Casual Dining: Antonio’s serves pizza and Italian favorites in Greensboro
By Jennifer Bringle Located in the former CiCi's Pizza space on Market Street in Greensboro, Antonio's Italian Pizza Kitchen carries on the location's former spirit serving pizza and other Italian favorites. The eatery has sort of a two-in-one concept, with a separate pizza takeout area with its own entrance and a large dining room fo...
Spasso brings Italian-style brunch to Coconut Grove
Just in time to make summer weekend plans, Chef Gaetano Ascione of Spasso Miami is introducing a new à la carte brunch menu, served every Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the new Coconut Grove eaterie (www.spassomiami.com). Guests can start off brunch with a traditional Italian appetizer, such as the Burrata with tomatoe...
Eat It and Like It: Frali Gourmet opens doors for dinner to join influx of new restaurants
By Jesse Blanco I ran into Franco Marra at the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. He was buying a Powerball ticket. Or was it Mega Millions? I'm not sure, but that's not the point. His plan was pretty simple. He was hopefully buying two tickets to paradise. When I suggested to him that he advertise on my television show if he won, he sa...
Jacques Larson hops over the peninsula to Sullivan's Island
by Stephanie Barna Jacques Larson used to be a downtown chef, making his name at places like Union Hall, Cintra, and — most famously — Mercato, where restaurateur Hank Holliday set him up in a big way when Larson returned from New York and Italy and tried to dazzle us with his rustic Italian fare in 2006. Unfortunately, he was rei...
Italian pizzeria to replace 100 Montaditos in Suniland Shopping Center
by Emon Reiser Italian pizza chain Piola is taking over a space previously occupied by troubled fast-casual 100 Montaditos, which recently filed for bankruptcy in Florida. The pizzeria signed a 10-year lease for a 2,517 square-foot space at 11421 South Dixie Highway in Pinecrest in the Suniland Shopping Center, Terranova Corp. announced. The...
Peek Inside Massive Italian Food Hall At Brickell City Centre
At Brickell City Centre, an Italian food hall under construction will be unlike anything seen before in Miami, Swire Properties is promising. The food hall will span three levels anchoring Brickell City Centre's north block, and will include a wide variety of eateries and market fare. As of last week, interior buildout of the massive 38,000 s...
DePalma's offers better versions of classic Italian
Pizza, pasta, espresso: the kitchen stylings of the Italian peninsula permeate American food culture. We have a love affair with Italian food – so much so that the overt romanticism behind our pasta and wine can begin to detract from the meal. Hours of chick flicks and boring dates pile onto the cliché like runaway trains, and our mouths h...
Delicio’s brings a piece of Italy to U.S. 280
By Molly Davidson Craving homemade Italian comfort food? Look no further than Delicio's Pizza and Pasta on U.S. 280. The husband-and-wife run restaurant, with owner Irina Boca and head chef Peter Pappas, offers a vast menu of made-from-scratch classics. As the restaurant's name indicates, Delicio's serves pizza—but it's not just a...
Italian restaurant is ready to open in downtown Birmingham
by Jay Grossman Zack Sklar recently brought upscale French cuisine to downtown Birmingham with the opening of Au Cochon at the Palladium Building in September. Now, he's preparing to open an Italian eatery at the Palladium called Arthur Avenue. The new restaurant opens to the public for dinner on Tuesday. "Arthur Avenue in th...
A 38,000-Square-Foot Italian Food Hall is Coming to Brickell City Centre
Food halls are popular all over the country (Eataly, anyone?) but the trend hasn't really made it's way to South Florida — until now. Today it was announced that the almost open Brickell City Centre will house a three-story, Italian dining space when it makes its grand debut. The 500,000 square-foot shopping center currently being built ou...
Council approves wine store for South End
By Aleese KopfSouth End residents soon will be able to grab a bottle of wine in their own backyard.The Town Council granted a special exception Wednesday to allow a new Italian wine store to open on the first floor of the BankUnited Building at 2875 S. Ocean Blvd. The new Cento Vini store totals 611 square feet and will feature exclusive Italian wi...
The Chef Makes the Case: Why You Should Eat at Miami's New Lorenzo
by Jordana Rothman You've probably heard of Tony Mantuano: The James Beard Award-winning Chicago chef behind the legendary Spiaggia, Bar Toma, and Terzo Piano. Mantuano recently expanded to South Beach, putting down roots inside the new Redbury Hotel on Collins Avenue. Here, he tells us about his first Miami venture, the Italian L...