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Myriad dried pastas and jars of marinated vegetables are among the provisions lining the tightly packed shelves at E. 48th Street Market in Dunwoody. The freezers are stuffed with Italian staples, like ravioli and bolognese sauce, while cases offer deli meats and Italian cookies by the pound. But the real siren call at this family-owned and operate...

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Every year on the evening of 24 January in the central Italian town of Urbania, local schoolteacher Emanuela Forlini cuts a yellow onion into quarters. She then separates out 12 wedges that will form the basis of her local weather predictions for the year ahead. She lays out a slice for each month of the year on her kitchen chopping board, the firs...

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There's nothing quite like picking up supplies at a Home Depot store in Philly and stopping to grab a breakfast sandwich or a cheesesteak at the Rocco's Italian Sausage stand in the parking lot. It's a great example of symbiosis in action: Hungry home improvers fuel up on calories at shacks that have found the perfect, niche market for people to ki...

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Retired Denver police officer Mike Rossi is making the leap to restaurant entrepreneurship, but he’ll be armed with a seasoned staff and site. In mid-April, Rossi’s Italian Eatery will open with a name change and not much different from its former incarnation as Mama Sannino’s at 5800 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. “When I left the police department...

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Cousin Vinny’s, a New York-style deli, has its sights set on Seminole Heights in the city of Tampa. I’m in favor of any restaurant that reminds me of one of my all-time favorite films. The owners are bringing massive, piping hot Italian sandwiches to the city of Tampa, and delivering them direct to your door. This is a passion project for executive...

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A Union Italian market took home first place for best meatballs in the Central Jersey division of Pizza Bowl 3, a philanthropic event benefiting the Tunnel to Towers Foundation that raised over $21,000 for the nonprofit. Constantino’s Italian Market, in the old Napoli's Deli space on Chestnut Street, was founded in 2016. The market was among 15 oth...

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A family-owned and operated pizzeria and ice cream shop opened recently in Hartsdale. Located at 15 E. Hartsdale Ave., Constantino’s Pizzeria and Ice Cream Shop originated in Greenwich, Connecticut, but when Robyn Bordes and her husband Michael opened a new restaurant in Westchester, it was a bit of a homecoming. Robyn Bordes said in an intervie...

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Massimo Italian Corner, located at a space formerly occupied by Five Guys in Norwalk at 420 Westport Ave., opened in December 2022 and is the third Italian restaurant in Fairfield County owned by namesake Massimo Colandrea.  Colandrea, who also opened Bridgeport's Massimo Pizzeria Ristorante in 1986 and Trumbull's Italian Corner Deli in 2017, expan...

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Monini’s mono cultivars Frantoio, Coratina, and Nocellara 100% Italian organic olive oils have won no fewer than five Oscars – including four gold ones, a Best of Show, and a Best of Class – at the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, one of the five most important international competitions in the extra virgin olive oil se...

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Who doesn’t have a jar of honey in the pantry? A naturally healthy and versatile product, honey has a place in many a recipe but it is often used as an eco-friendly ingredient to keep our skin supple, too – you only need to browse the internet for a second to find hundreds of honey-based face masks, body scrubs, and hair treatments.  In fact, honey...

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