Como’s New Owners Will Start Throwing Parties on the Restaurant Patio in August
Como’s, perhaps one of the most unexpected restaurant resurrections in recent memory, is preparing to undergo a big renovation. But before that revamp gets underway, Como’s new owners Peas & Carrots Hospitality will begin hosting a patio bar pop-up called FOMO’s next month. The events will kick off on Friday, August 3 and are expected to continue t...
Giasone’s to offer adult-only, upscale Italian experience
Co-owners Jason Gray and Derick Crumpacker see a fine line in how to offer an upscale dining experience: they want to strike a balance between casual elegance while avoiding the pretension that some may associate with higher-end restaurants. And the pair, along with their CFO Terri Caskill, may have nailed that balance with Giasone’s Ristorante, th...
Ava's Italian Ice brings fresh fruit flavors to Bucktown
Some people love Italian ice so much, they decide to change careers, and devote their lives to it. At least that's the case for a young family near Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood who have set up shop along a busy stretch of Western Avenue. There, they make nearly a dozen flavors a day, using only the freshest fruits they can find. Marisa Cruz and...
Little Lulu's Italian Ice brings fruit-filled treats to Portage Park
A new shop dishing out shaved ice has opened its doors in the neighborhood. The new addition to Portage Park, called Little Lulu's Italian Ice, is located at 5035 W. Montrose Ave. The shop was established by Autumn Bastyr, a mother of twins and professional photographer, who was inspired to start developing her own treats after struggling to find h...
Fruitastic-O brings Italian ice to Mt. Greenwood Park
Fruitastic-O, which offers Italian ice and “cream ice,” held a grand opening on July 1 at Mt. Greenwood Park, 3721 W. 111th St., where it will be stationed until October. Run by owner Mike Small (second from left), of Mt. Greenwood, and his family, Fruitastic-O offers six flavors of Italian ice, including blueberry, lemon, mango and sour cherry. Th...
Russo's: Fine Creole Italian Cuisine in Peninsula
According to general manager Patrick Cunningham, there's a man who has a standing reservation at Russo's out in Peninsula in Summit County for every Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. until the day he dies. This may be an extreme case of FOMO (fear of missing out) on the part of that eager eater, or a cautionary tale to compel you to make that call right...
Vince & Joe's Italian festival highlights the joy of cooking good food
One potato, two potato .... If there’s one thing Americans love to eat on the Fourth of July weekend, it’s potato salad. Just ask Vince and Joe Vitale. Back in 1996, only days before the holiday and before Vince and Joe’s became Vince & Joe’s Gourmet Market, the brothers ran out of everyone’s favorite summer salad, throwing customers into a tizzy. ...
Mr. Meatball brings tastes of Italy to Pataskala
Family. Home-style cooking. Meatballs. These are the things that make “Mr. Meatball,” newly opened in Pataskala at 61 E. Broad St., special, say the Pataskala couple who own the enterprise. “We are truly a family business, doing most of our own production, and it’s about as close to home cooking as you’re going to find,” said Don Gullatta, who with...
New Italian restaurant planned for east Tosa
Sarah and Zak Baker, the operating partners of Pizza Man, plan to open their own restaurant and pasta shop serving Italian street food late this year, where Juniper 61 now operates in Wauwatosa. It would be an Italian-style pastificio, or pasta factory, serving food and drink at 6028 W. North Ave. It also would sell fresh pasta to prepare at home....
New Andiamo Restaurant moving into downtown Fenton
A new Italian restaurant is joining two additional businesses as new tenants at the Horizon Building in downtown Fenton. Andiamo Restaurant is setting up in the three-story Horizon Building at the corner of Silver Lake Road and North Leroy Street along with Raymond James Wealth Management & The Horizon Group Financial Advisors and Serra Automotive....
World's Largest Italian Beef Sandwich To Be Donated To Homeless
The Italian beef restaurant Buona announced a unique fundraiser Tuesday for the Cornerstone Community Outreach homeless shelter. On Tuesday, July 10 — the eve of the Taste of Chicago festival — volunteers from Buona and the local community will work together to construct the longest Italian beef sandwich on record, organizers said. The sandwich wil...
SheWolf opens this week in Midtown with modern Italian fare
Modern Roman cuisine has arrived in Midtown Detroit with the opening of SheWolf Pastificio & Bar. The highly-anticipated restaurant is led by chef Anthony Lombardo, formerly of Southfield’s Bacco Ristorante, who has spent nearly two years living and studying in Italy. Lombardo told The Detroit News last fall that SheWolf, which is named after a st...