By Lisa Petrillo   There's a lot going on inside the kitchen at the all new Ni.Do. Caffe on 110th and Biscayne Boulevard near Miami Shores. This is the second Ni.Do. of the family owned restaurants. The first is down the street in the MIMO district.    At the helm is executive Chef Claudio Sandri. "Ni.Do. stands for 'niento...

by Kellie Speed   Being raised in an Italian family certainly has its perks. Just ask Dante de Magistris, who got his initial culinary start at home before moving on to work in some of Boston's most legendary kitchens, including Café Louis, The Federalist and Pignoli alongside some of the best local names in the restaurant industry, includin...

Chef Pier Antonio Micheli and his wife, Stephanie Micheli, have opened Le Nonne Hawaii, a new Italian restaurant in the Kapolei Marketplace at 590 Farrington Hawaii. Micheli, a native of Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, says Italian cooking is in his blood. His recipes also are backed by experience, with 17 restaurants under his belt.   Read more...

Late this fall, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's company will open a Chicago Eataly (43 E. Ohio St., no phone yet), only the second U.S. location for the market-and-restaurant chain. (There are nine in Japan and eight in Italy, where they are still called Eataly, and not Eatalia, to answer your question.)   The 63,000-square-foot, two-floor...

By Cassandra Day Middletown's favorite Italian ice purveyor got some world-class attention this past weekend when East Hampton native, Miss USA Erin Brady, took a break from her Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign to enjoy a Vecchittos Italian Ice in Boston. Vecchittos participated in the charity event by providing Italian ice at the New Balance sto...

L'accordo di libero scambio che dal 28 maggio scorso ha permesso all'Italia di esportare verso gli Stati Uniti salumi a breve stagionatura ha dato i suoi frutti. Nel solo mese di giugno le quantità esportate hanno fatto segnare un +19,8% in termini di volumi, pari a un +25,9% in valore rispetto allo stesso mese dell'anno prima. La traduzione d...

by Richard Leong   American chefs Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman draw inspiration for their Southern cooking from their Italian heritage and their grandmothers' Sunday dinners, which they remember fondly in their first book "Collard & Carbonara." The childhood friends run two popular restaurants in Memphis, Andrew Michael Italian Kitch...

Le Vigne Winery was founded with a passion for terroir, exceptional wines, and spectacular food. This passion is evident more than ever this year as the Paso Robles, CA winery unveils its stunning new tasting room, exciting culinary offerings, acres of new plantings, and a series of compelling new releases.   The 100-acre vineyard estate pro...

by M.H.Reed   It's exciting to find an Italian restaurant with a menu that promises to deliver the rich flavors of Southern Italy, specifically Puglia's Salentine Peninsula, the area at the heel of Italy's "boot." The kitchen of Massa' Coastal Italian Cuisine in Mamaroneck is influenced by the produce from the peninsula's inland farmsteads (...

A tortellini-making class will be held on Nov. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Italian Cultural Center of Western Mass, 56 Margaret St.    Remember watching your Nonna make these? An instructor, supplies and space will be provided for adults and children. Participants need bring just an apron, and they will go home with what they make.&n...