Italian Station, a Europe-themed coffee bar and casual eatery, announced it will open March 14 at 620 Caroline St. in downtown Fredericksburg. The business is the newest project by Vinny Vitale, the owner of Vinny’s Italian Grill & Pizzaria and Basilico Italian Market/New York Deli, and will be run by business partner and general manager Anita Cros...
READ MORENo restaurant can be all things to all people but Mio Vino bridges the fine dine/casual dine divide very well. There aren’t a lot of restaurant choices available in this small village nestled in the beautiful countryside, so if you want an upscale Italian dinner with appropriate wine pairings, you’ll want to go to Mio Vino. Want a burger? Mio Vino....
READ MOREThe first time that Anthony Damiano tasted Rita’s Italian Ice he wasn’t sure that the 25-minute wait in line was worth it until that first spoonful. In an instant, Damiano was transported back to his childhood in an Italian-American neighborhood, where buying lemon or cherry flavored “East Boston slush” from his neighbor’s front stoop was as much o...
READ MOREIt’s noon in Florence, and you find a spot on the steps of the Duomo. After a bitterly cold winter, you feel your skin gladly soak up the sun shining down on you. You watch passersby marvel at Brunelleschi’s masterpiece. It’s lunchtime and you’re starved. As you bite into the salt-less bread of your panino you feel the flavors of the fresh savory m...
READ MOREThe Pocono Brewing Company, also known as PBC, is coming back. And it may feature beers like Big Pocono and Grey Towers. The restaurant is reopening sometime in April under the new management of its owners after closing a year ago. It will spotlight Italian-American food offerings and a variety of on-site brewed beers in a family atmosphere. Silvio...
READ MOREAn Italian restaurant opened its doors last night in Cambridge, bringing so much pizza, pasta, and wine to Kendall Square. Sulmona made its debut at 608 Main St. with chef Delio Susi at the helm. The menu at Sulmona showcases a mix of antipasti, street food, pasta, pizza, salumi, and “secondi,” according to the Improper Bostonian. Diners will find...
READ MOREDaniele Puleo has been in the restaurant business for more than thirty years. He grew up in Sicily, but he knew the US was where he wanted to make his culinary mark. So when he was twenty-two-years-old, he made his way to Scottsdale, AR, where he opened Tiramisu restaurant. After Scottsdale, it was Los Angeles where it wasn’t long before he was hos...
READ MOREZach and Amber Faulisi are ready to bring their Neopolitan-style pizzeria to downtown Cary. Zach Faulisi, the former chef de cuisine of The Durham restaurant, said they plan to open Pizzeria Faulisi Thursday, March 2, at 5 p.m. The restaurant is on the first floor of a building that’s been under construction at 215 E. Chatham St., next to Mid-Town...
READ MOREAre you going to feel slightly overwhelmed the first time you step foot inside Mora Italian, chef Scott Conant's eagerly anticipated new Italian restaurant in uptown Phoenix? Possibly, yes. Mora Italian is busy, youthful, loud, and even a little grand. It's hard to resist the urge to just stand there for a minute and gape at its color and spectacle...
READ MOREFrom homemade ravioli coming out “I Love Lucy” conveyor belt-style, to freshly made pizzas, cannolis, breads, cheeses and so much more, Mimi’s Ravioli off Johnson Street in Hollywood has it all. “Mimi’s Ravioli is your local family bakery, pasta manufacturer. All Italian food,” said Anthony Billisi, one of the owners. “We do everything from differe...
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