Visto il successo dell'iniziativa, la Dante Alighieri ha deciso di estendere agli italiani ovunque residenti "L'Italia a tavola", ricerca che la Dante promuove insieme alla prestigiosa casa editrice "Gambero Rosso". La ricerca, all'inizio destinata ai cittadini residenti in Argentina, Bolivia, Brasile, Cile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perù, Urug...

Best known for playing the role of FBI Agent Skip Lipari in HBO's "The Sopranos," Louis Lombardi is going back to his Italian roots by launching his own gourmet Italian food line, Lombardi's.   The line, which will make its debut the first week of September, includes pastas, sauces, olive oils and olives imported directly from Italy.  ...

Twenty-three years after arriving in Miami from his native Italy at age 27, Graziano Sbroggio has achieved the proverbial American dream.   Now age 50, Sbroggio leads a local restaurant empire; including owning the management company Graspa Groupo, and co-owning an assortment of popular Miami Beach mainstays, such as TiramisU, Spris, Segafre...

Kari and I both have loved going to Bari's for great Italian food for years. It's a local staple in Kari's life and she even has a sister who will drive an hour from Mansfield just for their delicious rolls.   But we realize that perhaps not everyone is as familiar with Bari's as we are! So, this week we decided to take on a Flower Mound ins...

The new European-style Santa Barbara Public Market has one attraction in particular that has customers and casual passers-by stopping and watching. Ottavio Gnazzo works at The Pasta Shoppe and makes handmade pasta and the work is done in public.   "I think it's something you don't really see here," he said. "I do make it right in front...

Il suo ristorante nel 1998 ha ricevuto "L'insegna del ristorante Italiano" dal presidente della Repubblica, mentre in seguito, nel 2001, il suo rinomato locale è stato premiato come miglior "Ristorante Lucano nel Mondo" dalla Regione Basilicata. La motivazione del premio fu proprio per l'attenzione posta alla gastronomia lucana e per l'ottima attiv...

by Joanna Fantozzi   It's the end of an era. The New York Times announced today that Torrisi, the famed two-star restaurant and flagship of the Torrisi/Carbone fleet, will soon close. But don't panic just yet. Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi plan on turning the intimate, lace-curtained spot into an intimate 15-seat dining experience this spri...

by Peter Goonan   Mayor Domenic J. Sarno will honor the owners of Albano's Market on Wednesday by presenting them with a ceremonial "Key to the City" as they prepare to close the business after being family-run in Springfield for 74 years. The key presentation is scheduled at 2:30 p.m., at the market, located at 1167 East Columbus...

The new restaurant going into the space formerly known as Porter & Frye will be called Monello. Jester Concepts will open the new restaurant at Minneapolis' Hotel Ivy this summer, according to the restaurant's website, which went live Wednesday.   Monello is Italian for "sea urchin," according to a post by food critic Dara Moskowitz...

Dal profondo Sud dell'Italia a Palo Alto in California, con l'orgoglio delle radici. Emigranti di successo. Il coraggio delle sfide. Con la voglia di fare bene. E di riuscire. Protagonisti due fratelli di Scalea (Cosenza) e un amico di Ginosa Marina (Taranto). Si sono messi insieme ed hanno aperto un ristorante nella Silicon Valley. Affari d'oro. U...