Bollo's used its noodles
Joseph Bollo ran restaurants in Charleston and Folly Beach for two decades, but didn’t develop a spaghetti specialty until the latter half of his career. When he first opened Washington Square Café, Bollo focused primarily on seafood. Yet at around the same time, spaghetti from his native Italy was starting to catch on with the dining public. Pasta...
A volunteer to the end
When Dante Caldera turned 100, he said he liked the idea. At 100, he was still volunteering at Citrus Memorial Hospital, in the same-day surgery department, greeting patients. “I don’t think of myself as old,” he told the Chronicle on his 100th birthday, March 23, 2016. “Age is just a number. From the hips down I feel 150. From the hips to my shou...
McGregor Cafe in Fort Myers gets new chef with New Orleans-Italian soul
The McGregor Cafe in Fort Myers is known for breakfast, brunch and lunch, especially on its oak-shaded terrace. It's not as well-known for dinner. But owner Luke DiSomma has set out to change that. In September, DiSomma brought Chef Coleman Jernigan in from New Orleans to serve as McGregor Cafe’s head chef. Though many of the classic McGregor Cafe...
Italian-American tastes at Bar Americano in Buckhead
Bar Americano and Bar Crema opened in late November in the space once occupied by East Andrews Cafe & Bar as part of the upscale makeover of the former Andrews Entertainment District in Buckhead. Other new tenants of the shopping and dining complex, dubbed Andrews Square, include Henri’s Bakery & Cafe, Poppy’s of Atlanta, Boxwoods Garden & Gifts, a...
Maria & Enzo’s opens at Disney Springs with delicious Italian cuisine and specialty drinks
Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante, the newest Italian dining location in Disney Springs, opened its doors for guests to take a look inside the new eatery. Maria & Enzo’s is a brand new dining destination in Disney Springs that is said to bring the warmth of Italy and the most delicious Italian cuisine to Walt Disney World. The restaurant will serve Lunch a...
Gusto – A Taste of Rome in your backyard
If you live in Jacksonville, you don’t have to go far for an authentic Italian experience. Gusto – A Taste of Rome in Jacksonville Beach serves Old World Roman dishes prepared by skilled Italian chefs for a delicious and truly authentic experience. Co-owners Walter Bianchi and Executive Chef Tonino DiBella know the flavors of Italy because they’ve...
This new restaurant in Germantown comes from a long line of Louisville Italian royalty
At 4 years old, most kids are only beginning to learn how to behave in a restaurant. But Carmelo Gabriele wasn’t just any kid and he wasn’t in just any restaurant. Dressed in a mini-tuxedo, he was busy pouring water for customers in his father’s upscale St. Louis restaurant. There was little doubt in anyone’s mind that he would one day move into th...
North Carolina goes crazy over new ‘Utica Bakery’
A CNY native is bringing a taste of Utica to North Carolina and the response has been amazing. When Vincent DeSimone started offering Utica delicacies out of his home, he never imagined the response would be so overwhelming. In fact, the son of Utica natives, says he's had to throttle back on hours to keep up with the massive demand. How did one ki...
Quaint Fort Pierce restaurant and pizzeria serves satisfying Italian meals
A Touch of Brooklyn Pizza is a quaint Italian restaurant and pizzeria in the Taylor Creek Commons plaza at the intersection of U.S. 1 and A1A in Fort Pierce. It has two dining rooms; one offers table service and you order at the front counter in the other before seating yourself. The walls are covered in Italian murals and the lighting is dim. We...
Made in Italy: Not only Food and Fashion. We are ready to export and make our talents and technologies known
Facilitate the creation of institutional information networks between Italy and United States on issues and opportunities offered by both markets, intercept and share new business models and innovative strategies (know-how and innovative services) and generate outgoing and incoming processes by permanently monitoring the territory. Innovating ourse...
Casa Tua Cucina Opens In Saks Brickell City Centre
The highly-anticipated, second Miami location of famed restaurant Casa Tua has opened in Miami’s new upscale shopping destination—the Brickell City Centre. However, this location is special to the Casa Tua family as it marks both the city and the brand’s first Italian kitchen and marketplace/winebar. Fittingly, Casa Tua Cucina is anchored to the be...
‘Da Vinci & Michelangelo’ return to Manatee Performing Arts Center
“Da Vinci & Michelangelo: The Titans Experience”: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28, 8 p.m. Dec. 29 and 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 30; Manatee Performing Arts Center; $22-$32; 941-748-5875; manateeperformingartscenter.com After touring nationally, the theatrical production “Da Vinci & Michelangelo: The Titans Experience” will return starting Dec. 28 to Manatee Performing A...