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There’s not going to be a mozzarella meltdown after all. Leprino Foods, the world’s largest mozzarella maker, could’ve been forced to shut down amid a family feud exposed for the past two weeks in a Denver court. But the jury sided with Leprino Foods and its billionaire owner James Leprino, who was getting sued by two of his nieces for allegedly sh...

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In the midst of townhouses and storefront lofts in Manhattan’s Upper West Side sits a small new Italian eatery called Osteria Accademia. In Italy an “osteria” is a small restaurant that serves wine and a simple food menu. Accademias are places of education and learning with collections on display. In the case of Osteria Accademia the collections on...

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Like most of the generation that grew up in the 1980s, the family meal bucket, box, pail or vessel was a big part of my dining out experience. Buckets of drumsticks from Kentucky Fried Chicken, the double pizza on a cardboard pallet from Little Caesar's or the giant box of family-style nachos from the now-defunct Mexican restaurant known as Naugle'...

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It’s never taken Chris Ponte this long to open a restaurant. First, there was the pandemic and the corresponding shutdown. Then, the inevitable delays — shortages in supplies, equipment and labor. But also: Opening a restaurant of this caliber just takes time. Now, more than 3 1/2 years since its inception. Ponte Modern American has finally opened....

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In the heart of hipster Williamsburg is an Italian eatery glowing with the ageless ambiance of the Eternal City. Adjacent to the decorated dining pavilion curbside at 115 Berry St. is a portal to a spacious room of dark wood, white brick, modern fixtures, adorned shelves, high ceilings, amber touches, a fireplace fronted by a couch and chairs, and...

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Pizzana, a Neapolitan-style pizza chain newly arrived on Knox Street, is serious about its crust. I knew this a few ways before walking into the door: because the chain’s founder, Daniele Uditi, prefers to use a slow-rising 48-hour ferment for his dough, because the legendary Los Angeles Times critic Jonathan Gold was a huge fan of the original loc...

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If you know you know: Italian food is a West Virginia specialty. We’ve got some of the best Italian cooks and best Italian restaurants in the nation tucked away in our little corner of Appalachia, and one of them is definitely Pugs Homemade Italian Restaurant in Morgantown. Located at 1137 Van Voorhis Road in Morgantown, West Virginia, Pugs Homemad...

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It was over a decade ago when white tablecloths went out of fashion in New York, save for the fine dining holdouts dotting upper Manhattan. But what’s old appears to be new again, only remixed for 2022, at Casino, a new restaurant opening Tuesday, December 13.   Located at 171 East Broadway, near Rutgers Street, Casino is Aisa Shelley’s first resta...

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It is now superfluous to mention that food waste is one of the greatest damages of our century. Yet, never as at Christmas and on festive occasions is it good to reiterate how fundamental the role that each of us plays within the food system is. Abundant lunches and sumptuous dinners, but also snacks with panettone, pandoro, dried fruit and panfort...

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A Dallas Farmers Market coffee shop is expanding and opening a second location in Bishop Arts. Palmieri Cafe will open a location on Bishop Avenue in the coming weeks in a small, standalone building across from Paradiso, as reported by Oak Cliff Advocate. Owner Corrado Palmieri told The Dallas Morning News that the coffee shop is in the final stage...

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