Classic Italian dishes fill the menu at a Tavola in Metairie
Maybe because he got his culinary degree from a design school — Rhode Island School of Design had a culinary program back in the day — chef Steven Marsella wants his food to look as pretty as it tastes. Marsella, co-culinary director for Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts, also is executive chef at the company’s latest addition, a Tavola, which ope...
Popular Houston Italian Restaurant to Close and Open in a New Location — How B.B. Italia is Adapting
For those who have been regulars of B.B. Italia Kitchen & Bar since Berg Hospitality took over the west Houston iconic Carmelo’s in 2019, the closure of the Memorial Drive restaurant will come as a shock. But fear not, fans of Chef Cesar Chavez’ cuisine. B.B. Italia is moving to a new address just around the corner in the Energy Corridor area and i...
Dallas' popular Cane Rosso pizza lines up new location near Richardson
Dallas' most popular pizza chain is getting ready to win over a new neighborhood: Cane Rosso, the Neapolitan-style pizzeria concept founded by Jay Jerrier, is opening a location at Hillcrest Village, the new development at 6959 Arapaho Rd. in Dallas, east of Addison and west of Richardson. Once a strip mall parking lot, Hillcrest Village was acquir...
Third Generation New Orleans Grocery Carving up Muffuletta for 100 Years
Tucked into Decatur Street in the middle of New Orleans’ French Quarter, Central Grocery and Deli is a third generation, old-fashioned grocery store founded in 1906 by Salvatore Lupo, a Sicilian immigrant who was famous for creating the muffuletta. The 115-year-old shop hasn’t changed, and the muffuletta has been sliced and carved the exact same wa...
Tavola Pizzeria owners look to build relationships with Italian Flavors
A new restaurant serving Italian-style pizza cooked in a brick oven is open for business in northwest Norman. Adam Oxsen and his wife, Sherise, opened a new local pizza restaurant, Tavola, on Dec. 7. They named the restaurant Tavola, which is Italian for table, because they wanted to create a space in which “relationships could be built around the...
A Chic New Italian Restaurant With Michelin Star Cachet Arrives in Downtown Next Month
Dallas’s Italian cuisine scene will get even stronger with the arrival of Monarch, a swanky new eatery with Michelin star cachet that’s set to open its doors in Downtown next month. The restaurant will make its debut on the 49th floor of the National building at 1405 Elm Street on March 10, according to a press release. It’s the first Dallas restau...
Chicago's Original goes deep-dish on pizza and Italian beef in Allen
A well-liked Chicago pizzeria is back in action: Called Chicago's Original Pizza, this mom-and-pop recently reopened in Allen, but has been doing this kind of food in Collin County for more than a decade. Chicago's Original started out on Greenville Avenue where it earned a following from deep-dish devotees around DFW, where the Chicago-style pizza...
Sal's Bronx Pizza brings authentic, New York-style pizza to Corpus Christi's Southside
There's a new pizzeria in town, and it's bringing a taste of authentic "Bronx-style" pizza to Corpus Christi's Southside. Owner Salvatore (Sal) Colicci, who also owns Bella Luna Downtown, opened Sal's Bronx Pizza on New Year's Eve to offer his version of authentic New York-style pizza to Corpus Christi. Since opening its doors, Sal's has become a p...
Luigi's building new location in Bartlesville
Luigi's Italian Restaurant is moving forward with plans to relocate from its 3822 Frank Phillips Blvd location to a new building on Washington Boulevard.The restaurant is developing an empty 1.5-acre plot in the 1400 block of Washington Boulevard, west of IHOP and Subway, into a 5,000-square-foot restaurant building featuring stucco and cultured st...
The Muffaletta Sandwich is Perfect for This Super Bowl
The Muffaletta sandwich was invented at New Orleans’ Central Grocery by Sicilian immigrants in the early 20th century. And even though the Saints are not in this year’s Super Bowl, the Muffaletta sandwich, in all its meat and cheese and brilliantly topped decadence, is the perfect choice as Super Bowl fare for these topsy-turvy times. For starters...
New Burrata Pizzas in Time for National Pizza Day at Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen
The birthplace of burrata cheese is southern Italy. Created from the scraps (or ritagli) of mozzarella curds being placed inside a still-hot cheese pouch, burrata cheese is a labor of love that's traditionally wrapped in leaves of asphodel. The buffalo's in southern Italy graze on rich forage, making their milk full-bodied, resulting in burrata che...
Valentine's Day at Eataly Dallas
The most romantic holiday of the year is here, Dallas! Whether you want to enjoy a romantic dinner out or share the love at home with friends, family, or neighbors, create the perfect Italian Valentine's Day from start to finish with high-quality ingredients, prix-fixe dinners, Italian wines, and more. Prepare a romantic meal at home with the help...