In a town already dominated by pizza places, three new by-the-slice pizzerias are opening downtown this semester, testing students' appetites for the cheesy classic as they compete for customers. Though city Economic Development Coordinator Michael Stiefvater said the three pizza joints aren't necessarily a reversal of the city's trend toward diffe...
READ MOREBy Devra First Where to M.C. Spiedo, the latest incarnation of the restaurant inside the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. It is a project of chefs Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier, best known for the acclaimed Arrows, in Ogunquit, Maine, which they ran for 25 years. What for The restaurant is inspired by the Italian Renaissance, and "spie...
READ MOREIt's quite a change of scenery from South Padre Island to landlocked Las Vegas, but Gabriella's Italian Grill & Pizzeria is expanding their reach beyond Texas. Having built a sturdy reputation on the island as the go-to Italian-American spot, in Las Vegas they will be occupying a corner slot that once hosted a Round Table Pizza.  ...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #29 2014 May, 8Author : folclore.it Translation by: Every last weekend of May the town of Celle sul Rigo, a hamlet of San Casciano dei Bagni in the province of Siena, Tuscany, has been offering for more than forty years the traditional Pici's festival, the oldest festival of the territory of San Casciano.
READ MOREIf you're an Italian-American, especially if your roots track back to Southern Italy, you know that it has long been customary to steer clear of eating meat on Christmas Eve. Instead, traditional, family-style celebrations on Christmas Eve, or La Vigilia, as the day is referenced in parts of Italy, are often marked by a Feast of Seven Fish...
READ MOREThe Annual Taste of Italy Dinner hosted by the Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day and Italian Heritage Month Parade Committee will be held from 2 – 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26 at the Nutley Parks and Recreation Building, 44 Park Ave., Nutley. There will be buffet-style serving of signature dishes from over 25 different local Italian restaurants. B...
READ MOREby Andrea Carli Cakes and candies, cakes and candies and more cakes and candies, and the diet can wait. At the end of the Easter holidays, families will have taken €400 million out of their pockets to buy confections, estimated Codacons, a consumer association. Six out of ten Italians will serve the Colomba cake (shaped like a dov...
READ MOREby Andy Wang New York's Carbone is a spectacular, surreal restaurant, a place you could imagine being in Tom Wolfe's next novel. It's the type of establishment that could be derided as an example of extravagance gone mad, but it's so damn good and fun that you just have to give in to the experience. If you can afford it, that is.&...
READ MOREby Little Italy Association of San Diego One of our most popular annual events, Taste of Little Italy returns June 17. This is a unique opportunity to experience Little Italy's Italian and eclectic eateries as you stroll through the neighborhood's flower-lined sidewalks, enjoying live music at the various Piazzas and you taste samples thro...
READ MOREby Tammy Paolino Pat Burke of Cherry Hill is one such regular. "My wife, Jungeun, and I stumbled upon this hidden jewel driving home one evening and decided to give this out of the way place a try,'' he writes in an email. "What a wonderful find it turned out to be. The staff was very attentive, the food was amazing from sala...
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