When choosing from the hundreds of Italian restaurants in New York, the first question that comes to mind is “red sauce or regional?” It’s the difference between bread and butter and house grissini, tomato sauce on breaded veal versus simmered with al dente paccheri, or chicken francese versus couscous alla Trapanese. Even when the boundaries aren’...

Foodies and Italian cuisine lovers have a new reason to get excited! This fall, Cousin Louie’s, the latest venture from Tc4 & Co. Hospitality, will open its doors in Dripping Springs. The group, known for Tony C’s Coal-Fired Pizza, The League Kitchen & Tavern, and Mighty Fine Burgers Fries & Shakes, is venturing into the realm of full-service Itali...

When you move into a new house, you unpack the important stuff first. You set up the bed, decide where the couch is going, and get out the cooking supplies. Some of the other boxes can wait a bit. But, in the end, those lower priorities are the items that make the house your home: the silly knickknack you brought home from that trip, the soccer sca...

Italian cheese exports to non-EU countries are on the rise. In the first half of this year, Italian dairy producers shipped over 93,000 tons of cheese, valued at €844 million, reflecting increases of 14% in volume and 11% in value compared to the same period in 2023. According to Assolatte, the Italian dairy industry association, Italy remains Euro...

Because Daphne's is not an isolated case: there are several restaurants that, according to the newspaper, would make an Italian grandmother flinch. Café Mars promises to be eccentric, right down to the pink designer chairs at the bar, designed by Studio Apotroes, and the neon, reminiscent of the Memphis Group. Here, Castelvetrano olives arrive in c...

The Festa del Peperoncino in Diamante, Calabria, is a lively celebration that honors the region’s beloved chili pepper (peperoncino), a cornerstone of Calabrian cuisine and culture. Known for its use in dishes such as nduja and pasta alla diavola, the spicy peperoncino has deep roots in the local culinary tradition, and is associated both with flav...

Last month, Greenwich (CT) welcomed to the area Constantino’s Pasta Bowls, a family-owned and operated fast-casual restaurant with a unique take on Italian cuisine. Robyn Bordes and her husband, Michael, are also the owners of the beloved Constantino’s Pizza and Ice Cream on Putnam Ave and Love You a Latte (located right next to Constantino’s Pasta...

On the north end of the Strip you’ll find Balla Italian Soul, a sweet joint with a patio that looks out to Las Vegas Boulevard. It’s chef Shawn McClain’s newest venture, with a menu that captures some of the most celebrated flavors and ingredients of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Once you’re seated inside the bright restaurant, ask for a beverage menu, and...

If Italians put just one tenth of the passion they spend discussing food into debating politics, we’d be a nation of fine statesmen. The country might be on the brink of yet another recession, but what really matters to us is establishing the right cut of pork-meat for our carbonara. Even if the world has an overall positive opinion of us (we dress...

The owners of a local cannoli food truck are opening a brick-and-mortar location and expanding the menu. Caffè Sorrento is opening up shop this fall at 10668 West Overland Road in Boise, which is in the former Flour Child cake shop. Flour Child closed last December. Caffè Sorrento owners Tony and Emma Curcuru also operate The Tony Cannoli — a food...