A taste of Italy: La Cava owner has passion for cooking, customers
Gianni Moscardini sits at the bar topped with Balfour Pink granite — a nod to his former business — with a glass of red wine before him. For this transplanted Italian, la vita e bella. Life is indeed beautiful. And delicious. Twenty-four years ago this spring, Moscardini, now 65, opened La Cava, a restored church whose name means The Quarry in Ital...
Newest Joey D's location impresses with Italian specialties, pizza on Marco Island
You wouldn't know it by a quick Google search, but Joey D's Italian Restaurant & Bar has opened a third location on Marco Island. But you'd certainly know it by the packed parking lot on a Friday evening at the start of season. "Your neighborhood Italian restaurant and bar," as the tagline goes, had all the comforts of a local eatery with friendly...
Pizzantica brings authentic Italian cuisine
If you ask Pizzantica owner and manager Tony Mari what is unique about his restaurant, located at 780 Leonard Ave., Albemarle, he is quick to let you know that the faire served there is authentic Italian. “Our family is true Italian, right off the boat,” said Mari. “I’m second generation, and came to the USA about 20 years ago. My two partners at P...
Authentic Italian Dishes at Larkins’ New Restaurant ‘Limoncello’
The owners of Larkins Restaurant Group opened a brand new restaurant in downtown Greenville, specializing in Italian food! It’s in the same location where the Irish pub “The Playwright” used to be, but with a lighter and fresher feel. Dishes are made from recipes of the owner’s and COO’s Italian grandmothers. Jennifer Martin shows us what’s on the...
Amici Italian Café Named Georgia Restaurateur Of Year
Amici Italian Café franchisees Jonathan (Bob) Ewing and Jon Joiner were named Restaurateur of the Year by the Georgia Restaurant Association at a recent awards show. According to a news release, the two were lauded for beating the odds and starting their franchise during the economic downturn in 2009. Ewing and Joiner started working at Amici as di...
The Extraordinary Italian Taste – Pizza Night
Wed, November 15, 2017. 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM EST. 93 Palm - Palm Island – Miami Beach 93 Palm Ave.- Miami Beach, Florida 33139. Tickets here Organized in the amazing setting of 93 Palm Villa, the event will consist in the participation of 6 Pizza Restaurants that will showcase their chefs professionalism with great exhibitions throughout the night. E...
Italian Festival Returns to Four Seasons Orlando
Four Seasons Orlando is hosting an Italian Festival. Executive Chef Fabrizio Schenardi, who hails from Turin, Italy, will welcome Italian guest chefs in partnership with the Italian Food Style Education (IFSE) Culinary School and the Region of Piedmont in Italy. The Resort first partnered with IFSE in October 2016. Ravello will be host to two inc...
That’s Amore; New Italian restaraunt, Bella Victoria, opens in Austin
There’s a good chance that when you walk into Austin’s new Italian restaurant, Bella Victoria, you might get a hug from Mario Victoria, whose smile and demeanor speak of good will and good food.“Every single customer we had yesterday, they told us how glad they were that we were here,” he said, smiling. The restaurant, just south of Riverside Arena...
Café Largo celebrates 25 years of serving Italian cuisine in the Keys
This November, Café Largo will celebrate 25 years of serving fine Italian family cuisine in downtown Key Largo. Owner and operator Robert DiGiorgio comes from a family of Italian restaurant owners and he carried that tradition on with two successful local restaurants, Café Largo and the Bayside Grill. While growing up in Miami, DiGiorgio, spent man...
Angry Italian to open in downtown Bristol
A slice of Chicago-style deep dish pizza might sound appetizing, but driving nearly 600 miles to the Windy City isn’t feasible for most in the Twin City. By mid-November, Bristol residents will only have to take a drive to downtown Bristol for such a dining experience.The Angry Italian will open in the former Little Italy location at 16 6th St., ac...
Eater Young Gun Ryan Rogers Opens His First Italian Restaurant In Louisville
“We like to pioneer stuff as much as possible,” Louisville, Kentucky-based chef and restaurateur Ryan Rogers says. And the Eater Young Gun’s newest restaurant, Bar Vetti, will mark a few firsts when it opens tonight in a downtown Louisville “no man’s land” bounded by the central business district on one side and the Victorian mansions of Old Louisv...
Kosher Italian Bistro Coming to Toco Hills
Never telling customers no is only part of the philosophy for Formaggio Mio, said Scott Italiaander, the co-owner of the kosher restaurant opening sometime in the fall in Toco Hills. The Italian bistro will be a full-service restaurant providing quick-service options, including a pizza bar, as well as takeout and delivery for dishes ranging from pa...