Italian Eatery Finds New Location In Des Plaines
As planning moves forward on the new CompassPoint development in downtown Des Plaines, Via Roma restaurant owners plan to move into the former Maine Insurance building at 464 Northwest Hwy. “We’re not going far,” said restaurant owner Lisa Leslie. The new location is only about a mile from where the Italian restaurant has operated for the past nine...
Capri’s Pizza in Schererville continues legacy of tasty family tradition
An Illinois pizza place that started more than six decades ago has grown to include two Northwest Indiana locations. Family has remained the focus at Capri’s Pizza, which opened in 2011 in Schererville. “We’ve always had a good following because of our South Chicago store,” said Benedetto Ciannamea, who is partners in Capri’s Pizza with his father,...
Gabriele Bonci apre la seconda pizzeria a Chicago. Il bilancio dei primi mesi in America
A poche ore dall'inaugurazione del secondo locale in città, facciamo il punto della situazione con il pizzaiolo romano, ragionando sull'ultimo anno trascorso con un occhio costante sull'America. Perché la pizza in teglia romana ha fatto impazzire Chicago? Cosa ha funzionato, e cosa meno? Quali insegnamenti porta a casa Gabriele? E poi l'annuncio: i...
Oggi Ristorante in Broadview Heights will transition to Bistro 82 in May
Oggi Ristorante, an upscale Italian restaurant at the northeast corner of Ohio 82 and Broadview Road, is about to undergo a transformation. The restaurant, under new ownership, will soon become Bistro 82. It will remain upscale and will continue to serve Italian dishes, but the cuisine will expand. The change is scheduled for May, although a precis...
Portillo's Announces New Avon Location Opening Fall 2018
Portillo's, the fast casual concept restaurant known for its highly-praised menu of Chicago-style favorites has announced a new location in Avon at 10444 E. U.S. Hwy. 36, set to open this fall. Portillo's says the Avon location follows spots in Merrillville, Fishers, and Mishawaka, with an Indianapolis restaurant set to open later this summer. "Tho...
Exclusive wines and specialty food at Acqua in Vino
Do you like wine? How about exclusive wines paired with your favorite pastas, meats, cheeses and more?! Well we have the perfect place for you! This week, we took a trip to Acqua in Vino, the specialty food and wine store homed in Wayland, just a short trip South of Grand Rapids. With a beautiful tour and a delicious food and wine tasting, Acqua in...
DiMario Foods: The Small Family Disrupting A Big Market
DiMario Foods is a brand as unprecedented as their product offerings, which include pork and chicken snack sticks—two previously unlikely options in the meat snack industry. Their unique flavors are inspired by the family’s traditional Italian recipes. “Our recipes derive from our family’s traditions, which have been a century in the making”—someth...
Italian eats: Chicago's 6 best spots for budget-friendly fare
Craving Italian food? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Italian restaurants around Chicago, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fill the bill. The Art Of Pizza; Dimo's Pizza; Conte Di Savoia; Ricobene's; Tony's Italian Deli & Subs; Bongiorno's Italian Deli & Pizzeria
List says state's best Italian place is in Wichita (and it's not the one you think)
As experts on Italian food goes, I'd rank people living and working in New York City right up there. So a recent list published on the New York Daily News website, purporting to contain the name of the best Italian restaurant in each of the 50 states, caught my attention. The list, which was posted earlier this year, is presented as a mouthwatering...
Celebrate Lidia Bastianich at Eataly Chicago
Emmy Award-winning chef, cookbook author, restaurateur, and more — Eataly partner and chef Lidia Bastianich gives us plenty of reasons to celebrate. Enter: Lidia Day! On Saturday, April 21, Eataly Chicago is dedicating a full day of activities to the beloved chef, from a cooking class to a book signing. “Food, you know, tells us who we are, where w...
It's about family at Vivere Italian Restaurant in Oak Creek — and, of course, a chef who sings to his soup
It’s all in the family at Vivere Italian Restaurant, a family-run business in Oak Creek, where employees feel like relatives and customers are treated like they are. And it's also a place where the chef sings to his soup. Yes, you— read that right. He sings to it. It's kind of a love song. (More on that in a bit.) Vivere owner Tony Rusidovski grew...
Uccello's to replace Mazzo in downtown Grand Rapids location
Modern Italian restaurant Mazzo Cucina D'Italia has closed less than a year after debuting in downtown Grand Rapids. The eatery, at 122 Monroe Center NW, closed April 7. Uccello's Hospitality Group, which owns the prime downtown real estate, plans to bring in its popular Uccello's Ristorante brand, which has several locations in West Michigan and a...