If you love art by the Wyeth family — N.C., his son Andrew and grandson Jamie — then a day in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is a must. Tour the places they lived, worked and were inspired, and enjoy three generations of their art at the Brandywine River Museum.   A day-long tour package includes a simple lunch of soup and half-sandwich in the m...

Relax Stella's fans: The popular diner on Syracuse's North Side is only closed for a few days.   Stella's Diner, 110 Wolf St. (near the corner of Lodi Street), shut down Tuesday for what a sign on the door describes as "improvements that require closing."   Read more   Source: http://www.syracuse.com/    

Fare la scarpetta is a phrase in the Italian language that's close to the heart of everyone who has enjoyed a delicious plate of pasta with sauce. Meaning "make the little shoe," it refers to the small piece of bread used to mop up the last of the sauce on your plate.   This end to a meal ritual is vastly popular all over Italy; however, whe...

Since Il Pizzaiolo opened a second location in Downtown’s Market Square in 2013, it has drawn throngs of diners looking for the same high-quality Italian ingredients and dishes that has made its flagship location in Mt. Lebanon so popular. But you’ll no longer find the restaurant’s founder and chef, Ron Molinaro, at the Downtown spot.   Inst...

by Jess Fleming   If the first bites are any indication, Monello, an Italian restaurant in the old Porter and Frye space in the Hotel Ivy in downtown Minneapolis, is going to knock it out of the park.   We got a sneak peek this past weekend, and Chef Michael "Young Chef" DeCamp, most recently head chef at La Belle Vie, has created fre...

by Serena Perfetto   Blue for a little boy or pink if it is a girl; white for weddings or red for graduation: while the colour changes according to the event in which they are offered to guests, the Italian confetti are today well known worldwide as a symbol of good luck during important celebrations.   What was once only a sweet made...

Jersey Shore Restaurant Week. Sunday, November 15, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) - Rumson, NJ. Vic Rallo, Host of PBS' "Eat, Drink, Italy" and Owner of Undici in Rumson and Birravino in Red Bank presents "WINES, CHEESES AND PASTAS OF ITALY"   Sample over 50 wines and delicious cheeses (courtesy of Sickles Market in Shrew...

By Virginia Lascara   Business at the family-owned Marvino's Italian Kitchen has been picking up since its grand opening in May, owner David Herrera said. Herrera runs Marvino's with his wife, Alicia, and their two sons. The family also owns Alicia's Mexican Grill and Dario's American Cuisine, which have locations throughout the Houston...

by Christine Fischer With Italian restaurants a dime a dozen in NYC, it's hard to know where to find the stuff grandma would approve of -- we're talking lasagna, veal Parm, and manicotti (or "manicot," as grandma might say).   When you're craving the sauciest, cheesiest, most colossal plate of Italian-American food you've ever eaten, there...

In Austin, new types of cuisine tend to arrive in distinct waves, as if savvy restaurateurs all had the same great idea at once. Ramen, fusion tacos, or New American small plates all had their predictable moment, but our city's recent saturation of Italian restaurants was less expected, quickly changing the landscape for local diners. Yelp Austin's...