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Magdalena's Trattoria and Pizzeria has opened at 5110 Buffalo Speedway near West University Place. The restaurant from chef Nicolas Nikic serves Italian cuisine including handmade pasta, hand-tossed pizza and grilled items, sourcing some ingredients straight from Italy.  Nikic has roots in Europe, where he grew up and received hospitality training...

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Downtown Milwaukee is really starting to find its footing when it comes to fine dining. North Jefferson Street has some of Milwaukee’s favorites and is also seeing a lot of transition on the block between Wells and Mason, including Safina at 785 N. Jefferson Street.  Nestled in one of the ever-beautiful stone mansions often filled with retail, Safi...

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A founding family behind San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood, the Busalacchis have opened Lala Italian gastropub next door to sister restaurant Barbusa. A Sicilian immigrant who moved to San Diego as a young boy, Joe Busalacchi took a leap of faith on Little Italy's then-desolate India Street in 1984 when he opened Trattoria Fantastica. Now, 40 y...

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This semester’s Taste of Italy event exhibited the diverse range of Italy’s different flavors and colors, featuring delicacies from each region of the Mediterranean nation. The event, held in the Stern Center was open to both students and alumni. Of Italy’s 20 regions, 19 were represented at the event by a regional food item, its flag, and a short...

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The Italian Daughter, conceived by Melissa Maggiore Meyer as a heartfelt tribute to her late father, the renowned restaurateur and chef Tomaso Maggiore, is an inviting haven where guests are welcomed into the warmth of Meyer’s own home. This homage to old-school Italian favorites features cherished dishes like burrata, linguine with clams, gnudi, e...

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Bronx, 1999. Beatrice Ughi is changing her life but perhaps doesn’t know it yet. At the end of the 90s, the “Guerrigliera del Gusto e del Giusto” or Good Food Warrior (as she describes herself on her Instagram page) was an account manager working for a financial statement auditing firm. Almost by accident, but perhaps by coincidence, she leaped int...

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What’s the secret ingredient to staying in business for over 10 years? The chef at Little Sicily may just have the recipe for success as the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate over 10 years of service to the Raleigh County community. Little Sicily opened its doors in 2014 with co-owner Karim Masou...

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Named after the northeastern Italian mountain range, Dolomiti Pizzeria & Enoteca (1105 N 13th St.) is located in the heart of Omaha's historic Millwork Commons neighborhood."We're really happy to be part of the Millwork neighborhood; it's really developing quickly," said Tim Maides, Dolomiti co-owner. "The tenants here are all very similar, they we...

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The range of cheese is impressive — from hard and salty parmesan to a pot of delicious gooey fondue. Yet few varieties polarize tastes quite like funky blue cheeses. Filled with mold spores, which lend them their distinct coloration, such varieties are defined by their sharp taste and pungent smell. Most renditions are crafted from cow's milk and n...

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In a region awash with Italian restaurants, this small restaurant on the northern edge of Onondaga County has a trick up its sleeve: homemade pasta. Rolled into sheets for lasagna or cut into wide strips for fettuccine to be tossed in one of several housemade sauces, that homemade pasta is one of the many reasons The Cafe Bella Luna begins filling...

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