Hey, come over here, kid, learn something. ... You see, you start out with a little bit of oil. Then you fry some garlic. Then you throw in some tomatoes, tomato paste, you fry it; ya make sure it doesn't stick. You get it to a boil; you shove in all your sausage and your meatballs; heh? ... And a little bit o' wine. An' a little bit o' sugar, and...
READ MOREThe Weekly waits three months for a critique in order to allow kitchens and service staffs to work out the kinks (see story, p. 134), but my editor told me we could break our rule because Gusto has hit the the ground running. My first observations reinforced that: a warm smile by a greeter, the soothing hum of diners conversing, serv...
READ MOREBy Ellen Bhang Sicilian native Michael Colomba always wanted to launch a business inspired by the food of his childhood. Growing up in Castellammare del Golfo, on the island's northwest side, family members made their own cheese and olive oil, and cultivated enough tomatoes for a winter's worth of sauce. After years of working as...
READ MOREby Mark Belcher Those without the time for sit-down Italian food have a new option which will rove across the City of Buffalo. Chef's Italian Restaurant rolled out their large food truck on Wednesday with the help of several local celebrities, including former Buffalo Bills Lou Piccone, Joe Delamielleure and former Buffalo Sabre Rene...
READ MOREby Emma Jacobs "The Italian Market" is a landmark of South Philadelphia. It's billed as the oldest open-air market in the country, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The local business corridor runs along a narrow street in an old row house neighborhood. The street is lined with tables that are loaded down with fruits and ve...
READ MORELupo Italian Kitchen in downtown Rehoboth Beach recently unveiled a new wine list devoted exclusively to Italian wines - a rarity not only in Delaware but in the U.S. as well. "We think this is the best all-Italian wine list in the country," said Mike Zygmonski, the sommelier for SoDel Concepts, which owns Lupo and seven other beach restaurants....
READ MOREBy Karla Walsh On a recent Wednesday, stuff on one of the coldest nights of the year, I scurried into Cosi Cucina for my second visit to the Italian Clive restaurant. From the warm greeting at the door and the bright wood-fired grill behind the bar, to the crackling fireplace and the promptly-delivered fresh rolls, I wanted to suggest to our frien...
READ MOREIACE, in collaborazione con l'International Culinary Center, e' lieto di invitarVi ad un evento speciale nell'ambito del progetto "Mangia sano e parla italiano" Workshop per insegnanti di AP Italian SABATO 22 SETTEMBRE 2012 DALLE 10.00 ALLE 14.00 PRESSO L'INTERNATIONAL CULINARY CENTER 462 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10013 Programma: 10.00 "Saluti e panor...
READ MORENewark restaurant receives world honorSoffritto Italian Grill near Newark, owned by Stefania and Giovanni Panza, was voted the most popular Italian restaurant in the world that bears the Ospitalità Italiana seal. The seal, given out by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, recognizes Italian restaurants outside of Italy that adhere to authentic I...
READ MOREMore than 50 years ago, Alma Amadori discovered a case in her home in Ravenna, a province on the northeast coast of Italy on the Adriatic Sea. In this case Amadori found dozens of recipes, handwritten on onionskin paper. More than five decades and three generations later, those same recipes have helped make Via Emilia one of the most acclaimed rest...
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