Valerie Bertinelli Dishes on Foodie Movie Night and Her Lemon Tribe
Celebrated actor and Food Network host Valerie Bertinelli is once again participating in the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF). Bertinelli has been featured in the annual food event for the past five years, which coincides with the debut of her Food Network series, Valerie’s Home Cooking. In addition to leading a culinary demonstration at...
New downtown pizzeria will bring 'Jersey style' slices to Winston-Salem
Two Italian-American brothers are taking over the former TwinCity Slice location at 214 W. Fourth St. to bring their own style of pizza to downtown Winston-Salem. Anthony and Mike Scotto Di Frega plan to open Brother’s Pizzeria in March or April. “I was born in Italy, and my brother was born in New Jersey, but we are both full Italian,” Anthony Sco...
Fort Myers restaurants: At Cristof's on McGregor, Southern-Creole-Italian finds a home
Cristof Danzi has found his niche. “I think in all my career, these are the best customers I’ve ever had, my entire life,” Danzi says of his eponymous Fort Myers restaurant, Cristof's on McGregor. Found in a charming 1940s-era cottage with a large wrap-around porch and a lush patio fronting historic McGregor Boulevard, the 8-year-old Cristof's has...
Squisito Too, NY Pizza & Pasta Expands to Tennessee with Four Locations Opening in 2020
Tennessee (RestaurantNews.com) Squisito, Too, Maryland’s fastest growing fast casual build your own pizza and pasta franchise, is expanding to Tennessee this upcoming year. New franchisees, Joey and Missy Messick, signed on to open four Squisito Too restaurants in 2020 under Squisito Franchise Enterprises, Inc. The first location is slated for a...
Oronzo Honest Italian To Feature Age-Old Italian Recipes
Bavaro's Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria founder Dan Bavaro and Front Burner Brands restaurant group are collaborating on a new Italian fast-casual restaurant opening in New Tampa in late spring. Construction on Oronzo Honest Italian began Jan. 10 at 18027 Highwood Preserve Parkway, just off Bruce B. Downs Boulevard near Interstate 75 in The Walk at Hi...
DeVito’s, coming to downtown Tampa, will embrace Italian classics
Taps Restaurant Bar & Lounge owner James DeVito is going back to basics with his next downtown Tampa restaurant: DeVito’s Italian Specialties. Debuting in February, the sophisticated full-service newcomer at 200 N Tampa St. will serve a menu of classic Italian cuisine, with a focus on guest interaction. “What I enjoy most about owning restaurants i...
Louisville restaurant named among the country’s best Italian spots
A fine-dining fixture in Downtown Louisville has made a national ranking of the country’s best Italian restaurants. Vincenzo’s, a longstanding restaurant at 150 S. Fifth St., was ranked No. 22 on Yahoo’s list of the top 50 Italian restaurants in the U.S. The restaurant was founded in 1986 by brothers Vincenzo and Agostino Gabriele. Yahoo assembled...
BOCCA is the new Italian restaurant of your dreams. Don’t miss its opening on 2nd Ave. this February!
It’s time to break out your high school Italian. Beloved French restaurant Bistro 218 is opening a sister Italian ristorante, BOCCA. You don’t have to wait long, homemade pasta and fresh bread will be at your fingertips on 2nd Ave. downtown next month! I would trust these chefs with my life. You might think this is an exaggeration, but have you tas...
Star Chef Brings Coastal Italian to Palm Beach Gardens
With a celebrated international chef, a fresh inviting décor and a knockout menu, Scusi Trattoria is a hit. Coastal Italian is the new eatery’s theme, recalling the Euro countryside and seaside Sunday meals Chef Laurent Tourondel was served by his Italian grandmother. Taking over the former Vic and Angelo’s large 5,000 sq. foot corner space at PGA...
North Beach’s Café Prima Pasta Offers Dishes at 1993 Prices
It’s an ordinary Monday night in North Beach. The parking lot at Abbot Avenue and 71st Street is nearly full. The corner restaurant, Café Prima Pasta, emits an inviting red glow. Past the red awning awaits a warm space blushing with red lanterns and excited chatter. It almost feels like home. Owner Gerry Cea has been welcoming diners to his humble...
Healthy Italian Gelato Wins Over California and Florida: Gelato-Go
From the looks of it, this story represents the American Dream – fulfilled. Three young Italian buddies opened their first ice cream shop, Gelato-go, at 458 Ocean Drive in sunny South Beach on January 18th, 2013. Their Gelato Master learned his Italian gelato-making skills from his father and his family – who have been in the business for over 80 y...
Louisville's popular bar Vetti restaurant is moving to this NuLu hotel
In order to accommodate growing crowds, Ryan Rogers' bar Vetti is moving to NuLu, in a 3,300-square-foot space on the first floor of the new AC Hotel. The new location will allow the bar and restaurant to double its seating capacity, which will include outdoor seating on Market Street, and expand its menu. "Too often we are unable to accommodate t...