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News that Heinz is launching spaghetti carbonara in a can has been met with horror in Italy, particularly in Rome where the classic pasta dish is most famously associated. The canned pasta is hailed as a convenient and fail-proof meal that is "effortless to prepare" by Alessandra de Dreuille, Meals Director at Kraft Heinz, who says it's "the perfec...

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Urban Italia, a new dining concept led by award-winning Chef Carla Pellegrino, is set to bring a taste of Italy to Dallas’ Victory Park in early 2025. Occupying the former 6,100 square-foot WFAA studio, this new restaurant promises to deliver an authentic Italian dining experience that captures the spirit of the bustling neighborhood. Chef Pellegri...

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Italy Segreta is headquartered in Florence, so yes, we are a little biased, but we think Florence and its surroundings boast one of Italy’s richest gastronomic cultures. The long-reigning, wealthy Medici family played a major role in the city’s culinary development: their patronage of the arts, sciences, and education extended to the culinary world...

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Since Bella Mama Rose reopened under new ownership in late May, the Elm Park kitchen’s routine revolves around pizza, pasta and cutlets. And that’s why proprietors Ashley and Justin Rose decided their mantra would be just that — Pizza. Pasta. Cutlets. Justin emblazoned his ball cap with those words. While it was coincidence that the Roses and their...

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Scrumptious sharing plates, and colourful side dishes that evoke effortless simplicity, all set against the backdrop of the Puglian countryside is an easy equation for a postcard-perfect Italian summer. Chef and author Giorgia Eugenia Goggi’s new cookbook Moroseta Kitchen dishes up just that, offering a glimpse into her Italian kitchen which captur...

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Lawrence, Massachusetts, was hanging on by a thread before Sal Lupoli set his sights on the city. Just a short trip north of Boston, Lawrence didn’t have much going for it after the 1930s when the textile industry folded and left dozens of large-scale mills to fall into disrepair and blight. The buildings, typically five to seven stories with 15-fo...

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Exploring Central Park, enjoying a Broadway musical, strolling through the crowded streets of Manhattan, or shopping on Fifth Avenue: New York always offers plenty of opportunities for fun. But when it’s time to eat, pizza remains a favorite choice. Since 1905, when Gennaro Lombardi opened his pizzeria in Little Italy, Italian pizza has become an i...

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I had a wonderful visit to DeSarno's, a charming Italian market in south Charlotte, run by women: Katherine (Kit) Caron (whose maiden name is DeSarno), Karen DiMezzo, and Karen Pupello. Kit and Karen D. are the owners. From the time she was a little girl, Kit always loved to cook. Her memories take her back to sitting on a stool by the stove with h...

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The Wimbledon semifinalist from Carrara sat in the bar area with his family. The 69th ranked women’s player, a hard-charging right-hander from Rimini, ate in the main dining room with friends. Out in the back garden, the 31st best men’s player in the world, a rising star from Rome, chowed down with his team. It was Saturday night before the start o...

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In Italian the word “borgo” means “village” and that is exactly what Andrew Tarlow and his team are aiming to create with Borgo at 124 East 27th Street. Borgo is under the umbrella of The Marlow Collective which has historically only dabbled with Brooklyn-based restaurants. A feature article in Grub Street notes that Borgo is a 9,000 square-foot sp...

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