Santa Margherita USA acquires majority ownership of ROCO Winery
Santa Margherita USA, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Santa Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo, has acquired majority ownership of ROCO Winery in Oregon. ROCO Winery was founded in 2001 by Rollin & Corby Stonebraker-Soles. Located in the Willamette Valley region, ROCO wines are highly regarded, with significant critical acclaim. Under the winemaking leaders...
Celebrate Italian cuisine in style in Las Vegas
Italian is one of America’s favorite food categories. In this month when so many celebrations and family gatherings are centered around classic American comfort food favorites, this might be the right time to go Italian and mix things up a bit. And this is absolutely the right place to do it. A fantastic Italian restaurant has long been a crucial c...
The Winter Fancy Food Show moves to Las Vegas
From San Francisco to Las Vegas to intercept new business opportunities in the American market. This year, the Specialty Food Association has chosen to organize the Winter Fancy Food in Las Vegas from February 6-8, 2022. Why Las Vegas? “There are many reasons for this change of location, first of all, the costs that companies will incur to particip...
Sapori Italian Kitchens opens at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
The newest addition to Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Sapori Italian Kitchen offers upscale Italian cuisine with panoramic views of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Sapori, which means “flavors” in Italian, features dishes cultivated by Chef Ivano Centemeri, executive chef and longtime chef of La Strada at Eldorado Resort Casino in Reno. At Sapori, guests will e...
Chicago made Italian Beef famous. This Scottsdale chef made the iconic sandwich his own
Call me provincial, but I'm convinced that specialty sandwiches of a certain region or city are infinitely more delicious when eaten in the region or city that made them famous. Eating a Philly cheesesteak within blocks of the Liberty Bell or devouring Chicago's famous Italian beef while looking out on Lake Michigan? Pure magic. But eating those sa...
It’s easy to see why Originale was visited by Guy Fieri
In a world riddled with food mediocrity, one man is brave enough to roll out in search of America's greatest diners, drive-ins, and dives. I speak of none other than the Mayor of Flavortown, Guy Fieri, who was recently spotted in Anchorage; presumably to film an episode of his show. So how does this Italian deli fit into any of the aforementioned c...
Cugini Imports & Deli brings a piece of Italy to the outskirts of Walla Walla
On a cold December afternoon in her closed shop, Michelle Martuscelli sits in front of a steel bowl and a small mountain of dark green basil, plucking the tender leaves from the tough stems for use in homemade pesto for the lunch rush of coming days. Much of the menu at Cugini Italian Imports & Deli are brightened with a dollop of that pesto, whet...
‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro Expands on the Las Vegas Strip With Sandwiches, Mozzarella Bar
Add Cake Boss Buddy Valastro to the list of celebrities opening a new restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022. The star of the TLC series Cake Boss gets ready to open the Boss Café by Buddy Valastro at the Linq in early 2022. Valastro, who already has Buddy V’s Ristorante and Carlo’s Bakery at the Venetian and PizzaCake at Harrah’s, goes casual w...
Family sustains Big John’s PFI, bringing tastes of Italy to Seattle for 50 years
At Big John’s PFI, the windows are almost floor-to-ceiling. The floors are shiny, smooth concrete, and the 30-foot cheese counter gleams. It’s an upgrade from the bumpy, wine-stained floors and warehouse feel of the gourmet grocery store’s former location in Sodo, and a far cry from the trunk of the green Plymouth Valiant “Big” John Croce sold oliv...
The Taste of Home: Welcoming Osteria La Briccola to Ashland
On the second floor of a creek-front building in Ashland’s Downtown Plaza lies Osteria La Briccola, a warm and welcoming authentic Italian restaurant that opened in early June 2021. The moment I walked into the modest but intimate space, I was greeted by the smells of fresh focaccia bread baking in the kitchen below, an aroma I had yet to have been...
East Idaho Eats: Cafe Tuscano on the verge of doubling access to its classic Italian
What began as a Blimpie sandwich shop in the back of a Chevron gas station is now the home of delicious Italian cuisine, soon to be doubling in size. Cafe Tuscano comes from humble beginnings, serving its first fine Italian meals out of what had been a sandwich shop kitchen nearly 10 years ago. Now, several expansions later, the gas pumps and canop...
Dolce & Chianti to Debut Brand New Brunch Menu at Fabulous Launch Party Featuring Complimentary Bubbles and Bottomless Mimosas
Dolce & Chianti Cucina and Cocktails, located at 4275 South Durango Drive, is introducing a new brunch menu with an Italian twist. The brunch menu will debut at a launch event on Saturday, December 4 from 11 am to 3 pm. Every guest that attends this event will be greeted with a complimentary glass of bubbles from the champagne wall, along with bott...