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"Ever since I could stand over a stove, I've wanted to cook," says AJ Paloni, the chef behind The Porchetta House, which opened earlier this month inside Spices Cafe at 1510 Humboldt Street.Born in La Jolla in San Diego County, Paloni grew up in Albuquerque but moved to Arizona after finishing high school in order to fulfill his longtime dream of a...

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Retired Denver police officer Mike Rossi is making the leap to restaurant entrepreneurship, but he’ll be armed with a seasoned staff and site. In mid-April, Rossi’s Italian Eatery will open with a name change and not much different from its former incarnation as Mama Sannino’s at 5800 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. “When I left the police department...

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A team of hospitality veterans are set to open Sofia’s Roman Pizza this March in the LoDo District of Downtown Denver. A fast-casual concept focused on Roman-style pizza, salads, and Italian-inspired cocktails, beer and wine, Sofia’s is located at 1530 16th Street Mall near the corner of Wazee and 16th. Sofia’s is inspired by the idea of travel thr...

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The Italian Consulate General in Chicago organized a passport day in Denver on April 14. Open to compatriots the need to apply for or renew it passport, during the day at the Honorary Consulate office in Denver biometric data will be collected for it document issuance. Compatriots who are regularly registered with AIRE in the consular district will...

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2023 Italian American Bravo! Awards and Gala Event. Saturday, March 4, 2023. 5:30-10:00pm. Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge. 5925 W. 32nd Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80212. Please join us as we recognize outstanding Italian Americans and businesses who have made substantial contributions to the community. Purchase tickets here. Our Celebration Gala in...

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The staff behind Green Russell wants to breathe some new life into an old corner. Last week, Bonanno Concepts opened Salita, a new Italian cocktail lounge, in the former Lou’s Food Bar space at 701 Grant St. in Governor’s Park. It will be staffed with the beverage team from the former Larimer Square bar, which closed on the last day of 2022. “We’d...

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For more than 120 years, the Potenza Lodge has served as a safe haven for North Denver’s Italian community. Though the present day lodge on 38th Avenue and Shoshone Street differs in many ways from the mutual aid-based society founded in 1899, the lodge principles remain steady: amore (love), benevolenza (good will), and pace (peace). Early newspap...

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There’s not going to be a mozzarella meltdown after all. Leprino Foods, the world’s largest mozzarella maker, could’ve been forced to shut down amid a family feud exposed for the past two weeks in a Denver court. But the jury sided with Leprino Foods and its billionaire owner James Leprino, who was getting sued by two of his nieces for allegedly sh...

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Gucci is one of the most renowned luxury brands in the world and they opened their first ever Denver location in Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Their new location is their first directly owned and operated boutique in Denver.   Founded in Florence, Italy, in 1921, Gucci has been producing some of the world’s finest goods for over hundreds of years....

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What: Cucina BellaWhere: 9660 East Alameda AvenueWhen: Open 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Sunday, 3 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for brunch. It will also be open on Mondays starting the week of December 5.For more info: Visit cucinabelladenver.comWhat we saw: In a strip mall on East Alameda Aven...

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