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When I visited The Dove III last week, Chef John Mattiello was getting ready for Easter. Three meaty lamb shanks seasoned with salt, pepper and rosemary snapped and crackled in a heavy skillet. The chef works quickly. As the meat browned, he chopped several carrots, a couple of big onions and celery.   He tossed the veget...

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Chefs Ricci and Sookar ~ June 14 - 16, 2015 Direct from the celebrated restaurant Al Fornello da Ricci in Ceglie Messapica, Chefs Ricci and Sookar will share their passion for the "true taste of Italy" at arte italia this June! Authentic cuisine and its excellence are their passion, and their menus comprise a mosaic of recipes, traditions and habi...

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Owner Joel Trocino, who graduated from The Culinary Institute of America, has combined a little bit of everything at Amici's, offering guests a formal dining experience, a pizza shop and an easygoing lounge, catering to whatever kind of night you're up for.   The front door brings you to the pizza counter, where you can stop in for a quick n...

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By Gustavo Arellano   One wonders what reservoirs of resolve the owners of Terra Mia Pizzeria in Laguna Hills drew from to open this spot. It's in Laguna Hills, for starters, a city that's actually quite underrated as a food town (hosting Break of Dawn, Villa Roma, Colombian Kitchen and Mercado Corona is a great start)—but it's still Laguna...

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Eggplants–a splendid fruit characterized by a think oblong shape; glossy, deep purple exterior; and bitter, yet pleasant flavor—are a staple of la cucina Italiana.   Everyone has more likely than not tasted a hearty parmigiana or a refreshing caponata at some point in their lives, so it's no surprise that many are quick to associate eggplant...

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Incrementare la quota di export delle piccole e medie imprese agroalimentari italiane attraverso accordi con le catene commerciali e contrastare la diffusione dell'Italian sounding in Canada e Stati Uniti attraverso una poderosa campagna di comunicazione sul vero made in Italy. È l'obiettivo della campagna di promozione del cibo 100% italiano promo...

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by Samantha Raphelson   Pizza. It is a symbol of Italian culture that has flourished since its journey to America. But unlike in Italy, we Americans have turned the traditional dish into fast food, stopping ourselves from enjoying the cheesy treat fully.   Chef Frank Masso hopes to change the way Americans approach mealtime by s...

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A massive rural of a black eagle is the only art on the walls inside the West End's new quick-turn pasta café, Grassa, and he seems to be there to say, "It is I who killed the curse of Corazón."   Some quick history: Mexican restaurant Corazón was the leviathan investment, and failure, of Kurt Huffman's ChefStable. From the ashes, bit-by-bit...

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Michael John Wade and Anthony Armstrong, owners of Michael J's, Ruidoso's newest Italian-American restaurant, cut the ribbon last week on the new establishment. Michael J's specializes in home-made lasagna, eggplant Parmesan, ravioli, beef, veal, chicken and seafood dishes. The Greeters, on behalf of the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, sponsore...

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Specialty food trucks have not always been welcomed in New Jersey; good luck finding one in Bergen County, for example.   Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken and Montclair have the most active food truck scenes, but food trucks in general have run into opposition from officials and brick-and-mortar restaurants around the state.   Read more...

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