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by Paolo Lucchesi   San Francisco got its historic Tosca Cafe back last week, though the North Beach classic now comes with a touch of New York. The new owners are Ken Friedman and chef April Bloomfield, who run the Spotted Pig and other several successful restaurants in Manhattan.   They've restored Tosca with some subtle change...

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Joe Caputo & Sons Fruit Market IGA has acquired four Dominick's locations in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, IGA said. Terms were not disclosed. The stores are located in the Illinois towns of Northbrook, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines and Elk Grove Village, and were taken over by Joe Caputo & Sons on Jan. 25. Conversion of the Northbroo...

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I first visited Siro Urban Italian Kitchen last spring. The kitchen at the Orlando Marriott World Center hit everything out of the park, but service lacked finesse and timing.   Chef Alexia Gawlak — an alum of Luma on Park, Primo and The Ravenous Pig — has taken over the kitchen so a second bite was in order. Siro's rustic decor is stil...

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Even after 58 years in kitchens, chef Andrea Apuzzo of Andrea's Restaurant (3100 19th St., Metairie, 504-834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com) is passionate about creating classical Italian dishes. His eponymous restaurant celebrates its 30th anniversary this month.   Apuzzo describes his story as an American dream that began on a farm on the...

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The Italian American Civic Association of Vero Beach will be hosting its 30th Annual Food Festival on Friday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28, 11a.m. - 9 p.m., and Sunday, March 1, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.   Freshly prepared traditional Italian dishes will be offered at family friendly prices. Live entertainment includes the Tarantella...

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Mike Giammarino will have quite an audience for the premiere on Sunday, April 26 of his Grace & Pat's, a family friendly ristorante at 1533 S. 11th St. (215-336-3636), two doors from Fond and across from the Singing Fountain on Passyunk Square.   Sunday happens to be Flavors of the Avenue, when thousands of people are expected to descend...

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by Joan Verdon   A Long Island grocery chain that designs its stores to remind shoppers of Little Italy or the Arthur Avenue section of the Bronx wants to move into the soon-to-close Pathmark store in Ramsey.    If the bid is approved, Ramsey could become home to the first New Jersey outpost of Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, a s...

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By G.A. Benton   Claudiana Italian Restaurant is one of those eateries — they are abundant in Columbus — with a generic strip mall storefront that leads to a bustling scene of insiders dining on bold, scratch-made food. If you're new to the establishment, as I was to this Polaris-area place, it's like walking into a secret world.   At...

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by Marsha Fottler   Can an excellent restaurant live in a tiny strip mall? In Sarasota, it happens all the time. Case in point: Marcello Ristorante Italiano on South Tamiami Trail, which has been building buzz since it opened two-and-a-half years ago.   Park outside the unprepossessing building and step into a room that is combined di...

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by Ryan Simoneau   One the best Las Vegas restaurants of 2015 was without a doubt chef Tony Gemignani's Little Tony's at the Palace Station hotel. Nobody makes a gourmet pie like the award-winning Gemignani does, and after the massive success of his Pizza Rock restaurant in Downtown Las Vegas, Gemignani has turned his attention to creat...

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