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In the middle of the pandemic, Tony’s Italian Ristorante was struck by a huge loss on the heels of the Columbus Brewery District restaurant’s 40th anniversary.  Antonio Stanley, the restaurant's chef and an employee of 32 years, died at age 53. The restaurant’s owner, Tony Scartz, lost not only a friend but also a key ingredient to the restaurant’s...

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When you think about the Italian Renaissance, a number of things likely come to mind. Of course, there's the flowing, frilly style of dress that characterized the era, and all the incredible works of art that were created for said fancy-dressed folk to enjoy. (Does the Mona Lisa ring a bell? How about Michelangelo's David?) However, the Renaissance...

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Abruzzo's is a small family-run Italian restaurant in Oak Cliff that sits at the corner of West Davis and Tyler streets, just far enough outside the Bishop Arts District that parking isn't a nightmare.Proprietors Elias and Delores Rodriguez opened this spot eight years ago as Bishop Arts Winery. After a few years, they added food and, eventually, a...

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There is a wide variety of canned tomatoes available to us at the grocery store. Some are diced, others pureed, while whole peeled tomatoes remain a favorite among chefs and home cooks. Both San Marzano and Roma tomatoes are among the most common types used for canning. So what is the difference between these two tomatoes? Well, the first thing to...

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Passaggio has some pretty big shoes to fill. The new flagship restaurant of JW Marriott Tucson Star Pass Resort and Spa replaced the award-winning Primo in early October. Primo, which opened in 2005, was a concept by executive chef Melissa Kelly, a two-time James Beard award winner. David Fransua, executive chef and food and beverage director, has...

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Earlier this year, chef Giuseppe De Falco and his wife, Sandra, opened their first restaurant together in what was once the waiting room of Montclair’s Walnut Street train station. At Antica Stazione, De Falco’s recipes are inspired by his time in Avellino, Italy, where he went to culinary school and worked until coming to America six years ago. He...

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Stanley Tucci knows a thing or two about Italian food — and about Italy and Italians, too, for that matter. Tucci was born and raised in Westchester County, New York by parents who had emigrated from the southern Italian region of Calabria. Tucci grew up eating his mother's incredible cooking and acquired, quite naturally, a great appreciation for...

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People wait all year long for this! No, it’s not the holiday season; it’s stone crab season, which kicked off in November at Piero’s Italian Cuisine, and runs through May. At the revered, family-owned and -run restaurant, you can take advantage of the ocean’s bounty with two sizes of the specialty appetizer—large and jumbo. Florida stone crab claws...

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The love story between Italy and spices is a long-lasting one. The ancient Romans already used them to create medicines, perfumes and cosmetics, and as a tasty addition to their food. Most of the flavorings used by our ancestors came from India and China and reached the Eternal City thanks to a well-developed trading network, without forgetting, of...

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The dish that most excites chef Sabrina Tinsley at her new Capitol Hill business, La Dispensa, is a “walking lasagna.” It’s not labeled as such on the menu, just Lasagne Verdi or Lasagne Vegetariane under the hot entrees section. “I don’t know why I’m calling it this in my mind,” says Tinsley, a little proud and a little chagrined; “I don’t usually...

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