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Chef Stefano Quaresima fell in love twice in Boston. First with his wife, Tsedenia Kiros, whom he met while working at Petit Robert Bistro, and second with the Dorchester neighborhood. Now he channels his passion for food and the local community into his recently opened Italian restaurant, Via Cannuccia. Via Cannuccia, located at 1739 Dorchester Av...

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Seviroli Foods, a US manufacturer, has acquired fellow pasta maker Mama Rosie’s for an undisclosed sum. New York State-based Seviroli, which manufactures frozen-filled pasta, as well as sauces and Italian desserts, has taken over Boston area-headquartered Mama Rosie’s, which also makes frozen pasta products. Seviroli said the deal “creates a strong...

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The inaugural leg of “PR on Top,” the cutting-edge promotional initiative for Pecorino Romano PDO, set the stage ablaze at the latest edition of Summer Fancy Food 2023 in New York, where the illustrious Italian cheese stole the spotlight in its domain. With an ardent following in the United States, the Pecorino Romano PDO achieved a record-breaking...

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Guido’s -- a casual, family-run Italian restaurant in Ravenna -- serves the best lasagna in Northeast Ohio, according to voters in cleveland.com’s Best Lasagna contest. The Portage County restaurant received slightly more than 37 percent of the nearly 6,000 votes cast. Stancato’s on State Road in Parma placed second with 31.33 percent of the vote. ...

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Pizza can be traced back to the Roman Empire. Pursuit of excellence goes back further — at least to Aristotle who said: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." The bar pies at Vic's Italian Restaurant in Bradley Beach are excellent and, according to one of its two general managers, Travis Semblewski (the ot...

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When temperatures soar, a few nibbles and a glass of vino are all we need to celebrate the season. Italy’s 20 regions offer such diversity in terms of appetizer recipes that you can sample many of the world’s best flavors simply by taking a bite of a crunchy bruschetta or breaking apart a mozzarella-filled supplì (risotto croquette) to discover a s...

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New to ‘Alohilani Resort Waikīkī Beach is La Bettola Waikīkī, a restaurant serving authentic Italian cuisine and an upscale dining experience. And while they’re eating, the resort’s massive two-story aquarium treats diners to mesmerizing views of Hawai‘i sea life. It’s the latest project from restaurateur Hide Sakurai, and the first La Bettola to o...

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cI’m not the kind of person who enjoys leaving the house—or getting up from a horizontal position on the couch—in the dead of winter. I hate the cold. When the sun begins to set early and temperatures drop, I’ll hibernate like an alpine marmot armed with books, streaming services, social media, and a large blanket, not to be seen for weeks at a tim...

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Bar Cena is set to open this fall next door to Cast Iron Concepts’ restaurant, Hush Public House. It will feature an chef-driven menu as well as a cocktail program. “Cena” translates to “dinner” or “supper” in French, Spanish and Italian, a nod to the influences that will be highlighted on the seasonally rotating menu, according to a press release.

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Rossi Rosticceria Deli was founded in 1979 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Since then, it has been cranking out some of the best old-school deli sandwiches in New York. The deli, which is also known as Rossi & Sons, was even included on Yelp’s 2023 list of the top 100 restaurants in America. Pretty amazing, considering the deli’s humble origin and locat...

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