Sofia's Italian Bistro, which specializes in Southern Italian cuisine and wood-fired pizza from Naples, opened June 25 in Mamaroneck. The space had previously been Lum Yen Chinese restaurant which closed earlier this year. According to the website, owners Antonio Mauro and Sammy Reyes, who also own La Vela Dining & Bar on 11th Avenue in New York C...
READ MOREFamily. Home-style cooking. Meatballs. These are the things that make “Mr. Meatball,” newly opened in Pataskala at 61 E. Broad St., special, say the Pataskala couple who own the enterprise. “We are truly a family business, doing most of our own production, and it’s about as close to home cooking as you’re going to find,” said Don Gullatta, who with...
READ MOREWith the arrival of summer in Italy, it’s definitely time to think about the pasta recipes that are celebrated during this holiday season. My all time favorite pasta, that I love to eat during my summer vacation on the beach, is definitely spaghetti alle vongole – spaghetti with clams. Obviously you can eat this year round, but I associate it with...
READ MORENever and nowhere you will find a man who does not like Italian cuisine! Indeed, any form of disagreement stops when pizza, pasta, risotto, bruschetta and pannacotta are brought over to the table. What kind of epidemic took the world, pushing people to worship Italian specialities? A possible answer is not only the combination of ingredients, but a...
READ MOREIl Mulino is like the Italian version of the Hillstone Group of restaurants. Big, expensive, efficient, and very good. It has numerous locations in New York City and on Long Island, along with outposts in Orlando (Disney World), Atlanta, San Juan, Las Vegas, Tokyo, and now Wainscott. This big, beautiful Tudor house on Georgica Pond has seen many re...
READ MOREFiorella’s Express, a fast casual Italian eatery with a super sexy web address (https://www.fiorellasexpress.com/), is slated to open this fall at 575 Washington St., in Wellesley at Church Square. This space previously served as home to Susu Bakery Boutique, which closed last summer. Fiorella’s, which serves pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches and mo...
READ MOREI've only lived in New York for about a year now, but I've been in love with the city for as long as I can remember. And like any normal relationship, my infatuation with NYC has had its peaks and valleys. Sometimes it's hard to look past the stale smell of the subway or the $14 price tag on every decent-looking salad, but when I was invited by Mar...
READ MORECity Hall Plaza will be a pizza lovers paradise this weekend when the Boston Pizza Festival 2018 kicks off on Saturday afternoon. After a successful debut in 2017, the all-you-can-eat, two-day fest is back and bigger than ever. Here’s everything you need to know for this year’s Boston Pizza Festival. What's new at Boston Pizza Festival 2018?Fans ca...
READ MORESarah and Zak Baker, the operating partners of Pizza Man, plan to open their own restaurant and pasta shop serving Italian street food late this year, where Juniper 61 now operates in Wauwatosa. It would be an Italian-style pastificio, or pasta factory, serving food and drink at 6028 W. North Ave. It also would sell fresh pasta to prepare at home....
READ MORELooking for a crave-worthy Italian meal near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Italian restaurants around Birmingham, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots for freshly made pasta, pizza, risotto and other Italian fare. 1. Market North End Topping the list is Market North End. Locat...
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