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A new Italian-American is bringing a bevy of traditional dishes to Midtown inside of a recently opened luxury European hotel. At Allora Ristororante, inside Le Méridien at Fifth Avenue and 31st Street, one of their signature dishes is based on a 600-year-old six-foot-long piece of pasta. The rustic Abruzzese recipe Maccheroni alla Mugnaia (Miller’s...

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Local patrons are invited to explore the art of food and wine pairing as the Lombardi Cucina Italiana hosts an exclusive wine pairing event. The Banfi Wine Pairing Dinner will take place on April 12 at the Lombardi Cucina Italiana in Frisco. The restaurant’s sommelier has carefully selected a Banfi wine to complement each course in the five-course...

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If you're thinking, "Does really need another Italian restaurant," from what we hear about this one, the answer is "absolutely". It opens on Wednesday, April 5 on Glenridge Ave in Montclair in the spot that was the location of Salute Brick Oven Bistro until last year. Introducing Luigino's Parmigiano, the creation of Chef Luigi Tripodi, a veteran o...

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Good Friday (venerdi santo) is a solemn, sacred day in Italy and when it comes to food the menu for a “pranzo di quaresima‘”, (a luncheon meal for this final Lenten observance) has a long and important tradition. In 1891 Pellegrino Artusi, an Italian merchant with an interest in the art of cooking, wrote La Scienza in Cucina e l’arte di mangiar ben...

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As someone with a great appreciation for delicious food, April 6 is a day close to my heart. Carbonara Day is an event organized by the Italian Food Union. Since 2017, this international event has been celebrated through the sharing of carbonara recipes from world-renowned chefs via live streaming directly to your kitchen. The world’s largest “spag...

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In honor of Women's History Month, we're recognizing the women behind the Fayetteville-area food scene. For the third installment of the series, we shine a spotlight on three women who own and operate area Italian eateries.  Meet the founders of Antonella’s Italian Ristorante, Gusto Napoletano Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, and Litty’s Pizza — th...

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Italy is a country that has no shortage of stunning and historic cities, each with its own unique character and charm. One such city is Modena, located in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. Modena is a city of incredible beauty and is often overshadowed by other more popular Italian cities like Florence, Venice, or Rome. But, once you set...

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Eatly, an Italian restaurant in the Wittenberg University neighborhood in Springfield, is reopening Friday, April 21, with new additions, including an after-hours botanical lounge. Owner Tom Thompson opened the restaurant at 601 N. Fountain Ave. in July 2021. The restaurant's name, Eatly, is a play on the country name of Italy and his family's root...

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The new 2,500-square-foot restaurant seats 60 inside and another 40 outside on an intimate patio. Come in for a drink and sit at the bar while watching the wood-fired pizzas being prepared in the beautiful mosaic-tiled oven. “Sunset Harbour has been welcoming to our growing brand, and we look forward to making Casa Bufala the new culinary anchor of...

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If a pizza and an empanada had a baby, it would probably look something like a calzone. Shaped like a dumpling with a pizza flavor, the calzone is a perfect mix of the two revered foods. It's not hard to figure out why some may think the calzone is an American invention. After all, it's in the same realm as the stromboli, created in Philadelphia in...

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