Main Street in Santa Monica, California welcomes its first hand crafted, authentic gelato shop. Dolcenero offers Southern Californians not only an incredible assortment of gelato and sorbets, but also a cultural experience in high quality Italian gastronomy.   It is the only place in Santa Monica, where gelato lovers can watch as it is made....

Joe Rabito, the former executive deputy commissioner for the state Office of General Services, explained in a deposition conducted last month that he was the one who in 2013 rejected the application submitted by the controversially named food truck the Wandering Dago to sell its wares on the Empire State Plaza.   Under questioning from plain...

by Debbie Arrington   Exit Trick Pony, enter Piccola Citta. But the artisan pizza is expected to stick around. The midtown Sacramento neighborhood restaurant at the corner of 21st and S streets is about to get another makeover, according to operators Matt Chong and Chris Jarosz. On Saturday, the restaurateurs announced on Facebook that...

  WTI Magazine #60    2015 May, 15Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   Let's celebrate spring with asparagus, a vegetable known for it's strong and distinct flavor. Asparagus, sliced and stir-fried, is a great base for a variety of dishes: first courses, entrees or side dishes. The addition of capers and toasted almonds in t...

by Katherine Peralta   Another pizzeria opens Tuesday at the Metropolitan Shopping Center in midtown Charlotte. Pizzeria Omaggio takes the place of Revolution Pizza between Which Wich and Zoe's Kitchen. Before it was Revolution, that space was home to another pizzeria called Pizza Fusion.   According to its website, Pizzeria Omag...

If we told you the best dish we had at a restaurant was an appetizer, you might be tempted to think the experience was all downhill from there. But if you applied that logic to our visit to Faro Italian Grille in Laconia, you'd be mistaken. Faro is an upscale Italian restaurant approaching its first anniversary in what used to be the Weirs Bea...

Looking for that cozy corner cafe to indulge in some artisinal gelato while sipping a locally brewed cappuccino this holiday season? Dolci Gelati has just what you need, nestled in the heart of Old Town Alexandria. Open less than a month, Old Town's Dolci Gelati cafe serves seasonal flavors to get your holiday spirit soaring with Pumpkin Spice...

By Virginia Lascara   Villa Roma Italian Ristorante opened in the Cypress area in August serving traditional Italian dishes for lunch and dinner. Owner Bettzy Aguilar said although business is sometimes slow during lunch, the dinner shift has been busy at the restaurant through the first few months.   The eatery offers a full men...

The Italian chef Massimo Bottura has been awarded the prize of The European Chef of The Year at the Madrid Fusion culinary congress. Organisers say Bottura was picked as the recipient of the award for the solidarity work he undertook during Expo Milano - in which he was one of the Ambassadors.   His main project, Refettorio Ambrosiano,...

By Jeff Harrell So you think you love Italian food here in America? You go into your friendly neighborhood Italian restaurant craving fettuccine Alfredo, or the Chicken Vesuvio. Or when the server offers fresh mozzarella or Parmesan for your linguine with clam sauce, you bury the seafood pasta dish under a mound of cheese. Television's genui...