Red and white checkered tablecloths go together with Italian restaurants like spaghetti and meatballs. It might be a cliché, but that's quickly overlooked at Mollica's Italian Market and Deli because so much more is offered. It's a delicatessen where sandwiches are assembled fresh to order; it's a restaurant where the Italian sausage is prepared fr...

L’agricoltura italiana è diventata la più green d’Europa con il maggior numero di certificazioni alimentari a livello comunitario per prodotti a denominazione di origine Dop/Igp, la leadership nel numero di imprese che coltivano biologico ma anche la minor incidenza di prodotti agroalimentari con residui chimici fuori norma e la decisione di non co...

From an idea originating in Italy, a businessman made this philosophy his way of life and business. The idea is Slow Food, the man Dino Borri, and the work that of head buyer of Eataly North America. We met Borri for an interview on sustainability and Made in Italy, as part of the Business Italian Style project, offered by Montclair State Universit...

The humble West Virginia pepperoni roll, born in the kitchens of coal miners’ wives and perfected in the Italian-owned bakeries of North Central West Virginia, has been featured in Bon Appetit magazine and on the Food Network. It has been the topic of heated retail controversies and state legislation. It’s the centerpiece of annual eating contests...

When: Saturday, June 17, 2017 From 10:30 am To 1:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of LA, 1023 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 - Fee: $60.00 (IIC members)/$65.00 (non-members) *To register please call (310) 824-7408 Alessandra “Ale” Gambini is a LA-based Italian food blogger, recipe developer, host home chef in web series and author of t...

There’s a robust family atmosphere that fills Sal Vitale’s and Sons, with the same richness and flavor of their Italian food. The authentic Sicilian restaurant at 1010 Park Ave. has been a family tradition since opening in 1984, said owner Salvatore Vitale, beaming with jocularity and pride as he speaks about it. “It’s all about the quality, and...

Generations of New Orleanians have vivid memories of Tony Angello’s Ristorante, which closed on Christmas Eve after more than 40 years in business. That includes Phil Rizzuto and Jack Rizzuto, two brothers who grew up eating at the beloved Creole Italian eatery in Lakeview. Now, they are developing their own restaurant in Tony Angello’s former home...

Those who knew Gennaro "Jerry" Malvone knew that he was a man who enjoyed to laugh. Jerry once owned a Cadillac Eldorado that had an automatic start button on the keys. One day, he was standing at the door of his original Jerry and Sal's Pizza location when he saw a friend walking by. As his friend walked by his car, he hit the automatic start and...

Arizona restaurateur Tomaso Maggiore is unveiling a new concept in North Scottsdale. The new restaurant, called Tomaso's When in Rome, will open Wednesday, June 14, in a 5,000-square-foot space at 23655 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 120 at The Pinnacle of Scottsdale center. The concept, which representatives are calling the "first derivative of the ori...

Seemingly indefatigable chef-restaurateur Fabio Viviani cuts to the chase in his latest cookbook, “Fabio’s 30-Minute Italian” (St. Martin’s Press). This just-released volume encompasses more than 100 quick and easy Italian recipes “perfect for busy families and emerging cooks.” Born and raised in Italy, Viviani currently calls Chicago home. He is n...