Neighborhood fave Savelli's Pizza, Pasta, Subs offers just what the name says
By: Robin Intemann Popular neighborhood pizza joints are as common in places like New York City or Chicago as 24-hour public transportation, yet even Manitou Springs has its own local favorite in Savelli's Pizza, Pasta, Subs. Much remains unchanged since the locally-owned pizzeria opened in 1998. The smiling faces that greet and serve are new...
Nick's Homestyle Italian to open south of Old Town
by Josie Sexton A former Rio Grande and The Kitchen employee plans to open his first restaurant concept just south of Old Town Fort Collins on Feb. 16. Nick's Homestyle will transform the closed Number 1 Chinese Super Buffet at 1100 S. College Ave. into a family-style, Italian-American restaurant. New business owner Nick Doyl...
New Italian deli and market coming to west Lawrence; informal survey finds neighbors dislike proposed Kasold changes
by Chad Lawhorn For some of us, our experience with Italian food doesn't go much beyond spaghetti, all-you-can-eat breadsticks and a carb-induced nap that usually ends with the waiter waking you up to tell you more breadsticks have arrived. But that's not the only type of Italian food that is popular. Lawrence is going to get a taste of an...
Chef/owner opens his 4th Bello Cucina restaurant in Spicer, Minn.
When Jason Mueller opened an Italian restaurant in Morris eight years ago, he was chided for thinking that dishes he made — like scallopini, marsala, wild mushroom pancetta or butternut squash ravioli and lobster — would find an audience in the heart of rural Minnesota. He proved his critics wrong and has since opened three Bello Cucina re...
Gioia's Deli food truck begins daily stops around St. Louis
Starting Tuesday, a hot salami truck will be making its way around St. Louis each weekday. Gioia's Deli Food Truck will serve up its hot salami, roast beef, salami and beef, Italian trio, poor boy, turkey, the veggie and porknado downtown, in company parking lots and industrial parks. The truck will also be present at festivals and events such as...
WCCO Viewers’ Choice For Best Lasagna In Minnesota
As the temperatures drop, we are in the mood for some Italian comfort food. This time of year folks love lasagna, a festive favorite. And we wanted to find the best Minnesota has to offer. Natalie Nyhus asked, and you answered. Join her on the east side of St. Paul for a huge plate at the Little Oven. The Morelli family has been doing...
Enjoy an Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes at These Six Colorado Restaurants
Italian Americans, especially those from the East Coast, have fond memories of big family gatherings during the holidays — and big meals, including a Christmas Eve tradition known as the Feast of the Seven Fishes. If you find yourself far from the cooks in your family who put out a seafood spread for the holidays, a few Front Range restaur...
Il Posto Voted the Best Italian Restaurant in Denver
Il Posto means, “The Place” in Italian, and chef and owner Andrea Frizzi has largely backed up his contention that his breezy spot in City Park West is hot ― it’s routinely mentioned as one of the city’s best Italian restaurants for years now. Frizzi, originally from Milan, imports many Italian ingredient...
Portillo's eyes the Minnesota market
Let's be honest: It would be cooler if Portillo's was on the brink of invading Cleveland, just timingwise. But instead the Oak Brook-based purveyor of Chicago-style dogs and Italian Beef sandwiches is preparing to enter the Minnesota market — apparently the Twin Cities suburb of Woodbury. A development plan for the corner of Hudson Ro...
Metro restaurant recognized by publication for fine dining excellence
A local Italian eatery is garnering national attention on the eve of its 60th anniversary. Jasper's Restaurant on 103rd and State Line is one of only four restaurants in the United States to be named to the 2013 Fine Dining Hall of Fame by Nation's Restaurant News. The restaurant was founded by Leonardo and Jasper Mirabile in 1954. The Mirabile fa...
Former Zelo GM to open Italian restaurant in South Minneapolis
by Clare Kennedy An upscale Italian restaurant is planned to open in South Minneapolis' Nokomis neighborhood. The new eatery, called "ie," will be in the former Carbone's building at 4724 Cedar Ave. Eric Carrara, the former general manager of downtown Minneapolis Italian restaurant Zelo, owns the new venture with his wife, Va...
The Italian Grill Brings Old School Red Sauce to Eaton
When I was a kid growing up in Greeley, the highlight of my year was choosing where to celebrate my birthday. I always picked a day at Elitches, before it moved to downtown Denver, when the venerable amusement park burst with meticulously groomed flowers and lush landscaping. After a picnic lunch of fried chicken my Mom brought along in a...