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With cannoli and steak-eating contests at the Italian Festival at The Mount, “abbondanza” food is part of the draw to Mount Loretto’s fall fundraiser. This year, the Columbus Day weekend revelry runs four days straight, from Oct. 6 through Oct. 9. “In the crisp autumn air, this is a tremendous event for borough residents, a great crossroads for mee...

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“The kid is good!” For Tommy Coniglio, at the time a 21-year-old “bar singer” at a Wildwood restaurant, the words were like a lightning strike. “The kid is good” had spilled from the lips of Tommy’s musical idol, Philadelphia music royalty, Bobby Rydell. Five years ago, Bobby and his wife, Linda Hoffman, were having dinner at Joey M’s La Piazza Cuc...

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Isola means “island.” The new Isola Italian Trattoria menu speaks an unforgettable language for the cuisine of the Island where it presented itself this year in North Beach Haven and will warm the coming seasons. A sizzling wood-fired pizze menu includes pies such as Mortadella con pistachio, or Cacciatore with house-made sausage, and Calabrian chi...

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If you like hearty, home-cooked meals that are consistently good (who doesn't?), then Pappardella is your jam. Located on the Upper West Side close to the Museum of Natural History, this Italian hotspot has been going strong for 40 years, serving its local clientele and tourists, too. They are obviously doing a few things right as this space is usu...

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Jonathan Goldsmith has some of his wine shipped in from the southern Italian island of Ischia, his mozzarella di bufala comes from the Caserta province just north of Naples. When he sees that a family is about to welcome a new baby, he presents a bottle of Prosecco to the expectant mother — to drink at a later date, of course. And when he’s not in...

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Details were promised last week about a new downtown Italian restaurant currently making plans to open in the former Julian's location, 216 N. Main, just south of the Santa Fe tracks. Another group had announced reopening but ran into problems, enabling the new leaseholders, Tony and Arda Demaj, to launch their plans and move to Hutchinson. Tony sa...

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Tavola Nostra Pizzeria E Cucina, an Italian restaurant specializing in the owner’s family recipes, is celebrating three years of serving delicacies including an ancient style of pizza called Pinsa Romana. “I dreamt all along to bring recipes and my family heritage from Sicily,” said Jeff Oliveri. “I would sit at the table with my mother and (say) ‘...

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Il Pastaficio opened at 135 Post Road East last summer, selling authentic Italian pasta and sauces. Now, owner Frederico Perandin is expanding the establishment’s offerings by opening a full-service restaurant and adding catering, weekly regional Italian dishes paired with wines and pasta-making classes. Perandin’s goal with the next chapter for Il...

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In authentic Italian cuisine, community is perhaps the key ingredient. The best Italian recipes are often made with love, passed down by family, and steeped in old-world tradition. No one understands this more than Joseph Lafferty. Grandson of Dallas legend Pietro “Pete” Eustachio, Joseph made many childhood memories in the kitchen of Lower Greenvi...

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Those who have been to Rome are not surprised that modern cuisine was born in a place filled with beauty, history, and delicious food. What may come as a surprise however, is upon return to the United States, it’s hard to find the traditional Roman dishes — specifically Bucatini All’amatriciana, or Cacio e Pepe, a creamy Pasta Carbonara, or Alla Gr...

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