Have you ever eaten with Italians? When we get together for a meal, we invariably end up talking about food: “mamma makes it better”, “if only you had tried my grandmother’s recipe”, “you have to try my carbonara.” The classic scene requires a young male, who has just recently started to cook for himself, waxing poetic on said Roman pasta, on the c...
READ MOREFilled with glowing copper accents and lush emerald chairs, Georgetown’s iconic Dean & Deluca space has been completely transformed into the luxurious D.C. outpost of Osteria Mozza. Chef Nancy Silverton and restaurateur Stephen Starr debut the Los Angeles restaurant on Sunday, November 10, unveiling a combination of all three of Silverton’s Califor...
READ MOREEataly, a global Italian marketplace, will open its new location at the King of Prussia Mall early in the new year. An exact opening date has not yet been announced. The sprawling, multi-level store will cover some 23,000 square feet of space at the mall. Eataly locations feature an on-site restaurant called La Pizza & La Pasta and numerous grocery...
READ MORERestauranteur Billy Grise essentially grew up in an Italian eatery. His great-grandfather, Carmelo Caserta, immigrated to Piqua, Ohio, from Sicily in the early 1900s. In 1915, he opened his namesake tavern and grocery store, Caserta’s, which served traditional and family-style Italian cuisine. It was in his great-grandfather’s restaurant that Grise...
READ MOREDear friends, I am pleased to announce that the program of the Festival of Italian Creativity is online! See Full Program Here. We have organized a number of activities to promote Italian creativity in its various expressions, from culture (music, cinema, theatre) to science and technology, research and innovation, food and gastronomy, including It...
READ MOREThe Fall Tour of Taste of Italy 2024 has concluded with remarkable public success, confirming its status as an essential event for Italian food & beverage companies looking to enter the U.S. market. The events, conceived and managed by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas in Houston, target food industry professionals, gastronomy enthusia...
READ MORELooking to continue the legacy created by his uncle John DiLeo, John Thompson has opened Gio’s Pizza Co. in the former Casa DiLeo space on Rehoboth Avenue Extended outside Rehoboth Beach. Thompson co-owns the new pizza shop with his wife Dana Marmo. They took over the restaurant space earlier this year. The couple also owns and operates the origina...
READ MOREThe Parmigiano Reggiano PDO Consortium recently joined the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) gala in Washington, D.C., underscoring calls for deeper Italy-U.S. ties amid growing geopolitical and trade challenges. Representing the interests of over 20 million Italian-Americans, the NIAF event drew around 1,000 guests, including prominent f...
READ MOREThe Ottobrata Zafferanese is one of the most important gastronomic festivals in southern Italy, held every Sunday in October in the town of Zafferana Etnea, located on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna. This year, the 44th edition took place on the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th of October. It’s an event that combines food, culture, and tradition, drawin...
READ MORENorth Italia, a popular modern Italian restaurant known for its scratch-made dishes, has expanded in Arizona with the opening of a new location in Peoria. North Italia Peoria will be the fifth in the state. Newly opened North Italia Peoria is located in the Peoria Eighty Three entertainment district, part of the Peoria Sports Complex. This area is...
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