Pasta 101 series by Il Punto!
We are delighted to announce our first series of cooking classes at our location on Greenwood in collaboration with Caffe’ Musica. Classes will be taught by our great chef Leeann Tesorieri. Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 6:00 pm on March 8, March 22, April 5, and April 19. Join us for a series of hands-on classes featuring traditional pas...
Las Vegas Italian restaurant is giving first 100 people free pizza for a year
Would you wait in line overnight to score free pizza for a year? Plantone’s Italian Market wants to find out. To celebrate its recent opening, the western valley sandwich and pizza shop will reward the first 100 customers who buy an individual pizza, large salad or large sandwich on Friday with free pizza for a year. The rules are simple. Pizza dev...
‘Let’s keep it simple.’ New Neapolitan-style pizzeria opens Thursday in Boise
When Kacey Montgomery and his wife, Shannon Lincoln, decided to open Pizzeria Sazio, they entered the project with their eyes wide open — staring at a sea of pepperoni in Boise. “There’s so many places doing pizza,” admits Montgomery, who also owns a Downtown restaurant, Juniper. “There’s a lot of pub pizza,” he says. “And there’s a lot of pile-eve...
Italian Cooking Night, hosted by the UW Italian Club
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 5:00pm Off-campus: 11th & 45th (exact address given to those who RSVP). Join the Italian Club for an evening of food and fun! We will prepare a four-course meal, including antipasti, carne e pasta, and un dolce (dessert). The Club will provide ingredients and all necessary dishes - all you need to bring is energy and an...
Spaghetty Western Flicks ’n’ Food, Eating Lower on the Food Chain and Italian Antiques
It’s been three years since Spaghetty Western (10690 Southern Highlands Pkwy., spaghettywestern.com) opened its doors in the Southern Highlands area. Since that time, it’s gone from a simple counter trattoria to an expanded room with full dining service and a cool little neighborhood bar. As busy as this place is, some people still don’t understand...
Following Oregon trails to dining at its finest
By John Gottberg Anderson Portland has become well-known as a destination on the national food-and-wine map. Widely regarded as the seminal home of farm-to-table cuisine, it has in the past 20 years earned a reputation for creative fine dining that far exceeds the size of the metropolis. That culinary scene has since spread beyond Portlan...
Salt Lake City’s Veneto Ristorante enters the tip-free zone
When Marco and Amy Stevanoni decided to open Veneto Ristorante Italiano, they wanted their fine-dining restaurant to be a true representation of the region in northern Italy where Marco was born and raised. "If we were to pick up this restaurant in Salt Lake City and drop it in Veneto, Italy, we wanted to have people love and respect it," said...
The World Can Taste Giada De Laurentiis' Food at Her First Restaurant Tonight
Tonight's the night when Giada De Laurentiis finds out if people will not only like her California take on Italian cuisine but pay $68 for a 28-ounce bone-in Tuscan rib-eye. Also of concern, how patrons pronounce her pasta dishes such as Spah-geh-tee and Boo-kah-tee-nee, which she helpfully phonetically spells out for the uninformed. &nbs...
Sons of Italy dinner used new meatball dish, raised money for scholarships
The Sons of Italy Lodge used a new meatball recipe from Rome in Saturday’s annual spaghetti dinner that was served at the Cle Elum Eagles Lodge. Head chef Ron Dalle said he learned the recipe after he stumbled upon an Italian maitre d’ on Facebook who had the same family name as him. Dalle asked the man if he had a recipe for meatballs tha...
Seattle explores the harmonious cooking of Umbria
Ingredients are like musical notes, says cookbook author Letizia Mattiacci, and cooking is like composing music. The results, when done well, are pure harmony. Recently, Seattle audiences explored the unique culinary harmonies of Umbria with Mattiacci as their guide. Mattiacci, who owns Alla Madonna del Piatto Agriturismo and Cooking Schoo...
Amorino to Open U.S. Flagship at The LINQ Promenade
Life at The LINQ Promenade will be a little sweeter this summer. European gelato brand, Amorino, is bringing the magic of authentic traditional Italian ice cream to The LINQ Promenade in July, with the opening of its flagship U.S. location. Amorino is known for their unique flower shaped cone, with unlimited flavors available on each creation. Eac...
From Faustina to Stanza, an old favorite gets a sophisticated transformation
By Anne Wilson Faustina was once a pretty regular hangout of mine: The food was reliably good, the service was friendly and the ambience was comfortably cozy. The news that it would undergo an extensive renovation and "rebranding" was better than if it had closed for good, so I looked forward to the rebirth. To be honest, my first glimpse...