New Maggiore Group Italian restaurant in Scottsdale looking to hire 100
A new concept from the family of late Phoenix food icon Tomaso Maggiore is launching soon in Scottsdale and looking to hire 100 workers. The Italian Daughter Cucina + Cocktails will hold a job fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the restaurant, The Maggiore Group announced Monday. The new concept is taking over the former home of Tomaso’s Ita...
Zeppe's launches in Riverdale, owner envisions up to 20 locales in Utah
Darius Jimerson had long been a fan of Zeppe’s Italian Ice. “I was going there every day. I love the product,” he said. He and his wife Kim Jimerson eventually started running the Zeppe’s catering truck, traveling to various events to serve up gelatas and Zeppe’s other cold, icy treats. Now, the Jimersons have taken things a step further — they op...
James Trees' Al Solito Posto elevates classic Italian favorites at Tivoli Village
When you heard that the chef behind Esther’s Kitchen in the Arts District and Ada’s at Tivoli Village was opening an even bigger Italian restaurant at Tivoli, you knew it was going to be good. But you didn’t know James Trees was going to team up with the LEV Restaurant Group—the company behind a diverse slate of local restaurants and bars including...
Tutta Bella Pizzeria partners with QFC to feed the human spirit
A year into the pandemic, perhaps no business sector has been more gravely affected than the hospitality industry – from restaurants and bars to hotels and inns. Without commitment, determination and a huge dose of creativity, it’s been nearly impossible for these businesses to stay viable and vibrant. Joe Fugere, founder of Seattle’s Tutta Bella...
Mō‘ili‘ili’s New Pizza and Hoagie Shop Opens on Beretania
This is dangerous. My walking route runs along Beretania directly past ‘Ili‘ili Cash and Carry, making it way too easy to drop in regularly. That’s just what Aker Briceno and Keola Rapozo envisioned when they scoped out the former Watanabe Bakery space next to Mini Garden last year. They signed a lease and today the shop opens at 11 a.m. with 18-in...
The monachine bean is truly a Pellegrini family heirloom
ANGELO PELLEGRINI, fond of wearing basil as a boutonniere, was fonder still of the Italian bean he called “monachine.” It grew like Jack’s beanstalk astride Northwest cedar poles and, like Pellegrini, aged well in its adopted country. He always ate them slowly, mashing each brown-and-white orb with the tines of his fork, swiped through a smear of o...
Not goodbye, but Arrivederci: How a dying wish will keep this Arizona restaurant alive
Franco Cacace used to come into his Italian restaurant and change the tables around if the mood struck him. Some days he was more humble than others, family described. He didn't like to be contradicted, cared about whether his hat matched his shirt, and wouldn't let work get in the way of his tennis and poker games. On the morning of his cremation,...
This Italian kitchen and import store is a true Tucson destination
Roma Imports stands alone, and not just figuratively. It has been standing alone since 1984 in midtown Tucson in a corner of Barrio San Antonio amid other tucked away and dusty commercial and corporate enterprises. It is not too difficult to find, although one would never just be driving by it. This is a true destination. The current owner, Lilian...
Italian Kitchen reopening for indoor dining this Monday under modified guidelines
Another Spokane restaurant has announced its plans to reopen under the state’s modified guidelines for indoor dining. Italian Kitchen will open for dine-in services this coming Monday, with proper protocols in place. Shortly after Governor Inslee detailed the ‘Stay Healthy Washington’ plan, the state released a set of guidelines, allowing some rest...
New Italian restaurant replacing popular pizza spot on Strip
Sixth + Mill Ristorante, Pizzeria and Bar is being replaced with a new Italian restaurant, which will launch next month. The space that houses the casual pizza and pasta spot in The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian soon will be home to BRERA Osteria. The new restaurant, set to open in mid-February, promises “a personalized interpretation of Ital...
Gino Ferraro Prepares His Italian Restaurant for Reopening on February 3
When Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar announced it was reopening after a two-month shutdown, the phones rang off the hook with people who wanted a reservation. The restaurant’s popular Taste and Learn series, where diners get a four-course dinner paired with five wines sold out. Gino Ferraro, the patriarch of the family and owner of the rest...
Riverstone's Vine & Olive adds sister restaurant nearby with Vicino Neapolitan Style Pizza
Pizza has returned to Coeur d'Alene's Riverstone complex in an unintended pandemic expansion. Vicino, which means "nearby" in Italian, is the sister restaurant to Vine & Olive, also in Riverstone. Vine & Olive's dining room was closed due to Idaho's stay-home order, says owner Naomi Boutz, who opened the restaurant in January 2018. "I was beyond me...