When they announced their decision to move their family lock, stock and pasta machine from Florence, Italy, to Portland, Oregon, to open a food cart, American friends of Florence native Paolo Calamai and his Michigan-born wife, Elizabeth Petrosian, were aghast.   "But you're living in Florence!" the friends wailed, thinking their life in Ita...

Officially say goodbye to Ina's today and say hello to the 39th Lou Malnati's. Opening today in the breakfast queen's former home, the new Malnati's will christen her Randolph Street space by serving Ina Pinkney herself as the new pizzeria's first customer at 3 p.m.   Malnati's has remodeled the 1235 W. Randolph St. locale but kept much of t...

di Stefano Righi L'aereo su cui Giovanni Rana incontrò Marilyn Monroe era diretto negli Stati Uniti. Volo in due tappe, da San Giovanni Lupatoto, 24 mila anime in provincia di Verona, a Chicago e New York, rispettivamente tre e otto milioni di abitanti.   Dalla patria di Gastone Moschin a Chelsea Market, proprio di fronte alla sede di Googl...

Prepare yourself for Italian Carnevale at Rebecca's authentic Italian bakery! Bring your mask if you wish and learn about this tasty Italian tradition while making from scratch typical Carnevale treats: Chiacchere and Castagnole.   Raised and trained in Italy, pastry chef, Asse will guide you through the process and tasting, which will be ac...

The reservations have already been coming in to Bello Cucina. And it's not just for Valentine's Day.   The Italian-themed restaurant that's part of a five-city Minnesota chain has already received reservation requests for the same days as the St. John's University and College of St. Benedict graduation ceremonies.   Read more &n...

The Italian Cultural & Community Center is organizing a fundraiser that will finance our school programs and the Milford House renovation. The event is open to everyone that wants to support the ICCC! So don't miss the first cooking contest for kids ever organized in Texas!   The Cooking Contest will take place at Hil...

by Clare Kennedy   Nova Restaurant Group is building a two-part eatery in a new development in Rochester. The project is going into the H3 Plaza, a seven-story building in the city's downtown. Titan Development and Investments is constructing the $17 million complex, according to the Rochester Post-Bulletin. Nova's new concept will inc...

di Alessandro Papayannidis   Diecimila tonnellate di mele stoccate nel cuore della montagna, sotto 275 metri di roccia al termine di una galleria lunga 800 metri. Roccia antica: il giacimento di Dolomia è datato tra i 130 e i 190 milioni di anni fa, nel Giurassico. All'epoca il Trentino era una enorme scogliera marina, oggi invece è la sede...

By Hannah Marshall If you have a craving for Italian cooking at home in the mountain town of Stowe, you no longer have to slave over a hot stove for hours to make the perfect sauce, or fly in your friend's grandmother from the Old World. Sauce, the new specialty shop in town, has you covered.   Owned by Sharon Herbert, the space at 407...

Tony Angello, owner of the beloved Lakeview restaurant that bore his name and was famous for home-cooked versions of New Orleans Italian specialties, has died. He was 88. Known to regular customers as "Mr. Tony," Angello's health had been failing recently after a fall, according to family members.   Still, he remained a fixture at the r...