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Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, the fast-growing South Florida-based concept that uses authentic old world, coal-burning ovens to create “well done” pizza, opened its first Rhode Island location today in Cranston. The restaurant is located in Garden City Center at 220 Hillside Road. Since its inception in the early 2000s, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza has...

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Representatives from Northern Italy’s Piemonte region recently welcomed Travel Agent and other journalists to a presentation at the Italian Consulate in New York City. After an official welcome from Italian Consul General Francesco Genuardi, Piemonte Tourism Manager Maria Elena told those in attendance that U.S. visitors to Piemonte are at an all-t...

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There is no more mercurial restaurant than Gene & Georgetti, the storied River North Italian steak house that's a living set piece for a Chicago that dies a bit more every day. Sometimes it welcomes you with a drunk uncle's embrace, dirty martinis in each hand. Other times it acts like you haven't even arrived. At the National Italian American Foun...

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" Travelers have been drawn to Sicily intriguing history,volcanoes & famed cuisine, but somehow the island’s distinctive chocolate - made in the Unesco World Heritage town of Modica and inspired by  traditions of the ancient Aztecs - has remained one of the world best-kept secrets. " This is what Lucinda Hawksley says in BBC.com website talking abo...

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"Street Food” has seen a meteoric rise in popularity over recent years. It has become a trendy term used to describe the sorts of dishes traditionally eaten by the working class. Oriental Street Food has especially benefited from this latest spark in interest, yet very little is said about the Italian ‘Cibo di strada.’ With that in mind, I headed t...

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I was in search of real Italian pie, authentic pasta and a cannoli that I couldn’t put down. Bella Napoli Italian Restaurant in Suffolk answered my call. I visited Bella Napoli on a Friday evening during that in-between hour after lunch and before supper, so it was relatively quiet. Watching the husband and wife owners interact with one another, I...

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I've discovered a stress-free and inexpensive way to escape to Italy, without getting on an airplane. I simply walk down Princeton’s Nassau Street, turn onto Witherspoon Street, make right onto Spring Street. And there it is — Italy, dressed up as D’Angelo Italian Market. Owner Anna D’Angelo made the point that D’Angelo is not an “Italian-Americ...

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Super excited to announce that Nonna Romana and I will do a cooking segment on the Home & Family Show which airs on the Hallmark Channel. The show is hosted by Mark Steines and Debbie Matenopoulos. Monday April 10, 2017. 10:00 AM EST. Hallmark Channel  On the show, Nonna and I will be making one of Nonna's recipes from my cookbook.  Not telling you...

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A new Italian restaurant called Trattoria Da Lina opened its doors this past week on Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park, according to the Main Street Takoma organization. Dolci Gelati Cafe co-founder Marcello Minna is the owner of the new restaurant. The restaurant will serve a variety of pasta dishes, entrees like fish and steaks, sweet treats like cre...

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Like any good Italian, my mother, Victoria Perritano, made her first batch of pasta dough as young bride newly married to her Italian groom. She learned the technique from her mother, my grandmother. Pasta making has been a technique and tradition lovingly passed down in Italian families for generations. In fact, renowned chef, restaurateur and coo...

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