By Nicole Sprinkle   It's not easy stepping into the footprint of a long-running, beloved restaurant and bar like Kingfish Café, the soul-food mecca on north Capitol Hill that closed last winter—partly because of the neighborhood's increasing rents, according to the former owners, twin sisters Leslie and Laurie Coaston.   But Ernest L...

by Adri Barr Crocetti   The culinary traditions of Abruzzo's pastoral land reach back through the ages. Perhaps Abruzzo's most famous contribution to Italy's pantheon of pasta ismaccheroni alla chitarra, but another of Italy's culinary traditions is a favorite here too, ravioli.   This is sheep country, and Abruzzese cooks make great...

by Russell Lambert   Executive Chef Edilerman Molina (Chef Eddie) opened his mouth watering concept of Italian American Cuisine in Atascocita, patient Texas this week. His one of a kind restaurant features Filet Migon; Chicken Scarpariello; Chicken Saltinboca; Salsacci with sundried tomato cream sauce; Broccoli rabe with sausage; Indones...

by Julien Perry   West Seattle Blog gets the scoop on a new pizzeria called Quadrato coming to The Junction, possibly as early as August. Owner Cary Kemp, who opened Pizzeria 22 two years ago in the Admiral district (behind Yen Wor Village) tells WSB: The place is very small and will have counter-style seating with about 10 bar sto...

The Little Italy Association is honored to have Danny Moceri, of Filippi's Pizza Grotto, and the last Honorary Little Italy Mayor, Luke Vinci, present the Famous Fantastic Fabulous Flip-Off with Filippi's...for FUN! Pizza Tossing Competition. Sunday, october 9th. Space is limited, so be sure to get you Pizza Tossing Entry Form in now! Click he...

Get your napkins ready! The Italian Feast of San Gennaro, celebration in Los Angeles is right around the corner. Official festivities take place at the Hollywood and Highland complex September 27- 29th   For Italian Americans it's an important deal, that celebrates their Italio-American heritage more than the Italian Saint's martyrdom....

by Mauro Battocchi   Valter Nassi is the proud proprietor of Valter's Osteria in Salt Lake City which recently achieved Ospitalitá Italiana's prestigious certification as one of its "Italian Restaurants around the World." Valter has been in the restaurant business for more than forty years and established his first restaurant in Salt Lake Ci...

Growing up with a mother of Italian descent, I can't recall ever seeing a measuring cup in our kitchen. There were cookbooks, but the rare times they were opened, recipes were treated more like suggestions.   Substitutions were frequent, measurements were eyeballed and, after years spent watching her cook with my knees on a stool and elbows...

Celebrity Chef and Author Mary Ann Esposito will be stopping by the Durham Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m.   The library is at 49 Madbury Road. Free parking with overflow parking will be available at Oyster River Middle School, 1 Coe Drive, Durham.   Read more   Source: http://www.fosters.com   &n...

Celebrare il cibo e il vino italiano. Questo l'obiettivo di "Taste of Italy – Wine and Dine Italian Style", evento promozionale in programma il 14 e 15 aprile prossimi a Houston.   Organizzata dall'Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, la due-giorni è rivolta ad operatori specializzati di prodotti autentici italiani Food&Wine inter...