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Inspired by East Coast delis and red sauce Italian restaurants, Tione's on Main, part of the Medallion development in the Old Bank District of downtown L.A., will open its doors on Monday for lunch service.   Tione's is a tribute from Executive Chef Christian Page to the food he ate growing up in Stamford, Conn. Page is currently the executi...

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Twelve-year-old Nathan Odom won Fox network's hit show Master Chef Jr. last night taking home $100,000 in the process. The 12-year-old San Diego native faced off against Andrew Zappley, an 11-year-old from Westford, New Jersey in the final.   Each young cheftestant had 90 minutes to prepare a three-course meal. Andrew's final meal was i...

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On a frigid Friday evening, a milling crowd gathers outside the front door of Vincenza & Margherita Italian Bistro. Inside, couples, standing in the foyer or camping on couches near the hostess stand, juggle glasses of red wine in one hand and bulky winter coats in another. Every stool is occupied at the lively bar where a bartender sprinkles a...

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by Carrie Rengers   As Rita's Italian Ice franchisees Jeff and Jay Miller expand the concept in Kansas, Wichitans have an opportunity to try the ice for free on Friday. It's a 23-year tradition for the Philadelphia-based Rita's to give away its flavored ice to celebrate the first day of spring.   Last year, the Millers' first Rit...

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Chef/owner Adrian Hembree has developed Grazia Italian Kitchen in Pearland into a successful restaurant operation in a matter of months. The cuisine at Grazia Italian Kitchen on 9415 West Broadway Street includes a popular dish known as Pasta Mike & Jen and handmade mozzarella cheese.   Pasta Mike & Jen is made with grilled chic...

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Parliamo di una bella storia di solidarietà e cibo che riguarda uno chef italiano emigrato negli Stati Uniti, che ha ritirato in Italia un premio importante dedicato al Premio Nobel Eugenio Montale.   Obbiettivo della sua encomiabile iniziativa: sfamare i bambini dei sobborghi californiani detti "motel kids" con un piatto di pastasciutta. Fe...

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by Elisa Ung   Italian, with verve. I was barely through my first plate from the $15 all-you-can-eat buffet at Martino's Market in Hackensack and already the questions were piled up in my head: How did this chicken Parmigiana become so tender? Who made this sausage that brims with fennel seeds in every bite?   What gave this ordi...

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by Alison Bauter   City of Brookfield Mayor Steven Ponto remembers exactly what he ate this September when he visited Portillo's: an Italian beef sandwich, french fries, a small salad — "and it was delicious." His trip to the iconic Chicago restaurant's Vernon Hills, Ill., location was part of Portillo's play to locate in the city of Brookf...

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by Carol Stigger   Once you've had the real thing – Italian food in Italy, it is frustrating trying to experience the flavors back home in the U.S. I've tried many Italian restaurants in the Chicago area and found many good ones. As for authentic, I had given up until I experienced Bella Bacinos in La Grange, Illinois.   Like Italian...

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As hot water was poured into a stainless steel kettle, Rynn Caputo stirred what became a smooth provolone.Eventually the cheese was ready to be stretched, twisted and kneaded into a length that rivaled the longest jump rope."At some point, this becomes a two-person job," said her husband, David Caputo.While the couple worked, their words and the wa...

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