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Loyola University New Orleans professor and renowned local historian Justin A. Nystrom launches today a new book that explores how generations of Sicilian immigrants flavored local creole cuisine. Nystrom celebrates the launch of Creole Italian: Sicilian Immigrants and the Shaping of New Orleans Food Culture with a presentation and book signing Thu...

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In 1970, when La Riviera opened in Metairie, Italian food had been around New Orleans for a long time. But chef Goffredo Fraccaro, who was born outside Genoa, cooked a grand, Northern Italian-style cuisine that was far from our city's homey pastas with red gravy. At first the city was skeptical. But Fraccaro, with his big personality, won them over...

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The Church of Saint Rocco in Glen Cove has dubbed its annual five-day fundraiser “The Best Feast in the East” for a reason. Take one bite from any of the 20-plus homemade dishes served in the Pasta Pavilion and you’ll know why. Each dish is a stunner because it’s made with love from the recipes of the Nonnas. This army of 30 grandmas, ranging in ag...

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If you wanted to try every flavor of gelato available at La Grassa Gelato in Madeira, you could. Entertain no fear of being too picky or taking too long to decide on a flavor, as you might at other dessert shops. Proprietor John Berman wants you to find your favorite; in fact, he’s determined to help you do so. “I can’t justify doing traditional ad...

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A new Italian gelateria/cafe opened July 25 in Rye. The husband and wife team behind La Fenice Gelateria chose 3 Purdy Ave. for its "great location" and "great town." The couple — Simona and Salvadore Silvestri —already own a similar spot with the same name in Greenwich, Conn. The intimate cafe, with a combination of stool seating and a few tables,...

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Boston may not be known for its pizza like Chicago and New York, but its stalwart Italian-American communities and wave of artisan Neapolitan restaurants promise pies that can compete on any level. Bostonians flock to their local no-frills pizza joint for weekly fixes, and they can be just as passionate about defending their neighborhood favorite a...

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Summer gives us large quantities of marvelous fresh vegetables, but what about the winter? As the saying goes, necessity is mother of all inventions, so giardiniera was born. Carrots, celery, cucumbers, cauliflowers,zucchini, bell peppers, all chopped, lightly boiled and preservedin a water, vinegar, white wine and sugar brine, ready to be consumed...

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18 aprile 2005. 4 febbraio 2017. 4 maggio 2018. Tre date sono impresse nella mente di Bruno Serato italiano, nato in Francia, cresciuto nel veronese ed emigrato ad Anaheim, trent’anni fa. Questa non è però la storia di un immigrato che ha avuto successo in America. O meglio in parte lo è. Bruno infatti è il proprietario dell’Anaheim White House, un...

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On cold winter days, our thoughts turn to Calabria, located at southernmost tip of the Italian peninsula. Stretching between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas, the narrow region’s beaches rise quickly into mountain ranges. This rugged terrain naturally created pockets of isolated societies, many of whose culture continues to reflect the region’s leadi...

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Craving gelato? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top gelato destinations in Seattle, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture when cravings strike. 1. Gelatiamo Topping the list is Gelatiamo, a downtown bakery that makes its artisanal gelato fresh each day using seasonal produce and organic...

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