Parella in Uptown, Minneapolis
The restaurant scene in the Twin Cities is booming. A few new excellent places seem to pop up every couple of months, and if you can't get into one dynamite spot, there are plenty of others. Along with putting out delicious, interesting food, restaurants are upping their service game. Professional, friendly, and informal (read: not stuffy) servic...
Toasted Ravioli Is 1,859 Percent More Popular in Missouri Than Anywhere Else
By Sarah Fenske What do we talk about when we talk about food? As it turns out, the answer is as varied as the places we live. In Florida, they talk about conch fritters. In Texas, they talk about breakfast tacos. In Missouri, we talk about toasted ravioli. And apparently we talk about it all the damn time -- 1,859 percent mo...
Jerry's Cafe in south Kansas City has a new owner
by Charles Ferruzza This morning, a diner at the compact Jerry's Cafe, at 1209 West 103rd Street, walked over to the table where Nick DeFeo was sitting with his parents. "I understand that you're the new owner here," the man said. "Please don't change anything. It's perfect like it is." DeFeo, the 34-year-old former cook at t...
What you don't know about Giordano's
Giordano's new Indy location near The Fashion Mall at Keystone has been quietly serving the public since Jan. 27. Staff wanted to work out kinks before the Feb. 3 grand opening at 4110 E. 82nd St. at Rivers Edge shopping center, near Nordstrom Rack. Even without advertising that Giordano's was open for business, the place was busy. How bus...
Six Things You Probably Didn't Know About Mucci's Italian
by Joy Summers The space is cozy and seating is on a first come first serve basis. However, the adept service staff still manages to make waiting a part of the dinner experience. The restaurant is owned by Tim Niver. He's half the successful duo behind The Strip Club Meat & Fish and Saint Dinette. Niver is known far and wide for...
Paravicini's Italian Bistro - Colorado Springs
We made it down to Colorado Springs on our late summer trip to Colorado earlier this year. After going through the Garden of the Gods and subsequently checking into our hotel, the historic Antlers Hilton, we decided we'd better start thinking about getting something to eat for the evening. We thought about German food, but then I found an...
Piada Italian restaurant to open in Chanhassen
Piada Italian Street Food will celebrate the grand opening of its first Minnesota restaurant Dec. 19 in Chanhassen at 190 Lake Drive East. This will be the restaurant's 26th location nationwide. Piada combines modern Italian cuisine in made-to-order meals. The menu, originally inspired by Italian food carts, offers guests an array of health-co...
Cossetta Alimentari builds on a legacy
by Rick Nelson The recent top-to-bottom remake of Cossetta is so dramatic that fourth-generation owner Dave Cossetta has crowned his family's legacy by adding an Italian word to the business' name. It's now Cossetta Alimentari. Rough translation: pertaining to food. There's an understatement. Make that three sprawling floors of fo...
Bello Cucina brings fine dining to rural areas
The reservations have already been coming in to Bello Cucina. And it's not just for Valentine's Day. The Italian-themed restaurant that's part of a five-city Minnesota chain has already received reservation requests for the same days as the St. John's University and College of St. Benedict graduation ceremonies. Read more &n...
Italian restaurant and rooftop lounge planned for downtown Rochester
by Clare Kennedy Nova Restaurant Group is building a two-part eatery in a new development in Rochester. The project is going into the H3 Plaza, a seven-story building in the city's downtown. Titan Development and Investments is constructing the $17 million complex, according to the Rochester Post-Bulletin. Nova's new concept will inc...
I.E. has the holy trinity of Italian cooking: Ultra-seasonal, ultra-local, ultra-quality
A decade ago, Italian farmhouse cooking captured the American food porn imagination like, well, porn. Golden-hued images of impeccably renovated Tuscan farmhouses were the Food & Wine set's wet dream. The vineyards tumbling beyond the kitchen windows. The granite center islands with centerpieces brimming with just-picked lemons. The wine. No...
Delta starts flying to Rome from MSP
Delta Air Lines has begun its seasonal nonstop service between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Rome on Wednesday. The Atlanta-based carrier celebrated the latest addition to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's list of global destinations with preflight water arches and Italian fare. Delta is the dominant carrier at MSP, offering its customer...