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I walked into La Masseria, located in PGA Commons, severely underdressed. I had just come from making Pizzas with the Pizza Girls down the street, so I was sporting a ballcap, T-shirt, and shorts. I was greeted by the general manager, a friendly Italian gentleman named Massimo De Luca, who dismissed my wardrobe faux pas as if it was nothing (it was...

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True to their goal of opening the long anticipated Vinny D's by this weekend's Do-Division street fest, the DeTommaso and Czapla families behind the casual Italian restaurant have announced a grand opening celebration for Thursday. Located at 1709 W. Division St., Vinny D's offers several flavors of shaved ice, gelato, and soft serve ice cream, plu...

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For the Italian government, it seemed like a recipe for success: create an official "Made in Italy" logo to defend the country's finest food exports from an army of foreign impersonators. On supermarket shelves worldwide, a star-shaped logo would mark out real Italian cheeses, hams, pasta and sparkling wines from those that only look or sound Itali...

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Indian River County has great supermarkets, delis, convenience stores and restaurants where hungry patrons can get a good submarine sandwich, and many of us have those phone numbers handy to order up a quick meal. Girodano’s Deli definitely is a name and number you want to tack onto your refrigerator door. Two old friends, Dave D’Albora and Dave Ko...

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The Castellucci Hospitality Group holds court over Double Zero. The group is young and energetic under the direction of Castellucci Hospitality Group co-owners and siblings Federico Castellucci III, Stephanie and John Castellucci.  Among its holdings are Spanish concepts Iberian Pig, Cooks & Soldiers and forthcoming tapas spot Bar Mercado at Krog S...

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There goes that summer diet plan, Chicago. Nutella Café opens its doors today on the city’s bustling Michigan Avenue. The restaurant is the first Nutella Café to be owned and operated by parent company Ferrero, whose team picked a Second City opening for one big factor. “There’s an incredible dining culture in this city, and Nutella is all about th...

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A new lunch-dinner option in Coconut Point has the trappings of a fine-dining restaurant but it provides a fun, relaxed, casual dining experience. Divieto Ristorante opened Monday in the regional mall in Estero. The Italian restaurant replaces Bice Grand Café, which closed last June after operating nine years. Divieto offers a fusion of traditional...

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It is an understatement to say that Giovanni Trombo loves food. It’s in his Italian blood, starting from deep farm roots in the Old Country to his vast knowledge gleaned over a lifetime in the restaurant business. And Bistro 13 in Camarillo is just one of the many popular venues Trombo has created over the last 50 years he’s been in the biz. The re...

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Armondo’s has always been a classy, classic Italian restaurant serving excellent cuisine from all regions of Bella Italia. For the past 44 years, Armondo’s has been serving the Queens community as well as diners who travel from Manhattan, Long Island, and the tri-state area for a meal here. Besides the fantastic food and ambience, there’s Jerry Cri...

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Just after 9 a.m., Oralia Olguin presses her palms into a football-shaped wad of dough. She leans into it, pressing one half into itself, over and over again. Gladys Bermudez runs the then-flattened dough through the sheeter, dusting it with flour as she goes. The dough thins and thins, passing through the sheeter multiple times until it's delicate...

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