A taste of Italy: St. John's latest book reflects 10-week journey
If you can't make a trip to Italy in the foreseeable future, Robert St. John's newest cookbook, "An Italian Palate," might just be the next best thing. The book, which was released Wednesday by Different Drummer Press, is the culmination of the Hattiesburg restaurateur's 10-week journey through the country with his wife and two children. During th...
Casa D'Angelo to the rescue
Before I catalog the charms of Casa D'Angelo, let me tell you how chef Angelo Elia's wonderful Boca Raton restaurant became the subject of this review. Patience, please. In case you haven't noticed, Boca loves Italian like Miami loves Cuban. From Old World dining rooms with tuxedoed waiters to mom-and-pop pizza joints with a guy in a...
Whoa, Mamma: Clearwater deli personality publishes a cookbook
Line your dinner table with an Italian feast of fried calamari, fresh pasta and tiramisu. Nunziata Pisani, better known as Mamma, is sharing culinary secrets with her new cookbook, Cookin with Mamma. The eighth of nine children, Pisani grew up in a small village outside Naples, Italy, called Contursi. She helped her family on a dairy farm with...
In Fort Lauderdale, Jack is back with new Mancini
Jack Mancini has reincarnated his namesake restaurant not far from the original he ran for nine years. He created a contemporary Italian menu with executive chef Claudio Sandri including crudo, antipasti, pizza, pasta and secondi that are artfully composed. There's also mozzarella pulled at tableside and served with heirloom tomatoes and p...
Textile machinery maker Lonati helps a US manufacturer reshoring production to North Carolina
Lonati, a world-leading textile machinery manufacturer based in the northern Italian city of Brescia, is eyeing the US market for expansion. The company was invited to attend a trade fair in Greenboro, North Carolina, in mid-April. Here it will have a chance to display some of its latest technological innovations. North Carolina is also wh...
Hilton Head's Italian Heritage Festival serves up nostalgic, good time
by Mindy Lucas Rick Storzieri, of Bluffton, still remembers his grandfather who lived with him and his family when Storzieri was just a boy growing up in New York City. "My grandfather used to make these every Thursday," he said, as he stood sampling the Zeppole at the Italian Heritage Festival held Saturday on Hilton Head Island. Or...
Italian company opens US headquarters in Charlotte
Siser USA LLC, an Italian-owned solar panel installation and PV developer firm, has located its U.S. headquarters in Charlotte at 11111 Carmel Commons Boulevard, Suite 112. The firm plans to hire 10 employees in the next three years, including engineers, designers and architects. Specializing in comprehensive energy solutions for businesses, Sise...
Kentucky Opera to Present Giuseppe Verdi's SIMON BOCCANEGRA
The Kentucky Opera, in celebration of renowned composer Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday, will perform the musically stunning yet rarely produced opera SIMON BOCCANEGRA in continuation of their THE BROWN-FORMAN 2013/14 SEASON. This unique operatic event will take place at the Brown Theatre on Friday, November 15th at 8pm and Sunday, November 17th at...
A taste of Italy: Birmingham's Feast of Saint Mark Italian Food Festival is this Saturday
Good thing Birmingham chef Benard Tamburello knows a little something about multitasking. All this week, while running his Bernie's On Main restaurant in Columbiana and training a new staff for the mid-May opening of his Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato in The Preserve in Hoover, Tamburello is also preparing to serve about 3,000 guests at Sa...
Even among opponents, Charlie Crist’s pick for No. 2, AnnetteTaddeo, gets respect
The Miami-Dade County Republican Party leader quickly summed up the opposition's greatest strength. "The best asset that the Miami-Dade Democratic Party has is Annette Taddeo," Nelson Diaz, chair of the local GOP, said during a spring good-government seminar arranged by the Miami Dade College faculty union. "As the Democrat chai...
Acclaimed tenor to make Vero debut
Acclaimed tenor Michael Amante to share talent with his newly adopted hometown. Fans call opera virtuoso Michael Amante "the people's tenor." He has earned that sobriquet thanks to his down-to-earth manner and versatility – he sings everything from high opera to Broadway, rock and gospel tunes. You could also call him an operatic...
Italian designer signs onto Ritz-Carlton Residences project in Miami Beach
Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni is making his Miami debut with a luxury waterfront development in Miami Beach that will carry the licensed name, The Ritz-Carlton Residences. Lissoni, known for his modernist vision, is designing the seven-acre property with Miami architecture firm ADD Inc. Plans call for 111 condominiums a...