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Spring 2013 Session begins April 17th Casa Belvedere offers Italian Culinary Classes! Casa Belvedere's "In Cucina" Culinary Program is a recreational cooking series designed to be both an educational and a fun experience. Our new team of instructors has a wide range of classes to offer for adults and children ages 8+. Daytime and evening classes a...

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by Claudia Astarita   A few weeks ago the BBC published an interesting article titled "Why do the Italians live longer than us?". Fergus Walsh, BBC medical correspondent, pointed out that although Italians smoke more than Britons, they earn less, their economy is in an even worse shape than the British one, and they spend less on healthcare,...

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In the culinary world there's Italian. Then there's Tuscan and Florentine and even Sicilian. In the U.S., there's even a difference between New York Italian and San Francisco. But have you ever heard of "Brooklyn Italian?"   "It's seafood," Chef Jonathan Levine explains, "because we grew up on the Atlantic Ocean. It's also, when you have a...

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By Rachel Hagenbaugh After 20 years of experience as a private chef, Scott Wnek decided it was time to take his talents to a new level and open his own restaurant, Pronto!, a modern Italian American cuisine, located at 223 East Highland Road. "It's Italian food with a little bit of a spin on it," Wnek said. "We wanted to bring a mom and pop gourm...

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If one is good, two is better. Devoted fans of The Italian Store would surely agree. ARLNow.com reports that popular Arlington delicatessen The Italian Store -- which has thrived in the Lyon Village neighborhood for more than three decades -- plans a second location in Westover. The new location, at 5839 Washington Blvd., will be about twice the s...

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by Maggie Powers   Tucked away off Shawmut Ave. in the South End, Coppa offers a neighborhood feel that is difficult to come by in most of Boston. Couple this fun atmosphere with some of the best Italian food in the city, and it is no surprise this tiny 11-table restaurant can sometimes have a multiple-hour wait. Since its opening in 2008,...

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A cool and classy, very Italian eatery opened in Portsmouth in October, and if it wasn't a bit off the beaten path we would have been there pronto. As it is, we arrived before the dead of summer set in, and we're quite happy that we did.   Tavola is low-lit, comfortable and cozy, and it is unique: We can't think of anywhere else where TV sc...

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I's been a tough week for two classic bakeries. East Village classic De Robertis just gave word that they will shut down after 110 years in business. Today, the Settepani family of Pasticceria Bruno Bakery, who have served cannoli and cakes on LaGuardia Place since 1973, tell Jeremiah Moss that they will close on Sunday. A note on the door reads:...

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Tourists associate the City of Brotherly Love with its most famous sandwich – the cheesesteak, created by South Philly hot dog vendor Pat Olivieri for his taxi driver clientele in 1930.   But regional food choices in Philadelphia extend well beyond Pat's or Geno's, provolone or cheese whiz, with or without fried onions. Landmark delis, marke...

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Whether wafting in the air at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington or at the summer events held at Lorain’s Black River Landing, the savory scent of sizzling Italian sausage sandwiches smothered in grilled onions and steaming green peppers, takes immediate precedence over any and all other aromas. But you don’t have to wait for summer to raise its...

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