The best Neapolitan pizza in North Carolina? We pick these 4. (Now argue with us.)
Neapolitan pizza isn’t a delivery system for pepperoni and sausage. The dough is very soft, it’s cooked so quickly in wood-burning ovens that the edges puff and bubble, and the toppings are minimal, usually just uncooked crushed-tomato sauce and a few circles of fresh mozzarella, preferably made with sweet buffalo milk, maybe a few basil leaves spr...
Salumeria 104 Opens a Coral Gables Location
In the past 12 months, Salumeria 104 in midtown Miami has gone through 10,532 pounds of salumi. Since opening in 2012, the restaurant has increased sales by 40 percent and expanded its dining room. Now the popular spot has expanded further with a second location, in Coral Gables. Executive chef and co-owner Angelo Masarin says, "Coral Gables is his...
Cara Mia Showcases Miami's Seasonal Produce Through Italian Fare
Cara Mia, a trattoria in South Beach, believes the finest things in life are the simplest. Since 2013, the restaurant has built a loyal following by serving authentic Italian cuisine built on only a few ingredients. This past February, owner Luigi Coppolino partnered with two Italian restaurateurs — Paolo Giurato and Luciano Maddii. Maddii, a self-...
Tony Mantuano: Master of His Craft
Imagine a restaurant steeped in theme park illusion that becomes the quintessence of authentic Italian cuisine. Now imagine it’s called Terralina. In 1988, Portobello Yacht Club was a stylish eatery at Disney’s newly opened Pleasure Island entertainment complex, with Americanized dishes and one of the first wood-fired ovens in the area. The fiction...
At Marabella, pizza-making is an art form
What do you get when you combine award-winning handmade pizza dough, sauce made from scratch and decades-old Italian culinary tradition? You get Marabella Old World Pizza. The restaurant focuses on making traditional pizza the way it is made in Italy and in real New York-style pizzerias. It also offers appetizers, salads, panzerottis, subs, wraps,...
Vista, an Italian Restaurant and Rooftop Bar, Coming to Upper Buena Vista
North of Wynwood and the Design District, a massive two-story Italian-inspired restaurant and rooftop bar opens next week. Located in the recently developed Upper Buena Vista — a charming acre of land home to a crop of new restaurants including a 500-square-foot French café and a Colombian street-food joint — Vista offers an expansive all-day menu,...
He ran a kitchen when he was 19. Now he runs a Miami-area Italian restaurant of his own
Walk into Mazzi Cucina to be transported to the home of an eccentric nonna — a tiny space filled with memorabilia from the owners’ childhood, complete with family pictures. Sometimes cured sausages hang above the counter from a wood rod. Benches are piled with mismatched pillows and there are rustic wood tables out front. The food is simple norther...
Gelato, anyone? Authentic European treat making the rounds in Rock Hill
When Punt and John Presto decided recently to throw a birthday party for their 200-year-old house on Charlotte Avenue, they knew where to turn for dessert. A neighbor, Jennifer Sandler is a gelatician. She’s trained in the centuries-old art of making Italian-style ice cream. She also owns a gelato bicycle cart — a shiny blue and white rig, with str...
The Best Italian Restaurants for Pasta in Atlanta
From spaghetti to orecchiette to farfalle, there are days when nothing satisfies more than a big bowl of pasta. Atlanta’s Italian restaurants run the gamut and include comfortable, neighborhood trattorias, classics straight out of the “Godfather”, and elegant destination ristorantes. These Italian restaurants are the best bets for pasta around Atla...
Terra Mare Offers Bottomless Brunch and Ocean Views
Here's a new reason to trek up to Fort Lauderdale Beach this weekend: bottomless brunch at Terra Mare. Saturdays and Sundays, the oceanfront restaurant with sweeping views of the Atlantic, rolls out an Instagram-worthy bloody mary and mimosa bar ($19 to $24). Dress up your cocktail with myriad mixers and toppings, from fresh-pressed mango and lyche...
Andiamo Pizza Opens Location in South Beach
South Beach's most famous thoroughfare just got a lot hotter with the opening of one of Miami's best-loved pizza shops. Andiamo, the MiMo District pizzeria that's been turning out brick-oven pies in a historic 1954 tire shop since 2001, is finally debuting a second location — on Ocean Drive. Managing partner Frank Crupi says the new Andiamo opened...
Charlotte's 5 best spots for fancy Italian food
In search of a new favorite Italian spot? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end Italian restaurants around Charlotte, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings. 1. The Fig Tree Restaurant. Topping the list is The Fig Tree Restaurant. Located at 1601 E. Seventh St. in E...