Rita’s Italian Ice Makes its Mark on the Midwest
Rita's Italian Ice, the world's largest Italian Ice concept with more than 600 stores, is continuing its expansion in the Midwest and seeking franchisees to join its team for the Kansas and Missouri territory. Rita's, which began more than 30 years ago in Philadelphia, has been aggressively expanding across the United States with locations from coa...
Givanni’s owners say they may reopen in current space
By Lucy Morris Changes may be coming to Givanni's. Rumors earlier this week suggested that the Italian-American Ped Mall mainstay may be closing or replaced by another restaurant altogether. Though details are still in flux, Jason Alt, business manager at Etre Restaurant Group (which owns Givanni's), confirms that a shakeup may be in the rest...
Nick's Homestyle to open on South College
The stretch of South College Ave. in Fort Collins between Laurel St. and Prospect Rd. will welcome another restaurant on Monday, as Nick's Homestyle opens its doors for dinner service. The new Italian-American restaurant is opening after six months of renovation at the former Number 1 Chinese Super Buffet, 1100 S. College Ave. Rea...
Colorado Springs to take center stage tonight on Guy Fieri's Food Network show
By Stephanie Earls In September, celebrity foodie Guy Fieri visited Colorado Springs and dropped in on a handful of its popular eateries. The question that remained when Fieri and his network camera crew rolled out of town was, which signature Springs grub would the platinum gourmet chef choose to feature in his Food Network show, "Diners, Dr...
Red Gravy adds St. Louis nuances to well-executed Italian food
The former Lucha Cantina storefront may still look unassuming under its new name, Red Gravy. Don't be fooled. Beyond the faux-urban decor of the quaint dining area, square footage abounds. A trip to the restrooms leads past an expansive private dining room, down a hallway that feels too long to fit in the building. In the basement, the Oli...
Three high-profile Italian restaurants coming to Minneapolis
Since Italian cuisine is routinely singled out as Americans' favorite foreign fare, it's a miracle that most restaurant kitchens aren't knee-deep in gnocchi. But here in the Twin Cities, we're not exactly awash in Italian restaurants. Serious ones, anyway. That's about to change. Not one, not two, but three high-profile Italian restaurants...
Table For Flood Relief: Alec Schuler On Northern Italian Cooking and Tangerine Two
Next up is Alec Schuler the chef/proprietor at Boulder's Arugula & Tangerine restaurants. The restauranteur is passionate about Italian cooking, and his kids. He'll be preparing six Italian-inspired courses paired with Italian wines at his upcoming Great Roads To Great Chefs weekend this Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8. Click her...
Mo’s Italian Spot on Kansas City’s Prospect Avenue celebrates family recipes
A little building on Prospect Avenue has been home to several restaurants, some that have moved on to higher profile spots. Now a new operation has moved in: Mo's Italian Spot — "Mo" for Monica Abato Malik who is using recipes from her Italian grandparents. Malik and her husband, Raheem Malik, opened the restaurant earlier this month at 59...
Kansas City travelblog: The traditional trip to Garozzo's
We walked into Garozzo's on Tuesday night, and inside of 10 seconds I heard the booming voice of Mike Garozzo. "My favorite sportswriter!" roared my favorite restauranteur. I have no illusions that Garozzo has studied the issue and declared me superior to Joe Posnanski or Mike Lupica. It's plenty enough for me that Garozzo keeps running hi...
Table Talk: Castle Rock Italian eatery has new owners, menu
By Teresa Farney One of my favorite Castle Rock eateries, Uniscali Modern Italian Restaurant, 611 N. Wilcox St., has closed. In its place: VistaVino Modern Grill, with maybe even better dishes. VistaVino is owned by Michael and Janine Glennon; Michael is the chef, preparing foods with influences from his Irish-Italian heritage. ...
At Il Foro, Minneapolis' prettiest historic dining room joins the here and now
It's been said that McDonald's is not in the restaurant business but the real estate business. And since they are (were?) the most recognizable, famous, and successful restaurant business in America, this may not be a bad model to consider. Longtime restaurateur Josh Thoma (Smack Shack) seems to have gotten the memo, though he's applying i...
LoRusso’s On Grand To Open in Former Dooley's Location
The northwest corner of Grand and Washington in Grand Center hasn't been kind to restaurants: Duke's Restaurant, Wm. Shakespeare's Gastropub, and the recently shuttered Dooley's Beef N Brew House (above) have all occupied the space in recent years. If there's an event at Grand Center, nearby restaurants see action (mainly pre-show), but wh...