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Little about Tortino calls attention to itself. Save for some red umbrellas outside, the facade is not one you’d remember. The chef’s name isn’t attached to a cookbook, a dining empire or a Top 10 list. The short menu reads like those at dozens of other Italian restaurants. Raise your hand if you’ve seen beef carpaccio and fettuccine alla Bolognese...

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“La vita è una combinazione di pasta e magia.” L’avesse dichiarato un italiano qualunque! È invece nientemeno che Federico Fellini, “ilmaestro del cinema” come lo battezzò Martin Scorsese — colui che la vita l’ha osannata cinematograficamente come nessun altro al mondo, ricreandola con magia ed erotismo, desiderio e trionfo del reale, impastando la...

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Tom Polizzi’s new restaurant venture takes you through a whirlwind tour of Mediterranean fare, all in the artsy confines of Neighborhood of the Arts' Village Gate. This is not a pita chips and hummus place, nor another Sunday-sauced Italian-American joint. Rather, Polizzi’s offers approachable fare influenced by the cuisine of Italy, France, Spain...

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Marco’s Pizza is the latest business to announce it will locate in the Cherokee Crossing development in West Morristown. Knoxville businessman and Marco’s franchisee Brad Davis confirmed this morning he plans to open his eighth restaurant in Morristown, and the goal is to open for business by October. Davis says he elected to expand to Morristown f...

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If there’s anything Carol and Giulio Caperchi love more than each other, it’s a great meal. So it was inevitable that when the couple took the plunge into entrepreneurship and opened their own business, it would revolve around crafting delicious food. The result, Seven Hills Pasta, has shown up in more and more Melrose stores and restaurants since...

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Garlic knots fresh out of the oven are served with a side of homemade marinara sauce. Bruschetta follows, also complimentary, made with a thin slice of mozzarella between toasted bread and garlic- and olive oil-seasoned tomatoes. This is how Salvatore’s Pizzeria & Italian Ristorante welcomes diners. It was a weekday during the slow hours between lu...

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One hundred years ago, Cleveland was taking on an Italian accent. The city had five Italian enclaves bustling with immigrants, including the nascent Little Italy on Mayfield and Murray Hill roads between East 119th and East 125th streets. Stonemason Joseph Carabelli, the founder of Little Italy, saw the need for monument work at the nearby Lake Vie...

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Sometimes traveling can inspire you to live a little differently back home. And sometimes, a visitor can help you see your own home in a new way. That was the case when a mentor and old master came to town recently. “I realized that through my life, I carried in my heart and on my palate the food I grew up eating,” said Dario Cecchini, the famous b...

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Encinitas has been embracing the Italian style wine and food of Alice’s Italian Gourmet, now the big buzz for quick and delicious Italian on El Camino Real. Alice (pronounced Ah-leechee) and Carlo Paoletti bring bold new menu dynamics to tempt and feed the fast casual lunch and dinner bunch. They’re from Milan, so you’ll see and enjoy upscale touch...

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Back in the 1970s, Italian immigrants Enzo and Lina Cantalamessa opened a mom-and-pop pizza shop showcasing their Old World culinary skills. Fast forward decades later, and that humble eatery has grown into Enzo’s Restaurant and Lounge, a local gem serving first-rate Italian-American cuisine. “We pride ourselves on consistently serving quality food...

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