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The holiday season is such a special time of year!  It’s a time to catch up with friends and family, and a time to kick back, relax and enjoy the end of a successful year.  And for most Americans, the holidays mean eating – lots of eating!  The air is filled with thoughts of holiday parties and dinners and many restaurants now offer a number of way...

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“Autentico” (St. Martin’s Griffin) by Rolando Beramendi, is aptly subtitled: "Cooking Italian the Authentic Way." In a nutshell, Beramendi’s well-researched book is the real deal. Its 120 recipes provide instruction on how to make classic dishes from Spaghetti with Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano to Roast Pork Belly with Wild Fennel.

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How does L.A.’s pizza scene stack up to New York’s? Put on pants with some give and get ready to tackle the age-old question, because next week you can stop by a pop-up from one of Brooklyn’s most beloved pie spots and decide for yourself. Acclaimed and worth-the-waits Brooklyn restaurant Roberta’s is bringing blistered-crust beauties to Hayden Win...

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From pasta-making in Century City to holiday libations in Koreatown, here’s what’s happening in the L.A. food and drink world: School is in session: You may still have to wait seemingly forever for a table at one of the restaurants at Eataly. But if you want to visit the Italian marketplace in Century City for a cooking class, just make a reservati...

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I was driving home after attending our city’s Homeless Coalition meeting, thinking about a young family I had helped get housing. I remembered years back, while in graduate school for social work, we were given an assignment where we had to write about how our family of origin shaped our values, beliefs and opinions; and how this affected our work....

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A restauranteur with 20 years experience is planning to open an Italian eatery in Forsyth next week. Minori’s Italian Ristorante is expected to open Tuesday at 22 West Main St. at the corner of S. Jackson St. “Italian is my heritage,” said co-owner Chelsea Larkin, whose maiden name is Minori. “I specialized in Italian food in college and it’s somet...

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This past September, Bella Bambini Cellos opened up on Fifth Avenue in Coraopolis. With Cobblehaus Brewing Company and 180 and Tapped Brewery, Coraopolis is not only becoming a craft spirits town but a town on the resurgence. “We've had waves of new businesses opening in town and the icing on the cake has been Cobblehaus and Bella Bambini Cellos,”...

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One of the reasons traveling to Europe is on so many bucket lists is the lure of local gastronomy. I’ve never met anyone lucky enough to taste the bounty of the continent who isn’t wowed. Recently, I reported that Bulla Gastrobar was like a culinary visit to Spain. And now, just weeks later, I can confirm that chef-partners Michael Mina and Don Pin...

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As the lunchtime rush at the Factory Kitchen is petering out, executive chef Angelo Auriana orders to our table his traditional focaccina calda di Recco al formaggio. It’s not the spongy focaccia bread that we normally associate with the similar-sounding Italian word. Instead, it’s two layers of paper-thin and crispy unleavened dough sandwiched aro...

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The Italian food e-commerce sector is worth €849 million in 2017, or 4% of the total of the Italian digital commerce market,  a new study has found. In addition, this sector registered an impressive growth rate of 43% this year, compared to 2016 volumes, reports news agency Ansa. The findings were released during the Netcomm Focus Food conference,...

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