Sprawling Italian market and café, DeCosmo, coming soon to Pinellas Park
Prepare your pantries and ready your stomachs – a massive Italian market is coming soon to Pinellas Park. DeCosmo Italian Market is located at 6832 49th Street North and is currently eyeing an early September opening for its sprawling grocery store and cafe. Specializing in imported Italian goods, fresh pastas and produce, bakery items, sweets, and...
Italian market Il Bottegone to open this month at Halcyon in Alpharetta
Italian market and build-your-own charcuterie board concept Il Bottegone will open on July 26 at the Halcyon mixed-use development in Alpharetta. The Forsyth County market will specialize in Italian sandwiches and paninis, pastries, homemade pastas and sauces, in addition to Italian wine and beer. The European-style market will feature a full-ser...
Coppola’s Bistro Ristorante offers a taste of Italy in Coral Gables
For traditional fine Italian dining, one need venture no further than Coppola’s Bistro Ristorante, offering a delicious authentic taste of Italy with a wide variety of pasta, risotto, meat and fine wine. Live music and a welcoming atmosphere provide the perfect complement for a truly memorable Italian dining experience. Coppola’s Bistro Ristorante...
Mama Ricotta’s Turns 30
Mama Ricotta’s celebrates 30 years in August, a century in restaurant years—and a milestone few others have reached in Charlotte. Since it opened on King’s Drive in 1992, the Italian restaurant has hosted birthdays, engagements, graduation dinners, and, for many expectant moms, the “last supper.” Mama Ricotta’s Penne Alla Vodka has earned the nickn...
Review: Italian Pizza Renaissance of Coral Springs -- Scuola Vecchia and Osteria Mazzi
As you know, I am over American-style pizza in Coral Springs. We have too many pizza places, ok? There are 20 pizza restaurants per 100,000 people in our town. But my cries have fallen on deaf ears – Coral Springs is so proud of its pizza that we will even attempt a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest pizza party during the town’s 60th An...
Casa Tua Cucina at Saks Fifth Avenue Offers a Choice of Italian Fare
Casa Tua Cucina, which opened quietly inside Saks at Brickell City Centre in January, offers an array of choices for hungry shoppers wanting Italian-style sustenance.Restaurateur Miky Grendene, founder of the long-standing Casa Tua in South Beach, envisioned an open-kitchen-style market in 2011 but waited to start the project until he found the per...
Mimo Restaurant and Bar to Open Alongside New Four Seasons Hotel in Nashville
Situated in the heart of downtown Nashville's energetic SoBro neighborhood, Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences is set to open alongside their dining concept, Mimo Restaurant and Bar, this September. The hotel encompasses 235 guest rooms and suites, the chef-driven dining concept, a full-service spa and resort-style pool deck, stunning event...
Cèrto Risto & Pizza – Authentic Italian Food in a Great Location
Cèrto Risto & Pizza recently opened in the Coral Gables/ West Miami area and locals couldn’t be happier. “Cèrto”which means truth, is used a great deal in Italian as an affirmation, and the truth about Cèrto is that it offers guests a comfortable, convenient setting in which to enjoy a variety of authentic Italian dishes. “I wanted a short, positiv...
Forte dei Marmi Opens in Miami Beach With a Two-Michelin-Star Chef
The new South Beach restaurant Forte dei Marmi (150 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach) describes itself as having "sophisticated simplicity" in both its cuisine and atmosphere. Perhaps more interesting, however, is chef Antonio Melino's background.The Argentine-born, Italian-raised Melino has been in the restaurant business for 43 years. He's launched many su...
New Italian restaurant opens in city
Rocky Mount’s newest Italian restaurant, Sal’s Pizza at 2820 Sunset Ave., is open for business with menu items based on country cooking from Palermo, Italy. Owner Sal El Ehmeada said he’d originally planned a career in math and science but learned that he could make people happy and make a good living while making pizzas at night as a student at t...
Welcome to Amici 2022
Chefs/restaurateurs doesn’t usually start by owning their own kitchens. Freddy Underhill, owner of Amici Restaurant in St. Augustine Beach, had a roller coaster journey long before he and his wife Jenn purchased this well-known, family-owned establishment in March 2020. It wasn’t the most opportune month in American history, but their incredible fa...
Ravioli Fest Bringing New Delicious Dishes to Fazoli’s Fans
Ravioli fans, rejoice … Fazoli’s has some special offerings launching just for you as the iconic Italian brand celebrates this classic pasta dish with Ravioli Fest! Ravioli has become synonymous with classic Italian fare. And this summer, Fazoli’s is putting a one-of-a-kind spin on the stuffed pasta with two new featured ravioli entrees – Garlic Ch...