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Although the name is simple, Sauce is anything but. You'll find more than 15 gourmet pizzas, plenty of traditional pasta dishes and bread — really good bread.   "This is an American spin on Italian cuisine," says owner Tyler Rooks, who opened Sauce nearly three years ago at 2858 S. Church St. Rooks' family has owned Italian restaurants for...

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Hoping to revitalize its brand, A.G. Ferrari Foods hired a new CEO — Jarett Peppard — and is making other changes as it prepares to move into its recently acquired Alameda headquarters next month. Peppard, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America who has more than 20 years experience in the grocery industry, will take over as CEO of the 95-...

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Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE:RPAI or the "Company") announced today DOPO, LLC is opening a new restaurant concept, DOPO, at The Gateway in Salt Lake City, Utah. DOPO, meaning "NEXT" in Italian, is an upscale, live music-oriented restaurant, featuring Mediterranean and Italian fare with nightly live jazz. DOPO will feature a 1930's supp...

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It's pleasant, Saturday brunch at Scopa Italian Roots, a bit of calm compared with the roar of nearby Abbot Kinney Boulevard. The filtered sunlight in the double-height dining room feels like late afternoon, although it is just after noon.   Big tables of neighborhood regulars, so loud late in the evening, are polite, almost subdued. It is h...

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Southern hospitality clinched the decision for James Chin to locate a new Italian restaurant in Rockmart.James and his father Jack Chin visited the area from Tennessee and were impressed with the warm welcome they received from local people. "It was like the welcome mat had been spread for my family," said Jennifer Baker. "We are from Tennessee an...

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UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma applies the same philosophy to his growing restaurant business as he does to his iconic coaching career.   "The people around you help you be successful," says Auriemma, 60, who recently opened another of his Geno's Grille restaurants, this one in Southington. "I have a standard, and we work on th...

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by Kristi Willis   Italic, the Italian endeavor from the ELM Restaurant group (24 Diner, Arro, Easy Tiger), is just a few short weeks away from opening its doors at Sixth and Colorado streets, but the inspiration has been years in the making.   Chef Drew Curren and Beverage Director Craig Collins met years ago while attending a two-mo...

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Italian favorites such as calzones, lasagna and chicken parmigiana are once again being served at 7 Lehigh St. in Catasauqua. The building, which housed Carmen's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria from 2007 to 2014, is now occupied by Villa Grande Pizzeria.   Co-owned by Jimmy Tomini and his sons, Alfani and Nori, the 60-seat restaurant debut...

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By Steven Rodas   Prato, a small city in Tuscany just north of the capital of Italy, is home to delicious baked specialties such as the cantucci. This traditional cookie is one of the many treats you could smell baking right here in Jersey City at the newly opened Prato Bakery.   "The residents come almost every day and sometimes...

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Diving enthusiasts in Liguria, North East Italy, have launched an experimental underwater basil crop in the hope that they can develop the idea and export basil to drier areas across the globe. Sergio Gamberini, CEO of Ocean Reef, an Italian-American company specialising in underwater communication systems, came up with the idea to grow plants unde...

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