By Claudine Ko   When it comes to the never-ending quest to slim down, we've all heard about the success of the Atkins diet and eating Paleo. But one New York City chef used a far more revolutionary method to lose an astounding 94 pounds: the Pizza Diet.   Naples, Italy, native Pasquale Cozzolino, 38, moved to New York in 2011 to work...

Daniel Scordato will move his popular Italian restaurant, Vivace, from St. Philip's Plaza to the old Foothills home of Anthony's in the Catalinas.   Scordato hopes to open Vivace in its new digs in mid-March. He will close the St. Philip's location two weeks before that. No firm date has been set, he said.   Read more   Source:...

By Kathy Antoniotti GREEN: Gervasi Vineyard's newest project, which is expected to open in late 2014, has a new name, logo and official Facebook page. General manager Scot Swaldo, son of owner Ted Swaldo, announced Wednesday that remodeling is well underway for the Twisted Olive Italian American Kitchen, located in Green's Southgate/Boettler Park,...

The Fingerlakes Mall announced Tuesday that a new pizza place will soon be opening at the Aurelius mall. In a news release, the mall said it has signed a lease with Sal Musumeci to open a 1,075-square-foot eatery. Brooklyn Slice Italian Eatery plans to renovate the existing Pizza Slice location.   Musumeci also operates GJP Italian Eatery o...

The Italian American Club of Maui will host a potluck at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kaunoa Senior Center, 401 Alakapa Place, in Spreckelsville.   The potluck dinner theme will be Roman food, from the Lazio region of Italy. Attendees are asked to bring a dish that serves five or more.   Read more   Source: http://www.mauinews.com &...

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)Join us for our informal Aperitivo to connect with fellow professionals, meet some of our newest members, and make new friends within the BAIA community. With its outdoor patio and delicious Italian menu, Tootsies at the Stanford Barn is the perfect location for this gathering. We look forward...

by Elizabeth Cassady   In early 2014 Tuscan chef Gina Stipo moved her base of operations to Louisville KY. This summer she will be working with area locals to showcase the foods and wines of Tuscany at two separate venues, the Pendennis Club and Lilly's.   "I fell in love with Louisville a few years ago when I was invited to be the gu...

by Linda Bladholm    Walk into Dolci di Sicilia bakery, and you are pleasantly enveloped in the warm aroma of vanilla pastry cream and almond paste.   Sit at a wood table surrounded by buttercream-yellow walls hung with photos of Sicily. Pastries filled with sweet ricotta are laid out on trays in glass cases, and more trays on to...

by Johnathan L. Wright   Food & Drink and Eldorado Resort Casino invite people to enter the meatball contest celebrating the Great Italian Festival running Oct. 11-12 in downtown Reno. Submit full name, city and recipe to Johnathan L. Wright at jwright@rgj.com. Recipe must be in standard cookbook format and contain all ingredient amounts...

Spiked gelato (yes, you get carded), shakeratos, Nutella frappes, four different coffee blends, espressos, spiked espressos, several pastry cases, a charcuterie case, a wine bar, a cocktail bar, a coffee bar, a coffee roastery, a romantic table for two on a balcony, a dining room set up to look like a handsome library.   Oh, and pancetta gel...