Daniel Franzese's Italian Mom Loves You
When: Dec 4, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Where: Boca Black Box Center For The Arts 8221 Glades Road, Suite 10, Boca Raton, Florida 33434 Daniel Franzese, star of the smash hit movie Mean Girls and HBO’s Looking, brings his wildly popular Italian Mom character to the stage in the world premiere comedy of Italian Mom Loves You! It’s the day of Nan...
In St. Pete Beach, La Casa Del Pane offers Italian inspiration
A native of Italy, Anna Silvestri had culinary culture shock when she moved to Florida in the early 1990s.“I felt like I was in the desert but instead of water I was looking for food,” she says. “These people didn’t know how to eat, there was no quality. You’d go to Publix for arugula and they were like, ‘What are you talking about?’” Silvestri and...
New Trattoria Angela serves authentic Italian cuisine in North Naples
Hospitable transplants from Italy launched a North Naples restaurant last week to share the Italian cuisine they grew up enjoying. Husband and wife Enrico and Angela Esposito, both born and raised in Bacoli, a small town in Naples, Italy, quietly opened Trattoria Angela on Nov. 7 next to Paragon Theaters in The Pavilion shopping center on the north...
Blake Butera, Carolina League Manager of the Year
Congratulations to Blake Butera on being named Carolina League Manager of the Year for his efforts with the Charleston RiverDogs, the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. This is the second time he has won the honor. Butera is an assistant with Team Italy in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Butera guided the team to a franchise record 88 w...
IAP256: Inspired by Ancestral Gratitude- The Story of Dr. Rosemary Intili Ferdinand
Sometimes in life, we have occasions to pause and take stock of the good we can do in the world around us. For this week’s guest, it was two particular occasions (when she received TWO double lung transplants at University of South Florida-Tampa General Hospital) that inspired her to say “Grazie” to both the hospital that saved her life and the anc...
New Italian restaurant opens in Whitney Plaza
Everyone has the right to retire, even when they run a popular restaurant the neighbors love and will miss. “I’ve dedicated my life to restaurants since I’ve been here in 2001. All I did was work and work and work and build it,” former Bayou Tavern owner Domenic Padula said. “I don’t want to be anchored to one place. I want to travel a little bit.”...
Toby’s Little Italy turns 50, and celebrates with $.50 slices
Toby’s Little Italy is one of the top pizza spots in the entire Sunshine City. They’re slinging top notch chicken parm. sandwiches, and saucy slices from a quaint space at 3523 49th Street North. This year is the 50th year anniversary for Toby’s Little italy Pizza. This restaurant isn’t content to simply commemorate the occasion with cake and candl...
Acclaimed NYC Restaurateur to Open Italian Restaurant in Nashville’s Gulch Neighborhood
After 29 years at Fresco by Scotto, famed New York City restaurateur Anthony Scotto has moved to Nashville to start his first solo venture, Luogo. Opening on November 17 in The Gulch at 211 12th Avenue South, the restaurant is named after the Italian word for “the place” and focuses on upscale, authentic Italian food featuring Scotto’s signature Me...
Gucci planning early 2023 move into former Brooks Brothers location on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach
Gucci is wrapping up construction work at a new location on Palm Beach's Worth Avenue, and the famed Italian fashion brand could open its store there by early next year. In a presentation to the Town Council on Aug. 9, Oscar Soto, an attorney for the company, said Gucci hopes to complete interior renovation work to a 5,800-square-foot space at 225...
The Italian South meets the American South
Sicilian-American singer Michela Musolino has been internationally lauded for her unique ability to reimagine Sicilian folk and roots music, alchemized with renowned American musical genres, to mirror the history and movement of people and their musical traditions from the Old World to the New.Now, the Italian South meets the American South in the...
New Italian restaurant serves slice pizza, pasta dishes in St. Lucie County
Downtown Benny's Pizza debuted its fifth Treasure Coast location Nov. 1 in Fort Pierce. Owner Benjamin "Benny" Fitter has rapidly expanded his storefronts across Martin and St. Lucie counties, first opening the original Jensen Beach location in 2019. Downtown Benny's Pizza offers authentic Italian dishes from manicotti and stuffed shells to calzo...
Antica Posta: A Slice of Tuscany in Atlanta
The next time you are craving Italian food, you have to try Antica Posta. As the weather cools down, cozy up with a giant bowl of spaghetti in this Italian eatery. With a menu that's nearly four pages long, there's something for everyone to enjoy at Antica Posta. The Atmosphere In the midst of bustling Buckhead life, Antica Posta is an escape from...