If you've ever been to Italy, you might have noticed that the fruits featured in many dinners and desserts are ones you know and love. Lemons, oranges, apples, pears, and peaches are all commonly seen and tasted. But there's one important fruit that rarely appears on the menu: citrus bergamot. Once you see a picture of bergamot, the lack of it on m...

Raymo Santilli and Doug Sundo — alumni brothers of Alpha Phi Delta, the national Italian American fraternity — continued their annual tradition of making soppressata this past January. The event was held at the Treesdale Community Center, and more than 50 folks participated. In addition to the usual alumni attendees with friends and family, members...

On one side, we have Nutriscore and health warnings on labels that risk penalizing the symbolic products of the Mediterranean diet (the healthiest one), which also includes wine. On the other, the green light for insects at the table. One side discourages the consumption of wine and red meat, while the other, instead, opens up to synthetic meat and...

With dining and drink destinations such as RIME, The Vintage Room, Brasserie 7452, The Wine Vault, Wild Ember takeout BBQ, and The St. Regis Bar, The St. Regis Deer Valley was already awash in culinary hotspots. Not content to rest on their laurels however, the St. Regis culinary team – headed up by Chef/Consultant Matthew Harris – has added anothe...

DiCarlo Food Service is one of the largest privately owned wholesale food distributors in the nation. They provide a surprising array of products: Knishes from Gabila’s Knish in Copiague, pasta from Bruno’s Specialty Foods in West Sayville— even mixers from The Murph’s Famous Bloody Mary Mix in Melville–all food items that are grown, raised, baked,...

Lovers of Italian food and denizens of Southwest Austin alike will be thrilled with the news that one of Austin's longest-running Italian restaurants will be re-emerging from its pandemic slumber in a new location. Chef Marion Gillcrist told the American-Statesman that she plans to open a location of La Traviata at 7415 Southwest Parkway later this...

Contrary to popular misconception, ancient Roman cuisine bore little resemblance to modern Italian cuisine. I’m starting a series of articles on ancient Roman cooking. And we begin with sweets. The Italian pastry art is famous for such delicacies as: cannoli, tiramisu, napoleone, sfogliatelle, etc. However, these dishes are relatively modern invent...

If you love NYC's popular Don Angie or other restaurants in the Quality Branded family like Zou Zou's and Quality Bistro, you'll want to check out the newest Italian eatery joining the fold: Bad Roman. Self-described as modern, maximalist Italian, the new restaurant features playful takes on classic Italian cooking from around the world, according...

According to Istat data published by Assica, the association of Italian meat and cured meat industries, in the period January-September 2022 Italian cured meat exports reached 147,860 tons in volume and €1,455.4mn in value. The growth, compared to the same period in 2021, is thus +2.2 percent in volume and +8.6 percent in value. “This is a positive...

No need to travel to the Twin Cities for a tasteful, elegant and mouthwatering Italian meal. Olio has made its emergence in the Hudson dining scene as a pop-up restaurant located at Pedro’s Del Este, 212 Walnut St.  Monday and Tuesday, Riley Jackson and Luke Sawtell take over the space with their staff, transforming it into a dining experience for...