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A new restaurant called Ziti's Italian American plans to open in West Fargo sometime in June. That's according to Gabby Metzger and Pat Lipsiea, who are in the process of setting up Ziti's at 3150 Sheyenne St., Suite 170, in The Lights development on Sheyenne Street. The space was formerly home to Tati's Mediterranean Saveur. Ziti's will offer lunc...

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La dolce vita indeed! A new Italian-American restaurant is coming to West Fargo so you can enjoy “the sweet life”. It’s called Ziti’s Italian American. In a social media post, the owners say they are working hard to get the restaurant open in June in “The Lights” development. They plan to offer lunch, dinner, catering, a full bar, homemade desserts...

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The September 1971 local news in Fargo, North Dakota, had turned its attention to an Italian invasion downtown. A good one, of course (like the British one seven years earlier which brought the Beatles to our shores). This was a renaissance of art, music and food as members of an Italian trade delegation immersed themselves in Fargo to teach Americ...

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This local orchestra group hopes to foster music back into the community and is presenting “Italian Serenade”, its final concert for the season on April 28 at 3 p.m. We spoke with Rhonda Gowen, the executive director of the Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra, to learn more about the serenade and other things you might want to know about. “The Chambe...

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In northern Italy, along Lake Como, you’ll find Mandello del Lario, a city famous for manufacturing Moto Guzzi motorcycles since 1921 and less famous for some of the more interesting restaurants in the region. There, in the La Pizzeria-Trattoria Rosalba I had my first brush with handfuls of sage in Italian cooking and the enormous influence herbs l...

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With that being said, we have some pretty well-known Italian restaurants across the state. The Italian Moon comes to mind in my hometown of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fargo has Luna, 84 Italian Steakhouse, Spaghetti Western, and Mezzaluna. Minot has Primo, and Sammy's Pizza and Restaurant. Even Dickinson has the Brickhouse Grille. My personal favor...

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A family-owned restaurant, Spaghetti Western began its soft opening just two weeks ago. But as of Wednesday, July 5, they have officially opened. Their menu includes $10 to $20 entrees of fresh salads, along with homemade pastas with traditional sauces and imported cheeses from Italy. Recipes were inspired by the family's grandmothers. The most pop...

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Get ready to round up some pasta! Spaghetti Western is coming to downtown Fargo. Fabrizio Di Gianni and his wife, Brighid Maguire, plan to open their Italian restaurant this spring (mid-April to early May) at 524 Broadway, a corner storefront that has housed restaurants or bakeries for many years. Di Gianni vows to fill the “void of pasta” in downt...

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Can you imagine the stress on poor old Vincenzo Capone as he tried to hide his real identity? What would his fellow prohibition agent friends think if they found out the man they knew as “Richard Hart” — a guy fighting corruption and crime just like they were — actually shared a last name with the most notorious gangster of the era: “Capone.” And i...

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Cooking has always been a part of Davone Mitchell's life. Mitchell came from a family of chefs, including his mother and aunts, where everyone would make ultimate spreads of food. "I mean everything," Mitchell said. "You go there would be five different pies, five different cakes, relish trays, meat trays, barbecue crab, fruit trays, everything." H...

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