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It seems as if every deli and sandwich shop serves an Italian sub, but which ones are the best? Fellow Taste of the Town readers have suggestions for Hank Miller, who wrote in search of advice.   Al Wirtzbaum and Zuzana Eissler both were effusive in their praise for ParmeZan Subs at 10720 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson.   Read more &nb...

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March 3 is the date North Italia has set to open its doors at BLVD Place Phase II, making it the second Fox Restaurant Concepts restaurant to open at 1700 Post Oak. The Phoenix-based Fox opened True Food Kitchen in the same development last July.   North Italia, the second location in Texas after Austin, boasts a menu built on hand-made...

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By Andrew Z. Galarneau   Raphael's has survived a rough introduction to Southtowns winter after opening in December. Owner Ralph Galluzzi brought life back to a Town of Boston building last operated as a pizzeria in 2008. Raphael's, 8936 Boston State Road, offers Italian family dining in the purest sense. Galluzzi said the recipes for t...

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On a warm saturday evening at the Hilton UH, 12 talented young chefs of "La Piccola Cucina" battled it out for a great cause: supporting the programs of the Italian Cultural and Community Center Language School. The following four teams, listed in order of final placement, took part in a competition designed to challenge the youths' culinary and n...

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If Italian-American comfort food sounds like just the thing after a long day at the office, SOMA's brand-new Jersey, which opened yesterday at 145 Second Street, has you covered. The fourth restaurant from brothers/downtown power team Mitchell and Steven Rosenthal (Town Hall, Salt House, Anchor & Hope), it's a celebration of the red-sauce delic...

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The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade and Italian Heritage Month Committee held its Annual Taste of Italy Dinner on Sunday at the Nutley Parks and Recreation Building.   Among attendees were committee members, front row from left, Chair Tom Nicastro, Vito and Melissa Matturo, Barbara Freda, Anthony Santasieri, Susan LaMorte and Joseph Co...

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By Sarah Fenske   What do we talk about when we talk about food? As it turns out, the answer is as varied as the places we live. In Florida, they talk about conch fritters. In Texas, they talk about breakfast tacos. In Missouri, we talk about toasted ravioli.   And apparently we talk about it all the damn time -- 1,859 percent mo...

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by Charles Ferruzza   This morning, a diner at the compact Jerry's Cafe, at 1209 West 103rd Street, walked over to the table where Nick DeFeo was sitting with his parents. "I understand that you're the new owner here," the man said. "Please don't change anything. It's perfect like it is."   DeFeo, the 34-year-old former cook at t...

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by Meta Pettus   National Coffee Month is nearing its end but that doesn't mean you're going to stop drinking coffee. In fact, if you're like other Americans you might be nursing a cup of coffee right now. Galllup recently found that 64 percent of American adults reported drinking at least one cup of coffee daily, with only 10 percent o...

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Il suo libro «Te la do io l'America» (Rizzoli) contiene 50 ricette di cucina americana. Come mai questa scelta?  «In realtà non sono solo ricette. E' soprattutto un racconto della mia storia di americano in America, e quindi delle ricette che corrispondono a quel tipo di società».   Sono ricette facilmente realizzabili anche a casa?«Sì...

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