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On Sunday, February 5th Nutella lovers and fans will unite all over the world to celebrate World Nutella Day, coming together on social media to share recipes and stories and to savor the taste of the world’s favorite hazelnut spread. The unique taste of Nutella can be enjoyed on any day, to prepare recipes, to enjoy flipping pancakes and crepes wi...

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A taste of Italy has arrived in Oskaloosa (IA), thanks to a woman with a vision of bringing Italian culture and cuisine to the heart of the Midwest. Paola Cipollina grew up in Genoa, Italy, an entire ocean away from small town Iowa. Her career, first in the fashion industry, then in film making, has led her to Milan, Italy; Los Angeles, California;...

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Right on the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta Region, Greenwood is a charming little town that’s home to one of the oldest restaurants in Mississippi. The Crystal Grill has been serving up some of the south’s finest food for nearly a century, and this is one restaurant where you’ll want to save room for dessert. Family-owned and operated since...

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The increase in turnover of the Italian food industry, which grew by +14.7 percent in November 2022, was driven mainly by exports. Considering the whole of 2022, Italian food exports hit an all-time record of 60 billion euros. This is mostly thanks to products that are staples of the Mediterranean Diet such as wine, pasta, and fresh fruit and veget...

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In only three years, Brooklyn’s Pizzeria has become so popular that it outgrew its little space in the Winn-Dixie plaza in South Leesburg. The restaurant recently moved a couple doors down and now has a larger dining area where customers can enjoy all the Italian specialties.  Owners James and Shawna Pancari purchased the restaurant from the previo...

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Forbici is one of the top spots in all of Tampa for fine Italian cuisine. The restaurant puts a modern twist on classic dishes, and offers up a sensational pizza in Tampa’s Hyde Park Village. This restaurant is part of Next Level Brands, a group headed up by prolific restaurateur Jeff Gigante. Next Level just recently opened Boulon Brasserie in Wat...

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Joe Aiello’s workday begins long before the sparrows sing on Dongan Avenue in the city’s South End. Each morning before sunrise, Aiello unloads pallets of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, bananas, pears, oranges, apples and herbs from trucks arriving from New York City’s sprawling produce markets. On Monday, when winter’s first major...

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When he was in his early 30s, Phil Giglio went to live in Southern Italy while studying for the bar exam. That six-month excursion just outside of Naples, connecting with an area that his family once called home, was enough for him to fall in love with the region’s cuisine for life. Even after graduating from law school, and practicing as a corpora...

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Margie Raimondo’s first documentary, The Soul of Sicily, won The Best Short Film or Documentary at The Taste Awards. Raimondo is an author, chef, filmmaker and farmer focused on preservation and agriculture. The documentary was born out of her desire to shine a light on farmers who are at the heart of the food industry. On Feb. 1 The Taste Awards p...

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A lot has been happening in the food truck world here in Tucson. Whether it is the continued swirl of legality issues surrounding The Pit’s presence, or the new food truck setup going up in early February around the Tanque Verde Swap Meet, food trucks have been more in the news now than they have, well, probably ever in Tucson. And now, a new food...

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