Papa’s Italian Sausage to become son’s, move to new location in Kalamazoo
After 28 years along the side of King Highway, Papa’s Italian Sausage is moving closer to downtown. The eatery — known for its homemade sausage and scratch lasagna — expects to move to 543 E. Ransom St., in early-to-mid-June, said Peter Rizzuto. The current location, at 1219 King Highway, may close for a couple days prior to the move, so equipment...
Tutto Carne, Opening Monday, May 15 in Little Italy
“I’m really excited about this,” says Zachary Ladner. “It’s going to be a lot of fun.” We’re standing in the red-brick corner property in Little Italy that has been home to a handful of restaurants over the years including Salvatore’s, Tutto Giorno, Il Bacio and Nora. Come Monday, May 15, the name above the door will read Tutto Carne. The Italian-t...
Coastal Italian Continues to Take Hold in Metro Detroit With Aurora Italiana
The Coastal Italian trend is continuing to infiltrate metro Detroit’s dining scene with the spring opening of Aurora Italiana, which aims to draw inspiration from Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Barbat Holdings’s hospitality arm, Prime Concepts Detroit Brands, is in the midst of renovating an 8,500-square-foot space in West Bloomfield that was formerly house...
Ciao Bella celebrates 10 years of authentic Italian fare
In April, Ciao Bella Ristorante Italiano celebrated 10 years of bringing unique, world-class Italian food and customer service to Port Clinton. The restaurant’s longevity is greatly due to the talents of Chef Paul Matthews, who trained in Europe and brings his customers an authentic taste of foreign fare. “I worked for some really great chefs in An...
Mario’s Italian Lemonade Reopens For The Season In Little Italy
Mario’s Italian Lemonade is back. The famous shaved ice stand, 1068 W. Taylor St., quietly reopened Monday night, according to its Facebook page. Owners declared Mario’s was “open for summer” as customers lined up for frozen lemonade despite rainy, 40-degree weather. Mario’s has been a mainstay in the neighborhood since 1954, when Mario DiPaolo Jr....
That Little Italian Kitchen opening in Plain Township. What to know about new location
That Little Italian Kitchen is expanding. The popular Italian carryout and catering restaurant will be adding a second location in Plain Township at 7831 Cleveland Ave. NW. The original location, at 5730 Fulton Road NW in Jackson Township, will not be closing. The new location is a homestead that will be converted into a restaurant, co-owner Mike...
30 Years of The Bartolotta Restaurants in Milwaukee
In the early ’90s, Joe and Paul Bartolotta saw an opportunity. The two brothers, who grew up in Wauwatosa, had spent the first decade of their careers working in restaurants around the globe – Joe in New York, and Paul in Italy, France, New York and Chicago. When Joe moved back to Wisconsin to start a family, he called Paul – he thought Milwaukee w...
Old-World Italian pizzeria, pasta restaurant opens in central Ohio
Old world, new restaurant. Toni’s Trattoria, a family-owned, old world Italian restaurant has officially opened for business. The eatery, which held its grand opening on March 23, is located at 19 W. Columbus St. in Galena, approximately 30 minutes from Downtown Columbus. Toni’s Trattoria is immediate neighbors with Son of Thurman, the sister loca...
Vinitaly debuts in the U.S.: B2B event in Chicago in October
Vinitaly debuts in the U.S., which is and remains the top market for Italian wine. It will be Chicago that will hold this debut, October 22-23, 2023 at the city's CineCity Studios, with the partnership between Vinitaly and the International Wine Expo of Chicago. It is a project created to organize a prestigious business-to-business event between It...
Nicolinni’s Restaurant to Reopen in Canfield Next Week
A popular Valley restaurant will reopen next week in a new location. Nicolinni’s Chophouse will open May 2 at 6580 Ironwood Blvd., off U.S. Route 224, just east of the state Route 11 interchange and next to Hampton Inn. Patrick and Stephanie Lavanty own and operate the Italian restaurant. The Lavantys’ original Nicolinni’s, at 1247 Boardman Poland...
The new Osteria Papavero cookbook promises recipes “from the Italian Shack and beyond”
It’s not a place where you will eat your weight in breadsticks. It’s something different. Osteria Papavero fans lovingly refer to the restaurant as the “Italian shack,” a place where the menu changes often with dishes that may showcase such ingredients as wild boar or octopus. Leaning against the simple but elegant bar with the night’s menu in fro...
Italian Stalwart Oggi Trattoria Reveals Its New Home in West Town
After more than three decades of serving red-sauce Italian hits along Grand Avenue, a family-owned restaurant stalwart is beginning an emotional new chapter in West Town. Oggi Trattoria, owned by the Padilla family since its founding in the 1990s, completed its move with a Friday, April 21 debut in a new space at 1461 W. Chicago Avenue. In addition...