For nearly 70 years, the Fusco family has been serving handmade Italian water ice from a small stand on Wilmington's Union Street in Little Italy. The flavor is almost always lemon, a pure mix of water, sugar and hand-selected lemons complete with flecks of lemon rind dotting the saccharine slush. Only a few years ago, the Fusco's Italian Water Ice...

The Canino family has been a part of Denver's dining scene for decades. Patriarch Clyde Canino Sr., who passed away last year, founded the family business more than fifty years ago; at one point, it included three locations of the Piccolo restaurant as well as Tico's Mexican, which Clyde's son Marty continues to run as a food-manufacturing commissa...

The restaurant Little Tomato in Pelham is now open for business and ready to serve customers. Little Tomato is an Italian cuisine restaurant located off of Pelham Parkway and is currently open under operating hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Employee Rasha Mowafi said hours of operation are subject to change as staff undergoes training. “It is a soft ope...

Yes, if you think we have more than enough Italian restaurants in Baristaville, you would be right. If you think we have a lot of great Italian restaurants to brag about in our area, you would also be right! So when a new Italian restaurant opens, you’ve got to wonder – what will make this one stand out among the others? Enter Popolari. Let’s start...

Our bookshelves are filling up with Italian vacation inspiration. This year, author Katie Parla debuted the “Food of the Italian Islands” cookbook that will tempt you to book a trip to Sardinia and Sicily, and Maria Pasquale released “The Eternal City” on Rome’s culinary traditions. Then the godfather of European travel, Rick Steves, published his...

In 2023, Sal e Pepe is celebrating its 18th year serving the greater Newtown Community. From the moment you enter Sal e Pepe and take one look around, the stage is set for a tasty good time: from the smiling hostess greeting patrons at the door to the friendly vibe of the guests seated in any of four dining areas, including the bar. To the right of...

In recent months, the Pomodoro di Puglia Pdo specification was officially presented: the goal is the relaunch of the Foggia economy. The region accounts for almost all tomato production within the southern Italian supply chain with 15,527,500 quintals of processing tomatoes on an area of 17,170 hectares produced. The province of Foggia represents t...

The husband-and-wife duo behind local favorites Slice and P'unk Burger are ready to debut their latest project in South Philly. Nipotina, an old-fashioned Italian sandwich shop and deli, opens Thursday morning in a cozy storefront at 2238 S. 21st St. The business will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with a menu offering a variety of chicken cutle...

Although it is now also grown in the United States, particularly in regions like California, Texas, and Arkansas, arborio rice is called after the region in Italy where it was first farmed. Because arborio rice has a lot of amylopectin starch, risotto has a creamy consistency. The most suggested variety of rice for making risotto rice is arborio be...

Foodies will soon say "ciao" to a new restaurant serving up Italian specialties in south Bethlehem. The Orchid Steakhouse, a full-service, modern Italian steakhouse, is expected to open in late May or early June at 322 E. Third St., co-owner and head chef Genc Gashi said. The corner space, at East Third and Polk streets, previously housed Molinari'...