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By Todd A. Price   Joe Segreto, who ran the beloved Italian restaurant Eleven 79, died Monday (Oct. 5), reports the Advocate. He was 75. Mr. Segreto was born into the restaurant world. In the 1940s, his father Joseph John Segreto had a French Quarter Italian restaurant called Segreto's.   Early in his career, Mr. Segreto worked f...

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By Jennifer Bringle   Located in the former CiCi's Pizza space on Market Street in Greensboro, Antonio's Italian Pizza Kitchen carries on the location's former spirit serving pizza and other Italian favorites. The eatery has sort of a two-in-one concept, with a separate pizza takeout area with its own entrance and a large dining room fo...

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by Derek Shuck   After serving the Tacoma area from its Jefferson Street location for more than four decades, the Old Spaghetti Factory will be moving to a new location on Friday, Jan. 22, right down the road to 1250 Pacific Ave. "It's a newer building, newer infrastructure. We're closer in proximity to some downtown employers. Were going t...

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For 28 years, Victor Minichiello has run one of the most popular Italian restaurants in Williamsburg. And for the last 20 years, Sal's by Victor has been voted the best Italian restaurant in the Virginia Gazette's annual Best of Williamsburg contest.   "It's important to love what you do, from your heart," Minichiello said. "The custome...

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Think getting a reservation in your city's hot spot is tough? Just try to nab a meal at Rao's, which is so popular with its regulars that the phone lines never open.   The tiny eatery in New York's East Harlem is "the toughest restaurant reservation in this country," writes Forbes' Larry Olmsted. The Italian restaurant only has about a dozen...

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By Channaly Philipp   Giano, an Italian gem in the East Village, is named after the old Roman god Janus, the deity of beginnings and doorways. In mythology, Janus, has two faces looking in opposite directions, one to the past, and the other to the future.   The decor at Giano takes inspiration from this in an unusual way. The front of...

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by Stephanie Barna   Jacques Larson used to be a downtown chef, making his name at places like Union Hall, Cintra, and — most famously — Mercato, where restaurateur Hank Holliday set him up in a big way when Larson returned from New York and Italy and tried to dazzle us with his rustic Italian fare in 2006.   Unfortunately, he was rei...

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Nothing brings family and friends together like the warmth of Italian tradition and great food. On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve – two of the most anticipated holidays of the year – Morello Executive Chef Kevin Garcia will offer holiday-inspired special menus, to accompany his popular a la carte menu. Morello will offer a traditional Italian "Fe...

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Vito and Carol "Rookie" LaBruzzo operated LaBruzzo's Tavern at 1809 Grand from the early 1960s to the early 1980s.   Their daughter, Carol LaBruzzo, co-owned Kelly's Bakery for 16 years (from about 1979 to 1995) in the old Northeast area, as well as a Kelly's Bakery outlet in the River Market. Her sisters — Vicki LaBruzzo, Christy Maenza, an...

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Italian cuisine is almost universally loved and yet it's often written off as commonplace. We can debate why that is – or, well, we can just hit Chinato for Happy Hour...   OK, let's do the latter. Chinato rolls out some of the most liberal hours in Happyland. Perfect for a visit downtown to check out the Christmas displays, a Cavs game or a...

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