Josephine’s Italian Market has officially opened its doors in Tampa Bay, located at 730 W Brandon Blvd. The new market offers a variety of Italian delights, including Roman-style pizza, specialty roast coffee, take-and-bake bread, beer, wine, and mouthwatering desserts. Shoppers can stock up on all the essentials to create their Italian meals. The...
READ MOREBuona Companies brought its “dual concept” dining experience to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, with the side-by-side opening of Buona and The Original Rainbow Cone. Owned by the Buonavolanto family, which opened the first Buona Beef location in Berwyn in 1981, Buona Companies now also include Beyond Catering and Authentic Brands of Chicago in addition to...
READ MOREFor many Oregon kids, pizza is less a dietary staple than a fact of life. But that wasn’t always the case. Even after World War II, newspaper references to “pizza” were still put in quotations, with recipes typically calling for ”4 English muffins” or “2 cans Maine sardines.” That was before 1949, the year Caro Amico opened on Southwest Barbur Boul...
READ MORECasasalvo, an Italian cafe, market, and espresso bar, opened a third Manhattan location on the Upper East Side on Thursday. The new eatery – at 1491 Second Avenue near East 78th Street – will offer Italian breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes, and coffee of all kinds. Remarkably, all coffee and espresso beverages – including a legendar...
READ MOREBehind the counter at Albanese Meats & Poultry, Jennifer Prezioso is hard at work, hair pulled into a ponytail, bandana tied tight to cover any flyaways, as she expertly breaks down a cow’s hind quarter. Just 25% of butchers in the United States are female, and she’s made a name for herself as one of them. Albanese is her mother’s maiden name, poi...
READ MOREThe owners of Waco’s Moroso Italian Ristorante have announced the planned opening of Azzurro, “Waco’s first authentic café,” on Oct. 16. The café is located next to the Moroso Italian Ristorante at 4700 Bosque Blvd. in the Market Square shopping center and will be open from 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Customers can choose to either din...
READ MORESardella’s Italian Restaurant will be honored at the 41st Annual Taste of Newport (Rhode Island) on October 27th for their support of Child & Family by being inducted as the first member of the Taste of Newport Hall of Fame, commemorating their participation as a tasting station for all 41 years the event has been running. Sardella’s Italian Resta...
READ MOREOn Wednesday evening, October 16, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners held its annual Italian Heritage Month celebration, continuing a tradition of more than 30 years of honoring the accomplishments of individuals of Italian heritage. This year, special recognition was given to the Granata family, owners of Bella Italia Restaurant in Ora...
READ MOREWhen dining at an Italian restaurant, the word authentic is always front and center for what people are looking for on the menu. Many Italian restaurants claim to bring old-world flavors to their menu, but Nardò in Culver City does this to the highest level. They bring recipes not only from Italy, but recipes that have been passed down for 150 year...
READ MOREGiacomo’s Italian Market and Grille on College Hill, a favored place by locals looking to grab a cheesesteak, has expanded to a second location. The owners of Giacomo’s opened their new shop at 4041 Penn Highway in Palmer Township, the site of the former Miller’s Paint & Wallpaper building, on Saturday. Owner Sal Famularo said that opening second l...
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