In the heart of Florissant, two cousins are redefining St. Louis-style cuisine. Dave Beckham and Ben Goldkamp’s dishes at Cugino’s complement the drinks on tap at Narrow Gauge Brewing Company, which shares the same space. Narrow Gauge will be expanding into a building two doors down from the restaurant, allowing the two establishments to host large...
READ MOREYou have to do some work to get a pizza from Marino’s. First of all, they don’t advertise. They also don’t deliver or work with any third-party delivery company. And they don’t take credit cards. If it’s a Friday or Saturday night, you’ll have to wait up to two hours for your pie. Nevertheless, Marino’s has no trouble selling pizza. You know Marino...
READ MORELand and sea, gastronomic treasures and fantastic wines, historical and cultural heritage, Romanesque and Renaissance cities, ancient borgo castles and charming coastal towns, verdant meadows combined with undulating hills, streams of the Po river beneath Monte Cimone’s peak. Emilia-Romagna has it all. As the name suggests, the state divides itself...
READ MOREWhen it comes to Italian cuisine, Tuscany has long been a region in Italy known for its rustic, simplistic and fresh flavors—with meats, cheeses and wines serving as the cornerstone of every meal. On the Las Vegas Strip there’s one restaurant holding true to the pillars of Tuscany food and beverage, and that’s Toscana Ristorante & Bar by Eataly. T...
READ MOREWhile you can certainly find some of the best Italian food in Boston’s North End, there are some fantastic Italian restaurants in the Bay State’s small towns. There’s one delicious Italian restaurant hiding out in the town of Lexington, and it may just have some of the best Italian food in Massachusetts. Located on Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington...
READ MORESarasota’s love affair with Italy goes back to the city’s earliest days. There’s the Ca’ d’Zan, John Ringling’s immense Venetian-style mansion on Sarasota Bay, plus, of course, the man’s immense Renaissance art collection, which includes the famous replica of Michelangelo’s David—so recognizable that the City of Sarasota made it its logo. But that’...
READ MOREIn a barn-like marquee in Italy, diners of a rice festival sit at dozens of long wooden tables. They are laden with carafes of wine and plastic plates piled high with colourful risotto dishes: pumpkin and sausage, Amarone wine and mushrooms and truffle. This is one of the hundreds of sagre that take place up and down the country, especially in autu...
READ MOREAn Italian restaurant institution in San Francisco is about to expand to the East Bay for the first time in the business's storied history. Original Joe’s will open a location in Walnut Creek, inside the space in the Broadway Plaza center formerly occupied by Stanford’s Restaurant at 1300 South Main Street. When it comes to the new venue, it was ap...
READ MOREFor as long as pigs have roamed the Italian countryside, Prosciutto di Parma has reigned supreme over the international delicatessen. No respectable Italian charcuterie board comes complete without the mild, sweet cured ham, which is a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) product. But Italy has been keeping another closely guarded meat secret for...
READ MOREPizza is way more than just pizza to Anthony Giordano, owner of Anna’s Vesuviano mobile pizza trailer. It’s an edible symbol of cultures colliding to create something incredibly delicious. And even though his family comes from Naples, Italy, he says we shouldn’t just credit the Italians for inventing pizza. There’s one specialty pizza on his menu t...
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