The Old Spaghetti Factory Serves Pasta and Nostalgia with a Side of Ghosts
When I walked through the double doors of The Old Spaghetti Factory on Central Avenue, I half expected to be greeted by a haunting chill. The beloved Phoenix institution sits on hallowed ground.The iconic spaghetti spot has been open since the 1970s, but the old historical building was originally built as two individual residences, The Baker House...
Siena Italian Restaurant Opens Al Fresco Dining Area
Siena Italian Authentic Trattoria has opened it’s patio for al fresco dining, allowing patrons to choose to be served lunch and dinner in an open air environment. With the return of beautiful spring and summer weather in Las Vegas, there’s no better place to have a romantic dinner or imbibe beautifully crafted beverages than outdoors in the fresh a...
Las Vegas Italian Food And Wine Celebration And Tasting With Eataly At Park MGM
As a partner of the Italian Trade Commission, Eataly at Park MGM Las Vegas is about as close as one can get to the boot-shaped cultural destination while in Las Vegas. The Italian marketplace hosts L’Estate Italiana: Summer Wine and Cocktail Festa, on July 16. The celebratory event features unlimited tastings of Italian cocktails and wines along wi...
Top Neapolitan pizza truck Pizzeria DOP to open Eugene restaurant
About a week before we were set to publish our guide to Eugene’s best restaurants, I made a special trip down the valley to try a handful of places I had missed, including Pizzeria DOP, a pizza truck that hadn’t popped up in my preliminary research. It was a beautiful late June day, and I found the Neapolitan pizza truck parked not at its usual Th...
Made in Idaho: Bella Biscotteria. Eagle's authentic Italian Bakery
When most people retire, they may look forward to spending more time with their families or traveling or just finally relaxing a bit more. But one Eagle husband and wife team decided they wanted to meet more of their community members while enjoying an old skill they both shared, so they opened a bakery. For this week's Made in Idaho, we went to an...
Moto Pizza is opening a second location in downtown Seattle
If you’re a big fan of pizza chances are that you’ve explored the Seattle pizza scene. After all, our city has tons of amazing pizza joints to choose from. That being said, there’s one West Seattle spot that has our city seriously hooked. That is Moto Pizza and they’re opening a new spot in Seattle’s downtown. Moto Pizza opened in January 2021 maki...
Iconic Seattle lounge Vito's starts staff relief fund after fire
On June 12, a fire in the apartment building above Vito's caused water damage, and temporarily closed the club. Owner Greg Lundgren spoke with jazz reporter Robin Lloyd about the history and the future of Vito's, and the need for help to retain the club's staff. On how he and his partner Jeff Scott purchased and revived Vito's in 2010: We had been...
Family-owned Italian bakery Dolce Caffe takes over Franz’s Backstube Austrian Bakery in Reno
A local family is taking over a longstanding Reno bakery and transforming it into an authentic Italian café experience. On Friday, the Iturriaga family will open Dolce Caffe in the place of Franz's Backstube Austrian Bakery at 3882 Mayberry Drive in Reno, NV, which the family acquired earlier this month. The Iturriaga team includes father Claudio,...
Las Vegas Goes Italian - Your Visit Can Be More Delicious Than Ever
For as long as Las Vegas has been a major tourism attraction, the city has been closely linked with Italian cuisine, and having one or more Italian restaurants has pretty much ben a pre-requisite for any resort here. But as tourism quickly rebounds for Las Vegas - one of the places hit hardest by COVID - it’s worth noting that recently the Italian...
Mici Italian Opens First Store in Arizona
Mici Italian (Mici) a fast-growing, family-owned fast casual chain based out of Denver, Colorado, opens its first Arizona doors today, bringing its brand of fresh, family-focused Italian food outside Colorado for the first time. Mici’s new restaurant is located in the Gilbert, Arizona community at 5498 South Power Road Suite 101 Gilbert, AZ 85295....
Bari Food Cart’s Italian Street Food Treat Is Fried Pizza and We Love It
In Portland OR, this pizza-obsessed town, how do you take the doughy, cheesy staple to the next level? Just ask Trifone Walter Ferrante—he goes by Walter—who serves a Southern Italian street food rarely seen stateside called panzerotti out of a Foster-Powell food cart. In its essence, panzerotti is essentially like a fried pizza or calzone. Fresh...
Enjoy an Italian feast at Bottiglia Cucina & Enoteca
At Bottiglia Cucina & Enoteca, a lovely Italian restaurant in Henderson at Green Valley Ranch, it is a matter of pride how fresh everything is. The Tuscan menu includes plenty of seasonal items that will satisfy you, from stuffed zucchini flowers with lemon ricotta on the appetizer menu to fruit with maple and coconut cream on the brunch menu. A fe...