Local Irish pub to morph into Italian restaurant
A local Irish pub is poised to morph into an Italian restaurant, but will remain under the same ownership. Murphy's Irish Pub — which opened in May 2014 in space that previously housed a Barleycorn's at 6204 Wilmington Pike — will become Caramella's Italian Kitchen in early November, co-owner Candace Anderson confirmed to us today. A...
Mangia Near the Mall: Claudiana is a little enclave of solid Italian-American food
By G.A. Benton Claudiana Italian Restaurant is one of those eateries — they are abundant in Columbus — with a generic strip mall storefront that leads to a bustling scene of insiders dining on bold, scratch-made food. If you're new to the establishment, as I was to this Polaris-area place, it's like walking into a secret world. At...
Glorioso's Italian Market: East side staple, heart of family for 70 years
By Katie O'Connell For Michael Glorioso, his family's original market at 1018 E. Brady St. was more than a business — it was "the heart of his family." Michael grew up in an apartment in the back of the store. His father, Teddy Glorioso, was one of the three brothers who helped open the shop on Feb. 14, 1946. Every day, the store was...
Mama Mia Biscotti to be carried in Kroger stores in southeast Michigan
Jeannette Izzi of Washington Township started her business, Mama Mia Biscotti, out of her home in 2005 after years of watching her parents working hard in their Italian bakery and enjoying making cookies from the family recipes. Izzi's approach is to bake authentic Italian cookies made with the finest ingredients. The biscotti is softer th...
Is Piada set to be the next big Italian fast-casual restaurant chain?
by Dan Eaton Piada one day no longer will have to explain what a Piada is. That day is fast approaching. The fast-casual Italian chain has built its brand in Columbus over the past five years and has been on a steady march to 22 restaurants today. Customers have lined up at restaurant openings in Central Ohio, Cleveland,...
Love of Italian culture, food, brings Amici Club together
by Judy Buchenot Len and Fran Morgan and their daughters always enjoyed their Sunday dinners. "Every Sunday for 30 years, we went to dinner at my in-laws. My father-in-law cooked the most amazing Italian meals lasting three hours. He told us the same stories about World War II each week. I had heard them all before but I didn't ca...
Milwaukee's best Italian, 2013
Once again, OnMilwaukee.com readers have chosen Ristorante Bartolotta in Tosa Village as Milwaukee's best Italian restaurant. That makes six in a row for this Bartolotta gem. Though Bartolotta's has branched out into steaks, seafood, French food, gastropubs and beyond, Ristorante Bartolotta has been there from the beginning. For nearly two decades...
Festa Italiana wants your recipes
Festa Italiana is accepting recipes in its second annual Chef's Choice Recipe Contest. Recipes for Italian appetizers are due June 15 and can be submitted by mail or email. A Festa food committee will select the top five recipes based on ease of preparation, creativity and appearance. The five participants will be notified by mail and asked t...
St. Anthony’s Pizza Makers
by Ben Lariccia Begun over 40 years ago, the weekly Friday pizza sale at St. Anthony's Church in the Brier Hill section of Youngstown is a testament to the Italian American value of working in community. The initial idea came from Monsignor John DeMarinis, recently deceased, who saw the potential for harnessing the pizza making skills of h...
What to Get at Eataly in Chicago This Fall
Late this fall, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's company will open a Chicago Eataly (43 E. Ohio St., no phone yet), only the second U.S. location for the market-and-restaurant chain. (There are nine in Japan and eight in Italy, where they are still called Eataly, and not Eatalia, to answer your question.) The 63,000-square-foot, two-floor...
La Tavola Italiana 2
Organizzato in collaborazione con ICE Agenzia, si svolgerà presso 33 supermercati Mariano's di Chicago e dintorni. Per celebrare il lancio della "Tavola Italiana Due", alcuni dei supermercati Mariano's organizzeranno dimostrazioni di cucina e degustazioni con Chef di Chicago ispirati dalla cucina Italiana. An exclusive partnership with the...
Nonna's to offer Italian sandwiches, salads; opening Tuesday
Those looking forward to the opening of the new West Loop Italian restaurant Formento's (925 W. Randolph St., 312-690-7323) but who are short on time will still be able to enjoy a taste of Italy thanks to the restaurant's new grab-and-go counterpart, Nonna's. Set to open Tuesday, Nonna's will offer its own casual Italian-American dishes su...