Antico Pizza Owner Partners With His Son in New Italian Bakery in Buckhead
When frozen yogurt spot Yogurtland closed at the West Paces Ferry Shopping Center in Buckhead last year, Antico pizza owner Giovanni Di Palma says he jumped at the chance to snatch up the space to open Pala, an Italian bakery and gelateria serving paninis, pane Romana flatbreads, and desserts. With a plan to open February 14, Pala marks Di Palma’s...
The ingredients of an American dream: Tiano’s Pizza marks 35 years of hard work and family
“I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life,” the late former First Lady Barbara Bush once said. Marked by 35 years of such togetherness, Rockingham County’s Tiano family quietly acknowledged their restaurant’s anniversary on Jan. 14. Instead of a grand celebration to mark the occasion at Tiano’s Pizza, the day was spent as...
An Italian bodega is opening soon in Uptown, with fresh pasta, biscotti, snacks and more
You may have seen Mano Bella Artisan Foods’ authentic, artisanal Italian foods around Charlotte, at local farmers markets like the South End Farmers Market, North End Farmers Market and Uptown Farmers Market. By spring 2022, the concept’s made-from-scratch food will be available at its new storefront at The Market at 7th Street in uptown. Co-owners...
From the Creators of Storico Comes a Passion for Life
Coming to Buckhead Village this summer is a new concept from Pietro Gianni and Stephen Peterson, two of the creators behind Storico. Taking its name from the Rimini verbal expression that conveys the experience of “living with intensity and passion for one’s everyday life,” Yeppa & Co will celebrate the joy of living while featuring fare from the E...
Pazzo Italiano Destin—Restaurant Pizza at the Florida Beach!
Since moving to Tennessee in 1998, the Snob family has visited the Florida Panhandle most every year, sometimes going both in the spring and late summer. When the kids were still young Snobs, we visited the Destin side of what we Southerners call the “Redneck Riviera.” Later, when it became just Mrs. Pie and me, we moved our vacations east to the l...
Antonella’s brings the Orlando legacy — and some seriously good Sicilian
“I didn’t think you’d sound so New York!” Antoniella Paradiso exclaimed as we greeted one another on the phone. That was cool. Because until my recent visit to the University Boulevard outpost of Antonella’s Pizzeria (where the I in her name gets dropped), I didn’t think the pizza would be so New York, either. I’d been to their first Winter Park lo...
Chef Fabio Viviani’s Taverna Costale opens this week in St. Petersburg
Chef Fabio Viviani is headed to the ‘burg — again. When news broke in 2019 that the celebrity chef and Top Chef contestant was planning a restaurant in downtown St. Petersburg, it created a big buzz. At the time, Viviani was involved in several notable Tampa spots, including the celebrated Osteria Bar + Kitchen and the Latin-inspired Mole y Abuela....
Former Sotto Sotto Executive Chef Opens Vesuvio Pizzeria Napoletana
Vesuvio Pizzeria Napoletana has opened in space formerly home to Colombian eatery Colombian Bites, at 2893 N. Main St., Co-Owner Lindsay Andreozzi tells What Now Atlanta. The pizzeria, which opened January 6, 2022, seems to be flush with business having already started running out of its main ingredient. “We are out of dough for tonight,” Vesuvio...
Sarasota’s Clasico Italian Chophouse opening second location at Brandon mall
A walk around the Brandon Town Center Mall is getting a little fancier. Sarasota’s Clasico Italian Chophouse is opening a location at the Brandon Town Center Mall, joining other popular shopping mall restaurants like Bahama Breeze, The Cheesecake Factory, and P.F. Chang’s.“Coming soon to Brandon Town Center Mall!,” said its first Instagram post. “F...
'Joy of a gelati': Jeremiah's Italian Ice opens in Village Commons
Keep your cool and try a sweet new flavor in the new year. Jeremiah's Italian Ice, based in Orlando, officially opened its first store in Tallahassee on Tuesday, Jan. 4. It's located at 1400 Village Square Blvd, Suite 32, in the Village Commons Shopping Center. The new store is owned and operated by Keith Paniucki, Blake Miles and Kyle Taylor. This...
Polpo Restaurant Coming Soon to Eau Palm Beach Resort
Restaurateur Ron Rosa has brought Greenwich, Connecticut’s popular Italian restaurant Polpo to South Florida. Polpo Palm Beach will soon open as part of the F&B lineup at the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. Locally based studio Bilkey Llinas Design crafted the indoor-outdoor eatery, which occupies the space formerly inhabited by Temple Orange restaura...
It’s Been Said That Antico Pizza Napoletana In Georgia Tastes Just Like The Oldest Pizzeria In The World
There is a family-run pizzeria in Georgia that some say is the best pizza in the state. In fact, some guests have even gone so far as to compare Antico Pizza Napoletana in Georgia to the world’s best and oldest pizzeria in Italy! Known for brick-oven pies, communal seating, and tons of Italian flavor, this is a pizza experience that you do not want...