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By Lucy Morris Changes may be coming to Givanni's. Rumors earlier this week suggested that the Italian-American Ped Mall mainstay may be closing or replaced by another restaurant altogether. Though details are still in flux, Jason Alt, business manager at Etre Restaurant Group (which owns Givanni's), confirms that a shakeup may be in the rest...

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Zia Pia imports will move to the back of the 7th Street Public Market later this month to add a hot pasta bar, among other things, to its Italian offerings. Owner Victoria Zabel says she hopes to be open in the new space, previously occupied by Meat & Fish Co. and What's Your Beef?, at the end of the month, but construction delays may push that...

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The Sorrento brand, which has been part of Buffalo's cheese-making for 66 years, is being eliminated by the French food giant that has owned the local business since the 1990s.   In its place, all of Sorrento's products -- from ricotta and mozzarella to snack cheese products -- will be rebranded under the Galbani brand, a worldwide brand als...

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By Barb Galbincea   Piada Italian Street Food -- featuring fast, casual dining -- opens Friday in Rocky River. It's the first suburban location on the west side of Cleveland for the chain, which got its start in 2010 in Columbus.   The first 100 guests at the Rocky River restaurant will get a free Piada entree once a week for a year....

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About half a mile from my Manhattan home, in what remains of the heart of Little Italy, you'll find the finest mozzarella cheese made in New York City. Technically not mozzarella – as mozzarella can only be made from the milk of the water buffalo – it is more properly named fior di latte.   It has been handmade since 1910 at the storied Ital...

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It's January, the long weekend is almost over, and the vortex cold-spell is returning. Sometimes the only thing that will bring light to these dark days is the promise of a warm plate of glossy pasta and a glass of good red wine. Lucky for us, there's a new neighborhood Italian opened to offer up all kinds of comforting dishes, and it's just far e...

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Wondering just where Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant will go in at Bally's Las Vegas? Look no further than the resort's Sidewalk Cafe and Tequila Bar, both sitting near the Strip-facing entrance that will lead guests to the Grand Bazaar Shops.   A tipster reveals that employees at both restaurants were warned that they would close on Feb. 2...

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Amarena Fabbri, the maker of a trademark wild cherry product that is one of the best known brands in Italian cuisine, is having its 100th birthday. In 1905, a young Gennaro Fabbri bought a grocery store with adjoining fermentation cellar and transformed it into the "Premiata Distilleria G. Fabbri." The first Fabbri-branded products consisted of a...

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The stretch of South College Ave. in Fort Collins between Laurel St. and Prospect Rd. will welcome another restaurant on Monday, as Nick's Homestyle opens its doors for dinner service.   The new Italian-American restaurant is opening after six months of renovation at the former Number 1 Chinese Super Buffet, 1100 S. College Ave.   Rea...

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di Roberta Formisano   Un boom di italiani cerca fortuna all'estero, e una forte percentuale viene sfiorata da tanti giovani insoddisfatti o "curiosi", perché stanchi di cercare invano un lavoro ed essere "precari a tempo indeterminato". La fotografia dell'occupazione che emerge dai dati ogni anno è drammatica. L'esperienza di un giovane ca...

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