Sal’s making pizza again in Gastonia
Sal Rando regretted ever selling his quaint pizza shop at New Hope Square shopping center in north Gastonia in 2015. But after spending the last five years working a number of other jobs, Rando's made his long-awaited return to the shop, where he'll sling pizza dough once again. Rando's been a pizza and food fanatic as long as he can remember. At a...
Pavino's brings new take on Italian food to Maggie
Chris Chagnon knows a thing or two about restaurants, which likely explains the immediate success of his latest venture, Pavino’s Italian Bistro and Pizzeria in Maggie Valley, The restaurant opened a month ago and has seen a constant stream of customers, as well as positive reviews. Walking into Pavino’s feels like walking into a hole-in-the-wall m...
Alone at Thanksgiving? Borgo Italia opens its doors without charge for a holiday meal
Nestled in a local shopping center sits a little slice of Italy right here in Peachtree City. Owned and operated by siblings, Cristiana and Alessandro Folchitto, Borgo Italia is a local favorite serving up true authentic Italian “trattoria.” Dawned in warm Tuscan colors and surrounded by bottles of delicious Italian wine, the Folchitto siblings ha...
Grandfather's homemade Italian sausage is Jacksonville man's recipe for success
Christopher Condon has an appetite for good food and a passion to share it with family, friends and strangers alike. An avid home cook, the former banker inherited his grandfather's authentic, old-world recipe for Italian sausage — the mainstay of many a meal at his close-knit family's table. A taste of his family tradition can be found in each one...
Rosati’s Pizza brings Chicago-style pies to Coral Springs
In the battle for the title of best pizza, which side are you on: New York or Chicago? The Big Apple’s Neapolitan-style has as many fans as Chi-Town’s stuffed pies. Now a popular Windy City franchise is in Broward and making the choice even more deliciously difficult. Chicago’s Rosati’s Pizza has opened its first South Florida location in Coral Spr...
Cocozza Moves Inside Majestic Grille on October 9th
Cocozza American Italian, the pop-up restaurant at The Majestic Grille, will open for indoor dining on October 9th. Cocozza features red sauce comfort foods to go for walk-up pickup, straight to your car with curbside pickup, on the patio and now in person in the transformed Majestic Grille dining room. Delivery to Downtown and Midtown is planned f...
Macaroni Grill offers first responders free meal for month of October
Macaroni Grill locations in Tennessee and nationwide will be offering a free meal to first responders this month. The restaurant says in honor of National Pasta Month, any first responder dining-in can get a free Mom's Ricotta Meatballs and Spaghetti entree at any location. This includes firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, all hospital medical staff me...
Italian Restaurant Chain To Open First Florida Location in Riverview
They’re popular in Texas, but this will be the first location in the Tampa area, or Florida for that matter. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that a more casual chain called Mandola has four locations right now in Texas. The fifth will be in Riverview. They say it’ll open Mandola’s Italian Kitchen at 12926 US 301 near the Sprouts Farmers Mark...
Nonna Rosa Italian Restaurant Serves SC Customers With Fresh Website
Nonna Rosa Italian Restaurant is now serving its customers in South Carolina with a new website. The newest website of the well-loved authentic Italian restaurant is handcrafted with love by Advanced Website Strategies, the best digital marketing company in Bluffton, SC. With its new site launch, Nonna Rosa aims to share its classic Italian menu wi...
Scuola Vecchia Brings Real Neapolitan Pizza to Parklanders
When I began writing for Talk Media, I told Editor in Chief Sharon Aron Baron that I would not write about pizza restaurants unless they were doing something unusual or were producing extremely high-quality food. The reasons for this are simple — I don’t eat a lot of carbs, and I rarely eat any pizza at all. If I am going to eat pizza, it should b...
The Quest for Authentic Pizza Margherita in South Carolina
Two years ago, I made the very bold move to leave everything I've ever known in New York – my family, friends, and of course, good quality pizza – to move down south. Since landing in Columbia, South Carolina, I had yet to find the perfect wood-fired margherita, the kind of pizza that reminds me of home. The Americanized version of Neapolitan style...
Delayed by the coronavirus, this Italian restaurant finally set to open in Myrtle Beach
Gios Italian Kitchen is finally ready to open in Myrtle Beach. Gios, whose original location in Pawleys Island on Rasheed Land, is set to open its second such restaurant Tuesday at 7915 N Kings Highway in a building near Publix Super Market that used house an Applebees. The business had previously planned to open in April or May before being delaye...