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Anthony Scotto Jr. comes from a long line of Italians who immigrated to New York City more than 100 years ago. The restaurateur led prominent Big Apple eateries for about three decades before selling his stake and moving to Nashville to open two more. Charleston came calling next. Scotto, alongside his wife and children, is preparing to open Pelato...

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Though it may seem like the people behind DeMarco’s Italian restaurant have been hinting at the opening of their new eatery for a long time, they’ve been thinking about it and working on it for even longer. DeMarco’s Italian began as a conversation between Anthony Pepe and Mike and Genine Baldassarra about three years ago. They wanted to create an...

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This is the latest from Giacobbe Scotto and his wife, Rachel , who both fell in love with Moncks Corner from day one, according to the company’s Facebook . The duo are from a small town called Bacoli, less than 13 miles from Napoli. While the restaurant is under construction, the owners hope to open the first Giacobbe’s in August 2025 . The restaur...

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Bradshaw Performing Arts Center will welcome back comedian Joe DeVito, a familiar face from Fox News Channel’s “Gutfeld!” on Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. DeVito’s return engagement promises an evening of sharp observational humor, clean material, and his signature deadpan delivery. DeVito, a regular panelist and writer for the popular late-night show...

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Rotolo's Craft & Crust, the Louisiana-based pizza chain, is opening its newest location and first in South Carolina. Located at 420 Cross Park Lane in the Marketplace at Nexton development in Summerville, the new Rotolo's Craft & Crust offers stone-baked pizzas, pasta, salads and other Italian-inspired dishes made with fresh, locally sourced ingred...

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Bringing authentic Italian cuisine to the Grand Strand since 1985, Villa Romana is celebrating 40 years of business. The restaurant is a family business, owned by husband and wife, Fran and Rinaldo Montrosse. It’s located in downtown Myrtle Beach, but when you walk through the doors, it’s as if you are in Rome, where Rinaldo is from. And it’s his m...

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Location, location, location. They say it can make or break a restaurant. For Villa Tronco, location has been as much a part of the story as its iconic dishes. The Italian staple has been at the same location for all 85 years of its existence and been in the family all that time. South Carolina's oldest operating restaurant did not start off servin...

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The owner of a popular West Ashley pizza restaurant is about to embark on a journey that could change his life. Michael Pitera, owner of Pizza A Modo Mio, has been selected to compete in one of the largest pizza competitions in the world, all the way in Rimini, Italy. Pitera is set to be a proud member of the 2025 US Pizza Team, a group of culinary...

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In Columbia, SC, Villa Tronco is celebrating an anniversary in 2025. The local favorite has been a cornerstone of Italian American dining, offering guests a taste of authentic cuisine and rich local history since 1940. For those of you not proficient at math, this means Villa Tronco will celebrate 85 years in business soon after the New Year arrive...

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During the bustling final weeks of the fall semester, from November 14 to 17, a group of eight students from Meredith College had the opportunity to attend the Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. This annual event, which has been celebrated for 18 years, showcases significant contemporary Italian cinema and is organiz...

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