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If you had to guess the second most played game in the world, chances are you wouldn’t come up with bocce. But an 81-year-old former contractor, who also happens to be a U.S. national bocce champion, knows its appeal, especially when it comes to building community. Located just off Lapeer Road in Lake Orion, Palazzo di Bocce is an upscale Italian r...

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Esquire snubbed Houston among its recent 50 picks for best new restaurants in America, but a Montrose restaurant did get a nod as the country’s “Pizza Joint of the Year.” If readers scroll about halfway down the digital version of the magazine’s story, they’ll find Nonno’s Family Pizza among a trio of special category winners. The entry praises...

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Sometimes, you just want to put something different from the usual goodies on your holiday dessert table. Or maybe something new in addition to the usual because if we’re honest, we don’t want to get rid of the pecan pie, cookie trays, chocolate candy, or even the much-maligned fruit cake. But we would like to mix it up a bit and add something unex...

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Italy meets Miami at a new restaurant in Uptown Park that turns from day to night with an expansive patio and speakeasy-esque back room. Lombardi Cucina Italiana opens its doors on Friday at 1101 Uptown Park, the second location from Dallas-based restaurateur Alberto Lombardi. The owner of 11 restaurant brands in his namesake restaurant group, incl...

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Mangia! The wait is over - Violante's is open on Franklin Ave, Nutley. Violante's made a name for themselves serving families in the south end of Bloomfield since 1969. Officially called 'Violante's Meat Market,' the business was also an Italian Specialty Store and caterer. Flash forward a few decades and the original business found itself having t...

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The Collegeville Italian Bakery is a very popular and well known spot amongst most Collegeville residents and students at Ursinus College. The bakery takes pride in its connection to both the Ursinus College community and Philadelphia sports teams by sharing their love through their menu items like the “Joel Embiid shake” and through social media p...

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Season 2 of FX/Hulu’s The Bear featured an intense and emotionally draining episode, a flashback to a Christmas Eve Feast of Seven Fishes meal at the Berzatto house several years prior. Carmy has come home to visit from Denmark. Matriarch Donna Berzatto, expertly portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis, is frantically preparing the dinner, drinking and chain...

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There are two kinds of people in the world: people who are team pandoro, and people who are team panettone—the tall, star-shaped cake vs or the rounded, densely-packed confection, both of which are synonymous with Christmas celebrations. Similar, but so different; we break down the fundamentals of these two iconic bread-like cakes as we embrace the...

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Enzo’s Deli and Imports is now open in Plano. The restaurant—which is connected to the wine bar Corner Wines—serves a variety of Italian sandwiches, imported meats and cheeses, pasta dishes, desserts, and more. Michael Martin, owner of both Enzo’s and Corner Wines, said all of the food is made fresh in house. The muffuletta sandwich has been an ear...

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Nestled in the scenic embrace of the Hudson Valley lies Il Figlio Enoteca, a culinary gem that I had the pleasure of discovering on a mission to find the finest dining experiences in the region. This Italian restaurant in Fishkill, NY, is a haven for epicureans, a place where the art of culinary creation meets an ambiance akin to a warm embrace. As...

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