Allegro's after-hours Italian feast is legendary
If you haven't capped a long night of dancefloor dominance at XS Nightclub with a wee-hours meal at Allegro, you're just not doing it right. Nothing satisfies in quite the same way as this joyous Italian cuisine by chef Enzo Febbraro. The post-party must-order dishes are the prosciutto and mozzarella platters, savory selections of parma ham, finoc...
2nd annual Il Punto! fundraising and auction dinner – April 23rd
Join us to celebrate the Italian Cultural Center "Il Punto!" at our 2nd Annual Fundraising & Auction Dinner April 23th, 2016. 7pm-11pm. Courtyard Hall @ Country Village. 23718 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA 98021. Enjoy amazing food including Italian antipasti, homemade lasagna alla bolognese, main dish, delicious dessert...
VENETO Ristorante Italiano: the Easiest Way to have an Evening in Italy
When friends would ask Verona, Italy, native Marco Stevanoni and his wife, Amy, where their favorite place in town for Italian food was, their answer was easy: their own home. Now, the Stevanonis have opened their doors to treat others to truly authentic northern Italian cuisine with VENETO Ristorante Italiano. Located in the small house o...
Gerry Frank's picks: 'Gamberetti's', Assistance League Gift Shop and Jeffrey Murray photography
Robust Italian flavors emanate from the kitchen of Gamberetti's Italian Restaurant (325 High St. S.E., Salem; 503-339-7446) on the ground level of the Pringle Park Plaza. Big winners include molte carne tortellini (Bolognese sauce, marinara, Italian sausage and meatball on cheese tortellini), fra diavolo ravioli (shrimp, lobster and marinara over s...
Soprano Jennifer Forni, Micaela in Portland Opera’s ‘Carmen,’ loves the gush and passion of the art form
Soprano Jennifer Forni, who sings the role of Micaela in Portland Opera's upcoming "Carmen," has a bundle of credits that show the makings of a star ascending. During a 2012-2014 stint with the San Jose Opera, she received glowing reviews for her performance of Cio-Cio-San in "Madama Butterfly." In 2013 she joined the Metropolitan Opera, d...
A Little Italy in Coos Bay
Northwest seafood meets the Mediterranean at Little Italy in Coos Bay. Generous pasta shells overflow with juicy crab meat, spinach, ricotta cheese and creamy tomato sauce; and are smothered in melting mozzarella. Fresh salmon is perfectly grilled and served with creamy Dijon mustard and capers, alongside a beautiful salad. Mouth-watering cioppino...
Nonni's biscotti among fall-oriented foods
by Ann Brown If you can't tell it's fall by the 90-degree weather, just step into a grocery store for sure signs of the change of season. Many food companies and stores themselves are filling the shelves with autumnal flavors. Biscotti baker Nonni's has introduced two perfect-for-dipping-in-your-coffee limited-edition holiday fla...
Big John’s PFI offers Seattle food lovers a cornucopia of imported delights
by Rita Cipalla In an industrial area just south of downtown Seattle, under the shadow of CenturyLink Field and down the street from several auto repair shops, sits a small nondescript brick building whose no-frills exterior belies its interior hidden treasures. Known as Big John's PFI, which stands for Pacific Food Importers, the...
Tutta Bella Pizzeria: Feeding Dreams, Nourishing Lives, Building Community
Never let it be said that Joe Fugere, owner of Seattle's Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria, won't move heaven and earth, or even a pizza oven, to create delicious, perfectly baked pizza for a customer, particularly when that customer is Barak Obama. During President Obama's 2012 visit to Seattle, Fugere arranged for a 4,000-pound portable wo...
Seven Questions With Andrea Bocelli
When Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli burst onto the scene in the '90s, hearts swooned to his arias and love songs. "Con Te Partiro," later recorded as a duet with soprano Sarah Brightman titled "Time to Say Goodbye," became a global hit shortly after its 1996 release. That year the single was added to Bocelli's compilation album Romanza, whic...
At Portland food cart Burrasca, homey Italian dishes are rooted in owner's Florentine past
When they announced their decision to move their family lock, stock and pasta machine from Florence, Italy, to Portland, Oregon, to open a food cart, American friends of Florence native Paolo Calamai and his Michigan-born wife, Elizabeth Petrosian, were aghast. "But you're living in Florence!" the friends wailed, thinking their life in Ita...
Come see Italian cooking at Aliante March 24th
Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa, a AAA Four Diamond resort, will present its second Italian cooking demonstration hosted by Chef Francesco de Furia of Bistro 57 at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24. The evening will feature an interactive cooking lesson with each dish served to the guests upon completion. Priced at $50 per person, the four-course menu w...