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A judge from Guinness World Records has certified a 122-meter-long (400-foot-long) baguette baked at the Milan Expo 2015 World's Fair as the longest in the world. Some 60 French and Italian bakers worked nearly seven hours Sunday to bake the French bread characterized by its soft middle and crusty exterior, methodically moving a specially desi...

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by Therra C. GwynItalian food has come a long way in the United States from its beginnings as home cooking in immigrant kitchens and lovable canned spaghetti for the masses. Recently opened restaurant Piastra — Italian for "plate" — in Marietta, features chef Greg Lipman's take on modern Italian cuisine.   It's a careful concoction of d...

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To meet the growing demand for pizza in the Jackson, Mississippi, area, Marco's Pizza® franchise is seeking to partner with entrepreneurs who want a slice of the action. How big is the demand for pizza in Jackson? Residents in the state capital, as well as tourists, are passionate for pizza.   With large employers and area universities...

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Belmont sta stretta alla sua Little Italy. L'enclave italiana del distretto del Bronx, 10 blocchi di negozi e ristoranti concentrati intorno alle due grandi arterie commerciali, Arthur Avenue e East 187th Street, vuole attirare nuovi residenti e clienti."Diamo risalto all'eredità culturale italiana perché è ciò per cui siamo conosciuti" ha detto Fr...

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Russo's Restaurants, the family of dining concepts that includes Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, announced today plans to significantly enhance the brands' footprint in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, all of which have a current Russo's presence. Evidencing the excitement around both brands, Russo's kicked off 2014...

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by Max Gross   Next week, the James Beard Foundation is honoring a legend. Arriving in New York in 1955, Sirio Maccioni became one of the great paragons of the city's dining scene. From the hallowed Le Cirque, to the slightly more casual Circo, to Sirio in the Pierre, Sirio's fare (no one calls him Maccioni) has, for years, been the gold st...

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The last day in business for Totero's, a 75-year-old Italian restaurant in Racine, will be June 26. The Italian-American restaurant, still in the century-old building at 2343 Mead St. where Achille Totero founded it, now is operated by the third generation: his grandchildren Albert Totero and Albert's sister, Angela Totero.   Albert Totero...

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by Don Cazendre   Anna's has been serving Sicilian pizza, meatball subs, chicken parm and other Italian favorites on the West End of the New York State Fair for 40 years. Now, it looks like 2014 is Anna's final fair. Co-owner Anna Desiderio passed away last year, just before the fair began. But her sons say that's not the reason An...

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Grano del Miracolo, an ancient grain flour saved from extinction by the Italian organic milling company Molino Grassi, is now available for the first time in the US.   Master Baker Ezio Rocchi, based in Genova, Italy, showcased the Molino Grassi line of flours at a NYC event on September 17th, and baked a selection of Molino Grassi flours in...

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For more than 40 years, Manzo's, an Italian market located at the corner of Devonshire and Macklind avenues in south St. Louis, stood as an iconic home-grown business founded by Sicilian immigrants and kept alive by their children. Manzo's thrived for decades as a St. Louis institution, selling Italian sausage, cheese, wine and other delicacies to...

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