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Hop on your Vespa — we're headed to Emilia-Romagna! All year long, we're taking you to some of Italy's most popular cities and regions to dine all'italiana in our pop-up restaurant and enoteca series! The next destination on our strade di sapori, or "journey of flavors," is the region of rolling hills and grassy fields: Emilia-Romagna.   From May 1...

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Passions of every sort are running high these days. Pick any topic and you're picking a fight, and woe to you if you choose to carry it out on any sort of social media. But no one thing so seems to galvanize the masses, and the less numerous strata above, as pizza.  It's the one subject that everyone can disagree on ... in relative safety. From the...

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Chef Michael Pirolo joined us live with specialties from his new restaurant “Pirolo’s Panino”.  Pirolo’s famed Italian sandwich shop, Pirolo’s Panino, combines bold, authentic flavors with thoughtfully-sourced ingredients to create exceptional American-Italian classics alongside signature Chef favorites. Michael Pirolo is a James Beard Award Semi-F...

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A new Italian spot, offering pizza and more, has opened its doors in the neighborhood. The fresh arrival to La Cañada Flintridge, called Stella's Pizza Kitchen, is located at 456 Foothill Blvd. The family-run pizzeria specializes in New York-style pies and Italian favorites, "just like Mama did," according to the business' Facebook page.  On the me...

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Italy’s passion for the table has created some of the world’s most popular dishes, and along the way the rituals for best enjoying them. While Italians are enthusiastic and accepting hosts, they also admire those who “fare la bella figura”—make a good impression— by learning how to navigate their culinary landscape. You know never to order cappucci...

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Many things in Southwest Florida have changed post Hurricane Irma, including the chef and menu at the award-winning Sale e Pepe at the Marco Beach Ocean Resort on Marco Island. The staff is international, and their service is outstanding. The restaurant with its arches and high ceilings looks Old World but with a modern touch, making you feel as if...

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Nino Pino wants you to know that after three years of being slightly off the beaten path on the outskirts of the Village at Shirlington, his Osteria da Nino is doing very well. “People are finding us, people have welcomed us to the neighborhood,” he said. The location at 2900 S. Quincy Street is in the office building behind the Post Office and nea...

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The Salt River Valley is a country, an ocean, and a sea away from Italy. The arid climate feels so different from mountains and coasts, which run down the length of the Mediterranean's boot-shaped country. But the pungent aromas of basil and garlic float in the air here, too. Some of metro Phoenix's choice Italian restaurants collapse that distance...

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On a beautiful but chilly May Monday evening, the flames in the outdoor heaters are ablaze on the patio at Viaggio in Highland Park. Inside, Lori Slavin, wife of co-owner Larry, works the room, greeting diners and taking the occasional order. “Something I haven’t done in 40 years,” she jokes. Opened on May 1, Viaggio is the sister restaurant to the...

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“When in Rome ... A Feast of Italian Flavors” raised approximately $100,000 for food banks in Southern Ocean County. The estimated net proceeds from the April 25 themed gourmet dinner and auction have been announced by The Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean, presenter of the event. The amount raised by the 23rd annual dinner/auction adds to the pr...

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