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There’s a new kid on King Street in Old Town Alexandria bringing a spin on Italian cuisine derived from the owners’ family traditions and love for seasonal ingredients. Thompson Italian, which opened in Alexandria in January, initially made its local debut with a flagship restaurant in Falls Church in 2019. Despite early acclaim, the restaurant onl...

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In my Italian family you knew Lent (40 days of deprivation, soul-searching, and fasting) was almost over when the annual baking contest began. This was no casual competition. This was the Easter Bread Grand Prix. You baked to win. The original roster of bakers included Viola, my formidable paternal grandmother; her equally ambitious sisters Edith,...

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Macomb County’s dining scene lost a key player this week with the loss of Luciano Gianino, the longtime owner of Luciano’s Italian Restaurant in Clinton Township. Mr. Gianino died Tuesday following an illness. He was 76. Known for his devotion and love for his family and the Italian eatery that bore his name, he was known as a kind and gracious bus...

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La Lanterna, a nearly two-decades-old fixture in Ridgewood, is set to reopen after closing temporarily and has returned to familiar hands. The Italian restaurant, located at 29 West Ridgewood Avenue, is reopening under the management of the original owners, Paul and Joanne Karoutsos, who had sold the business more than a year ago to retire, the fam...

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Nothing screams comfort better than a bowl full of pasta, lasagna, or a perfectly rendered veal Milanese. Whether reminiscent of Nona’s recipe or that bucket list trip along the Amalfi Coast, Italian food makes every day a better one. While there are just under 5,000 miles from Miami to Milan, there are plenty of Italian options representing Bel Pa...

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Around the world, Easter traditions abound. While there are some cross-culture commonalities — eggs, ham, and lamb are staples — countries have their own unique traditions too. In England, families eat hot cross buns while in Greece, traditional Easter soup combines lamb with vegetables. For many Italians and Italian-Americans, Easter pizza is an e...

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Diego Stefani said when he and his wife, Jerusha Stefani, opened their Italian restaurant in Flower Mound in October 2019, the business name was Giro Pizza. He likens the dining style to what people experience in a Brazilian steak house, in which customers signal when they wanted more pizza and servers brought them more. “Giro means ‘tour.’ The nam...

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Emilia-Romagna is a veritable mine of tastes and agri-food products. It is the region with the highest number of Pdo and Pgi food products in Europe and therefore in the world, since Italy with 290 certified products is abundantly the queen of this ranking. Figures don’t lie: Emilia-Romagna has achieved, with 44 products, the European record for ag...

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Daughter Robin travels from East Greenwich to East Providence to buy her Italian deli products and ready-packaged Italian dinners at the Italian Corner. It is a much shorter trip from Edgewood or even Warwick on 95 North to 195 East to the Warren/Barrington/Seekonk exit. The deli/restaurant sits on the hill at the corner of Warren Ave. and Boyd Ave...

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Would it surprise you to know the oldest Italian restaurant in California is located in San Francisco? Fior d’Italia opened in 1886. The restaurant’s name means, “flower of Italy”. Over the decades, the restaurant has changed ownership and even briefly closed for about 6 months in 2012. Despite the brief changes and closing, customers keep coming b...

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