Pomo Pizzeria to Open Fourth Location, Italian Bistro, and Market in Glendale Later This Month
Scottsdale-based Pomo Restaurant Group recently announced plans to open a fourth location of Pomo Pizzeria in Glendale. The restaurant already has two locations in Scottsdale and Phoenix, as well as a third location that's currently under construction in Gilbert. The newest Pomo Pizzeria will take over the space formerly occupied by Tutti Santi by...
Zagat: Average Phoenix diner will spend $31, pick Italian for dinner tonight
If you're planning on going out to grab a bite for dinner in Phoenix, you should probably plan on bringing a couple of Jacksons for the pasta dish you're ordering. A report from Zagat on dining trends for the Phoenix metro area said the average person will spend $30.85 on a dinner out, among some other interesting facts. If we continu...
A Buzzworthy Italian Restaurant Opens in Portland, Oregon
by Alyssa Bird Renata, one of the most highly anticipated restaurants in Portland, Oregon, this year, debuted recently in the southeast area of the city. Husband-and-wife duo Nick and Sandra Arnerich, who both spent time at northern California's French Laundry, tapped chef Matt Sigler—who made a name for himself at San Francisco's Quince a...
Dining Italian Classic: Il Mulino is worth a visit to the forum shops
Il Mulino is one of the Las Vegas restaurants least likely to be visited by locals. Not only is it on the Strip, it's nestled into a corner on the third level of the Forum Shops. This classic New York Italian restaurant—there are nine all over the world, and the original landmark is notorious for being tightly packed and tough to book—has...
Is Seattle's best wood-fired pizza right in your neighborhood?
Finding the perfect pizza is a quest pursued by many; this quest, for some, takes years to fulfill, for others, a lifetime. The ideal pie may be lying in wait in Italy, or New York, or Chicago. But what if it's right here in Seattle? What if it's right in your neighborhood? Seattle's Mioposto Pizzeria blends the traditions of Neapolitan pi...
Buddy Valastro opens Carlo’s Bakery with family, mayor and lobster tails
By Robin Leach They lined up by the thousand, not the hundreds. They started the queue at 8 a.m. Monday, and it continued until midnight. It was an extraordinary sight, and one would have thought One Direction was about to appear. Gold bricks weren't being given away for free. These fans just planned to be the first to buy a...
Veraci Pizza Coming to Wedgwood in 2016, With Expanded Menu
by Julia Wayne Wedgwood is getting a brand new haven for Italian food, with Veraci Pizza coming soon to the former Zaw space (7320 35th Ave NE). The build out will start in November, with a projected opening date of February 2016. As Veraci made its initial impact at the farmers markets, owner Marshall Jett says the team will be l...
Walter Ferrante: Bringing Bari Street Food to Portland
Passeggiata and street food; all over Italy, the two words go hand in hand. The same is true every evening in Bari Vecchia, the old city of Bari, when the streets come alive with friends and family, and the air is rich with the aromas of fried sgagliozze and popizze, soft focaccia, fresh handmade sausage, sweet cream-filled cornetti, and delicious...
Get Cozy with Italian Comfort Food at Cucina Americana
When Jeffrey, "Cheffrey" Wilson, owner of Capitol Hill's Americana, was searching for a second location, he wasn't expecting to fall for an Italian restaurant in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood. But once he visited 9400 Roosevelt Way, Wilson was inspired to give his classic American comfort food menu an Italian twist, and called his new restauran...
Marana gets new Italian restaurant
Dominick's Real Italian restaurant opened last Friday in a storefront space that once housed Lococo's Pizzeria. Dominick's, 8330 N. Thornydale Road, was expected to open in June. The 36-seat restaurant, owned by longtime Tucson restaurant manager Lindsey Fisher, is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Read more Source: ...
10 Best Italian Restaurants in Metro Phoenix
When catering to the taste buds of the masses no genre of food is a bigger culinary crowd-pleaser than Italian -- thinly pounded meats, hand-rolled pasta, rich and zesty sauces paired with red and white Tuscan wines, and oh, did we mention all the cheese? Sorry, Phoenix, better check your no-carb New Year's resolutions at the door, because we're a...
Onetime Italian grocery store to get a new touch of Italian
When the owners of a pizza joint set to open in downtown Tacoma learned the 124-year-old building used to be an Italian grocery, they knew their restaurant had to somehow pay homage to those roots. Elemental Pizza plans to open by the end of the year in the triangular wedge building at South 17th Street and Pacific Avenue, which it will le...