Dominick's Real Italian restaurant opened last Friday in a storefront space that once housed Lococo's Pizzeria. Dominick's, 8330 N. Thornydale Road, was expected to open in June. The 36-seat restaurant, owned by longtime Tucson restaurant manager Lindsey Fisher, is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Read more Source: ...
READ MOREAmerican chefs and their Italian counterparts are teaming up once again for the fourth annual Identita New York, a three day series of cooking demonstrations and fancy dinners taking place in early October at Eataly. Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud and Sara Jenkins are a few of the chefs representing the States with Massimo Bottura, Mauro Ulia...
READ MOREIn Clarksburg, hundreds of people are gearing up for next week's Italian Heritage Festival. Residents got a taste of the festivities Saturday at the IHF's Pasta Cookoff at Jackson Square. Six cooks faced off to prepare their best dishes and community members voted on the their favorites for the "People's Choice" award. Cooks coul...
READ MOREWhen catering to the taste buds of the masses no genre of food is a bigger culinary crowd-pleaser than Italian -- thinly pounded meats, hand-rolled pasta, rich and zesty sauces paired with red and white Tuscan wines, and oh, did we mention all the cheese? Sorry, Phoenix, better check your no-carb New Year's resolutions at the door, because we're a...
READ MOREDate: Thursday, March 19, 2015 Time: 3 - 5PM Venue: Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 E. First Street, SE, Washington, DC Organized by: Library of Congress, Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural InstituteContact Lucia Wolf at lwolf@loc.gov or 202-707-2256. Request ASL and ADA accommodation five days in advance at 202-707-6362 or at ada@loc.gov...
READ MOREIf you're in Florida this Spring Break 2015, and you're looking for great pizza -- make that great Michigan pizza -- why not check out Erbelli's Gourmet Pizzeria, Italian Bistro & Pub? Erbelli's owner Greg Erb opened up his first out-of-state pizzeria last December in Bradenton, Florida, and business has been "pretty good" so far, he said. &nb...
READ MOREby Alessia Odoardi Your concept of meal is different from all others. You easily find yourself saying: "Is it 3 pm already???" Lunch is not just feeding yourself in an Italian family: it's a way to stay together, to enjoy both a good conversation and a delicious dish. You cannot keep your hands down when talking. It's a fact, ever...
READ MOREby Rebecca Panico The brothers that brought you Renato's Pizza Masters on Central Avenue in the Heights are now using their expertise to open an Italian-style deli on the same block. Bocelli's Italian Deli opened last week and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 274 Central Ave. between Sherman Place and Manhattan Avenue is being held today....
READ MOREBy Chuck D'Imperio October is Italian-American Heritage Month, but it shouldn't just be celebrated on Columbus Day. Upstate New York is home to a large population of Italian families. In fact, New York State has the largest population of Italian-Americans than any other state except New Jersey. Even the small city of Rome, N.Y., has a pop...
READ MOREby Alyssa Bird Manhattan's NoMad neighborhood has become quite the hot spot recently, with a bevy of buzzy new restaurants as well as the New York Edition hotel. The streak continues with La Pecora Bianca, an all-day Italian eatery from restaurateur Mark Barak of the popular French restaurant Claudette in Greenwich Village. Chef Simone Bo...
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