Thank hospitality majordomo Danny Meyer and his 152 (and counting) locations of Shake Shack for inspiring scores of fine-dining chefs and restaurateurs to take a crack at serving high-quality fast food. For the past decade, empire-building food personalities like Bobby Flay (owner of several burger “palaces”), David Chang (of fried chicken sandwich...
READ MOREIt’s easy to imagine Italian fishermen returning to the docks of San Francisco around the turn of the century, preparing to make their evening stew from the catch of the day. “What will you chip in” to the pot, the fishermen asked each other. Eventually, the evolving seafood stews they crafted — rich with tomato, wine and herbal flavors — became kn...
READ MOREThe ladies of the Manhasset Plandome Newcomers Club (MPNC) gathered for the first event of the New Year, an unforgettable evening of Italian cooking and tasting. Hosted at the beautiful home of Emily Burton, the event featured local chef and mom Michelle Capobianco from Majella Home Cooking (www.majellahomecooking.com) who started her own boutique...
READ MORECibus 2018, la fiera delle novità. Saranno più di mille i prodotti nuovi proposti da circa tremila aziende espositrici agli ottantamila operatori attesi. E i prodotti più innovativi saranno presentati in un’area dedicata, allestita all’interno di un nuovo padiglione. Gli operatori potranno degustare le novità anche grazie al moltiplicarsi di show c...
READ MOREFrank Bonanno opened his first restaurant, Mizuna, in 2001 and then followed up two years later with Luca (originally Luca d'Italia), named after one of his sons. Over its fifteen years at 711 Grant Street, Luca has gained a reputation as one of Denver's premier destinations for Italian cuisine — a restaurant on par with, if slightly more casual th...
READ MOREIf you've ever bought cheese in a grocery store, there's a good chance it may have come from Melrose Park. Caputo's has been producing and processing cheese in Melrose Park for the past 40 years. They supply vendors all over the region. Production has never stopped at Caputo's, but the process has become more efficient over the years. At their head...
READ MOREItalian food has always been a Washington favorite, and there are many restaurants to choose from — from a simple pizza parlor to a sophisticated northern Italian white tablecloth establishment. Here are a few old and not-so-old favorites — almost all serve octopus and calamari, pasta and branzino — but each prepares these dishes in a different way...
READ MOREChef Louie Bossi is the man behind his namesake popular restaurant off Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. It is part old world Italian, part hip modern eatery. The 10-thousand square foot restaurant with seating inside and out has become a neighborhood hotspot. In the piazza, dining al fresco, CBS4’s Lisa Petrillo spoke to Chef Louie. “My goal...
READ MOREThere is no shortage of hugs to go around at the recently reimagined Roncone’s Italian Restaurant on Lyell Avenue in Rochester. Jimmy Paulino, Roncone's owner and chef, is now carrying on an 80-year tradition of serving soul warming Italian American comfort food and maintaining a popular gathering spot for patrons, from paesanos to politicians to p...
READ MOREMarch 19, Monday – St. Joseph’s Day - Celebrate this feast day at Historic Mission San Juan Capistrano 10:00am – 2:00pm. This annual celebration includes our Italian St. Joseph Table, ringing of the historic bells, live mariachi music, community presentations, special guest lecture on Cliff Swallows, Mission Basilica School performances, history of...
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