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A new Italian restaurant in Roseville is planning to open Jan. 3, 2023. Joe's Italian Grill announced the opening on its Facebook page. It will fill the former Noni's Grill space at 28560 Gratiot Ave.   The restaurant hasn't released its menu yet, but it did say that alcohol won't be served at the grand opening, as it is waiting for its liquor lice...

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Are YOU part of the Struffoli Squad? These beloved Neapolitan confections, deep fried and coated in a sticky sweet sheen of freshly warmed honey, are often considered an essential part of an Italian American Christmas, but for this week’s guest, they’re special enough to earn the title of “show stopper.” Annie Petito is one of the incredibly talent...

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If you think the holidays call for an extravagant meal to be shared with loved ones, the Feast of the Seven Fishes will not disappoint. This Italian-American culinary celebration occurs every Christmas Eve and involves cooking seven different types of fish and seafood. In the early 1900s, the feast was created as a way for families to partake in th...

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Most Americans don’t see a difference between Italian food and Italian-American food, but native Italians sure do- and that is exactly what Fred Assini saw back in 2012, when he bought the legendary pizzeria Cascarino’s. Fred Assini, a serial entrepreneur based out of Long Island, NY, had a staff of over 350 people who frequently ordered from Casca...

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Southbound drivers on Route 9 in Berkeley Township are familiar with Bud the Bayville Dinosaur, a movie prop-turned-roadside attraction that watches over Heritage Square shopping center. But there is something new worth stopping for on this stretch of highway: Rich and Maria Panassidi's Cucina Fresca Italian American Specialty Market, which opened...

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Moschella’s Italian Eatery is a foodie paradise. This authentic Italian Market has a huge wine selection, a tantalizing array of cheeses, some of the most mouthwatering pizzas in the region, and sandwiches that will warm your soul. It’s a taste of Italy in the Tampa area. The idea for Moschella’s was years in the making. In the summer of 2019, long...

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Before the supermarket aisles, before the ad campaigns, and before the iconic curvy bottle, there was just the Wishbone restaurant in Kansas City. A classy establishment located at 4455 Main Street, the Wishbone served family-style bowls of fried chicken along with prime rib, lobster tails, brook trout, corn fritters, mashed potatoes and gravy — an...

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Christmas Eve has always been my favorite day of the year. Growing up, while most people I knew had their big holiday celebrations on Christmas Day, my family always pulled out the stops the night before. And like any good Italian American family, we didn’t dine on turkey or ham or casseroles of any kind — rather, we celebrated Feast of the Seven F...

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Panforte is a typical Christmas cake from Siena, whose origins go back in time. A parchment attests to the existence of Panforte since at least 1205, but, in a simpler version, it originated even earlier, around the year 1000. Originally, it was a honey-based focaccia and was called pan mielato (honey bread). Fruit was added later, but, during the...

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L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, the acclaimed, century-old Naples pizzeria that appeared in Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling novel Eat Pray Love, opens its Manhattan outpost this week. The restaurant known for its thin pies, which take less than a minute to cook, will open at 2 Bank Street, near Greenwich Avenue, in the West Village on Saturday, Decem...

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