When you think of a pasta making class, most would imagine it taking place in a basic culinary school setting. The highly reviewed restaurant Scarpetta took that concept and enveloped it within a three-course gourmet meal and wine experience, all inside the modern interiors of their NoMad district location in New York City. The opportunity to enjoy...

Umami Burger, the world-renowned premium burger brand from global lifestyle hospitality company sbe, is thrilled to announce its latest Artist Series collaboration with famed Italian Butcher Dario Cecchini on February 22nd. Cecchini has created 'The Butcher's Burger' as an exclusive culinary creation available at 16 participating Umami Burger locat...

Bar Dough needs to be your go-to restaurant for Italian brunch in Denver, whether you’re looking for breakfast pizza, pasta or one of executive chef Carrie Baird's signature fancy toasts. Baird helped put Denver on the culinary map as one of the stars of season fifteen of Top Chef, but Bar Dough's brunch is proof enough of the chef's winning ways....

When Francesca Pizzi lamented the dearth of Italian restaurants in downtown Indy, her father, restaurateur Gino Pizzi, offered her some sage advice: “Why don’t you open one yourself?” As is so often true, father knows best. While Francesca has no formal culinary training, she grew up doing homework and taking naps inside her family’s beloved Broad...

The team behind Worcester’s Lock 50 is opening a new restaurant in the Canal District. The new eatery — called Russo — will feature homemade Italian-American fare with classics like chicken marsala, pasta bolognese and gnocchi. It will be located in the space formerly occupied by the Canal Restaurant at 65 Water St. “If you walk into the space, it...

With a moniker like Mamma Onesta’s Italian Restaurant, it might not surprise people that the historic downtown Lockport establishment focuses on family. “‘Mamma Onesta’ means honest mother in Italian. It’s named after my honest, hardworking mother. Being Italian I love to eat Italian food and love to cook. My mom is a great cook,” said Frank DeGras...

If you’ve ever been to Via Carota, Rita Sodi and Jody Williams’ perpetually packed Italian restaurant in New York City’s Greenwich Village, and had to use the restroom, you’ve probably noticed a certain bronze horse head mounted on the wall across from the toilet. It’s a bag hook, and it’s one of many playful, practical fixtures that fill the six e...

If you're from the Watertown area, you may recognize Spaziani bread wrappers. But you're probably asking yourself how can that be? Spaziani Bakery closed years ago. It turns out the family's traditional Italian bread recipe survived. Tony Spaziani, grandson of the bakery's original owner, Guy Spaziani, has been making it and serving it at his resta...

Promising “an authentic Philly experience” for East Coast transplants looking to cool down, Philly Freeze-Me has debuted a menu inspired by the owner’s hometown and a nostalgia for flavors Las Vegas just didn’t offer. Located at The Twain Center on the corner of Twain Avenue and Swenson Street, the retail center is actively luring new casual-dining...

From a booth back near the kitchen, Joe Migliucci presides over the restaurant his family has owned and operated for over 100 years. A family crest hangs over the door where his daughter Regina Miggliucci-Delfino greets customers. To her left is a series of paintings and pictures showing her grandparents and great-grandparents. Mario’s Restaurant w...