Andrea's Restaurant
Even after 58 years in kitchens, chef Andrea Apuzzo of Andrea's Restaurant (3100 19th St., Metairie, 504-834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com) is passionate about creating classical Italian dishes. His eponymous restaurant celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. Apuzzo describes his story as an American dream that began on a farm on the...
Uptown Dallas imports Italian from big-shot restaurateur
By Teresa Gubbins Uptown Dallas will get its Italian fix in a big way with the opening of a branch of North Italia, the modern Italian concept from Fox Restaurants Concepts, opening at the Union Dallas in 2018. North Italia is the modern, full-service pizza and pasta Italian concept from restaurant mad genius Sam Fox. The 5,500-square-foo...
Marco's Pizza Franchise Expands in New Mexico
Marco's Pizza is seeking entrepreneurs who want a piece of the hot New Mexico restaurant market. Prime locations are available, and Marco's is actively seeking franchisees to bring fresh, Ah!thentic, Italian-style pizza to the Land of Enchantment. Job growth is up 1.2 percent in New Mexico, making it a great spot for new businesses like Marco'...
Downtown Italian Restaurant Adds On Cafe
Italic, the downtown Italian restaurant, is turning an area of the space into a cafe for espresso, baked goods, and go-to lunches. The cafe will be found in the area that faces West 6th Street, closer to the McGarrah Jessee building. Expect lemon olive oil cake, castagnoles, rainbow cookies, and cherry madeleines from pastry chef Mary Cath...
Sprezza Is a Roman Holiday
by Eve Hill-Agnus Julian Barsotti's latest love letter to Italy is his most specific, fixated on a place as much as an idea, a feeling. At Carbone's, he honored his Italian-American roots. At Nonna, he ventured into the regions of Italy. Sprezza, in the emergent Maple Avenue Dining District, gives primacy to Rome. What does it mea...
Bosco's Italian Cafe's Louisiana Crawfish King Cake: 58 days of king cake
So far in our 58 days of king cakes series, we've given you every type of king cake imaginable, from the mundane to the exotic. We've sampled traditional style braided cakes, tested king cakes with goat cheese, guava, and even tried a cake laced with the flavor of basil. Read more Source: http://www.nola.com &...
New Northshore Gem Meribo Opens In Covington Today
by Nora McGunnigle Meribo is pronounced "Muh-REE-bo" and combines the two Italian words meridionale (southern) and cibo (food) to indicate the restaurant/pizzeria's dedication to combining southern Italian recipes with American southern ingredients, like wild boar and Benton's bacon. Co-founders and friends Vinnie La Donne (formerly GM at...
Appuntamento a Houston per a "Taste of Italy"
Il 14 e 15 aprile p.v. si terrà a Houston l'evento "Taste of Italy – Wine and Dine Italian Style", organizzato dall'Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas e rivolto ad operatori specializzati di prodotti autentici italiani Food&Wine interessati a conquistare il mercato texano e statunitense. Questa iniziativa di promozione commerciale cons...
A very special olive oil, winging its way to New Mexico
Diana Domenica Bruno does everything in a big way. Co-founder and senior partner of Una Vita, Inc., she built that organization into one of the nation's leading patient-centered healthcare consultancies and gained recognition as one of the country's most qualified and innovative healthcare advisors. A frequent traveler to her tiny southern...
Tony Mandola’s sheds white tablecloth approach
By Greg Morago Tony Mandola's namesake restaurant has gone through changes in style, menu, location and name over three decades. The restaurant owned by Tony and Phyllis Mandola started out as Blue Oyster Bar when it opened in 1982. Then there was Tony Mandola's Blue Oyster Bar when it opened on Shepherd. Then came the big mo...
Marcello’s opens in Metairie with Sicilian menu
by Ian McNulty An Italian restaurant that's found success in a former cabaret space downtown now has a second location on a much different stage. The new Marcello's Restaurant & Wine Bar opened in Metairie today (Jan. 18). The address was previously a location of the Mexican restaurant Coyote Blues. The design, which...
Creating an Authentic Italian Feast!
Forget the turkey and stuffing this holiday season! A new Harris Poll reveals the flavors of the Mediterranean are the cuisine of choice for Americans nationwide. In honor of Italian Heritage Month, Chef Michael Angelo and his mom Sara - founders of Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods - helps you serve up an authentic Italian feast for the holidays, or...