Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante brings Italian delicacies to Delray Beach
Eleven years ago, Antonio Gallo and Pietro Vardeu became pioneer restaurateurs in the Sunset Harbour neighborhood of Miami Beach. Now, they’ve opened a second location of Sardinia, which is named after the Italian island where Vardeu grew up. “Our restaurant serves authentic Italian cuisine versus the traditional Italian-American cuisine that most...
Here's what La Centrale, Miami's first Italian food hall, will look like
Loosen those belts, South Florida: Pasta, pizza and imported wine highlight the bill of fare at Miami food hall La Centrale, a three-story homage to Italian cuisine expected to open in February at Brickell City Centre. The 40,400-square-foot food hall (pronounced “Lah-chen-TRAL-ay”) is the brainchild of restaurateur Jacopo Giustiniani and hospitali...
Kennesaw May Get New Fazoli's Italian Restaurant
Kennesaw is likely to be the new home of one of three Atlanta area Fazoli's restaurants opening in 2018, according to reports. The other likely new locations will be in Canton and Rome. The Tribune Ledger News reported that local entrepreneur Amit Patel is "extremely excited for this development opportunity... Fazoli's is a great and unique concept...
Buon Appetito! Alpharetta’s Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant Announces Its Year-Long Celebrations To Mark 20th Anniversary
Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant today announced to residents of Alpharetta, GA that it is holding a year-long celebration to mark twenty years of serving up plate after plate of Southern European cuisines to the local community. The celebration will be marked throughout the year with monthly events and special occasions, starting in February, exactly...
Santa Margherita USA Welcomes Two Italian Wineries to National Import Portfolio
Santa Margherita USA, a national wine importer, has announced the addition of two Italian wineries to their portfolio; Cà Maiol of Lombardy and Cantina Mesa of Sardinia. These two wineries join the company's stable of wine producers, which now number ten in total. The addition of these wineries to Santa Margherita USA's parent company, Santa Margh...
Strano restaurant to move to East Memphis
Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar is moving. The restaurant, which opened in 2014, at 948 Cooper, will move to the site of the old Jim’s Place Restaurant & Bar at Poplar and Perkins, said chef/owner Josh Steiner. Steiner is excited about the move. "We're moving to a bigger and better spot."He plans to give “a nice facelift” to the old Jim’s restaurant...
Sale e Pepe names Antonio Minichiello as new executive chef
Sale e Pepe, the elegant Italian restaurant overlooking the Gulf of Mexico within the award-winning Marco Beach Ocean Resort, has named Antonio Minichiello as executive chef. Raised in the small, southern Italian town of Avellino, Minichiello's love for cooking began at an early age alongside his mother and grandmother, eventually leading him to en...
A Taste of Vegas Comes To The 51 House in Edenton
Celebrity Chef Vic Vegas– best known for numerous appearances on the hit reality TV show Bar Rescue – has been named Executive Chef at The 51 House on the Edenton waterfront, owner Rose Tummarello has announced. Vegas played a lead role in the restaurant's launch in fall 2016. Now he's back to help oversee restaurant operations and spice up its cul...
Review: Italian-American food at Come Back Inn is indulgent, rich and cheesy
I appreciate when a restaurant has a firm grasp on its identity. Come Back Inn, the long-standing eatery at the corner of Swan and Breckenridge streets, is such an establishment. The homey, neighborhood vibe coupled with dishes that are unabashedly covered in bubbling layers of cheese, speaks to the restaurant’s distinction as an Italian-American p...
Forte Dei Marmi delivers fine dining italian cuisine by two Michelin Star Chef Antonio Mellino
Established in Miami by Tatyana and Riccardo Silva, owner of MIAMI FC, in partnership with Chadand Ilona Oppenheimn in 2016, Forte Dei Marmi brings a sensorial epicurean experience with its stunning yet simple Italian cuisine with a focus on fresh (farm to table) and delicious ingredients. Named after a Tuscan sea town, Forte Dei Marmi surpasses ot...
Crispino’s serving pizza, pasta, subs on Market Street
John Crispino took a year to renovate the building that now houses his restaurant. After months of renovation and preparation, Crispino’s Pizza has opened at 5031 Market St. The New York-Italian eatery, owned by John Crispino, is dishing out oven-baked pizzas, stromboli, calzones, subs and pasta dishes. Crispino owned a Crispino’s Pizza in Morehead...
Restaurant review: Viva Napoli embodies Italy's Campania coast
Italian food has long reigned at the top of most popularity lists. The emphasis on fresh ingredients and the comfort factor of pasta and pizza are hard to beat. Most of our exposure, though, is filtered through Italian-American expressions of red-sauce cuisine; as the local Spectrum cable TV commercial for Dunedin’s Umberto’s of Long Island proudly...