Gulfport restaurant Pia’s is expanding into Tutto Bene and rebranding as ‘Pia’s Veranda’
Italian food-lovers of Gulfport will no longer have to choose between Pia’s Trattoria and Tutto Bene for dinner, as Pia’s is expanding and taking over the space formerly occupied by its neighbor. According to the Gulfport Gabber, owner Pia Goff will create a new concept for the space, called Pia’s Veranda. Tutto Bene took to Facebook last week to a...
Chef Tony Macaroni previews his upcoming Carrollwood restaurant, opening early next year
There’s no deficit of Italian restaurants in Tampa Bay, and that number is only growing with new spots like Bonu Taverna and Ash opening soon on both sides of the bridge. But Chef Tony Macaroni claims that he makes the best Italian fare in Tampa—and that his customers can back him up.A first generation Italian-American born and raised in Brooklyn, ...
Mama Mozzarella to open at Gather GVL in Greenville, SC
Mama Mozzarella, an Italian deli restaurant concept with a twist, is coming to Gather GVL next month, Sept. 2022. Taking over the booth formerly belonging to The Pasta Addict, Mama Mozzarella will feature sandwiches, wraps + fun bites (like a Sicilian quesadilla) with an emphasis on local ingredients. We can’t wait to try the Caprese BLT with prosc...
You Must Taste The Cheese Wheel Pasta At This Unique Italian Restaurant In Florida
Nothing soothes the soul quite like a piping hot bowl of pasta and cheese. If you love carbs as much as we do, then you likely have an affinity for Italian restaurants. Luckily for Florida residents, they are in abundance throughout the Sunshine State. But there is one particularly unique Italian restaurant in Florida that has a dish that is an abs...
An Iconic Italian Restaurant With New Vibrance Is Reopening In Las Olas Boulevard
After extensive reimagination of the brand, Tavistock Restaurant Collection unveils Timpano Las Olas Fort Lauderdale. This iconic Italian restaurant brings new vibrancy to the Boulevard with a modern-classic menu, impressive craft cocktail list, rare whiskey program, and more. The restaurant offers an exclusive private wine-tasting room, library, a...
Second restaurant location expands passport to Italy
After celebrating the one-year anniversary of successful operation in Key Largo, the Italian Food Company has opened a second restaurant to offer Islamorada its own “passport” to Italy. Co-owners Tony and Isis Wright’s vision for the Italian Food Company, with locations at 98070 Overseas Highway and 82779 Overseas Highway, was for customers to feel...
Wine-centric Italian restaurant Sorella Vicina set to open in Alpharetta
An Italian restaurant from the team behind two popular North Fulton County eateries is set to open in downtown Alpharetta in the next few weeks. Sorella Vicina will debut at 35 Milton Ave., on the bottom floor of the Hamilton Hotel. The concept comes from Phillip Cooper’s Cellared Roots Hospitality Group, which also owns Vin 25 in Roswell and Citiz...
Italian Restaurant Figo36 Open’s Its Doors August 16th
The Menagerie Hospital Group has announced the grand opening of Charlotte’s newest Italian restaurant, Figo 36. The doors open for guests on Thursday, August 16th. The new Italian restaurant is perched on 36th Street in Noda, alongside the Novel apartment complex and the CATS lights rail. Riders and residents can visit with ease! Fig36 visitors can...
Mama Licata’s brings Italian to town square
After a year of selling homemade spaghetti sauce at the weekly Community Market in Manchester, Jessica and Joe Licata decided the time is right to open a brick and mortar storefront on the town square. Located at 109 W. High St., Mama Licata’s offers up classic Italian staples for both weekday lunch specials as well as fresh take and bake products...
Little Mama’s to expand with new south Charlotte restaurant
The big picture: Mama Ricotta’s opened in August of 1992 and turns 30 next month. Its sister concept, Little Mama’s, opened in SouthPark in 2020 and has quickly become a Charlotte staple in its own right. Why it matters: Recent closures of popular local restaurants like Soul Gastrolounge and The Stanley tell a story of a city struggling to hold ont...
Charleston based Carmella's Cafe and Dessert Bar eyes late fall opening in Greenville
Perhaps less surprising that Brian Solari decided to bring his Italian dessert café to Greenville is that the owner of Carmella’s Café and Dessert Bar found a location so fast. When Solari and his wife and partner, Tiffany Solari, opened the first Carmella’s in Charleston eight years ago, it took nearly two years to find the right space, Solari say...
Sarasota Chef Christopher Covelli Showed Off His Italian Roots on the Food Network This Weekend
Christopher Covelli, the executive chef at Sarasota’s Sage and Bijou Garden Café, competed in a Food Network competition last night. In Alex vs. America, celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli faces off against three chefs who are hoping to win a cash prize. “There isn’t a chef more competitive than I am,” Guarnaschelli said in the show’s opening. Covel...