Vino Italian Tapas & Wine Bar to reopen in Restaurant Row in Honolulu
by Darin Moriki It has been a little less than two weeks since the last meals were served up at Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas and Vino Italian Tapas & Wine Bar before the doors closed at the two DK Restaurant locations in Honolulu's Waterfront Plaza. But it may not be too long before at least one of the two restaurants reopen. R...
New Italian Restaurant Bianconi Offers Upscale Surf and Turf
By James Bartlett After more than a decade at Via Veneto in Santa Monica, Fabrizio Bianconi has come to Beverly Grove and put down his own roots on Third Street with an eponymous restaurant. The large space is split into separate rooms with different styles and tones. There's the casual sofa lounge, which rests under rough brick arches an...
Honolulu Italian restaurant Bruno's Forno closing, seeks new owner
Bruno's Forno owner Zoran Milanovic was a dedicated customer when Bruno Iezzi himself recruited Milanovic to take over the small Italian restaurant in Honolulu's Chinatown last year. Now, Milanovic is searching for another Bruno's Forno heir before he closes the shop at the end of the month. Milanovic, a portfolio manager at CitiGroup in Dalla...
Restaurant review: At Sicilia Mia, fine Italian dining feels right at home in Millcreek
At Sicilia Mia, the Mirenda family has once again brought great Italian food to an unsuspecting neighborhood in the Salt Lake Valley. Chef Franco Mirenda, who is well known from Sole Mio in Sandy and the former Amici, gathers his Sicilian family together at Sicilia Mia in Millcreek and produces well-executed takes on old family recipes in...
The D's Andiamo Steakhouse is a true throwback gem
No matter how much Las Vegas changes and evolves, there will always be demand for the retro experience, places you can go and things you can see that hearken back to the days when Sinatra or Elvis was onstage—a taste of vintage Vegas. As time goes on, it's only natural that such throwback venues will become more rare. That's what makes Andiamo so s...
Longtime local chef Marc Sgrizzi's new Italian restaurant eclipses expectations
by Brock Radke Marc's World Cuisine. Mezzo. Parma. Novecento. Chef and restaurateur Marc Sgrizzi has moved all over the western half of the Las Vegas Valley in the 15-plus years he's been cooking food and doing business here. His local body of work has been marked with ambition, whether he's mixing global influences into his stead...
What are Portland's best Italian restaurants? Nominate your favorites
What do you think of when you think of Italian cuisine? Is it a classic pasta from Nonna? A good cioppino from Gino's? Something a bit Americanized, like Manicotti alla Jersey from Accanto? The lasagna Bolognese at Bar Mingo? A beautiful Neapolitan pizza or one of the new pastas at Nostrana? Or Piazza Italia? The possibilities are indeed numer...
Wines of Italy Hall of Fame to Honor Lorenzo Scarpone of Villa Italia
by Mauro Battocchi Villa Italia's founder and owner, Lorenzo Scarpone has been inducted into the Wines of Italy Hall of Fame at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on February 4, 2015. The San Francisco-based company is a premier Italian wine distributor to California, Oregon and beyond. Please join me in congratulating Lorenzo on thi...
Exploring the Tradition of Sunday Gravy at Rao's
It's a sacred thing. Be careful when tinkering with any Italian family's recipe for Sunday gravy, that meat-stocked tomato sauce that gets simmered and reduced into a savory explosion of nostalgic happiness. "If you tweak and twist my family's recipe, you might be subject to harm," says Frank Pellegrino Jr., known best as Frankie, co-owner of...
Downtown Portland's Martinotti's Cafe & Deli closing after 36 years
By Samantha Bakall Rising rents have come to claim another long-running Portland establishment. Martinotti's Cafe & Deli, the 36-year-old Italian store known for its wines, grocery selection and expansive deli case, will close June 30. A clothing store is slated to replace the deli. "Rent has raised considerably," Martina...
Vivace moving to old Anthony's location
Daniel Scordato will move his popular Italian restaurant, Vivace, from St. Philip's Plaza to the old Foothills home of Anthony's in the Catalinas. Scordato hopes to open Vivace in its new digs in mid-March. He will close the St. Philip's location two weeks before that. No firm date has been set, he said. Read more Source:...
Italian American Club plans potluck
The Italian American Club of Maui will host a potluck at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kaunoa Senior Center, 401 Alakapa Place, in Spreckelsville. The potluck dinner theme will be Roman food, from the Lazio region of Italy. Attendees are asked to bring a dish that serves five or more. Read more Source: http://www.mauinews.com &...