, wine, and more are all on the menu at the new Petterino’s Pasticceria in the heart of Chicago’s Loop and Theatre District. Corporate executive chef John Boudouvas joined us with a taste. Serving handcrafted UMBRIA coffee and a delectable array of freshly baked pastries, breakfast...
About the Italian cookies from Milwaukee's Peter Sciortino Bakery
Opening a box of Italian cookies from Peter Sciortino Bakery has an undeniable sweetness – like a mix of happy family memories and buttery goodness. Since Peter Sciortino and his wife, Grace, opened the bakery in 1947, it has grown into a beloved fixture on Brady Street. It opened just one year after Glorioso’s Italian Market, another legendary bus...