Campiello, Fine Italian In Eden Prairie
By Jason DeRusha In a low-profile, strip mall surrounded by Eden Prairie corporate headquarters, D'Amico's Campiello Restaurant has been quietly creating great Italian food for more than twenty years. "It's an institution," executive chef Chris Dmochowski said. "D'Amico has a really good knack for running really good restaurants, a...
New Italian restaurant to open on Broad Street
by Greg Bischof Nearly 14 years ago, Zapata's Mexican restaurateurs traveled north from Shreveport to carved out a wedge of business in Texarkana, Ark. And now some Italian restaurateurs are doing the same. Verona, a soon-to-be Italian fine dining restaurant, recently took up residency at 212 East Broad St.—the for...
Chow Morso brings Italian street food to Avanti
Chow Morso is the newest tenant at Avanti Food & Beverage, replacing chef Marco Gonzales' Bixo. Chef Darrel Truett and Ryan Fletter of Barolo Grill will open the new concept next week, bringing Italian street food to the collective eatery. While Barolo has served the Cherry Creek North neighborhood with Italian fine dining since 1992,...
Pezzettino Italian Deli & Market carrying on a family tradition
Annie Barbieri Spohn's maternal grandfather owned and operated neighborhood Italian deli and grocery stores, Sola's, in the North End and Midtown. Now a vintage Sola's menu hangs on the wall of Spohn's new Pezzettino Italian Deli & Market — a 2014 version of her grandfather's shop that is scheduled to open Wednesday at 2101 Broadway....
Il Lazzarone is already cool. It's time for it to be great, too
by Charles Ferruzza I've experienced and tasted a number of things at Erik Borger's Il Lazzarone pizzeria since it opened in the River Market. I've eaten some remarkable wood-fired pizza (and been served one that was all but inedible). I've been waited on by a couple of excellent servers (as well as by two who were memorably disappointing)...
Cucina Colore on Consistency, Quality, and Remaining a Neighborhood Favorite
Located on the corner of 3rd and St. Paul in Cherry Creek, newly renovated 23 year old Cucina Colore stood the test of time in a rapidly changing neighborhood. The family-owned restaurant is a contemporary yet timeless Italian eatery and an undeniable neighborhood staple. Since the very beginning, owner Venanzio Momo focused on soulful dishes and b...
Taste of Sicily, Best New Italian Restaurant in Denver, CO
Aldo Campo, one of the Rome's top restaurateurs, opened Taste of Sicily, a brilliant restaurant featuring authentic Italian food and desserts at 6600 S Quebec St in Centennial, CO. To complete his visionary team and develop the original concept, Campo hired Chef Salvo Pavone, who has worked at some of the best restaurants in Italy and Sicily....
Almost two years after massive fire, Delta Pizza and Italian Restaurant celebrates grand reopening
Almost two years after a fire destroyed the roof and severely damaged Delta Pizza and Italian Restaurant, the business on the Main Street of this small borough near the Maryland border quietly reopened, unannounced. That was intentional. May 26 was supposed to be a day for training staff members, and trouble-shooting any of the new equipm...
Second location of Angelo’s Taverna opens in Littleton
Angelo's Taverna has been serving up house-made pastas and pizzas on 6th Avenue in Denver for more than 40 years. Now, Littleton gets a taste of the authentic Italian. The second location of Angelo's opened on Sept. 7 at 6885 S. Santa Fe Drive. Guests can expect favorite menu items from the original location as well as a few new ones that are uniqu...
Rita's Italian Ice coming to Lincoln
Mike and Elynn Malone first tried Rita's Italian Ice last year when they were visiting their daughter, who's attending college in Wichita, Kansas. The Crete couple were so taken with the company, which sells treats ranging from snow cones to frozen custard, that they decided to become franchisees and bring it to Nebraska. Read mor...
Italian restaurant steps up for busy Colorado Springs families
On busy weeknights, getting a wholesome meal on the table can be a challenge between running kids to practices and other activities. Carrabba's Italian Grill is here to help. They have introduced Family Bundles with six menu options starting at $34.99, portioned for four servings. The entrees come with choice of soup or salad and brea...
Angelo’s Wichita Bake at Home Italian Foods still in need of a home
Jack Fasciano is still on the hunt for space for his Angelo's Wichita Bake at Home Italian Foods. "I'm getting a little bit depressed just waiting around," he says. Fasciano had settled on the former Toni D's Deli & Catering space in Carriage Parkway at 650 N. Carriage Parkway but then changed his mind. "I worry that we'd have to...