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READ MOREMany years ago, to celebrate the arrival of spring, Greenbush neighborhood Italians marched behind their Italian band to the state Capitol to also pay tribute to Victorio Emanuel III, the king of Italy from 1900 to 1946. They were humble people, dressed in their finest with little children in tow for a time in their lives to remember forever. Celeb...
READ MOREPizza Buona, an Echo Park landmark practically since its opening in 1959, closed its doors a few years ago, shortly after a car crashed into its storefront on the southwest corner of Sunset and Alvarado. The business moved a few blocks south, and now operates quietly out of a strip mall while the Pizza Buona signs remain in place up the street. Tho...
READ MOREJuliet Ristorante, the midcentury modern Italian eatery on Barton Springs Road, will close Monday, June 5 — but only temporarily. The restaurant, which opened to much fanfare almost two years ago, has announced that it will close for a redesign of the space and the concept. The restaurant will reopen as Juliet Italian Kitchen, switching its focus...
READ MOREMassimo Bottura is coming to America — but not to open a restaurant. Eater reported last yearthat the chef behind Osteria Francescana, the Modena, Italy restaurant that topped the World’s 50 Best List in 2016, was planning to open one of his food waste-fighting soup kitchens, called Refettorios, in the Bronx with support from New York’s Italian con...
READ MOREAntico Pizza Napoletana, housed where David’s Café used to be (1058 Collins Ave., Miami Beach), opened with the goal of incorporating owner Giovanni Di Palma's several Atlanta-based restaurants into one eatery. The South Beach location serves menu highlights from his Antico Pizza Napoletana, Gio’s Chicken Bar Amalfi, and Caffè Antico under one roof...
READ MOREIt's early afternoon in Rome, but it's not too soon for Lidia Bastianich to ponder what she'll be eating for dinner. "Tonight I'm going out with a friend. She's taking me to a wonderful trattoria," she says by phone. "So maybe some pasta. Cacio e pepe? Amatriciana? Or maybe carbonara." In her distinctive voice, you can practically smell the cracked...
READ MOREVin Santo, a homey Italian restaurant owned by Gregg and Clarissa Edwardsen, has been open since 1998 at 7462 Hubbard Ave. in Middleton. The decor is classic small town Wisconsin (antlers on the walls, portrait of Frank Sinatra) and the menu is full of familiar Italian standards like bruschetta, caprese salad, linguine with pancetta and shrimp, and...
READ MORECalabria Imports debuted its new food truck Monday at the Ridge Run and the subsequent Beverly Hills/Morgan Park/Mount Greenwood Memorial Day Parade."Calabria on Wheels" served its popular meatball sandwich — "The Stenger." Inspired by Chris Stenger of Mount Greenwood, the sandwich features meatballs, red sauce and provolone cheese stuffed inside a...
READ MOREHere’s the scoop on Sal’s Trattoria, a new venture helmed by Allen Sternweiler (Butcher & the Burger): WHAT: Casual neighborhood Italian. Expect soups, salads, pasta, and a few entrées—but no pizza. Sauces and Italian sausage for ravioli will be made in house. And, “I would be an idiot to not have soft-shells and chanterelles when they are in seaso...
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