Giorgio Rapicavoli's Eating House Will Return to Coral Gables
Coral Gables restaurant row will soon have a new arrival: Giorgio Rapicavoli's Eating House is back. Eating House, the restaurant Rapicavoli opened following his 2012 Chopped win, will make its official return at Giralda Plaza, where developers Marc Schwarzberg and Jose Ortega have since added several new restaurant concepts including Coyo Taco, Sw...
Coco's Italian Market honors 55 years of making pizza, with a nod to their past
Of all the ingredients it takes to make a perfect pizza, time might be the most crucial. It's been over time, that the Cinelli family has gotten the recipe just right. "My mom - she’s been making pizzas since she was 18 years old, so if you want to do the math," said Chuck Cinelli, owner of Coco's Italian Market. "Don’t do the math," interjected hi...
Botter S.p.A to Expand Distribution of Brilla! Prosecco DOC in New Key States
Botter S.p.A, Italy’s largest private wine producer in terms of revenue, announces that it has expanded the distribution for its Brilla! Prosecco DOC into five new states. Through a successful collaboration with Threesixtyfive Wines, New Jersey based importer of wines from Italy, Spain, California, and Private Label services, Botter S.p.a will stre...
Mario's to open in Friendly Center in 2022
Mario’s Pizza, a local North Carolina chain, plans to open a restaurant in Friendly Center in Greensboro next spring. It will be the third Mario’s location in Greensboro and ninth overall. The other two Greensboro locations are at 4215 Wendover Ave. and 1575 New Garden Road. The new Mario’s will be in a 2,400-square-foot space between Midtown Olive...
What’s new in food: Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian sets to open in South Asheville
Before closing Dec. 31, 2019, Iannucci’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant served the South Asheville community for over 40 years. The bulk of that service took place at 1981 Hendersonville Road. So, when Eric Scheffer, owner of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian on Merrimon Avenue and Jettie Rae’s Oyster House on Charlotte Street, purchased the building an...
Dan Bavaro Is Fanatical About Making Pizza Just Like They Do in Naples
According to popular legend, in 1889, Queen Margherita of Italy visited Naples, where a local pizzaiolo named Raffaele Esposito whipped up a new style of pizza in honor of her majesty. Made with mozzarella cheese, fresh basil and tomatoes grown in the volcanic soil near Mount Vesuvius, the Margherita pizza, as it came to be known, paid tribute to t...
Rosetta Bakery Brings the Italian Art of Baking to Miami Beach
Roll after roll Rosetta Bakery delivers the authentic Italian art of bakery to Miami. With seven locations in the Floridian city and one coming soon in New Jersey, the bakery was opened in 2015 with the intent to be an official ambassador of the Italian art of baking and also to export the concept of a typical Italian breakfast. From sandwiches to...
The Five Best Italian Restaurants to Visit During Miami Spice
Italian food's appeal is universal: Simple, relatable ingredients are used to make a soulful and comforting dish of food that most people adore. This year, Miami Spice has nearly 200 restaurants on its roster, and it's no surprise that a large portion of them feature some of the best of Italy's gastronomy. The five restaurants below (listed in alph...
Italian Quality Seal
This week at the Miami Culinary Institute we had a simple ceremony to present the 2021 renewal certificate of “Marchio Ospitalità Italiana” to 8 Italian restaurants in Miami that have been awarded with this prestigious acknowledgment a few years ago.The quality seal “Marchio Ospitalita’ Italiana” is an international certification that identifies ar...
Sandy Springs Gains an Italian Restaurant and Market With a Rooftop Lounge
Italian restaurant and market Tre Vele, from Mission and Market chef Ian Winslade and brothers Ryan and Jonathan Akly, opens Monday, September 20, in Sandy Springs. Tre Vele takes over the former Three Sheets restaurant and lounge space, which the Akly family opened in 2010 at the City Walk complex. Winslade opened Mission and Market with the Aklys...
Toscano Ristorante Italiano Now Open in Atlantic Station
Toscano Ristorante Italiano, a “vintage yet modern” Italian eatery, has officially opened its Atlantic Station doors, according to a press release Monday. Toscano is owned by Gianni Betti, Linda Harrell, and Gonzalo Di Aristegui, and is the sister restaurant to Cibo e Beve, located in Sandy Springs. “Atlantic Station has already proven to be the pe...
A Guide to Charlotte’s Best Italian Restaurants: 2021
Charlotte’s roster of Italian eateries continues to expand, proving the city’s robust appetite for pizza and pasta isn’t going anywhere. Fortunately, we’ve got a range of options, from white tablecloth ristorantes to more casual osterias. Enjoy scratch-made tagliatelle the way you’d eat it in Bologna or order meatballs and breadsticks at a counter....