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by Anna Momigliano   Cheese lovers of the Jewish world, rejoice: the original Parmesan cheese from Italy is now available in a kosher version. The first cheese wheel, adorned with a large Star of David and the word "kosher" written on it in Hebrew, was cut open last week at the Israeli pavilion in the Milan world's fair.   Althou...

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By Melissa McCart   Lidia's Pittsburgh in the Strip District has gotten a facelift. It's not just a nip and tuck but a gutting that exceeds the construction costs of many new restaurants opening around town. Opened 15 years ago, Lidia's has retained its backlit wine wall in the renovation, but has made many other updates: A once open ki...

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6-9 p.m., Kohler Signature Store, 300 Albemarle St., Baltimore (MD)(410) 752-4515, littleitalymadonnari.com, $35.   You may think that Italian food is just pizza and pasta; and, yeah, that is a lot of it. But it's the best pizza and pasta, and other incarnations of bread and tomatoes and olive oil and wine and meat and everything good in thi...

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Touch of Italy Restaurant announces it has received the 2013 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Only the top-performing 10 percent of busin...

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I was recently invited to try Abbottega, an Italian restaurant that opened this year in the West Village. I like the way the owner, Davide Ranucci narrates the story of this family business that started 100 years ago in Italy: "It all began in 1913 when my grandfather Giulio opened his "Osteria" in Montefiascone, a small town with an enchantin...

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Adding a little sophistication to a block known for its dinosaur cookies is Elizabeth Falkner's Corvo Bianco. The new "coastal Italian" eatery opened across from the American Museum of Natural History last month.   The first-floor bar is clean and casual, with doors that open onto the street.   Read more   Source: http://o...

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Creamy, herbaceous with just a touch of sweetness — the ricotta filling in the Lasagne Napoletana al' Forno at Fratello's has the power to evoke rhapsodies of joy.   Beyond the filling, this dish owes its success to each element, capable of anchoring a dish individually, harmonizing completely — a meaty tomato sauce with enough acidity to st...

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Ask the first 10 people you see if they know what radicchio is and here's what will happen. Of the 10, three will be unable to replicate the pronunciation (rah-DEE-kee-oh) and will walk away shaking their heads. Four others will stand there with a quizzical look on their faces, searching their memory banks, saying they know they've heard of it som...

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Victoria Fine Foods (VFF), the #1 slow kettle cooked pasta sauce manufacturer in the US, announced today that they have been awarded five Scovie Awards. The awards given to recognize the world's leading spicy foods, honored Victoria in three different categories including taste, product label design, and logo.   Among more than 850 submitted...

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by George Yatchisin   "Fresh pasta versus box pasta — the difference is night and day," says Diane Harding, owner of The Pasta Shoppe (38 W. Victoria St., [805] 770-3668, thepastashoppellc.com) in the Santa Barbara Public Market. "People come in and buy our pasta from Corona del Mar, Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, and all say, 'You have to ope...

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