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It may not be an official historic landmark, but John’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria in Rockford has been a mainstay in the city since the 1970s. The popular eatery is celebrating its 50th year in business this month. John’s started in 1974 as a takeout place near the corner of 11th Street and Harrison Avenue. Five years later, it moved to its cur...

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An Italian company has found a way to take recycling to a much higher level: collecting mussel shells and other bivalve mollusks derived from waste in manufacturing to turn them into an environmentally sustainable cement. The step is not direct (mussels do not directly become cement) but the project works. The startup is called W3DS (an acronym for...

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Who has the best pizza between three shops along Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield? It will be determined at Little Italy Days, running Aug. 15-18. The annual festival features four days of food, games, crafts and live entertainment with more than 30 acts on three stages. New this year is a pizza contest between Angelo’s Pizzeria, Caliente Pizza & Draft...

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Joe Germanotta is the owner of Joanne Trattoria, an Italian restaurant in New York City. He chatted about being a restaurant owner in the digital age, and the latest entertainment and lifestyle events. He is the husband of Cynthia Germanotta, and the father of Grammy award-winning global pop music star Lady Gaga, and Natali Germanotta. “We opened 1...

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Bisnonna Bakeshop owner Nicole Liberatore joined Good Morning Washington to discuss what Italian desserts the Fairfax (VA) bakeshop offers. Liberatore brought a taste of Italy to the studio with a cornucopia of Italian desserts. She also demonstrated how to properly fill a cannoli, grandma style. "Bisnonna" translates to great-grandmother in Italia...

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Insalata di riso is a quintessential Italian summer dish, a versatile meal that can be customized with a myriad of ingredients. Tracing its exact origins can be challenging, however, its roots likely extend to ancient China, where rice had long been a dietary staple, often consumed cold with vegetables, fish, and meat.  One of the earliest recorded...

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A young catering company specializing in Italian food, with a side of charm, is graduating to a brick-and-mortar restaurant: Called Tutto Italian Kitchen, it’s opening in August in McKinney, TX, in a former Pizza Hut at 4150 W. Eldorado Pkwy. #600. Tutto, which serves the three P's — panini, pasta, and pizza — is from husband-and-wife Alessio and S...

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Local 3's Paul Shahen saw social media lit up with excitement when Little Rome announced they'd be re-opening in Chatsworth, GA. So, he had to see what the buzz was all about. The classic Italian eatery smell hits you before you have a chance to open the doors to their new location on 2nd Ave in historic downtown Chatsworth. The location is new bec...

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Days after closing more than a dozen restaurants, Italian American restaurant chain Buca di Beppo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, known for serving big portions to large groups and its kitschy decor, said it intends to use the bankruptcy process to restructure its operations and keep 44 locations open, including restaur...

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Los Angeles’s booming Italian restaurant scene is something of a chicken-and-egg situation. Whether it’s Angelenos’ tremendous appetite for pasta fueling the proliferation of Italian restaurants or an abundance of Italian restaurants that inspire the craving, there’s no denying that Italian food has flourished around town. The latest newcomer to jo...

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