Tuesday, July 11 — Author Talk: Anthony LoFrisco — The LoFrisco Family Cookbook: How Josie Brought Sicily to Brooklyn, 7-8:30 p.m. The LoFrisco Family Cookbook: How Josie Brought Sicily To Brooklyn by Anthony LoFrisco, is part cookbook, part memoir. The author, son of Sicilian immigrants in the early 1900s, shares not only his mother's time-tested...
READ MOREWhether you're a single person or head of a household, there are programs that can pick up the slack in the grocery bill to make ends meet. As a bonus produce hails from community gardens around the borough. Project Hospitality of Port Richmond, the Staten Island Hunger Task Force and the Richmond County Savings Foundation organize and support this...
READ MOREEvery neighborhood needs a pizzeria, but the new one in Old Algiers is about more than just take-out pies or the easy family pizza night. At Tavolino Pizza & Lounge (141 Delaronde St., 504-605-3365), there’s room for the stroller crowd and there’s also a back bar lounge for date night without the kids. And then there's the mysteries of ping, a comf...
READ MOREManaging partner Michael Nicol said Princi Italia’s first location in Dallas came to be after a trip to Italy. From there, he said, the popularity of the Dallas location prompted restaurant owners to open a second restaurant in Plano at West Plano Village in December 2015. The restaurant is a modern Italian kitchen that focuses on fresh dishes that...
READ MOREItalian food is indisputably delicious, arguably the best of all cuisines. But eating microwaved lasagna in front of your favorite sitcom re-run is hardly eating like an Italian — that's a very American habit. While Italy is the land of pizza and pasta, it's also the healthiest country in the world, partly because of its food. Healthy fats, fresh p...
READ MORERocco Cadolini did a few stints in five-star hotels in Europe. Later, he became a well-known New York restaurateur. But something was missing. He found it on Bardstown Road, of all places. “My father-in-law is from Louisville. Four or five years ago, we started coming here for Thanksgiving. I fell in love with the city and thought the people really...
READ MORESummer means the arrival of the festival season. From community festivals to church fairs, Pittsburgh promises something to do just about every day during the steaming summer months. Perhaps the most recognizable outdoor food fest in Pittsburgh, Bloomfield Little Italy Days is also a celebration of all things Italian. Soak up the sights, sounds, an...
READ MORENapa Valley is known around the world for its wine. But good wine tastes even better with good food, and downtown Napa seems to have magnetic qualities when it comes to attracting good chefs. Wander around this walkable city, and it won’t take long to realize downtown Napa knows how to eat well. And with Ca’Momi Osteria's authentic Italian, life ju...
READ MORELegacy West now has its very own piece of Italy when North Italia opens on June 27. A Fox Restaurant Concepts brand, North Italia is located across the street from another of the company’s eateries, True Food Kitchen. Boasting a modern take on traditional, made-from-scratch Italian dishes prepared daily with fresh, seasonal ingredients, the menu fe...
READ MOREThe Scotto family is best known for their Italian restaurant in New York City, Fresco by Scotto. Recently, the family of four — Marion, Rosanna, Anthony Jr., and Elaina — have revealed the inner workings of their own kitchen in their home on Long Island, showing that their love for food goes beyond their family-owned operation in the city. While ma...
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