Colorado Springs to take center stage tonight on Guy Fieri's Food Network show
By Stephanie Earls In September, celebrity foodie Guy Fieri visited Colorado Springs and dropped in on a handful of its popular eateries. The question that remained when Fieri and his network camera crew rolled out of town was, which signature Springs grub would the platinum gourmet chef choose to feature in his Food Network show, "Diners, Dr...
Red Gravy adds St. Louis nuances to well-executed Italian food
The former Lucha Cantina storefront may still look unassuming under its new name, Red Gravy. Don't be fooled. Beyond the faux-urban decor of the quaint dining area, square footage abounds. A trip to the restrooms leads past an expansive private dining room, down a hallway that feels too long to fit in the building. In the basement, the Oli...
Three high-profile Italian restaurants coming to Minneapolis
Since Italian cuisine is routinely singled out as Americans' favorite foreign fare, it's a miracle that most restaurant kitchens aren't knee-deep in gnocchi. But here in the Twin Cities, we're not exactly awash in Italian restaurants. Serious ones, anyway. That's about to change. Not one, not two, but three high-profile Italian restaurants...
Trumpeter Chris Botti’s ‘busiest year’ brings him to Wichita
by Mark Kanny For someone who's recently won a Grammy and whose career is thriving, trumpeter Chris Botti remains pretty levelheaded. He's completely into his music, but remains the kind of person who acknowledges his humble beginnings. "I am one of the most fortunate people in the music industry," says Botti, who performs at...
MSSU radio show to feature Italian-American tenor
MSSU is celebrating the "Italy Semester" and MSSU's long-running radio show "Southern Serenade" is featuring Italian–American tenor Mario Lanza from a new Sony 2-disc CD release on the evening of a Mario Lanza movie marathon on TV's Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel. Born in Philadelphia in 1921, Alfredo Arnold Cocozza became Mario Lanza...
Table For Flood Relief: Alec Schuler On Northern Italian Cooking and Tangerine Two
Next up is Alec Schuler the chef/proprietor at Boulder's Arugula & Tangerine restaurants. The restauranteur is passionate about Italian cooking, and his kids. He'll be preparing six Italian-inspired courses paired with Italian wines at his upcoming Great Roads To Great Chefs weekend this Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8. Click her...
Mo’s Italian Spot on Kansas City’s Prospect Avenue celebrates family recipes
A little building on Prospect Avenue has been home to several restaurants, some that have moved on to higher profile spots. Now a new operation has moved in: Mo's Italian Spot — "Mo" for Monica Abato Malik who is using recipes from her Italian grandparents. Malik and her husband, Raheem Malik, opened the restaurant earlier this month at 59...
Danilo Gallinari on track for camp return; will practice with Italian national team Read more: Danilo Gallinari on track for camp return; will practice with Italian national team
Danilo Gallinari's rehabilitation for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee is going as planned, and the versatile Nuggets forward is on pace to be ready for the team's training camp in the fall. Gallinari is currently in Rome for the NBA's Basketball Without Borders program and plans to travel to Milan later this week for the...
The wedding bells of St. Ambrose
by Debbie Monolo Finally, spring is in the air and from our vantage point across the street from St. Ambrose Church, we can also confirm that love is in the air. A symbol of tradition and an anchor for local Italian Americans, this beautiful church is a popular place to tie the knot for St. Louisans of Italian descent. The an...
Holy Rosary Catholic Church a mainstay for nearly 125 years in Kansas City
by Jill Sederstrom It has survived three fires, two world wars, the Depression and a changing neighborhood. But if there's one thing Holy Rosary Catholic Church has proved over the nearly 125 years that it's been a fixture in Kansas City, it's that it endures. And the Catholic church hasn't just endured, it continues to thriv...
Kansas City travelblog: The traditional trip to Garozzo's
We walked into Garozzo's on Tuesday night, and inside of 10 seconds I heard the booming voice of Mike Garozzo. "My favorite sportswriter!" roared my favorite restauranteur. I have no illusions that Garozzo has studied the issue and declared me superior to Joe Posnanski or Mike Lupica. It's plenty enough for me that Garozzo keeps running hi...
Italian power-tool maker plans to bring more manufacturing to U.S. headquarters in Mead
A Mead tool manufacturer with a long history has big plans for growth as its parent company plans to increase manufacturing at the site. Rupes, an Italian maker of electric and pneumatic power tools, sanders, polishers and vacuum systems, last week announced that more of its tools would be manufactured at the company's U.S. headquarters at...