From Naples (Italy) To Miami
The new 2,500-square-foot restaurant seats 60 inside and another 40 outside on an intimate patio. Come in for a drink and sit at the bar while watching the wood-fired pizzas being prepared in the beautiful mosaic-tiled oven. “Sunset Harbour has been welcoming to our growing brand, and we look forward to making Casa Bufala the new culinary anchor of...
Inside Look: Rocco’s Italian Grille in Winter Park Plus Chef’s Corner with Proprietor Rocco Potami
Rocco’s Italian Grille is a romantic Italian restaurant in beautiful Winter Park, located across from The Glass Knife, and just a 10-minute drive from Downtown Orlando. Rocco’s proudly presents an authentic Italian cuisine prepared by their experienced native chefs. Proprietor Rocco Potami was born and raised in Italy and he has always been passion...
A luxurious Italian restaurant is coming to this historic waterfront building in Miami
The historic Miami Women’s Club in Edgewater, the location of one upscale restaurant that has drawn complaints from nearby residents, is about to become home to another. David Grutman’s Groot Hospitality, the group behind such restaurants as Komodo, Swan, Key Club and Papi Steak, famous for its excessive celebration when it serves its $1,000 Wagyu...
Mazzaro’s Italian Market unveils another 600-pound block of cheese this weekend
Mazzaro’s Italian Market made headlines last year for its 854-pound block of cheese—and it’s once again unveiling another slab of the good stuff. The popular Italian market will slice into the massive block on Saturday, April 1 at 11 a.m. sharp (insert cheese pun here) Typically, a forklift is used to get the hunk of cheese into the market, located...
Fresh Take: Nonna Maria’s Italian Deli & Market in Matthews
On a Saturday afternoon in late January, a woman browsing the prepared foods section at Nonna Maria’s Italian Deli & Market stops when she spots a bag of Pastosa Ravioli. Her eyes fill with tears. “I usually special-order this from Brooklyn!” she tells owner Enza Pilla as she grabs three bags from the refrigerator. “This is what my nonna used to ma...
Joe Bologna’s Celebrates 50 Years
Joe Bologna’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria has been a Lexington staple for 50 years, ever since Joe Bologna launched the restaurant in 1971. Bologna had honed his culinary skills working and managing other restaurants, cooking for as many as 3,000 when he worked as a cook in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam and later for some high-profile military...
There’s A Delicious Italian Restaurant Hiding Inside This Old Tennessee Home That’s Begging For A Visit
There is something so special about gathering around a dinner table with those that you love and surrounding yourself with good food. That nostalgic experience is always on the menu at Mauricio’s in Cookeville, Tennessee, where dining is as homey, cozy, and inviting as it is delicious. If you have driven by Mauricio’s before, you might have mistake...
Chef Chris Ponte’s modern Italian restaurant OLIVIA coming to downtown St. Pete
Chris Ponte launched his first restaurant, Café Ponte, in Clearwater in 2002. He quickly made a name for himself in Tampa Bay thanks to an extraordinary trail-blazing New American menu and impeccable service. However, after an 18-year run, Ponte decided to shutter the iconic fine dining restaurant citing a combination of COVID-19 issues and a diffi...
Gio's Chicken Amalfitano: An ATL Italian Restaurant That Feels Like Home
As a self-proclaimed foodie, I have multiple "Best Restaurants in Atlanta" lists saved to my phone. Usually, they contain unique and classy places, but sometimes, you are just looking for somewhere classic, casual, and comforting. Gio's Chicken Amalfitano is just that: the most underrated Italian restaurant in Atlanta. Prior to eating here, at the...
Tesoro in Carrboro for an Intimate and Delicious Taste of Italian Cuisine
As with many transplants to North Carolina, you sometimes miss certain types of food that you could find in your old hood. Whether you’re talking about bagels, sushi, Mexican, or NY pizza, most folks that move to the NC Triangle have some things that they miss. While I try to stay away from that discussion, I have to say that I really do miss good...
Restaurant review: Da Vinci’s Italian Grill serves tasty Italian food for over 40 years
Da Vinci’s Italian Grill is located at one end of a long strip center off U.S. 1 in Port St. Lucie. Cars idled at the curb as the owners dashed in for their pizza orders. The sign on the window proclaims, “Established 1981,” which is definitely something. Naturally, I was curious. The restaurant was founded on the Treasure Coast over 40 years ago b...
BellaBrava, a popular Italian brunch spot, expanding with a new Lutz location
BellaBrava first opened in the heart of downtown St. Pete more than a decade ago. It recently expanded to the booming Midtown Tampa neighborhood, and now the owners are ready to introduce the region to a third brick-and-mortar. The new BellaBrava will join The Hub at Bexley in the fall of 2023. “We are so excited to announce that we are opening our...