By Paula King   Shayan Rahimi grew up savoring his father's authentic recipes from their rustic, Northern Italian roots and recently realized that there was a need for this type of cuisine in Brentwood. Rahimi's father, Al Mancini, owned the popular Chianti's Ristorante in Pleasanton for four years before selling it this year.  ...

by Mary Ann Barton   Love Italian food? Listen up: A new Italian restaurant is slated for Mosaic District, the stylish neighborhood near Vienna in Merrifield, according to a report Tuesday by Washington Business Journal.   The newspaper reports that Boston chef Michael Schlow has set his sites on Mosaic after Alta Strada, owned by Sch...

By John Mariani For 30 years I have returned again and again to Tony Vallone's namesake restaurant in Houston, and in all those visits I doubt I've ever had the same dish twice. Even back in the 1980s, when Tony's was a red-walled society and celebrity dining venue and Tony himself was in a tuxedo every night, the basic menu was always appended wi...

Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen has arrived. Now, Tulsa residents can savor the tastes, aromas and unmistakable ambiance of an authentic New York-style pizzeria. The well-known upscale Italian restaurant that brings to life old world charm and hospitality is slated to open in early September at the Tuscany Village (situated at 8941 South Yale Av...

by Jodi Mailander Farrell   Il Mulino New York is poised to open a second South Florida outpost this spring in South Beach. Can the classic Italian-American restaurant still razzle dazzle? If its Sunny Isles location inside Acqualina Resort & Spa is any indication, some of us are still smitten with its trademark Old World nostalgia...

The U.S. Pizza Team (USPT) will be returning to Parma, Italy to compete in the 23rd annual World Pizza Championships April 7th-9th. The team will consist of 16 pizzaiolos from Indiana, Kentucky, California, West Virginia, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas and Massachusetts.   The World Pizza Championships bring hundreds...

Italians in Rhode Island have a long history to be told. The smallest State of the Union welcomed several fellow Italians: most of them arrived to Providence's Little Italy, Federal Hill (also called "the heartbeat of Providence"). In particular, the jewelry and silverware industry in Providence attracted Italian immigrants to Rhode Island at the t...

Carluccio’s—a chain of Italian restaurants and markets bearing the name of its famous British founder, which are located in the United Kingdom and Middle East—will open a new location at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda.   The Washington Business Journal reported the location will be the chain’s second in the U.S. and among more than 80 loc...

In just two weeks, the old Fratelli space will finally welcome diners again after sitting vacant since the 15-year-old Italian restaurant shuttered in November 2013.   On April 14, Sicilian chef and restaurateur Francesco Inguaggiato is bringing Italian food back to the prime Pearl District location, opening Bellino Trattoria Siciliana with...

The Cen­ter for Ital­ian & Ital­ian Amer­i­can Cul­ture & The Cagliari Club of NY invite you to an evening of deli­cious food and great entertainment! Come to Trum­pets Jazz Club & Restau­rant, 6 Depot Square, Mont­clair, for a Cul­tural Encounter! MONDAY, MAY 11TH   COOKING CLASS — 6:00 PM. Pre­pare mal­lored­dus(typ­i­cal...