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Annie Barbieri Spohn's maternal grandfather owned and operated neighborhood Italian deli and grocery stores, Sola's, in the North End and Midtown.   Now a vintage Sola's menu hangs on the wall of Spohn's new Pezzettino Italian Deli & Market — a 2014 version of her grandfather's shop that is scheduled to open Wednesday at 2101 Broadway....

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"Sagra" means "festival" in Italian. I might suggest renaming the event next year La "Sacra" Slices, meaning "sacred," as the pizza and meatballs served by some 30 culinary artisans can only be described as "heavenly." After climbing the stairway, er, escalator, to heaven at Pier 92's rooftop event space, you're greeted by a constellation of twinkl...

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Italian-American restaurant the Boot has opened at 2501 University Drive, according to the restaurant's social media page.   The menu has items such as a local meatball sub, house-made ravioli, Italian wedding soup, and a variety of appetizers like shrimp with lemon, greens and white beans, calamari and Arancini (fried rice balls).  ...

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The term “Little Italy” can evoke images of busy streets lined with gimmicky, tourist-filled restaurants, complete with menu-pushing waiters outside the front door and Italian flags waving wherever possible. Throw in a paper placemat that doubles as a map of the boot-shaped country (featuring multiple comical misspellings) and you know the types of...

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by Michele Parente   And you thought San Diego had a lot of beaches: Italy has more than 4,700 miles of gorgeous coastline.   So when I heard that the accomplished team behind La Jolla's Whisknladle were opening a restaurant named Catania, promising authentic Italian coastal cuisine, my mind went immediately to pastas sun-kissed with...

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by Mark Glover Sacramento boasts of its farm-to-fork reputation, but an Italian delegation visiting the city on Monday hopes that residents also will be receptive to a taste of Tuscany. About a dozen members of a trade and business delegation from the city of Lucca in Italy's famed Tuscany region showed off their wares Monday morning at Adamo...

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by Charles Ferruzza   I've experienced and tasted a number of things at Erik Borger's Il Lazzarone pizzeria since it opened in the River Market. I've eaten some remarkable wood-fired pizza (and been served one that was all but inedible). I've been waited on by a couple of excellent servers (as well as by two who were memorably disappointing)...

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The Italians have certain things sussed when it comes to well-being. From coffee culture to shopping at markets, we've picked up habits that have enhanced our lives here. Whether you live in Italy or not, here's a list of ways you too could adopt an Italian lifestyle.   Go to the market more – Most small towns in Italy have a market at least...

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by Christopher Brooks   In the dark, earthen tones of its ocher walls and faux-brick paneling, Bin 300 World Bistro in Wolcott exudes something of the ambience of Amsterdam's famous brown cafes. That is no easy feat, as structurally the space for the restaurant, which opened in 2007, still bears traces of its earlier inhabitant, an A &a...

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Emmy-award winning TV host, best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur and co-owner of Eataly - the delightful Chef Lidia Bastianich visited again. She talked about her latest cookbook "Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine," which was written with her daughter Tanya.   In the book, she gives pointers on using different ingredien...

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