In 1944, Pasquale “Patsy” Scognamillo opened Patsy's Italian Restaurant in New York’s Theater District. Today, the restaurant remains on West 56th Street, thriving with a committed local following and constant stream of visitors. The epitome of a family restaurant, Patsy’s has seen only three executive chefs: Patsy himself, his son Joe, and the cur...

From Italian chef and restaurateur Roberto Bearzi and wife Fiorella Blancocomes — the owners of Fratelli Milano downtown — comes Vista, a romantic Italian stunner, hidden away in the Upper Buena Vista complex. The kitchen is overseen by Chilean-Italian chef Giuliano Leverone (Cecconi’s, Barceloneta and Matador Room). Located halfway between the Des...

On Sept. 21 Solevo Kitchen and Social celebrated their official opening at the new authentic, old- school Italian restaurant located at 55 Phila St.The Solevo Kitchen and Social space is part of the Caffe Lena renovation and newly constructed Spencer Condominiums built by Bonacio Construction. The restaurant features an open kitchen, 14-seat bar a...

When: Fri, November 9, | From 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Where: 42 Degrees North at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center - What: ELISABETTA MORO, MARINO NIOLA – The Mediterranean Diet, an Italian-American Discovery useful for the Future. The Event is Free and Open to the Public, please register by November 5, 2018 Conviviality, seasonality, sust...

This month, the team behind newly minted Wine Spectator Grand Award winner Barolo Grill in Denver opened a casual pasta spot downtown. The new Chow Morso Osteria is replacing Chow Morso, a fixture of North Denver's Avanti Food and Beverage food hall for the past two years; the team will be closing that location in October. Owner and wine director R...

Thursday, October 25, 2018, 6pm EDT. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York, NY. Italian American Women, Food, and Identity: Stories at the Table. Andrea L. Dottolo, Rhode Island College; Carol Dottolo, retired educator, Liverpool Central School District, New York In the narratives collected in Italian A...

Marco Bianco watches dough like a surfer watches a wave. “I like to think of dough rising as a wave. If I wait too long, and the wave rises too high, I won’t be able to surf it,” second generation, Italian-American Bianco said. “If the dough is above or below the correct temperature, or it rose for too long, I just missed its perfect peak time.” Bi...

Somerville’s options for decadent pizza continue to grow in the Davis Square neighborhood, first with the recent addition of Dragon Pizza on Elm Street and now with the arrival of the long-awaited Mortadella Head at 20 College Ave. (the former Deli-icious space). The latter comes to the neighborhood from the team behind Boston Burger Company, and a...

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well,” the famed writer Virginia Woolf wrote. That about lines up with my experience at Goodfella’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant in DeBary, which celebrates its eighth anniversary at the end of this month.  The restaurant is owned by husband-and-wife team Salvatore and Caitlin...

Growing up in a strict Italian-American family was never dull though quite predictable.  My father, who was most certainly the head of the clan, had few rules that were explained with fanfare but my sister, Kathy and I clearly understood what was expected of us by the way he led by example.  Of all the things Dad imparted to us, I would say the imp...