by Lynn Trenning December was a busy month for Giordana Andretta. She celebrated a birthday (36), got engaged to be married, and set up the Giordana Cycling Pop-Up Shop in the former Colony Furniture building on Providence Road, which is open through Jan. 9. Giordana is a brand of Italian-made cycling clothing created by Gita Sporting Goo...
READ MOREOn Saturday, June 8th, the merchants of Lafayette Village will come together to bring the Raleigh area a little taste of Italy. Join us for a day of food, fashion, music, and fun for the whole family! The Triangle Sons of Italy Lodge Chapter 2817 will have a booth and we are selling our membership cookbook that will delight your taste buds and...
READ MOREBy Madison V. Fisler Now in its second year, the Small Plate Crawl, hosted by Boone Independent Restaurants, will give folks of the High Country an opportunity to taste a little something from all of their favorite restaurants, and maybe a few they haven't discovered yet. Each day this week, we will be profiling a few of the resta...
READ MOREIt is getting close to that time of year when the bocce enthusiasts start gearing up for the annual Waldensian Festival Bocce Tournament. Every year on the second Saturday in August, the town of Valdese holds the annual Waldensian Festival to honor their Italian heritage. This year the event will be held on Aug. 9, and includes numerous activities...
READ MOREItalian-American restaurant the Boot has opened at 2501 University Drive, according to the restaurant's social media page. The menu has items such as a local meatball sub, house-made ravioli, Italian wedding soup, and a variety of appetizers like shrimp with lemon, greens and white beans, calamari and Arancini (fried rice balls). ...
READ MOREby Katherine Peralta Another pizzeria opens Tuesday at the Metropolitan Shopping Center in midtown Charlotte. Pizzeria Omaggio takes the place of Revolution Pizza between Which Wich and Zoe's Kitchen. Before it was Revolution, that space was home to another pizzeria called Pizza Fusion. According to its website, Pizzeria Omag...
READ MOREWinston-Salem’s newest “eatery” is enjoying early success and accolades after just a month of be ing open. Quanto Basta: Italian Eatery & Wine Bar is the culmination of a lifelong dream for Chef Tim Grandinetti, along with his wife, Heidi, and his business partners, Lynn and Lynette Murphy. This partnership is also behind the successfu...
READ MORECelebrity Chef and Author Mary Ann Esposito will be stopping by the Durham Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m. The library is at 49 Madbury Road. Free parking with overflow parking will be available at Oyster River Middle School, 1 Coe Drive, Durham. Read more Source: http://www.fosters.com &n...
READ MOREby Kristi Maier There is no shortage of wonderful Italian restaurants across the Triad. For this area, I think we do just fine in the Italian cuisine department. And just beyond the border of Forsyth County sits a mom and pop Italian restaurant that has a rich history steeped in deliciousness. Kitchen Roselli is located on Main St...
READ MOREBy Helen Schwab OGGI – "oh-jee" – means today in Italian. That's both a nod to the pastas and desserts made in-house, and an interesting irony, when you consider how old-school the place is. It's run by chef-owner Eloy Roy, a native of Argentina who left accounting and began working in restaurants when he came to Miami in 1984. He...
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