Exclusive look: The Sicilian Butcher, newest restaurant from group behind Tomaso’s
At restaurants around Phoenix, you can build your own pizza, burrito, pita, poke bowl or doughnut. One local chef is adding meatballs to that mix-and-match formula. When it opens in northeast Phoenix this fall, The Sicilian Butcher will give diners the choice of 15 types of meatballs to pair with their selection of sauces, pastas and breads. In an...
Gelato Festival America to make stops in Phoenix and Tucson
A European-based gelato festival is crossing the pond and making its debut in America with stops planned in Scottsdale and Tucson. Organizers of Gelato Festival America said the three-day food festival will make four stops in the western part of the United States and bring international and national gelato-makers together for people to taste Italy'...
Seattle off menu as Lavazza brews up plans for 15 coffee shops
Italy’s largest coffee group Lavazza could open up to 15 stores around the world as it takes on Starbucks, but has no plans to go head-to-head in the U.S. chain’s hometown of Seattle. Lavazza’s top executives opened the family-owned company’s first coffee boutique in the center of Milan on Tuesday, close to where Starbucks (SBUX.O) plans to launch...
Contento Pizzeria and Bar to Open at Jerry’s Nugget in North Las Vegas
The love for pizza runs strong at Jerry’s Nugget as a revamped restaurant specializing in gourmet pizzas makes its way to North Las Vegas. Replacing the closed Uncle Angelo’s Pizza Joint, Contento Pizzeria and Bar offers pizzas and pastas made in the authentic Italian style. Led by two pizza specialists from Florence, Italy, Carmine “Giuseppe” Con...
Aurelio's Pizza holding grand opening for Las Vegas location
If you are a fan of Chicago pizza, listen up! Aurelio's is reopening here in Las Vegas and we have the president, Joe Aurelio, here to take us through the history of the restaurant and Las Vegas franchise owner Jorge Gonzalez to tell us what's going on at the big grand opening. On Aug. 20, 1959, the first Aurelio’s Pizza opened its doors at 2041 Ri...
Meet Chris Malloy, Phoenix New Times' New Food Editor
It has been an incredible four months for me as Phoenix New Times' food editor. This city is a treasure trove of inventive, chef-driven restaurants — both high-end and hole-in-the-wall. And working for a progressive publication like New Times has allowed me to explore the Valley food scene beyond high-profile restaurant openings and really dig in t...
Scottsdale chef to cook Italian feast at James Beard House dinner
The first time Marcellino Verzino cooked at the James Beard House in New York City was in 1998, long before he and his wife moved to Arizona to open a fine-dining Italian restaurant. Nearly two decades later, he is preparing for his second appearance at the prestigious brownstone once owned by culinary legend James Beard. Verzino, owner of Marcelli...
Falling in love with truffles… A salute to the fall
When: Monday, October 30 at 6pm - Where: Casa Italiana di Las Vegas, 4035 S El Capitan Way, Las Vegas, NV 89147 - Please note that filming for social media will be taking place. Limited seating. Payment in advance is required. Price: $5 for CILV members, $10 for non CILV members. Enroll Il Salotto di Casa Italiana di Vegas proudly announces guest s...
Pulehu, an Italian Grill introduces new menu with kama‘aina month in September
The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas has several new menu offerings at the award-winning Pulehu, an Italian Grill. To kick off the new menu, the restaurant is offering 50 percent off food for kama'aina on Fridays and Saturdays throughout the month of September. Drawing inspiration from his Italian upbringing, the restaurant's chef de cuisine, J...
Ferndale family dairy finds success after branching into Italian cheesemaking
Sunlight grows the grass, feeding the cows that produce the milk for the cheese, all on the same picturesque Ferndale hilltop. Ferndale Farmstead doesn’t make just any cheese. The cheeseshop specializes in authentic Italian cheeses, including scamorza, which is hung on ropes to age, an aged asiago, the soft caciotta, and of course, the ever popular...
The Brief Life, and Great Promise, of Contadino
When the Kingfish Café moved off Capitol Hill, it was difficult to think of another restaurant residing in the longtime home of the Seattle soul-food mecca. The first attempt, Ernest Loves Agnes, failed. Then a second Italian restaurant took a shot, this one also backed by the co-owner of Ernest Loves Agnes, Jason Lajeunesse. The big difference at ...
Scottsdale’s Veneto Trattoria plans week-long anniversary party
Double digit restaurant anniversary celebration in the Valley of Sun are uncommon to say the least. Make that a 20 year anniversary, in the same location, under the same owners, with the same chef and numerous original staff members, and you have the makings for a most unusual celebration. On October 13th Veneto Trattoria in Scottsdale celebrates t...