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In Spanish, "mucho gusto" is a common phrase meaning "nice to meet you." In Oklahoma City, Pizzeria Gusto, 2415 N Walker Ave., is an uncommon pizza place whose acquaintance you'll be happy to make.   Owners Chris Lower and chef Kathryn Mathis have taken Oklahoma City's dining scene by storm with a succession of well-appointed, modern fast-ca...

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by Kirsten Dize   For more than 60 years St. Leo's Catholic Church has been hosting an annual dinner that's about more than just food. St. Leo's has pictures of its annual Ravioli and Spaghetti Dinner dating back to 1948.   "We're not sure when it started, but it's an event that includes the whole parish and now the whole Italian...

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by Laura Kusisto   Increasingly, a trip to Jersey City for a meal can feel like one has crossed the wrong river and ended up in Brooklyn.   So it is with Carrino Provisions, a new "Italian marketplace" with a coffee bar, deli counter selling meat, cheese and other items and restaurant, Osteria. A trio of Brooklyn restaurant alums—chef...

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I'm calling Luigi's Italian Restaurante a Des Moines underdog. And, in my book, it's already won a royal title: Move over and share the Italian throne Latin King and Baratta's. Luigi's is an underdog mostly because of location. It is adjacent to a mobile home park on one of the city's busiest streets.   A median forces south-bound...

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by Shalamar Blevins   On Friday, May 1, Blue Ridge Bistro had its grand opening. The restaurant is located at 829 E. Main Street inside the Eldreth Inn in Jefferson. Blue Ridge Bistro offers Italian-American cuisine and is managed by Wesley Moore and his sous chef, Chad Hopkins.   Moore, a 2012 graduate of Ashe County High School...

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By Heidi Knapp Rinella Throughout my career, one truism has been ... well ... true: If you want to know where to get a good sandwich, ask the guys in Sports. Are they the truckers of the journalism world? No, but they do work mostly unconventional hours, have a continual need to get meals on the fly and tend to be tuned into the community. &...

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Rita's Italian Ice, the world's largest Italian Ice concept with more than 600 stores, is continuing its expansion in the Midwest and seeking franchisees to join its team for the Kansas and Missouri territory. Rita's, which began more than 30 years ago in Philadelphia, has been aggressively expanding across the United States with locations from coa...

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by Tonya Russo Hamilton   "Italians say that someone who acquires a new language 'possesses' it. In my case, Italian possesses me. With Italian racing like blood through my veins, I do indeed see with different eyes, hear with different ears, and drink in the world with all my senses."   These words spoken by Dianne Hales, in her book...

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By Dylan Baddour   The world's most dedicated culinary pilgrims find their holy grail of deliciousness in Italy. But Texans soon won't have to go that far, because in October more than 3,000  Italian imports are coming to H-E-B. About 300 grocery stores across Texas will soon stock Italian-made pastas, olive oils, cheeses, preserve...

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by Wes Griffin Bistecca Italian Steakhouse at 224 Westheimer has opened. If you've driven by the space you've likely done a double-take to it's impressive modern but quaint exterior which was built out rather quickly but quietly and with no signage until recently.   So it remained rather under the radar as construction came to completion in...

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