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Natural light is rare and clocks even rarer at casino-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. That’s just one of many reasons why Eataly Las Vegas at Park MGM is a breath of fresh air. Opening to the public on December 27, the 40,000 square-foot culinary destination is spacious and airy with soaring ceilings, tons of windows, and yes, even a clock. Not tha...

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With Christmas approaching, I look back fondly and with much nostalgia at the time I spent in my Nonna’skitchen, watching the preparation of  my favorite holiday treats: a chocolate-spice cookie, sometimes called, tatù; and the reigning queen of all holiday cookies, the cuccidati, a fig-filled sweet. I’m not sure whether I was more enchanted by the...

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The food is fiery — if not lava hot — at a new Italian restaurant in Eagle. Caci Wood-Fired Sicilian Grill serves up “a volcanic explosion of flavors from the cross-cultural Mediterranean influences unique to Sicily,” according to its branding. The restaurant has been active on social media in recent weeks, showing off construction and stacked fire...

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2018 marks 20 years in Kansas City for Lidia Bastianich’s restaurant in the Crossroads, Lidia’s Kansas City . This time on Chew Diligence, she tells co-hosts Lindsay Shively and Jill Silva about how she decided on the location, her Italian roots and passion for genuinely good food. Lidia said her journey to Kansas City began when her son saw a need...

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Afew years back, pastry executive Alberto Bauli spoke with a heightened sense of panic during a press conference for an Italian consortium of bakers and confectioners. “Seven out of 10 Americans buying an ‘Italian-style’ panettone are getting a fake,” he proclaimed. Panettone—the world-famous, yeast-leavened cake, whose sales reach their peak durin...

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Looking at the menu of Maria, one of the latest Italian spots to open in Southern Westchester, I paused. The usual suspects didn’t make up most of the New Rochelle restaurant’s menu. My eyes were drawn to the cauliflower-kale fritters, acorn squash risotto served in a honey-glazed squash bowl, and salmon with jasmine rice. I’d never even heard of c...

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Looking to sample the best pizza around town? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top pizzerias in Yonkers, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to find your next perfect pie. 1. La Lanterna Restaurant & Caffe Topping the list is La Lanterna Restaurant & Caffe. Located at 23 Gray Oaks Ave. in Nepera...

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Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette made a much-celebrated stop at the James Pharmacy building in Old Saybrook in 1824. Picture his surprise if he were to wander in today and see the chic Italian coffee house now situated in it. The building’s latest incarnation as Caffe Marche (and its sister business, the James Pharmacy Bed & Breakfast) a...

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Chef Marc Forgione — most known for being on the Next Iron Chef and his eponymous NYC restaurant — is branching out again. The chef-restaurateur is teaming up with his decorated and influential father and chef Larry Forgione and the Butter Group of popular clubby spots like 1Oak for a new restaurant called Davide. The restaurant will serve Italian-...

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Hungry? A new neighborhood Italian spot has you covered. The newcomer, called Creekwood, is located at 3121 Sacramento St. (between Woolsey and 67th streets). Located in a former bike shop, the interior boasts some unique details, like walls of old growth reclaimed wood, custom iron and woodwork, and lighting made from sandblasted Jack Daniels bott...

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