Pop's Italian Beef Hiring For New Jefferson Street Restaurant
Six months after Joliet Patch reported that Joliet's West Jefferson Street would be welcoming a Pop's Italian Beef restaurant business owners are ready to start hiring their staff. On Friday, a large banner was displayed across the top of the old Boston Market store at 1888 West Jefferson Street, near Larkin Avenue. Starting wages for management...
Cambria Hotel in Shelby Township Opens July 21, Will Feature Italian Restaurant
The Cambria Hotel Shelby Township-Detroit and its restaurant, Verona — Inspired Italian, will open on July 21. The hotel, located at 50741 Corporate Dr. in Shelby Township, offers 98 rooms, including three suites, along with upscale amenities and locally inspired design and artwork. The property’s on-site restaurant, Verona – Inspired Italian, will...
LaRosa's Contributes $ 35,000 to Freestore Foodbank School Pantries
LaRosa’s and Freestore Foodbank launched an 8-week effort on April 12, created specifically to stock 60 school pantries in 20 counties throughout the Tri-State. As a celebration for the community, LaRosa’s held a free-pizza event earlier today to serve kids and staff of Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the Carl H. Lindner YMCA, as well as t...
Perhaps the Finest Sub Ever: Gaetano’s Artisan Foods, Forest Park
“Here,” said chef Gaetano DiBenedetto, as he handed me what looked like a pale pink rose. It was mortadella, cut very thin, folded a few times into delicate leaves, most unlike the pale brownish sausage flecked with fat that’s usually the last thing eaten off a deli party tray. I didn’t recognize the mortadella at first: it was so good and so unlik...
Vino con Volo now open in downtown West Bend
Vino con Volo Bar and Italian Kitchen is now open for business in downtown West Bend and welcomes those with a hearty appetite. June 21 was the restaurant’s grand opening, and since then, business has been booming for Co-Owners Jeremy Hahn and Gary Bacon. They said there was a high demand for local Italian food because the only other Italian choice...
Chicago's Michelin-starred Spiaggia closes after 37 years
Legendary Chicago Italian restaurant Spiaggia, which has been open for 37 years, announced Friday it is permanently closed. Owners of the Michelin-starred restaurant and its sister concept, Café Spiaggia, were unable to restructure its soon-to-expire Michigan Avenue lease, a move that “was necessary to reflect the realities of operating a restauran...
Ralph's Italian Deli In Michigan's Upper Peninsula: A Hidden Gem
One of my favorite things about Michigan's Upper Peninsula is that there are so many small and unique towns and cities that have absolute staples of the community. From what I'm learning, that's exactly what Ralph's Italian Deli in the small city of Ishpeming, outside of Marquette, is for them. From the outside it looks like your normal small town...
Authentic Italian Bakery and Pastry Shop Opens in Brookfield
Barbara Nicolini moved with her family to the United States from the Province of Milano, Italy, in 2013 with aspirations of opening an authentic Italian bakery in her new home in Brookfield. Barb and I went back and forth on FB Messenger about how she made her dream come true. This is Barbara Niciolini's story. "I am excited that Ethan chose to spr...
Bringing a taste of Italy to Brookfield, a new bakery will supply traditional Italian baked goods
Barbara Nicolini is channeling the smells and tastes of her Milanese childhood ahead of her at-home bakery’s grand opening on July 1. She wants to bring the delicacies of Italy to her Connecticut home. The Brookfield resident, who moved from Milan, Italy, eight years ago with her husband and young son, has decided to start her own business after ye...
Antica Italian Restaurant + Bar bringing casual fine dining to Avon: Short Takes on Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville
Avon will soon be home to a new Italian restaurant concept created by the owner of the well-known Heck’s restaurant (Cleveland’s Ohio City and Avon locations). Antica Italian Restaurant + Bar will open soon (tentative date is July 12) in the space formerly occupied by Cafe Piccolo, 35568 Detroit Road. A restaurant called Flair 22 was originally pla...
Purple Basil food truck brings pasta on the go throughout central Wisconsin
A purple Italian food truck that lets customers order their favorite pasta dishes on the go has collected a following throughout central Wisconsin. Purple Basil food truck owners Taylor Okerlund and Carolina Corral are both military veterans who dreamed of running a business. Between the two, they have 13 years of experience in the military, both a...
Christian Pietoso fulfills his dream in Cincinnati
Growing up in Florence, Italy, Christian Pietoso followed in the footsteps of his brother 35 years ago and was always excited about the possibility of his father immigrating to the United States. “They all sought an American dream and tried to do better for themselves and their families,” he learned the art of cooking while his father pursued his d...