Theater review of "Over the River and Through the Woods"
It's a theatrical trip. A few stones on the path act as obstacles, trip up occasionally, but "Over the River and Through the Woods," through May 11 at Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs, is a nice enough journey. Bathed in the warmest nostalgia you can imagine, there is something approaching modern in this comedy by Tony-winning...
Italian-American Club of Hilton Head to give retired Marine a new car
The Italian-American Club of Hilton Head will give away a new Dodge Journey to Corporal Matthew Ferguson, a retired Marine who served in Afghanistan. The car will presented to Ferguson at 1:15 pm on Sept. 17 at the main stage of the Italian Heritage Festival at the Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Dr, Hilton Head Island, according to a...
Bellina’s Italian Kitchen Opens at Southland Mall
Bellina's Italian Kitchen will be celebrating its grand opening at Southland Mall in Cutler Bay, FL on Friday, April 22nd at 5 pm. Bellina's is more than a great pizzeria, it serves authentic Italian, home-made cuisine. Customers will soon enjoy delicious pizzas, pasta, and more for not a lot of dough! Bellina's makes all their pasta, bread, gelato...
Italian woodworking company to open first U.S. Facility in Hickory
An Italian woodworking company called Minelli Group will open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Hickory. The move will create 12 new jobs right away. The company just bought a 18,000 square-foot building at 1245 26th Street SE, according to a statement Wednesday. The local operations will be called Minelli USA. Read more F...
Marco's Pizza preparing to open new location in Gastonia
By Michael Just two years after making its debut in Gaston County, Marco's Pizza will soon be spreading its sauce a little wider. The newest location of the burgeoning Italian-American cuisine chain will open early next year beside the Hoffman Village shopping center, next to Publix. It will employ about 30 people, said Andy Hunter, an area r...
Buon Giorno! Bar Tulia invites locals to meet Italian winemaker
By Tiara Brown It may not be possible to have dinner in Naples, Italy with the expectation of making it home to Naples, Florida for bed on time, but diners at Bar Tulia might swear they've done just that. The authentic Italian restaurant offers a paralleled European experience in terms of authentic Italian food and wines. Specific...
Mia Madre Trattoria
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth For a minute there, it looked like the traditional dominance of the local restaurant market by red-sauce Italian joints might be fading. Old stalwarts were closing, and in their place, a new generation of Asian and upscale American restaurants have begun offering chicken banh mi in place of chic...
Fauxciutto: Is Italian-American Cuisine Really Italian?
Please join us at the Village Garage at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens for the second event of our 2013-2014 lecture series, Food for Thought. Nationally known chef and FIU faculty member, Mark D'Alessandro will examine concepts of Italian and Italian-American food in terms of its evolution in this country. He will touch on the context of...
Variety of scholarships available
Vicky Oakes, supervisor of elections, invites eligible college students to apply for one of three $1,200 scholarships through the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections a statewide, professional organization of the 67 Supervisors of Elections offices throughout the state of Florida. The organization will award three $1,200 s...
Casa Vinicola Zonin USA Hosts Art of Wok Cooking Series with Miami's Wok Star Eleanor Hoh
Casa Vinicola Zonin USA is thrilled to host Miami's Wok Star Eleanor Hoh at their spectacular penthouse loft for a series of three exclusive Art of Wok Cooking Classes that will pair fine Italian wines with Asian cuisine. On August 21, October 23, and December 18 from 6:30-9:30pm, Hoh will demonstrate her signature no-recipe approach, comb...
CIAO! Annual Christmas Potluck Social Dec. 13
On Saturday, December 13, 2014, from 6 - 9 p.m., the Capital Italian American Organization (CIAO!) will be hosting its annual Christmas party and potluck social at Staybridge Suites located in the Summit East Complex at 1600 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, just east of Interstate 10 on U.S. 90 (Mahan Drive). Please join us for good food, I...
Should you bet on Sorrisi?
By John Tanasychuk This past fall, the new chef at Sorrisi boldly announced that he wanted it to become "the premier Italian restaurant in South Florida." I love a good pronouncement. Six months after reading chef Jacob Perego's words inthe Sun Sentinel, we made our way to Seminole Casino Coconut Creek to check on the restaurant's pro...