The Alessio Baking Company – Nine Generations Strong
You could say that Master Baker Dean Chiotti knows baking. While this is a true statement, it is also a vast understatement. Baking is what his family has done for generations - nine generations to be exact."I love it," says 70-year-old Chiotti. "It's what we do," he adds with a shrug of modesty. Dean's family dates back to 1687 in the Pie...
Olive Garden postpones opening its first Hawaii restaurant at Kapolei Commons
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant which has reached a tentative agreement to open its first establishment in Hawaii at the Target-anchored Kapolei Commons, is postponing its entry into the state until further notice, the head of leasing and property management for the Honolulu-based developer of the West Oahu shopping center told PBN. Todd Hedrick,...
Il Posto Will Soon Move From 17th Avenue to RiNo
Chef/restaurateur Andrea Frizzi's hands are full these days: While running his charming Italian eatery, Il Posto, on East 17th Avenue in Uptown, he's also getting ready to launch Vero inside the Denver Central Market, which will open before the end of September. Vero will offer pizza from an imported wood-fired oven, fresh pasta and a sele...
New frozen custard, Italian ice shop to open Saturday
Rita's Italian Ice, the world's largest Italian Ice brand with more than 600 stores, will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location on May 7 in Ammon. Mayor Dana Kirkham and her husband Ryan, as well as David and Shawna Chamberlain, are proudly bringing Rita's to the Ammon area. The group was also awarded an area development agreement for...
Marmo, Reviewed
The best thing I've eaten at the West End's Marmo is also by far the simplest. The humble Italian sub ($11) is light, classic and almost perfect—a balance of fatty mortadella, spicy coppa and salty finocchiona meats, with pepperoncinis and red onions and romaine lettuce providing crisp bitterness. It's the sort of thing you'd get at a sub...
Behold, Espresso Machine Expert La Marzocco's First Café
If you've ever had an espresso, there's a good chance your barista poured it from a La Marzocco machine. The 89-year-old manufacturer is a fixture in homes and restaurants everywhere, and was once the primary supplier for local giant Starbucks; thanks to that former relationship, Seattle became a home away from home for the Italian company, which h...
Pisolino Caffe Opens In Avondale With 'Affordable' Italian Food And Wine
Like the Spanish siesta, afternoon naps in Italy are a beloved tradition — one that Rachel De Marte said her husband abides by with fervor. Chef James De Marte picked up his affection for the so-called pisolino during his 10 years living as a chef in Italy. Now, he brings the essence of that experience to Pisolino Caffe, which opened in No...
Il Corvo Pasta Studio Will Replace Pizzeria Gabbiano
Mike Easton sure knows how to keep things interesting. Just days after he let slip that he's planning a noodle retail shop, the James Beard award-nominated chef has shuttered Pizzeria Gabbiano, his renowned second venture. "Closed for reimagination," the restaurateur scrawled on a note stuck to the front door Monday, "xoxo Mike." While Eas...
Francesco Inguaggiato: dal basket alla ristorazione guidato dalla voglia di farcela
di Roberta Pinna Al ristorante Bellino di Portland fervono i preparativi per la festa del primo compleanno che ci sarà il prossimo 14 aprile; nonostante i tempi sai che notizia un ristorante italiano negli States che festeggia un anno di vita! E invece in questo caso c'è una storia da raccontare...una storia di coraggio, di successi e...
Joe Desimone: From produce farmer to owner of Seattle’s Pike Place Market
Giuseppe "Joe" Desimone was a bear of a man, 6 foot 2 inches tall, 300 pounds. He arrived in America in 1897 from Naples at the age of 18 with 50 cents in his pocket. He worked first as a swine farmer in Rhode Island, then made the journey west to Seattle. At this point, his life might have taken the usual path for an Italian immigrant, fi...
Pizza Jerk and Red Sauce Pizza: Review
By Martin Cizmar The final scene of The Sopranos was, I think we can all admit now, among the most perfect 4 minutes and 30 seconds of television ever aired. Tony's unseen but obvious-to-any-non-jamook whacking in a diner booth was the rare satisfying but non-gratuitous conclusion to a series, made all the more perfect because it...
Gelato town: The Italian treat is taking over Las Vegas
When our summer-ish spring rolls around and we're spending every minute out in the sun, a question arises: How is it possible this scorching city doesn't have tons of great ice cream shops? Because Vegas is a gelato town, baby. The icy Italian treat has taken over the Valley in recent years, expanding far past the tourist-cooling kiosks do...