By Tom Sietsema Aside from the trapeze school, the most fly reason to explore the emerging Capitol Riverfront in Southeast Washington right now is an Italian restaurant whipped up by a New York chef.   Even riding shotgun with UberX, you may get lost on your first attempt to reach Osteria Morini, which served its first crostini and meatball...

by Josie Sexton   A former Rio Grande and The Kitchen employee plans to open his first restaurant concept just south of Old Town Fort Collins on Feb. 16. Nick's Homestyle will transform the closed Number 1 Chinese Super Buffet at 1100 S. College Ave. into a family-style, Italian-American restaurant.   New business owner Nick Doyl...

Cresciuta a New York tra i sapori campani dei piatti della nonna, Caroline Chirichella è rimasta folgorata da un viaggio in Italia e, abbandonata la carriera di cantante d'opera, si è messa ai fornelli e ha fondato Magic&Pasta per far scoprire ai newyochesi tutta la magia della cucina italiana.   La madeleine di proustiana memoria per Ca...

Two Italians are among the four winners of the Expo Short Food Movie competition and have earned a chance to visit this year's world fair in Milan, organisers said Thursday. Back to the Food by Michael Donatone and Col Cibo Non Si Scherza (You Don't Fool With Food) by Francesco Fanuele and Gianluca Santoni first topped an online vote and were...

by Ann Troeger Kurland   Roses are blooming at the new gelato cafe, Amorino, on Newbury Street, the first New England franchise for the French chain with shops worldwide. The signature scoop is the shape of a flower perched on a waffle cone, and each petal can be made of a different gelato or sorbet flavor from a list of 23 ($5.50 to $14)....

When: Monday, May 11, 2015 — 6:30 to 9 p.m.Where: MIT – Medialab, Silverman Skyline Room, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MATo register online, visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovation-and-food-conference-tickets-16713869634   6:30pm – 6:40pm Welcome by Conference Organizers Expo Milan 2015 Presentation6:40pm – 7:05pm First SessionVi...

by Nicole Danna   When you enter Cafe Vico in Fort Lauderdale, a handsome older gentleman with a slick of jet-black hair in a crisp starched chef's coat will no doubt greet you at the door.   With a soft accent and a kind smile that creases his eyes behind black-rimmed glasses, he'll take each lady's hand, give it a quick kiss, and tu...

by Joanna DelBuono   Magnificio, fantastico, molto buono. Marco Chirico, restaurateur extraordinaire and patron of the arts, has always advocated for education. In order to further the education of students at the Information Technology High School in Long Island City, the owner and chef of Marco Polo Ristorante commissioned the students in...

If you're going to lay claim to the terms "authentic" and "Italian" when talking cuisine, it helps when your bloodstock is bona fide, too. That's the case with Sicilian-born Davide Valenti, who has been at the helm of Davide Italian Café for the past five years after previously working for more than a decade at other Marco restaurants.  ...

We rarely have true celebrities, admired and well known both in Italy and the US, in this column. We have met more than a hundred wonderful persons during this trip, from all of whom I learned a lot about so many interesting topics: people successful, dedicated, but today a true celebrity is with us. Still, she has welcomed us with the simplicity a...