Bella’s opens in Boone
Bella's Italian Restaurant has been under the care of the Simmons family in Banner Elk for nine years this June. After nearly a decade of family-style Italian food, Bella's management made the decision to expand to Boone, a venture the family had always considered. Bella's Boone has been open since March 24, and manager Lisa Carson ha...
Sweet Home Food Bar brings traditional Italian, Greek, Mediterranean, American cooking to Tuscaloosa
By Patrick Rupinski Debra Rubino discovered Tuscaloosa four years ago when her son came to the University of Alabama. She said she fell in love with the city, but she also discovered that something was missing — a style of cooking with a heavy emphasis on fresh seasonings and fresh produce. It was the type of cooking she knew from living in New Yo...
Ciao Cucina & Bar in Coconut Creek Offers Modern Italian Riffs
South Florida has two types of Italian restaurant: the upmarket ristorante with regional specialities aligned into indecipherable menu items that require a Google search, and their no-frills, red-sauce kinsmen that dole out the type of hearty, oleaginous fare any Sicilian grandmother would feel compelled to stuff every family member with. ...
Bloomingdale's Miami celebrates Italy
June 28, 2014 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Join Bloomingdale's at The Falls with the celebration of Italy as they play in the 2014 World Cup. The Men's Shop, on the first floor, will provide Italian samplings from the BRIO at The Falls that attendees can nosh on to get a taste of the Italian cuisine and culture. Source: http://miami.eventfu...
Petit Miami: The New Italian Bistro With a French Name
(petit) miami, an Italian bistro with a rather French name, is a welcome addition to the growing list of high-quality restaurants in the Sunset Harbour area of Miami Beach. Opened by seasoned restaurateurs Luca Guelfi and Simona Miele, who have a slew of successful restaurants in Italy including That's Amore, Light, Plateau, Rouge, Out Off...
Unsolicited Endorsement: Dioli’s Italian Market
by Anthony Harrison Winston-Salem never ceases to surprise me. And while my hometown of Greensboro has its share of fine delis, I may have found a new favorite. A few weeks ago, I helped Triad City Beat intern Joanna Rutter on her distribution route, and we had to stop by Dioli's Italian Market, one of a few locations on Reynolda Ro...
Openings: Lynora’s Italian restaurant set to debut in Jupiter
Lynora's, the Clematis Street restaurant that serves updated red-sauce Italian cuisine and hosts one of the liveliest brunches in town, is branching out soon in Jupiter. A second Lynora's location is expected to open the second week of October, according to the restaurant. Inspired by a family-owned restaurant that operated in Lake Wo...
Italian Night with Joe Spinella, Dramatic Tenor
Internationally-renowned tenor, Joseph Spinella will be the headlining artist performing 6:30 pm at Chianti's Ristorante on September 24, 2015. This show features songs from Spinella's show, "illusionAria," which is a groundbreaking show combining classic Italian songs with David Copperfield-style stage illusions. Originally a native of Ne...
Little Italy a cozy spot for delicious dishes
by Teresa Lane MENU: Italian eatery and pizzeria, with appetizers, salads, soups, hot and cold sandwiches, pasta, chicken, seafood, veal, pizza, desserts. ATMOSPHERE: Warm and cozy, with Italian-themed paintings on the walls and plenty of inviting booths and tables. New York City street names hover above the tables, and there's...
Print Bella Luna brings a ‘Taste of Italy’ to the Gulf Coast
Chef and restaurant owner, Guglielmo Ianni, has been serving people Italian cuisine for 40 years now. Prior to bringing the elegant yet resort-casual, Tuscan-style dining establishment, Bella Luna Italian Bistro, to Navarre, Guglielmo was already owner to Tuscany Italian Bistro in Destin, Ciao Bella Pizza in Miramar Beach, and Tuscany Bistro Bar &a...
Italy and the American South Collide Head-On at Rolf & Daughters
Philip Krajeck, the chef-owner of Rolf and Daughters in Nashville, came to Italian cuisine through early exposure. He spent part of his childhood in Belgium and lived near families who'd immigrated from the Boot. He learned to make pasta from Italians he worked alongside in a Swiss hotel-culinary school. After nearly a decade in Florida (h...
Doris Italian Market and Bakery: I’ve never felt so Italian!
By Dan I. Cook So I get an email from Ira who contributes to Coral Springs Talk and he recommends that I should go and review Doris Italian Market. Basically, I told him that was piece of cake. Man, I've been a big fan of this joint since I moved to Coral Springs and I've also written about them on Yelp. So here I go back to Doris...