Casa Vinicola Zonin USA is thrilled to host Miami's Wok Star Eleanor Hoh at their spectacular penthouse loft for a series of three exclusive Art of Wok Cooking Classes that will pair fine Italian wines with Asian cuisine. On August 21, October 23, and December 18 from 6:30-9:30pm, Hoh will demonstrate her signature no-recipe approach, comb...
READ MOREGeorge Portesi started baking pizzas in a tavern outside of Chicago in 1939. In 1944, he followed a close friend to Almond and served pizza at a vacation resort. Ten years later, the family moved their pizza operation to Paul's Bar in Stevens Point. Portesi Italian Foods, at 3201 Business Park Drive, is similar to many American companies...
READ MOREAn hour and a half drive northwest of Los Angeles might seem a long way to go for some Italian, especially given the great modern and traditional, Southern and Northern Italian cuisine within the city, but I'm going to try to make the case that Boccali's Pizza and Pasta in the Ojai Valley is worth the trek.First of all, 90 minutes is 90 minutes whe...
READ MOREThe 2014 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco will welcome, as in every winter, Area ITALIA, by far the largest international participation at the show. ITALIA has become synonymous with the best in gastronomy and wine. The 62 display booths occupied by the Italian exhibitors will showcase authentic Italian products, all distinguished by their...
READ MOREOn Friday, May 2, 7:00 p.m., the Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis Street at Hiram Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey, will host a special Italian wine dinner featuring the extraordinary vintages of Dalla Terra Imports. Dalla Terra is the importer for many of the best Italian wines available in the United States. Amelia DiMarco, US Import Director, wil...
READ MOREOn Saturday, December 13, 2014, from 6 - 9 p.m., the Capital Italian American Organization (CIAO!) will be hosting its annual Christmas party and potluck social at Staybridge Suites located in the Summit East Complex at 1600 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, just east of Interstate 10 on U.S. 90 (Mahan Drive). Please join us for good food, I...
READ MOREby Duane Shimogawa Angelo Pietro, the popular Japan-based Italian restaurant chain, which closed down its only Hawaii location near Ala Moana Center in Honolulu in September, has found a new location, but a little further east to the Kaimuki neighborhood, the restaurant's general manager confirmed to PBN. Angelo Pietro's will open in the spring o...
READ MOREPetaluma restaurant has been serving up Italian food on the Upper East Side since 1984—with a brief interruption. This past summer the restaurant reopened under new management and with a new chef, C.J. Bivona. Wood-fired pizza and pastas make up much of the menu, both classic recipes and updated takes on favorites. Read more &nbs...
READ MORE“This is not just vinegar. This is balsamic. They are not the same,” Daniele Barbieri said when I visited his family’s Acetaia del Cristo in this Northern Italian city last fall. I heard him, but I was also engaged, engrossed in the parade of flavors in my mouth. Mr. Barbieri had suggested that I stick my pinkie inside a 165-year-old juniper-wo...
READ MOREOn the heels of serving his 1 millionth meal to underprivileged "motel kids," restaurateur/humanitarian Sir Bruno Serato will be awarded the Montale Prize at a formal ceremony to be held on April 23 in the Hall of Trusses Firmafede Fortress, which was built in the 15th century by Lorenzo de 'Medici. During his stay at the ancient castle in...
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