Authenticity, history and passion are the three words that sum up the Consortium for the Protection of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena's strategy for tackling the huge challenge of purchasing awareness in US consumers. The campaign was launched in 2017 to develop positive dynamics towards the US market and to make a real contribution in increasing aware...

The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) today announced Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and former refugee Lidia Bastianich as its first celebrity champion for refugee youth education. As her first act in this role, Bastianich is asking Americans to host fundraising dinners to provi...

Americans seem to be getting more open in their willingness to try different types of cheeses, so it's a shame that most only know Asiago as the semi-melted cheese on their bagel or Wendy's sandwich, when it's actually one of Italy's finest cheeses. The only authentic Asiago is produced around the alpine area of the Asiago Plateau, in certain provi...

A new Italian restaurant with a "bring your own wine policy" is now open at Destiny USA. Bambino's Bistro is located on the third level of Destiny USA, next to Margaritaville. Family-owned and operated, Bambino's provides Italian cuisine for guests in a family-friendly environment. The restaurant offers pizzas and hearty pasta, as well as a variety...

When Katie Lee-Collier opened Katie's Pizza with her father back in 2008, she was a true novice. It took her seven tries to get the first order for a Margherita pie good enough to serve to a customer. She didn't even know how to fold a pizza box. In fact, she didn't know much of anything about running a restaurant, she admits, outside of her passio...

The demand for food around the world is rising. By 2050, calorific demand will increase by 70 percent and the demand for crops for human consumption and animal feed will increase by at least 100 percent. Food and agribusiness, a $5-trillion global industry, will only get bigger. With an intent to make a difference using Internet of Things (IoT) in...

Rosati’s Pizza in Gold Canyon is a rags to riches story for owner Randy Robertson. “I saw they put up a Rosati’s sign and I applied to be a delivery driver,” he said. He got the job and was a driver for three years, he said. When Mr. Robertson was a driver, the owner had eight Rosati stores and Mr. Robertson was able to help him do deposits and oth...

Bar Americano and Bar Crema opened in late November in the space once occupied by East Andrews Cafe & Bar as part of the upscale makeover of the former Andrews Entertainment District in Buckhead. Other new tenants of the shopping and dining complex, dubbed Andrews Square, include Henri’s Bakery & Cafe, Poppy’s of Atlanta, Boxwoods Garden & Gifts, a...

A new type of bistro is sweeping Brooklyn. Instead of being inspired by French cooking, its menu tends to be more Italian, while preserving the easygoing ambiance, small scale, and mid-range prices of the classic neighborhood French bistro. Depending upon wood-burning ovens and sometimes making pizzas as a sideline, some of these places have been i...

Two Christmas parties in and I am already feeling bloated from the generous spreads offered by each shindig’s wonderful host. The dessert carts are especially problematic to avoid since they are always so darn delicious. And sweet. Oftentimes, super, SUPER sweet, as in fully-covered-with-decadent-sugar-icing-as-the-happy-dentist-looks-on kind of s...