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Every year, members of the California State Assembly name an extraordinary small business to recognize during the California Small Business Day Awards Ceremony in Sacramento. Assembly member Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) named Carrara Pastries as her pick for 2019 Small Business of the Year. Carrara Pastries was honored at a ceremony in the state...

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It had been a while since my boyfriend and I had been on a let's-get-dressed-up date, and I was looking forward to going back to one of the first restaurants we'd visited as a couple: The Cosi Cucina Italian Grill in Clive.  The last time Andy and I dined here, the tables were packed, and they included a few teenagers heading to a homecoming dance....

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Retrobottega co-owner Rolando Frias advises you not to skip the rabbit cacciatora served with tomatoes, green olives, mushrooms, and roasted potatoes on your first visit to the Adams Morgan newcomer that quietly opened over the weekend. The Italian restaurant replaces what was once Libertine and then Rosario at 2435 18th St. NW. He and co-owner Mat...

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Visitors to the small shop, including some locals who’ve been relying on its fresh macaroni for their Sunday dinners for more than half a century, don’t just get to bring the tender semolina noodles home. They can also gaze into the open kitchen as the owners and pasta makers knead, press, and squeeze the yellow dough into ornate shapes of carbohyd...

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When customers walk into the new and improved Ohio City Pizzeria (3223 Lorain Ave.) later this month, they should be prepared for a revamped menu in an old-school Italian setting.On Friday, July 19, the neighborhood staple will reopen under the ownership of West Side Catholic Center (WSCC), which provides food, clothing, shelter, and other services...

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Marco’s Pizza franchise owner Chris Ciccarelli said his team is unleashing the nation’s “best pizza” to residents in the High Desert and San Bernardino County. Located in the ALDI shopping center near the corner of Main Street and Escondido Avenue in Hesperia, Marco’s Pizza has officially opened, Ciccarelli told the Daily Press. On Tuesday, the doo...

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First of all, Gildshire has nothing against New York City. In fact, we love the Big Apple! We love the Boroughs for their unique personalities. We adore the very idea of Times Square on New Year’s Eve, and we cherish the taste of a pretzel with mustard served hot from a sidewalk pushcart. Gildshire cares enough to ponder important questions about N...

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Tony Mazzola was ready to call it quits after nearly four decades of owning Italian restaurants. The lease was expiring on the O’Fallon building that housed his latest version of Mungo’s, and he was thinking about heading to The Hill in St. Louis to find a job working for someone else. Then Mazzola, 67, of Fairview Heights, got an offer he couldn’t...

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Il piatto simbolo dell'Italia all'estero sbarcherà presto a New York e in America con un grande progetto di marketing — la data prevista è il 2020 — per far conoscere agli Stati Uniti l’origine romana della ricetta. Ad annunciarlo è Mario Mozzetti, l'attuale proprietario dello storico locale della Capitale «Alfredo alla Scrofa» che, per la verità,...

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It’s not normal for us to review a restaurant within three months of its opening. We like to give a new restaurant time to breathe and figure itself out. But when a star of the New Jersey food scene opens a new restaurant, it’s hard to sit around and wait. Felina is Anthony Bucco’s first starring role as restaurant co-owner as well as executive che...

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