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Il Gradino manages to be that rare blend of things that most other restaurants only aspire to achieve: a place so memorable that it’s a destination, yet also a warm, friendly, fun and welcoming place for satisfied regulars. Their incredible food in ultra-generous portions is undoubtedly what draws diners from around the city and beyond, but the low...

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When the locals learned that we were moving to Pieve di Compresseto, a little village in the heart of Italy, they often remarked: “Oh, the Pievesi are famous for their gnocchi festival. They’re known for being a tightly-knit community that likes to be together.” It wasn’t long before I learned firsthand that this was true. Less than two months afte...

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The planetary success of anchovies (and especially anchovies from the Cantabrian Sea) is pushing up the revenues and growth ambitions of Rizzoli Emanuelli, one of Italy’s leading specialists in anchovy fillets, with which it makes more than half of its revenues and in which it has invested heavily over the past decade. Helping to make them trendy a...

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Dec. 24 has always been my favorite day of the year. Until I was 12, family members numbering in the dozens would descend upon my grandparents’ tiny two bedroom apartment in Troy, New York, for the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Although the Italian tradition typically means a day of fasting followed by a meatless banquet at night, my family took the i...

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When Cucina Migrante co-founders Francesco Bonsinetto and Adisa Ziric prepare a meal for a client, they never work from a standard menu. Every meal is unique from the next, depending on the customer’s tastes, dietary concerns and allergies, and whatever fresh items Bonsinetto picks up that day from a local farm or meat market. The San Diego busines...

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You’ve probably heard of grissini (breadsticks) and you’ll definitely have heard  of crisps, olives and salted peanuts being eaten as a pre-dinner accompaniment  to a drink–both in Italy and abroad. But head to the savoury snack aisle of an  Italian supermarket and you’ll suddenly wonder how it’s possible for there to be  just so many different way...

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Italian restaurant Pastina is making the move from Albany to Delmar. Owner and chef Mike Pietrocola said they are currently moving into the former Twisted Vine Wine & Tap space at 384 Kenwood Avenue in Delmar. Pastina opened at 11 Colvin Avenue in Albany in December 2020. Pietrocola has been a chef since the 1980s, working around the area at restau...

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The Delaware Valley Italian American Herald is proud to present the First Publisher’s Wine Tasting and Gourmet dinner featuring Count Sebastiano Capponi of Villa Calcinaia in Florence, Italy. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Margaret Kuo’s Kitchen in the  Promenade at Granite Run in Media, Pa. A Knight of St. Stephen and a medal-holder...

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Are you debating swapping Thanksgiving turkey for a more affordable and hassle-free alternative, like one in five Americans this holiday season? It might be time to consider pasta. And Stanley Tucci has just the product for you. The Italian-American actor, who went deep into the world of pasta during the three seasons of his hit CNN show Searching...

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A new Italian American specialty market is setting up shop in Bayville, NJ. Located in Heritage Square, home of Bud, the Bayville dinosaur, Cucina Fresca said on social media that it will open sometime the week of Nov. 7. The new market will carry a variety of Italian delicacies, from grocery staples like canned tomatoes and pasta, along with fresh...

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