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The 40,000-square-foot Eataly plans to make its much-anticipated debut at the front of the Park MGM on Dec. 27, and now comes word that the part restaurant, part retail shopping experience plans to stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Los Angeles Times chatted with Nicola Farinetti, head of U.S. operations and son of Eataly founder Osca...

I grabbed a ravioli—golden brown, cheese-filled and deep-fried to crispy perfection, using the corner to scoop it into the accompanying marinara sauce. As soon as the flavors touched my tongue, I was transported back to the humid Midwest during a weekend at the Taste of Chicago, eating until my jeans were too tight. Toasted ravioli originated in St...

I love researching different types of cuisine. I enjoy trying to better my own skillset and expand my knowledge about food. I love the spectrum of skill that home cooks, line cooks, sous chefs and chefs bring to the world. The thing I love most about food, besides eating it, is connecting with people that celebrate imagination in the kitchen. The p...

Wondering where to find the best pasta shops near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top pasta shops in Seattle, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture next time you're in the market for pasta shops. 1. Il Corvo Pasta. First up is Il Corvo Pasta, situated at 217 James St. With 4.5 star...

Although chef “La Fufi” Fulvia Steffenone has only been in Tucson for five years, her culinary roots run deep in Italy. Steffone worked in accounting when she realized her passion was with cooking. She trained in Turin and with various chefs before training under Michelin-starred, world-renowned chef Gualtiero Marchesi. In 1998, Steffenone founded...

Eataly Magazine is pleased to introduce you to Nicole Brisson, Executive Chef of the soon-to-open Eataly Las Vegas! At Eataly, we are proud to work with world-class chefs, who transform simple, high-quality ingredients into the delicious dishes in our restaurants. We want you to get to know the people behind the food, so we are presenting them via...

Negronis, Italian wine-by-the-glass, and old-school martini glasses have hit NW Portland in the form of Bar Rione, the new casual bar from the folks behind red sauce hangout Piazza Italia. In February, the Portland Mercury broke the news that the Pearl District restaurant would open a bar in the space next door, a sort-of waiting room for the resta...

With locations in some of the biggest cities in the world, including New York, Miami, Hong Kong, Moscow and Dubai, one of the most iconic Italian restaurants, Cipriani, has opened its latest location in none other than Las Vegas in the Wynn Plaza Shops at the Wynn Hotel. Designed by Florentine architect Michele Bonan, the classic Cipriani design el...

With his new restaurant, Piazza Romana, opening in Avondale on November 26th, Justin looks to bring Roman-style pizza al taglio to the forefront of the Phoenix community with the cities the first restaurant focusing on the unique Italian dish. Already successful with his two other ventures, La Piazza al Forno in Glendale and La Piazza PHX in downto...

Eataly Las Vegas at Park MGM is holding its second hiring event next week to fill more than 200 positions, according to an MGM Resorts spokesman. The event will be Monday, Nov. 12, at Park MGM's Presidio Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first job fair was held on Monday, Nov. 5. Parking will be free for anyone seeking a job. Interested candidates...

Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant is now offering a discounted rate on its banquet rooms for local schools and nonprofits. “We will also waive any audio-visual fees associated with hosting any events,” said Chris Wegner, owner of Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant, which recently replaced all its plastic straws with hay straws in order to protect the environm...

Mario Cimmino just introduced a kind of gelato unlike any in metro Phoenix. Sandwiched between four art galleries on each side, Gelato Cimmino opened in Old Town Scottsdale in mid-October. Right after summer. In a district rife with gelato and ice cream. An Italian dabbling in gelato for the first time. With some primetime overseas help, Cimmino ma...