Mamma Mia Cook-off to feature Italian paper lantern parade
There will be something special in the air at the 2013 Mamma Mia Cook-off on Nov. 9 when the night sky is illuminated with sparkling paper lanterns. In addition to the sumptuous feast of Italian food, this year's event will celebrate Rificolona, the Florentine paper lantern parade. "Each year we look for new ways to add to the authenticit...
Italy and the American South Collide Head-On at Rolf & Daughters
Philip Krajeck, the chef-owner of Rolf and Daughters in Nashville, came to Italian cuisine through early exposure. He spent part of his childhood in Belgium and lived near families who'd immigrated from the Boot. He learned to make pasta from Italians he worked alongside in a Swiss hotel-culinary school. After nearly a decade in Florida (h...
Rinnovo Comites: “L’Italia siamo anche noi” l’unica lista ammessa a Miami
Si chiama "L'Italia siamo anche noi" l'unica lista ammessa alle prossime elezioni del Comites di Miami. Quindici i candidati che hanno avuto il via libera dal Comitato elettorale del Consolato. Questi i loro nomi. Caputo Gino, Cavallini Augusto, Cornacchia Barbara, Dimarco Santo, Garufi Giuseppe, Merlo Michele Maria, Modica in Navarro Ros...
Moschino Barbie heads to Miami
The luxury Italian fashion house Moschino is jetting off to Art Basel Miami Beach for a one-off, Barbie themed installation created by designer Jeremy Scott. Moschino and Jeremy Scott are inviting fans to 'Live the Dream', with a new project celebrating the intersection of pop culture and art during the 13th Edition of Art Basel Miami Beach. A...
Doris Italian Market and Bakery: I’ve never felt so Italian!
By Dan I. Cook So I get an email from Ira who contributes to Coral Springs Talk and he recommends that I should go and review Doris Italian Market. Basically, I told him that was piece of cake. Man, I've been a big fan of this joint since I moved to Coral Springs and I've also written about them on Yelp. So here I go back to Doris...
The North Carolina Opera Presents Mozart's DON GIOVANNI, 4/18-26
North Carolina Opera is proud to present Mozart's Don Giovanni, in a spectacular fully staged production this April at Raleigh's A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater. A Spanish nobleman seduces every woman he meets - aristocrat or peasant, young or old, brash or demure. On this day he seeks to add to his list of his conquests, but is thwarted by th...
On The Town: Tampa's Festa Italiana
by Virginia Johnson Angela Genco has been on this earth for 8 decades. Some of them in Southern Italy. Some of them in Tampa. And all of them in a kitchen. She is the go-to at Tampa's Italian Club for her cookie recipes—the sweetest part of the upcoming Festa Italiana. The 18th annual event, April 9-12, and is fill...
Fazoli's Enters Montgomery, Alabama
Amid strong interest from potential franchisees, robust same-store sales, and more geographic expansion, Fazoli's is extending its franchise incentive program for new operators. In February, franchisees reported a 9.3 percent same-store sales increase on a 6.3 percent jump in traffic. Year to date, franchise unit sales are up 4.9 percent on a 3.7 p...
Festa di Ferragosto Returns!
Join us on August 14th at Gino's Market in Hollywood for the second annual Festa di Ferragosto, a party to celebrate the Italian summer holiday (that actually takes place in Italy on August 15th). This is one of the funnest events we participate in and we look forward to seeing you! Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festa-di-ferragost...
Pizza is alive and well in Charlotte County
The pizza parlor business is showing big signs of growth here in Charlotte County. Just last month, I introduced Vic's Primo Pizza in the Punta Gorda area, and this month there's news of an expansion at Pioneers Pizza in Port Charlotte — not to mention the official ribbon-cutting for the not-so-new Bella Napoli Pizzeria & Restaurant, whose owne...
Lamborghini takes Alabama kit-car company to court over its supercar replicas
By Nick Kurczewski / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS If the idea of owning an extremely fast and hugely expensive Lamborghini sports car for less than $4-grand sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. To drive the point home, Lamborghini Automobili is taking legal action against CARKITINC, a kit-car company based in Albertville, Alabama. For...
Caragiulos to be featured on "Emeril's Florida"
by Nick Reichert Emeril Lagasse is giving the Sarasota culinary community a plate full of love. Having already featured Sarasota institutions Michael's On East and already filming a feature on Darwin's on 4th in a future episode, Caragiulos, one of downtown's oldest Italian restaurants, is getting a Emeril "BAM!" boost on the celebrity chef's Cook...